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PH101-001 - Puppy Help 101
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James C


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PostPosted: Mon 27 Jun 2011, 22:37    Post subject:  
Good job. Should be really helpful for new users. Smile
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jim3630


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PostPosted: Tue 28 Jun 2011, 01:02    Post subject:  
Smokey01, thanks so much. concise, one stop at your finger tips reference guide rolled into one. Will be much used!
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smokey01


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PostPosted: Tue 28 Jun 2011, 17:22    Post subject:  
Thanks for the kind comments.

I am continuing to improve and add more information.

I'm considering adding some video tutorial links and some of the more advanced stuff like dir2pet etc.

I have already included suggestions from bigpup and PF-flyer which will be in Ver 002.
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bigpup


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PostPosted: Tue 28 Jun 2011, 17:45    Post subject:  
Somkey01,

Be careful with links. They can go dead. Links to the forum or the main Puppy sites should be OK.
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Puppy Help 101 An interactive tutorial for Puppy 5.2.5
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smokey01


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PostPosted: Wed 29 Jun 2011, 04:11    Post subject:  
Video links are on my site.
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bigpup


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PostPosted: Wed 29 Jun 2011, 15:44    Post subject:  
Smokey,

Some new info to consider using.

menu->desktop->desktop settings->desksetup

Make desksetup - Desksetup Templates for Desk Icons


Quote:
If you have a very busy desktop this is a good way to tidy it up, however, when you select Traditional - full desktop icons, only the default icons seem to return. Any that you had manually added previously will have to be re-added.


Change this info to read:
If you have a very busy desktop this is a good way to tidy it up.

If you have added or changed anything on desktop and want to go back to that look later on, make a custom copy.
To make custom copy:
Before any other selections.
Select click this button to save your custom arrangment.
To use the custom copy:
Select custom - choose your saved profile

when you select Traditional - full desktop icons, only the default icons will return.
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bigpup


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PostPosted: Thu 30 Jun 2011, 15:26    Post subject:  
Smokey01,

Info to consider using.

menu->Desktop->Desktop Settings->PupClockset Manager

Add this information:

You can make changes to the font used in the clock display.
You can change:
Font used
Size
Weight
Style
Color
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666philb


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PostPosted: Thu 10 Nov 2011, 12:47    Post subject:  
hi smokey01

for some reason, none of the links in puppy help 101 are working for me. do you have any idea what the problem may be?

cheers
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smokey01


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PostPosted: Thu 10 Nov 2011, 15:32    Post subject:  
What Puppy are you using?

Are you double clicking on the links?
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PostPosted: Thu 10 Nov 2011, 16:12    Post subject:  
hi smokey01

i'm using lucid puppy 528.

aah..... i just tried double clicking Smile

works now

thanks

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sarum

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PostPosted: Fri 18 Nov 2011, 04:42    Post subject:  
Hi I had the same problem; so I double clicked - but it didn't work.

Has anyone any other suggestion? Cheers...........sarum

My other OS is Ubuntu. I'm really looking for something like TomBoy Notes.
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bigpup


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PostPosted: Sat 19 Nov 2011, 18:55    Post subject:  
sarum wrote:
Hi I had the same problem; so I double clicked - but it didn't work.

Has anyone any other suggestion? Cheers...........sarum

It does seem to be very sensitive to how you double left mouse click.
For me it needs to be a very quick double click.
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LeithR

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PostPosted: Sat 01 Dec 2012, 09:01    Post subject:  
Excellent help file and an easy read - many thanks for your efforts. This feature would be helpful for most breeds of puppy.http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/images/icons/icon14.gif
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