I have a small laptop which is not very fast (Asus EeePC-900), so I
installed Xubuntu 12.04 on it. Now I want to install AutoKey, so I
added the PPA, but which version should I install, the GTK or the QT
version? I don't know much about Xubuntu or XFCE, unfortunately, since
I run Gnome on all my other machines.
As I recall XFCE4 is GTK2-based, so the GTK version initially makes the most sense to me. The latest version of autokey-gtk in the PPA has Python and GTK2 dependencies, most of which you'd likely already have with a Xubuntu system. The python-kde4 dependency in the 'autokey-qt' package is going to pull in a lot of KDE stuff that you wouldn't otherwise need. If that bothers you, use autokey-gtk instead.
Once upon a time, Chris stated<https://groups.google.com/d/topic/autokey-users/HgZ_rmpWNJM/discussion> that the GTK(2) port would remain supported as long as feasible, but would not receive new features. If *that* bothers you, install autokey-qt with the understanding that you'll end up with another 100 MB or so in KDE libraries on your system as a result. But you get all the latest features.
Either package should techincally *work* on your Xubuntu system, including the notification area/systray icon, as long as you install the appropriate XFCE panel plugin that provides a place for the system tray icons to live.
On Tuesday, July 17, 2012 10:10:43 AM UTC-4, Johnny Rosenberg wrote:
> I have a small laptop which is not very fast (Asus EeePC-900), so I > installed Xubuntu 12.04 on it. Now I want to install AutoKey, so I > added the PPA, but which version should I install, the GTK or the QT > version? I don't know much about Xubuntu or XFCE, unfortunately, since > I run Gnome on all my other machines.
> As I recall XFCE4 is GTK2-based, so the GTK version initially makes the most
> sense to me. The latest version of autokey-gtk in the PPA has Python and
> GTK2 dependencies, most of which you'd likely already have with a Xubuntu
> system. The python-kde4 dependency in the 'autokey-qt' package is going to
> pull in a lot of KDE stuff that you wouldn't otherwise need. If that bothers
> you, use autokey-gtk instead.
> Once upon a time, Chris stated that the GTK(2) port would remain supported
> as long as feasible, but would not receive new features. If that bothers
> you, install autokey-qt with the understanding that you'll end up with
> another 100 MB or so in KDE libraries on your system as a result. But you
> get all the latest features.
> Either package should techincally work on your Xubuntu system, including the
> notification area/systray icon, as long as you install the appropriate XFCE
> panel plugin that provides a place for the system tray icons to live.
I guess I'll install the GTK version then. About new features, AutoKey
already do what I need, and has for a long time. I'm not an advanced
AutoKey user at all. Mostly doing phrases (like my ”Kind regards”
thing below) and a few simple scripts (like typing date and time).
> On Tuesday, July 17, 2012 10:10:43 AM UTC-4, Johnny Rosenberg wrote:
>> I have a small laptop which is not very fast (Asus EeePC-900), so I
>> installed Xubuntu 12.04 on it. Now I want to install AutoKey, so I
>> added the PPA, but which version should I install, the GTK or the QT
>> version? I don't know much about Xubuntu or XFCE, unfortunately, since
>> I run Gnome on all my other machines.
