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L18L wrote:@jpeps

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~ printf "\x54\x68\x61\x6E\x6B \x79\x6F\x75\n"

:)

#include <stdio.h>

main() {

int ch;

    while((ch=getchar()) != EOF) {

        if ( ch == 10 ) {
            printf ("0a ");
            continue;
        }

        printf ("%0x ", ch);

    }

}

Bruce B wrote:

L18L wrote:@jpeps

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~ printf "\x54\x68\x61\x6E\x6B \x79\x6F\x75\n"

How do you guys get the characters to hexadecimal?

nooby wrote:No criticism guys

nooby wrote:So we need to get a reliable way to tell it we are not root running it.

nooby wrote:Could we maybe within reasonable time get back on running puppy as spot. ?

No hurry, what about Monday next week or so
...
Is it related to ask. What is the difference between Spot and Fido?
...
Latest woof seems to include Fido?...

Yes, the official way to run non-root is fido
Latest wary will give you the choice to run it as root or as fido. This choice has to be made once and there is no way of return.

Cheers
fido

nooby wrote:Can we all agree on this then?

But what you say here " there is no way of return." that is a truth only for that install of that browser.
AFAIK you can always do ctrl+alt-backspace and then do su root something and then install a browser for root to use.

So one don't have to reboot only go out to prompt and tell one want to be root and old trusty puppy looks normal again?

nooby wrote:jpeps that worked very well

What is more problematic is that one are not allowed to just start firefox. Most likely one need to install FF and give Spot or Fido the permission to use it first.

I guess that is how it worked on the Ms Windows Vista too? Only that that was some two years ago and I fail to remember such details.

And here is the Catch 22. Fido and Spot is not officially supported yet. Built in only so Devs can have a go and test it out and fix all the bugs so us that are inpatient have none to ask how to. Too early

My worst fear is that Spot is too restricted compared to any other user on Ubuntu so that people migrating will feel had for not getting a real thing only a Fido or Spot that behave in a way them not accustom to?

Bruce B wrote:Nooby, it is very simple.

I changed my JWM task bar browser instructions to read like this

exec:su -c /opt/firefox/firefox spot


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nooby wrote:But if I look in opt directory that one is empty. Does
this code then create a symlink to firefox or how does it works?

nooby wrote:Ooops sorry this is Spot but what about Fido then.
How is that one different from Spot?