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Hi tuuxxx.

Thanks for the clip buffer app.

DpupBuster comes with ClipIt but I kept having problems with it.

I was having probs with the buffers generally, but adding the MarbleMouse
X config file solved that.

Trying yours. Will let you know how it goes.

BFN.

Ok I looked at the repo for gimp and it was like 110MB, really??, Naaa I don't need to waste that sort of space/memory on gimp, Plus I don't like the latest ones where you have to export image files, I like just saving them as they are. So I went back to my favourite series of gimp 2.4 series and well, to make it work on modern backends you have to patch a bunch of stuff but anyways I got it going, I did have 1 start up error but it looks like it went away once I made a basic .desktop file. I made a new splash screen using it so it looks more modern when opening, Compared to newer gimps, this one starts up lightning fast. The best Part its only 6MB a saving of 104MB over the repo vervsion, Its actually small enough to maybe have it included, I made it the default paint app also, I removed the gimp console since nobody really uses it and it just takes up space. Well give it a try and let me know what you think Took me hours to get it compiling right.
ttuuxxx
http://smokey01.com/ttuuxxx/DpupBuster/ ... 7-i386.pet <-- main app
http://smokey01.com/ttuuxxx/DpupBuster/ ... 7-i386.pet <-- 105 extra brushes and 131 extra gradients
http://smokey01.com/ttuuxxx/DpupBuster/ ... 7-i386.pet <-- Dev files for compiling plugins
http://smokey01.com/ttuuxxx/DpupBuster/ ... 7-i386.pet <-- documents if needed
http://smokey01.com/ttuuxxx/DpupBuster/ ... 7-i386.pet <-- Other Language files

Hi tuuxxx.

Shaving off over 100 Mb's in an app and it's still running?

Hats off to the master of PuppyLinux compilations!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

But I came here to report another minor bug in DPBuster:

I use xcompmgr, because I cannot wrap my head aroud compton.

I get nice shadows for my echinus WM windows and for my aemenus, BUT:

xcompmgr grabs the screenlock vector or something, and gives me only the black
screen. I don't mind that too much.

However if I happen to use the screenlock two times in a session, the 2nd time,
when I try to come out, I get a total freeze. I have to reboot the computer physically
(press the start button on the box for 10 seconds, etc.). Now THAT, is an anoyance.

It may be my choice of compositor, and it's certainly not a major bug, but I thought
I'd tell it here, in case someone else experiences the same.

BFN.

Well I didn't notice a calculator either so I compiled the latest Galculator.
ttuuxxx

Thanks tuuxxx.

You on a roll, eh?

" The best Part its only 6MB a saving of 104MB over the repo vervsion, "

Obviously losing his touch...ha!..ha!

We's wants more than that.

Good day mate.

Chris.

musher0 wrote:Hi tuuxxx.

Shaving off over 100 Mb's in an app and it's still running?

Hats off to the master of PuppyLinux compilations!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

But I came here to report another minor bug in DPBuster:

I use xcompmgr, because I cannot wrap my head aroud compton.

I get nice shadows for my echinus WM windows and for my aemenus, BUT:

xcompmgr grabs the screenlock vector or something, and gives me only the black
screen. I don't mind that too much.

However if I happen to use the screenlock two times in a session, the 2nd time,
when I try to come out, I get a total freeze. I have to reboot the computer physically
(press the start button on the box for 10 seconds, etc.). Now THAT, is an anoyance.

It may be my choice of compositor, and it's certainly not a major bug, but I thought
I'd tell it here, in case someone else experiences the same.

BFN.

Well Here try this one I compiled, once installed restart X and see if it works for you.
ttuuxxx

Thanks, ttuuxxx.

Your compile does not freeze my box, but I can use xloxk only once. (hehe)

The 2nd time, it kind of freezes the desktop, but if I hit < Enter >, everything
is back to normal.

It does not let xlock show the balloons, goops, or spirals, etc. either.

BFN.

Hi ttuuxxx and all.

Here's workaround:

#!/bin/ash
# /usr/bin/xlock # link to /usr/bin/xlock.sh # (A workarund)
#
# Goal -- Avoid xcomp of getting in the way of xlock and
# --------- freezing the computeron 2nd try.
#
# Note -- Rename /usr/bin/xlock to /usr/bin/xlock_exec first, before using this script.
#
# (c) )musher0, 14 March 2019. GPL3
####
killall -q xcompmgr
xlock_exec -mode spiral
xcompmgr.sh &

Works nicely: kills xcompmgr, start xlock. When user gets back in, xcompmgr is
reactivated. Problem solved AFAIC!

Please note the note, though.

BFN.

musher0 wrote:Hi ttuuxxx and all.

Here's workaround:

#!/bin/ash
# /usr/bin/xlock # link to /usr/bin/xlock.sh # (A workarund)
#
# Goal -- Avoid xcomp of getting in the way of xlock and
# --------- freezing the computeron 2nd try.
#
# Note -- Rename /usr/bin/xlock to /usr/bin/xlock_exec first, before using this script.
#
# (c) )musher0, 14 March 2019. GPL3
####
killall -q xcompmgr
xlock_exec -mode spiral
xcompmgr.sh &

Works nicely: kills xcompmgr, start xlock. When user gets back in, xcompmgr is
reactivated. Problem solved AFAIC!

Please note the note, though.

BFN.

The xcompmgr I compiled is the latest and I found a patch for it, so when I compiled I compiled it with the patch, same patch that debian uses. So is my version better than the default one?

compliments ttuuxxx!

as gimp can you create kde-graphics-okular...?

ttuuxxx wrote:

musher0 wrote:Hi ttuuxxx and all.

Here's workaround:

#!/bin/ash
# /usr/bin/xlock # link to /usr/bin/xlock.sh # (A workarund)
#
# Goal -- Avoid xcomp of getting in the way of xlock and
# --------- freezing the computeron 2nd try.
#
# Note -- Rename /usr/bin/xlock to /usr/bin/xlock_exec first, before using this script.
#
# (c) )musher0, 14 March 2019. GPL3
####
killall -q xcompmgr
xlock_exec -mode spiral
xcompmgr.sh &

Works nicely: kills xcompmgr, start xlock. When user gets back in, xcompmgr is
reactivated. Problem solved AFAIC!

Please note the note, though.

BFN.

The xcompmgr I compiled is the latest and I found a patch for it, so when I compiled I
compiled it with the patch, same patch that debian uses. So is my version better than
the default one?

Hey, ttuuxxx,

don't blame yourself... I'm sure your compile is kosher. It was certainly better than the
original one, in that it did NOT freeze my box.

For the rest, who knows. What environment did the Debian compilers have? Probably
not an echinus / ROX / bmpanel2 environment, like mine.

Could be a number of other things as well.

Don't fret about it. This "kill 1st app-run 2nd app-rerun 1st app when done" script
approach works. Maybe it is not THE solution, just A solution, but that's good
enough for me. I say life's too short to try to solve all mysteries.

Best regards.

zagreb999 wrote:compliments ttuuxxx!

as gimp can you create kde-graphics-okular...?

I only use Puppy Linux related software, Puppy doesn't usually KDE, well we did once but that was like 10+yrs ago for a short time. I just read up on Okular is a universal document viewer.
Features
Several Supported Formats: PDF, PS, Tiff, CHM, DjVu, Images, DVI, XPS, ODT, Fiction Book, Comic Book, Plucker, EPub, Fax
Thumbnails sidebar
Annotations support
The only viewer on puppy like that is Evince that I know of, Now for graphics is there any particular format your after? Gimp does Photoshop files,PS, jpg, png, xpm etc etc etc,
ttuuxxx

compliments ttuuxxx!

okular is the best not only in linux world!

there are countless requests in puppy forum
to make okular for puppy!

please, tray okular as gimp!

zagreb999 wrote:compliments ttuuxxx!

okular is the best not only in linux world!

there are countless requests in puppy forum
to make okular for puppy!

please, tray okular as gimp!

Evince does all these formats for viewing PDF, Postscript, djvu, tiff, dvi, XPS, SyncTex support with gedit, comics books (cbr,cbz,cb7 and cbt).
Its pretty much the same viewer.
ttuuxxx

Ok I ran out of space, lol I only run live, So when you compile so much, it doesn't take long, So I installed my gimp pet and guess what it didn't work, it was missing some .so links lol really guys didn't anyone try it? Anyways I removed that package and fixed the links and reuploaded with the same name , I also uploaded an addition upgrade for 105 extra brushes and 131 extra gradients, so maybe pickup that to if you like being creative I didn't add the extra's to gimp because its almost 3 times the size and plus it should work on other gimp 32 bit and 64 bit versions.

ttuuxxx

Now you tell us!

So that's why I couldn't find the cinnamon in the cupboard for my
coffee this morning! (In the "out of the blue" kind of humor...)

About NOT downloading your GIMP, don't look at me, ttuuxxx.
I'm so NOT a graphic artist !!!

BFN.

ttuuxxx wrote:Ok I looked at the repo for gimp and it was like 110MB, really??, Naaa I don't need to waste that sort of space/memory on gimp, Plus I don't like the latest ones where you have to export image files, I like just saving them as they are. So I went back to my favourite series of gimp 2.4 series and well, to make it work on modern backends you have to patch a bunch of stuff but anyways I got it going, ...Well give it a try and let me know what you think Took me hours to get it compiling right.

That's very useful ttuuxxx, many thanks. Funnily enough, I hadn't realised this DpupBuster was 32bit system(!) - I have it installed but mind so preoccupied on other matters I hadn't checked that. Oh well. Very nice anyway.

wiak

Hi jose,

I just quickly tried that midori8 dotpet. For some reason I received fail to install message when I tried clicking on it. I don't think I've applied the iso delta upgrade to DpupBuster yet, but I'd be surprised if that was the problem since ttuuxxx's gimp dotpet installed fine.
EDIT: It's okay, forget it . I've redownloaded via my Dog system and the pets fine. I'll upload my copy of DpupBuster iso - all should be fine now I'm sure.

wiak

wiak wrote:[(...)

That's very useful ttuuxxx, many thanks. Funnily enough, I hadn't realised this DpupBuster was 32bit system(!) - I have it installed but mind so preoccupied on other matters I hadn't checked that. Oh well. Very nice anyway.

wiak

Hi wiak.

You have talent for making the greatest compliment with a sweep of your hand...

"A 32-bit distro so good that you do not realize it's a 32-bit distro."

Now, what distro is that? DpupBuster-7.9.0.2

And who authored it? josejp2424.

Bravo José!