Brian <bvamund...@yahoo.com> writes: > On Slackware 64 14.2 with multilib I have no problem getting the > "Cast.." to show. I start my session with: > > dbus-launch --exit-with-session /usr/bin/fvwm > > Perhaps you simply don't have dbus interacting with fvwm.
Interesting. I used to use dbus-launch but I found that lacking. Eventually I settled on: . /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc-common Which does a bunch of things, including dbus-launch. I don't know what the "correct" way to do this is. It just works for me. > Cheers > BrianA_MN > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > On Thu, 28 May 2020 08:32:06 -0400 > Dan Espen <dan1es...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Peter G <petergthat...@gmail.com> writes: >> >> > On 5/27/20 5:06 PM, Dan Espen wrote: >> >> peter g <petergthat...@gmail.com> writes: >> >> >> >>> Hi Everyone: >> >>> >> >>> i have a frustrating issue with fvwm and casting from google's >> >>> chrome, that maybe somebody has a workaround for. >> >>> >> >>> Normally, under any other WM i've tried (and also on windows), in >> >>> the chrome browser, choosing "Cast", will pop up a small window >> >>> that asks the user what device to cast to. Unfortunately in fvwm >> >>> that little window with those options does not show up. >> >>> >> >>> I've tried both with my config, but also with a very fvwm config >> >>> such as: key c A CM FvwmConsole >> >>> key r A CM Restart >> >>> Key u A CM Exec xterm >> >>> >> >>> If anyone has a work around, that would be much appreciated, as >> >>> casting, for better or worse, is very useful to me. >> >> I've got chromium, not google-chrome. >> >> >> >> I click on the 3 dots on the second line, >> >> a menu pops up, I select "cast". >> >> >> >> A dialog box pops up labeled "cast tab". >> >> It searches for devices and finds none. >> >> >> >> That dialog box is internal to the browser, it's not a window >> >> manager window. >> > >> > You're probably correct - I've tried Thomas' trick to see transient >> > windows' info and don't see any messages from fvwm. >> > >> > I had actually initially thought this was a chrome issue, but the >> > little 'cast' window does show up when I log into a different window >> > manager. >> >> I'm going to first take a wild guess, perhaps while running Fvwm >> you don't have enough of a "desktop" environment running to make >> Chrome happy. In my .xinitrc I start some of that stuff like this: >> >> . /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc-common >> /usr/libexec/notification-daemon & >> >> I don't know if that will help. >> >> >> To dig deeper, you might attach "strace" to Chrome then try to >> open the Cast window. Look though the output for errors that >> might be confusing Chrome. >> >> > > > > > > -- Dan Espen
