XFCE 4.6.1 window manager Pet - alternative to JWM

[stifiling]

yea, i believe those icons are apart of the pupevent pet that needs updating.

[swiatmar]

hallo

Does anybody know hot to edit in xfce the right click menu on the desktop- I can't find the script. I'm loosing some Icons and would like to repair it

[stifiling]

Swiatmar...looks like we both interested in the same things. but to fix the menu...this is the information the worked for me that Gray posted.


Also the new puppy package manager in 4.3 changes any categories that it does not recognise in .desktop files to 'BuildingBlock' which screws up the menus in the xfce pet.

for example the category in the /usr/share/applications/help.desktop should be X-Xfce-Toplevel;


so pretty much if you right click on the help icon in /usr/share/applications....and open in mousepad, u'll see the category says BulidingBlocks...you should change it from that to X-Xfce-Toplevel.

it's a couple other icons in the /usr/share/applications folder that needs to be changed in the same manner as well. 'Run Program' is another one.

I myself jus switched to the new NOP 4.3...which is working very, very well.

[swiatmar]

already fixed :

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=48418

there is a little difference between NOP 413 and 431 but with help of CatDude we found a solution

[glassparrot]

Thanks, Gray, as always for your work.

BTW, I wonder if you wouldn't mind editing the first post in this conversation to make it clear to casual passersby that you have to add "BuildingBlock" as a category in /etc/xdg/menus/xfce-applications.menu

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    <Include>
        <Category>X-Xfce-Toplevel</Category>
        <Category>BuildingBlock</Category>
    </Include>

and, also that one ought to edit the /sbin/shutdown command as you described?

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#!/bin/sh

echo "shutdown $1"

if [ "$1" == "-r" ];then
   exec wmreboot &
else
   exec wmpoweroff &
fi

I love your choice of vista cursors, and and your taste in fonts and window colours. Where do you get these wonderful desktop background pictures which you add with your XFCE puplets?

Also... just a note for anyone trying to puzzle out how the XFCE menus work, this is a great thing to read though. All the information you need is right there.

[mikeb]

I love your choice of vista cursors, and and your taste in fonts and window colours. Where do you get these wonderful desktop background pictures which you add with your XFCE puplets?

This is where I go
http://www.xfce-look.org/index.php
No ugly puppies round here

mike

[glassparrot]

Thanks, mikeb. I'll take a look at those resources.

[alfisti]

please help!!
i have xfce 4.6 but i want all programs open in Thunar.
now, sometimes open with rox. (from pmount eg).

I had done earlier to open always thunar but i dont remember the way.
thank you.

[alfisti]

ok!
i change the file /usr/local/bin/rox as:


#!/bin/sh
# redirect rox calls to thunar

if [ $# -eq 0 ];then
thunar /root
exit
fi
if [ "$1" = "-D" ];then
exit
fi
if [ "$1" = "-d" ];then
shift
thunar "$@"
exit
fi
if [ -d "$1" ];then
thunar "$@"
exit
fi

thanks

[Q5sys]

I've been following the changes to XFCE for a while now, and with the latest changes in .8 I think I'm ready to give it another shot again (last time I used it was v3 I think. They really seem to have stepped up their game with this release.
Any chance you (or anyone reading this thread) will be compiling the latest release? It's been out since Jan so I figure the bugs have been worked out at this point.

[slenkar]

link in the first post seems to be dead

[Q5sys]

I've been following the changes to XFCE for a while now, and with the latest changes in .8 I think I'm ready to give it another shot again (last time I used it was v3 I think. They really seem to have stepped up their game with this release.
Any chance you (or anyone reading this thread) will be compiling the latest release? It's been out since Jan so I figure the bugs have been worked out at this point.

4.10 is out now too. I'd love to see this development for Puppy continue. Anyone able to do this?

[ikaros262]

4.10 is out now too. I'd love to see this development for Puppy continue. Anyone able to do this?

Anyone able to do it? Yes. Anyone willing to do it? Nope. There is Saluki puplet with XFCE, and it is great
The only thing I wish from Saluki is that they invite non-English speakers to join the party

[Jejy69]

Nope ?
Here is the proof to the contrary.
I'm the author of this derivative, but not of the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnCPF-JtVGc
There are all the latest tools XFCE 4.10, thunar last etc. ...

[ikaros262]

Nope ?
Here is the proof to the contrary.
I'm the author of this derivative, but not of the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnCPF-JtVGc
There are all the latest tools XFCE 4.10, thunar last etc. ...

Wow! Where do I click to download?

[Jejy69]

Hi ! Sorry I'm late.
This is link : http://e-nautia.com/disk/download.php?id=2372384

It's in French by default, but you can change with English locale.
It's a testing version !

[Ray MK]

Hi Jejy69

This looks very interesting - am downloading now.

Am very impressed with your Gnome 2.32 and LXDE puppy's and both run
quite well on my ram challenged kit.

This should in theory be even better.

Many thanks for what you have done and for sharing with us.

Much appreciated - very best regards - Ray

[Jejy69]

This looks very interesting - am downloading now.

Am very impressed with your Gnome 2.32 and LXDE puppy's and both run
quite well on my ram challenged kit.

This should in theory be even better.

Many thanks for what you have done and for sharing with us.

Hi Ray MK !
Believe me, I'm really happy that pleases both.
I think released it in the derivative section.

Thanks mate !

[ikaros262]

Thank you! Downloading...

[Pelo]

2014 XFCE 4.6.1 please me
I am playing with xfce-4.6-22.01_520.sfs from Russian Lupu 520.
Sfs mounted on the fly Puppy Precise 5.7.1.
Glassy-sky in USSR