PuppyPack

[PuppyLinuxGuy]

Hi everybody! I've just upgraded from 2.17 to 3.01, and although the interface and everything has been upgraded, it still feels like it's missing a few utilities and such that could really improve it. So, I've decided to start a project to add the missing stuff. I'm going to call it PuppyPack, and it will just be a collection of tools to improve the Puppy - please excuse the corny term I made up - "Linuxperience."

It will include (and this list will grow.):
- Trash2.0 - A replacement for Puppy's trash can that will be better integrated and allow command-line and script access.
- fOne - An integrated, keyboard-accessible, searchable help center.
- A possible custom file manager (hey, I said possible...)
- More to come...

Also, PuppyPack will help create a consistent user interface across Puppy. With all of the different interfaces, including xmessage, Xdialog, gtkdialog, etc, Puppy appears very fragmented. It would be good to bring this all together.

I hope someone out there will like this idea and help, because this is a pretty big project. Thanks in advance for any advice!

PuppyLinuxGuy

[Lobster]

you help
we help
http://puppylinux.org/wikka/TalkingStickLassie

[HairyWill]

You have two pages on the wiki that need updating.
In
http://puppylinux.org/wikka/PuppyLinuxGuy
there is a link which I presume is supposed to be to this thread

Also the page
http://puppylinux.org/wikka/PuppyPack
contains nothing of substance.

How is the project going?

[PuppyLinuxGuy]

Will, Thanks for letting me know about the link, the fact that I have no info on the wiki page is mostly because I'm lazy.

To answer your question, I haven't been working on it very much. I have started the interface for the trash can, but I'm not actually that great at coding, so any help or suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Maybe later I'll post some code and screenshots.

If you want some more info than what's on the wiki, check out the WordPress blog: puppyprojects.wordpress.com. It has project statuses for all of the components, and some ideas, too.

Billy

[HairyWill]

Thanks Billy

I looked at the link but didn't learn any more than what is shown in the first post of this thread.

[dvw86]

It will include (and this list will grow.):
- Trash2.0 - A replacement for Puppy's trash can that will be better integrated and allow command-line and script access.

It already does. Try

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/usr/local/apps/Trash/AppRun -empty

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/usr/local/apps/Trash/AppRun -look

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/usr/local/apps/Trash/AppRun -empty-quick

[PuppyLinuxGuy]

Will, thanks for letting me know about the command line options, but I was thinking more along the lines of putting something in. To do that it requires something to be dropped on it, because of what it does to it.

Billy

[dvw86]

Will, thanks for letting me know about the command line options, but I was thinking more along the lines of putting something in. To do that it requires something to be dropped on it, because of what it does to it.

Billy

It does that too. Make a file in root called "test". Then run this code:

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 /usr/local/apps/Trash/AppRun /root/test

This will move the file to the trash and perform all the checks while doing so.