Displex Indicator Can Now Enable/Disable The Screensaver, More [Version 0.6, Released]

Displex is an appindicator initially designed to provide similar functionality to the well-known "fusion-icon", but using an Ubuntu Indicator. However, Displex progressed and now provides a lot more features: it can be used to control the window decorations, screen rotation through Xrandr, switch between Metacity or Compiz compositing, provides AcerHK support and more.

A new version of Displayex (0.6) was released today, this version bringing some menu enhancements like stock GTK icons and radio buttons for the options. There are also some new features: control verbosity of messages and a demo mode which you can use to see all the Displex menus (by default, the menus which your computer does not support such as Disper and AcerHK are disabled).

Also, since our last post on Displex, it got some very interesting new features: you can now use Displex to show/hide the wallpaper, activate/deactivate the screensaver and there's also a new submenu for controlling direction of screen extension.

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Displex-Indicator Reaches Version 0.4, Adds Metacity Compositing And Disper Support

Displex, an application that provides similar functionality as "fusion-icon", but using an Ubuntu appindicator, was updated to version 0.4.

The new version finally fixes the issue with the appindicator icons - if you use Ubuntu Mono Dark or Light, Elementary Monochrome, Faenza or Faenza Dark -, Displex should integrate nicely with no further tweaking.

Displex 0.4 also adds support for Metacity compositing and basic support for Disper and AcerHK (if you need drivers for this, see HERE). Further more, Displex now doesn't display the menu items for the applications which are currently not installed (so if you didn't install Emerald for instance, no menu item for it will show up).

Here are screenshots showing the Disper and AcerHK menu items:

Please note that the Displex developer doesn't own an Nvidia graphics card so if you do and try out the Disper feature, let him know how it works!

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Thanks to Arick McNiel-Cho for the tip and last 2 screenshots!

Displex: Fusion-Icon Alternative With Ubuntu AppIndicator Support

Displex (indicator-displex) is an application that provides similar functionality as "fusion-icon", but using an Ubuntu appindicator. It can be used to control Compiz, Emerald and the Gnome Display Manager.

You can use Displex to quickly activate / deactivate Compiz and window decorations (Metacity / Emerald), change screen orientation, toggle the Desktop icons on/off, quick access to CompizConfig Settings Manager and Emerald Theme Manager and more.

For now the applet doesn't seem to use Ubuntu Mono icons but this might be fixed in a future release (the author is still trying to figure how to do this).

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Thanks to Arick McNiel-Cho for the tip!