antiX 8? - Page 2

sleepyEDB · posted: 2008-10-16 23:25

OU812 wrote:Note: ~/.icewm/toolbar should have an entry for absvolume should you decide to install it. Just uncomment it.

Yep, I found that a little while ago...thanks! __{{emoticon}}__

sleepy

anticapitalista · posted: 2008-10-16 23:45

I don't have any real problem with gnomebaker replacing brasero, but I think recent problems with brasero are not actually brasero's fault. Some have posted identical problems with gnomebaker and even k3b. Personally, I haven't had any problems with brasero, but if consensus is for gnomebaker in antiX-M8, fine by me.

About absvolume. I 'talked' to OU812 about this a few times and the main reason I didn't include it was because it is/was not in the Debian repos. I really would like *all* apps in antiX to be from the Debian or MEPIS repos and not compiled from source, mainly to keep some continuity in upgrading. The recent problem with wicd is really because wicd is not in the official Debian repos (unfortunately) and so under less 'control' where it wants to put the files. The recent version is far more"Debian-like' in where to put files than the old version.

I prefer to use the middle mouse button or wheel to control volume. Others prefer to use the keyboard for this. You can set this in fluxbox and icewm in the keys file.

sleepyEDB · posted: 2008-10-17 01:08

anticapitalista wrote:About absvolume. I 'talked' to OU812 about this a few times and the main reason I didn't include it was because it is/was not in the Debian repos. I really would like *all* apps in antiX to be from the Debian or MEPIS repos and not compiled from source, mainly to keep some continuity in upgrading. The recent problem with wicd is really because wicd is not in the official Debian repos (unfortunately) and so under less 'control' where it wants to put the files. The recent version is far more"Debian-like' in where to put files than the old version.

This makes sense to me, and after dealing with the 'wicd upgrade' issues, I can see why you support this viewpoint.

anticapitalista wrote:I prefer to use the middle mouse button or wheel to control volume. Others prefer to use the keyboard for this. You can set this in fluxbox and icewm in the keys file.

Interesting. I was unaware that this was possible, and would like to have this when using my USB mouse...care to include the relevant bits from your keys file?

sleepy

OU812 · posted: 2008-10-17 03:01

Sorry, anti. I had forgotten your rationale for not including absvolume. I knew about using the keyboard to control the volume in icewm, but not the mouse wheel. I don't know if the mouse wheel trick would work as a default setting since some users are using laptops.

john

anticapitalista · posted: 2008-10-17 11:42

Hey, no need to apologise OU812. If absvolume gets into Debian, we'll use it.

This is what I have in my fluxbox keys file.

OnDesktop Mod1 Mouse4 :ExecCommand amixer -q set PCM 2+
OnDesktop Mod1 Mouse5 :ExecCommand amixer -q set PCM 2-

Mod 1 = Alt
Mouse 4 = wheel forward
Mouse 5 = wheel backwards
2+ and 2- can be changed to suit you, some use 5

To use the volume control you need to pres Alt on a free desktop space as well as move the wheel.

mariel77 · posted: 2008-10-17 16:05

It would be great to include this in the Wiki. __{{emoticon}}__

Jerry · posted: 2008-10-17 17:02

They could go into the proposed advanced section of the antiX FAQs--is that what you had in mind?

dark-D · posted: 2008-10-18 00:42

a little suggestion: in scrot can't we use zenity to display the"snapshot done" message, to make the message more nicer and theme integrated?

also i like the idea to change"docs" to"help" it would be more newbie friendly.

OU812 · posted: 2008-10-18 02:17

ICE-M - I think that's a great idea. It will help justify keeping zenity around a bit. I'll experiment on the icewm side of things. (In icewm it's not as simple as just adding a menu entry - you need to write a script. Fortunately, I already have a script and I can just modify that.)

john

OU812 · posted: 2008-10-18 04:02

The zenity dialog box works like a charm. Looks awesome, too. Here's the modified code:

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#!/bin/sh

scrot -d 5 '%Y-%m-%d_$wx$h.jpg'; zenity --info --text"Snapshot Done."

Here's a screenshot:

john

dark-D · posted: 2008-10-18 10:12

you're right john, it does look awsome! it would be perfect if the snapshot text would be at the middle of the light bulb and the"ok" centered. but i like it the way it is, i allready modified my fluxbox entry. thank you john!

OU812 · posted: 2008-10-25 18:48

I tried the new mint fluxbox yesterday and was inspired to rework our control center. Here is what I came up with:

I have changed the layout and added some buttons for apps that I like.

john

OU812 · posted: 2008-10-25 19:00

I wonder if there's a way to left-justify the text next to the buttons. I think it might look better than the centered text - it just looks like it's floating around.

john

eriefisher · posted: 2008-10-25 19:57

I added this to my control center. Maybe something to consider.

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<hbox>
          <button>
            <input file>"/usr/share/icons/gTangish-2.0a1/32x32/categories/gnome-control-center.png"</input>
            <action>gksu lshw-gtk &</action>
          </button>
          <text use-markup="true" width-chars="25">
            <label>"List Hardware"</label>
          </text>
        </hbox>

OU812 · posted: 2008-10-25 20:14

Thanks for the heads up. I had thought of adding a button for the hal device manager, and did at one point, but just before the release of 7.5 I decided to simply add a menu entry for it instead.

john