Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

[trio]

@aragon:
Yeah, I put a little instruction up there in main post

@all:
Version 04 uploaded in main post

@scottman:
Tried using this in your puppy arcade - weird things happens, I haven't got time to look deeper

[trio]

Version 5 uploaded - main post

[trio]

scottman:

great news, version 5 is working ok in puppy arcade. what you need to do is:
1. install the pet
2. cp /root/.emubar to /root/.wbar
3. change your "wbar line" in .root/xinitrc to /usr/local/wbarcc/wbarexec

now playwith it!

Note: at first go, the default position is at horizontal-top etc....you have to set all parameters and click apply first time

EDIT (again): Use version 05.1 - I fixed the bug, hopefully. See picture, I set the wbar at top with small icons

EDIT: Yup, the icons are set, and you can click it and command running, but the STRANGE thing is, it is not the right command

I have no problem using this with included in .pet /root/.wbar config file.....

[trio]

Version 05.1 uploaded (main post)

[trio]

Version 05.3 - Bugfix uploaded

Scottman: this bugfix release is especially for puppy arcade (and others), now it works good, try it

[sc0ttman]

[sc0ttman]

Hi Trio,

Works perfectly... Excellent tool..
Very easy to use and does exactly what's required of it.
Thanks for this, it's a gem.

One last question, more out of curiosity than anything...
Is it possible to load 2 wbars at the same time (using different config files) by loading 2 profiles?

I couldn't seem to do it, but I think it was me being thick..

Thanks again.

[trio]

Scottman,

You are welcome, pls enjoy.

Multiple instances of wbar profiles at the same time? Yup, I manually did that. But, psssst! It's going to be one of the new feature of Wbarcc (re profiles)
But, it's not urgent, I need to have the time and the mood to do it. I am celebrating Chinese New Year right now.

Cheers

[itzme]

I tried this in XFCE, it killed my xinitrc file putting "/usr/local/wbarcc/wbarexec" at the end of every line,

application autostart is no good either if pwidget in running found the only way to get it to work was to add " exec /usr/local/wbarcc/wbarexecapply "

to the end of the fixwidgets script in " /usr/sbin/ " that way pwidgets has control of it , works fine that way, it even updates with wallpaper selection quick cleanly.

One other change is the menu categories need to be change to Categories=Settings, XFCE doesn't recognize X-Desktop.

Hope thats of some help to those that want to use it in XFCE

itzme

[pri]

testing again from me



WCC can identified all my icon that i make manualy... great....
then iam trying to change icon size and apply, but backround bacame visible (tranparent originaly).

but it can be repair with menu tranparent,

is the manu tranparent canot read the seting ?

[trio]

itzme:
Well, not every xfce users, use pwidgets (except NOP 431). And the difference between wbarexec file and wbarexecapply file is the sleep. There's no sleep in wbarexecapply file. But, what you told can be useful to other xfce users. Note: If I remembered correctly, all unrecognized menu items can be found under others in NOP

Pri:
When you first start to use WBARCC, you'll get a default settings (ones that are in form of numbers) for bar (except icons, font, bar image path). You have to set it the first time to save your settings. And you also can create numerous profiles of your preferred settings. Transparency can be set under the BAR & FONT tab.

Cheers

[itzme]

trio:

I realize that not every xfce user, uses pwidgets, but it does seem to function better using pwidget in xfce.

desktop widgets don't have to be added if the desktop needs to be clear of them.

I did try it with wbarexec in the fixwidgets script at first,
but found that wbarexecapply will refresh much faster on wallpaper changes,as you say, no sleep.

With pwidget in xfce associated to the wallpaper changer it makes for a clean transition,
there being no artifacts from the previous wallpaper

Yes, the menu does go into "other", but for the sake of conformity one only need change the categories to which ever suits.

sc0ttman said:

"I added wbar to Puppy Arcade, and due to the total width of the bar, it messes the desktop up in resolutions under 1024x768...
So I'd like to make a few changes to how wbar is loaded in the next version..".

Yes, to have profiles so that on screen resolution changes they are automatically applied,
so it didn't run off the screen, as large bars have a tendency to do, that would be good.

I do like Wbar Configuration Centre, works great.

itzme

Cheers

edit:

oops, I neglected to say that " killall wbar " should be added to the top of the fixwidgets script.

[trio]

[sc0ttman]

[trio]