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Xfce system tray tool to connect/disconnect bluetooth devices

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I am using Xfce desktop on Ubuntu 18.04-based system. I can easily switch *connected* audio output devices between them (including bluetooth ones) with a Xfce panel plugin , but when bluetooth speakers are not already connected I use blueberry and blueberry-tray to access and connect bluetooth devices. I am using various bluetooth speakers with different computers and often the speakers are not connected automatically in Linux. Using blueberry-tray is a bit cumbersome as it involves no less than 3 clicks and two opened windows. enter image description here blueberry-tray is a tray icon to start the blueberry GUI, not really a tray tool - one that should provide all needed operations by itself without starting a separate GUI, with multiple windows, etc. I wonder if there is a tray tool similar to Sound Switcher Indicator or the aforementioned Xfce panel plugin, only not for switching connected devices, but for connecting/disconnecting available (already 'added'--associated) devices, notably bluetooth ones. I mean something like the panel tool they have on a Mac, where you can click the icon, see all added devices - including non-connected ones -, and press 'connect' without opening any window. enter image description here
Asked by cipricus (1779 rep)
Jun 25, 2019, 08:46 PM
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