st3ve: Here is a handy little program that I wrote one afternoon, that you can use to launch ssh sessions quickly from the system tray. Replace the XFCE-specific `exo-open' command with the command for your desktop environment.
You must have the system tray extension installed.
#!/usr/bin/env tclsh package require Tk package require Freedock # # presets # set hosts_file ~/.sshlauncher_hosts set opener "exo-open --launch TerminalEmulator" # # create a little tray icon # proc make_icon {} { dockwin .dock pack [button .dock.b -text ssh> -padx 0 -pady 0 -font "[font actual Arial] -size 8" -command show_menu] menu .menu -tearoff 0 -font "[font actual Arial] -size 8" -bd 1 } # # show/hide the menu # proc show_menu {} { if { [winfo ismapped .menu] } { .menu unpost } else { .menu post [winfo rootx .dock] [expr {[winfo rooty .dock] - [winfo reqheight .menu]}] } } # # update menu # proc update_menu {} { global hosts opener # # delete all current entries, then update the menu # .menu delete 0 last .menu add command -label "Add a host" -command add_host .menu add separator foreach entry [lsort -dictionary -index 0 $hosts] { set host [lindex $entry 0] set user [lindex $entry 1] .menu add command -label $host -command "exec $opener \"ssh [expr {[string length $user] ? "-l $user" : ""}] $host\"" } } # # show the add-host window # proc add_host {} { global hosts # # if the window is not already open, open it and lay out using grid # if { [lsearch [winfo children .] .add] == -1 } { toplevel .add -padx 3 -pady 3 wm title .add "Add a new host" label .add.hl -text Host: -font "[font actual Arial] -size 8" entry .add.he -bd 1 label .add.ul -text User: -font "[font actual Arial] -size 8" entry .add.ue -bd 1 -width 10 grid .add.hl .add.he grid .add.ul .add.ue grid configure .add.hl .add.ul -sticky e grid configure .add.he .add.ue -sticky w grid columnconfigure . {0 1} -uniform allTheSame # # create a little save command # set save_cmd { if { [string length [.add.he get]] } { lappend hosts [list [.add.he get] [.add.ue get]] } save_hosts destroy .add } bind .add.he <Key-Escape> { destroy .add } bind .add.he <Key-Return> $save_cmd bind .add.ue <Key-Escape> { destroy .add } bind .add.ue <Key-Return> $save_cmd focus .add.he } } # # load hosts # proc load_hosts {} { global hosts_file hosts if { [file exists $hosts_file] } { set hosts_fh [open $hosts_file r] set hosts [gets $hosts_fh] close $hosts_fh } else { set hosts {} } update_menu } # # and save hosts # proc save_hosts {} { global hosts_file hosts set hosts_fh [open $hosts_file w] puts $hosts_fh $hosts close $hosts_fh update_menu } # # initialize the program # make_icon load_hosts wm withdraw .
RLH This is a neat little program. Just saying...