What shall I work on first for the next CE release?
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Re: MU
I have modified an early version of lxlauncher that does this. This version has no dependencies. It can be further modified to not open full screen. The problem is the majority of the icons in puppy are small and ugly. Let me know and I'll send source code your way.technosaurus wrote:New Idea While helping with the Control Panel project, I had a novel idea. Why not use the .desktop files to automatically create a gtkdialog panel with all of the categories in separate notebook tabs containing icons for each program and descriptions in mouseover "tooltips".
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bring back ditched disappearing toolbar from Puppy 4.2.1
Was there any compelling reason to remove this hidden, but easily opened application toolbar?
I find that I miss it in Puppy 4.3.1, It saved me quite a few clicks, especially for apps like pfind, for which I have no desktop icon.
I find that I miss it in Puppy 4.3.1, It saved me quite a few clicks, especially for apps like pfind, for which I have no desktop icon.
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The reason for the default* files is for global changes.
For example, say you use an email client that lets you choose what browser to launch when you click on a link. And maybe you use a chat program with the same feature. And of course there is the file manager, where you can click on html files. Rather than going into each of these programs and changing the setting to whichever browser you want to use, you leave them all pointed at /usr/local/bin/defaultbrowser. Then you just change what that file runs whenever you want to use something different.
If you still have the original desktop icons, you might notice that many of them point to the default* files. If you hold the shift key when clicking them, their target default* file will be opened in the text editor. Good quick way to change them without having to navigate or type out paths.
I'm surprised Puppy still doesn't come with a GUI utility to change those. Not a very difficult thing to make...
The "sourceforge" you saw was probably a path under /root/.config/rox.sourceforge.net/OpenWith/.
For example, say you use an email client that lets you choose what browser to launch when you click on a link. And maybe you use a chat program with the same feature. And of course there is the file manager, where you can click on html files. Rather than going into each of these programs and changing the setting to whichever browser you want to use, you leave them all pointed at /usr/local/bin/defaultbrowser. Then you just change what that file runs whenever you want to use something different.
If you still have the original desktop icons, you might notice that many of them point to the default* files. If you hold the shift key when clicking them, their target default* file will be opened in the text editor. Good quick way to change them without having to navigate or type out paths.
I'm surprised Puppy still doesn't come with a GUI utility to change those. Not a very difficult thing to make...
The "sourceforge" you saw was probably a path under /root/.config/rox.sourceforge.net/OpenWith/.
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nonePizzasgood wrote:If you still have the original desktop icons, you might notice that many of them point to the default* files.
great one, hope i remember that one if i need it...If you hold the shift key when clicking them, their target default* file will be opened in the text editor. Good quick way to change them without having to navigate or type out paths.
if i remember right, someone posted recently about creating that one...I'm surprised Puppy still doesn't come with a GUI utility to change those. Not a very difficult thing to make...
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Thanks for the explanation. If only I had known that before I set out to replace Firedog with Seamonkey...I seem to have lost both the default browser icon and the ability to set a default browser in the process.Pizzasgood wrote:The reason for the default* files is for global changes.
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If you still have the original desktop icons, you might notice that many of them point to the default* files. If you hold the shift key when clicking them, their target default* file will be opened in the text editor. Good quick way to change them without having to navigate or type out paths.
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I'd certainly find that helpful.'m surprised Puppy still doesn't come with a GUI utility to change those. Not a very difficult thing to make...
Makes sense. Thanks.The "sourceforge" you saw was probably a path under /root/.config/rox.sourceforge.net/OpenWith/.
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Tweaking Puppy Package Manager
Technosaurus Can you tweak the Puppy package Manager? I noticed that
Puppy Package Manager doesn't support upgrading and roll-backing the previously installed apps. Instead it creates another entry in Puppy Package manager. Can you fix that Problem?
Puppy Package Manager doesn't support upgrading and roll-backing the previously installed apps. Instead it creates another entry in Puppy Package manager. Can you fix that Problem?
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Mistfire. Sorry, I'm not sure I understand what you are asking.
Expected behavior:
When you click on a pet package it is installed and leaves an entry in petget that you may then click on to uninstall it.
Are you talking about upgrading a package to say 2.X and then trying to revert back to 1.X
if so just uninstall 2.X and reinstall 1.X
Expected behavior:
When you click on a pet package it is installed and leaves an entry in petget that you may then click on to uninstall it.
Are you talking about upgrading a package to say 2.X and then trying to revert back to 1.X
if so just uninstall 2.X and reinstall 1.X
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Rather than installing browser plugins by default (because they tend to speed one thing up at the expense of slowing other things down) I was thinking of adding a section to the web desktop to easily direct install the most useful plugins. Please post your links to your favorite addons that you would like to have included. The web desktop is due for an update anyways.
Check out my [url=https://github.com/technosaurus]github repositories[/url]. I may eventually get around to updating my [url=http://bashismal.blogspot.com]blogspot[/url].
Browsers Wars & addons
Regarding the Holy War that discussion of which web browser to use, please note my classification as a conscientious objector. Personally, I use two, for different reasons. There are a half-dozen or so websites I frequent on an almost daily basis: This Forum, its Link in Beginner's Section for Searches, Barry K's Blog, Zap2It (TV Listings), AccuWeather and a couple of others. Opera's Speed dial gets me to them with a minimum of effort. Opera also has a nice little widget for searching torrents limited to those you don't have to join to use and a built-in bittorrent. When, however, I want to search the web for something, I use Firefox in which I have the following extensions/addons running: For Security and Speed: NoScript, and AdBlock; To quickly locate on the resulting pages the keywords I used in searches: ColorResults and SearchBox Companion.
Seamonkey used to provide the ability to create multiple profiles via its menus: Nice when going on vacation you have to share a Laptop with an organizationally disfunctional spouse. I've only recently learned that profiles can still be created in Seamonkey (and in Firefox) albeit via commandline. http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_Manager#Linux.
Recently, I've been playing around with PCLinuxos Lxde which uses Midori as its default browser. It was light, fast, had a Speed Dial, appeared to be fully functional and to the uninitiated looks and feels like Firefox. It uses the webkit engine. So, if a "lightweight" browser is decided upon, it would not be a bad choice.
Despite, however, that I never use Seamonkey's Mail or Composer, and if it is chosen as the Main web browser I will almost immediately install Firefox and Opera, I would recommend it. It provides the most "bang for the buck" or, in other words, most functionality for the least space consumed. That said, perhaps ttuuxxx can be cajoled into composing a theme for it that would give it a less stodgy appearance, and someone could figure out how to return multi-profile creation to its menus.
Regarding addon links for web desktop, the following is my list:
Firefox --
Adblock Plus
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865
NoScript
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/722
ColorResults
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/7996
SearchBox Companion
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/377
Opera --
Google query builder
http://widgets.opera.com/widget/4899/
Torrent PowerSearch
http://widgets.opera.com/widget/6012/
MikesLr
Seamonkey used to provide the ability to create multiple profiles via its menus: Nice when going on vacation you have to share a Laptop with an organizationally disfunctional spouse. I've only recently learned that profiles can still be created in Seamonkey (and in Firefox) albeit via commandline. http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_Manager#Linux.
Recently, I've been playing around with PCLinuxos Lxde which uses Midori as its default browser. It was light, fast, had a Speed Dial, appeared to be fully functional and to the uninitiated looks and feels like Firefox. It uses the webkit engine. So, if a "lightweight" browser is decided upon, it would not be a bad choice.
Despite, however, that I never use Seamonkey's Mail or Composer, and if it is chosen as the Main web browser I will almost immediately install Firefox and Opera, I would recommend it. It provides the most "bang for the buck" or, in other words, most functionality for the least space consumed. That said, perhaps ttuuxxx can be cajoled into composing a theme for it that would give it a less stodgy appearance, and someone could figure out how to return multi-profile creation to its menus.
Regarding addon links for web desktop, the following is my list:
Firefox --
Adblock Plus
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865
NoScript
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/722
ColorResults
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/7996
SearchBox Companion
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/377
Opera --
Google query builder
http://widgets.opera.com/widget/4899/
Torrent PowerSearch
http://widgets.opera.com/widget/6012/
MikesLr
Pcdripper needs work. It doesn't save the settings I use, even from one CD to the next, never mind closing and reopening the program or rebooting. I've tried fiddling around with the settings in /.config/pcdripper, to no effect, and I don't understand anything in /usr/sbin/pcdripper.
If you have any questions, I can be more thorough.
If you have any questions, I can be more thorough.
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Sfs optionally in Puppy Directory & Newbie Friendly Startup
Hi Tech, (which seems triply appropriate)
Thirty-Five years as an Appellate Attorney and Trial Strategist (the functional equivalent of a Systems Analyst) taught me that even the most brilliant people can overlook something. So 'though it's probable that you already know that YoN & Puppy Linux Japanese Team have developed a way to use Sfs' optionally placed in the Puppy Folder rather than only at the "root" of the partition containing the Puppy Folder. According to cthisbear, their Puplet also employs a "brilliant," "much easier for newbies" Startup of which developers should take note.
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=49567
MikesLr
Thirty-Five years as an Appellate Attorney and Trial Strategist (the functional equivalent of a Systems Analyst) taught me that even the most brilliant people can overlook something. So 'though it's probable that you already know that YoN & Puppy Linux Japanese Team have developed a way to use Sfs' optionally placed in the Puppy Folder rather than only at the "root" of the partition containing the Puppy Folder. According to cthisbear, their Puplet also employs a "brilliant," "much easier for newbies" Startup of which developers should take note.
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=49567
MikesLr
auto-installer for USB
Here is a script for auto-install of Puppy to USB:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=49881
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=49881
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