Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

[tazoc]

Hi Chris,
That's a very good idea, I'll put it in the next release.
Thanks,
TazOC

[timremy]

hello

same problem with 442. i have a usb optical mouse, to get it

to work, i have to unplug then plug it back in.

i have a intel m 900hz and 512 ram.

any ideas ?

timremy

[tazoc]

timremy,
This is mysterious! Just so I understand, you have a laptop and in LHP 4.43b the touchpad works, but not the USB mouse--until you disconnect and reconnect the mouse.

And you tried another mouse and... same problem. But no problem with Puppy 4.31 (which has the same kernel and Xorg)?

Unfortunately I don't have a clue but maybe someone else has an idea or similar experience?
-TazOC

[timremy]

hello tazoc

thank you for your honesty. you dont see too many

people tell the truth today.

thank you again.

timremy

[Barburo]

Hi TazOC
I'm running 4.43b on my Sony Vaio that has Intel Graphics. I loaded the latest CF sfs and it really wants to work.
In LXDE I see the CF settings manager icon in the system tray, and I can right click on it and see the settings options.
Here's what happens:
Each time I open a Rox Filer window it's a blank wobbly window.
If I then resize the window either by max or min or size handles I can see the contents of the window.
Going from folder to folder in rox also needs resizing to properly see the contents of the window.
The start menu seeems to open up and display correctly (slight shiver on opening under C-F.
I'm so close I can almost taste it.
Any idea if there are settings I can change? Has anyone else seen this C-F behavior?
Barburo.

[timremy]

hello tazoc

could i please get the name of the mouse module.

timremy

[tazoc]

@All using LHP 4.43-a or b,
I found a bug affecting KDE3,4 and possibly other window managers. Open /root/.xinitrc with a text editor and comment out line 65 like this:

[timremy]

hello tazoc

thank you for your help.

still no mouse on my intel m 900 but everything works

on my intel dual core 1500 2g ram.

thank you


timremy

[Barburo]

Hi TazOC
Thanks for your suggestions - I had already tried all except switching on KDE effects.
I looked at tombh's "Compiz-Fusion for Puppy 4.0" page and added the lines he recommends for Intel graphics and to xorg.conf.

Good news - I can get CF working with both LXDE and KDE4 on my Sony Vaio which reports these specs (with atteched external monitor):

[Barburo]

Hi TazOC
Couple of quick queries:

I'm using wbar in LXDE with C-F. I've changed the LXDE taskbar from bottom to top and the wbar to the bottom. How do I get the wbar icons to rise when I mouse-over them (rather than fall)? I changed some of the wbar parameters in /startup/wbar and also tried wbar --help but I cannot see a relevant parameter. ***Edit - it was the jump parameter - (operator error again!)

In both KDE and LXDE when I start any application or window it starts behind the other windows - normally I would expect focus to change directly to the new window. Clicking on the window does change the focus.
***Edit Changed C-F Focus prevention level to low - solved problem.

Where do you add to or change the icons/applications on the LXDE taskbar? The defaults are Filesystem Defaultbrowser Geany LXTerminal. (Or is it better to just use wbar)? I'm becoming a fan of LXDE. Using LXDE/ Openbox in 443b I find that it's fast, very very fast. And super fast shutdown too.

B.

[rokytnji]

Just for info: Acer Aspire One. Intel Atom,1gig ram,160gig HD Running Live USB. LighthousePup4.43-b_Mariner.iso

Wireless connects. Land line eth0 connects.
Screen Resolution OK
Sound works
Touch pad tap is a no go.
Flash is OK
Switching from JWM, to LXDE to Icewm = No Problems
Changing Icewm themes no problem.
Conky is to big for 10" screen. You lose the bottom.

Kewl looking Puppy Tazoc. Likey.

Short test for today.

Edit: Shutdown doesn't complete. Left with a brown checkerboard at bottom of screen about 1 inch tall with just a few blue squares above.
Like I said. Just for info.

[tazoc]

Barburo and rokytnji,
Thank you for the feedback. I'm working on the next release, based on Puppy 4.3.1 and am wondering if I need to pre-extract the /lib/modules/all-firmware archives. Maybe it won't be necessary? If you've tried the latest Puppy and had to manually put firmware into /lib/firmware, please let me know.

Barburo, Thank you, I didn't know how to use the -jumpf parameter for wbar. Looks like -jumpf 1 works best for bottom of the screen and -jumpf 0 for the top. Learn something every day! I'll put that into the next release.

To edit the lxpanel quick launch icons, in LXDE click Menu | Settings | LXPanel Configuration | Plugins | Application Launch bar | Edit, then Add or Remove. Select an item and click on the arrows to re-arrange. Takes effect immediately. Each item is associated with a .desktop file in /usr/share/applications/.
-TazOC

[rokytnji]

[Barburo]

@rokytnji
I think Barry (original Puppy developer) had a laptop with a touch pad and got annoyed that it kept interfering with his typing so in Xorg.conf he set the tap time to zero deliberately. My xorg.conf has this entry

[rokytnji]

@Barburo

Thanks for the tips. Made a document file of your response to peruse later. Happy Trails, Rok