Help request for toggle keyboard, lost menu & startup apps

TianLan · posted: 2014-05-26 14:11

Hi,

a few days ago I installed antiX on an Acer Aspire 3624. It is running amazingly good with antiX, which makes me feel happy. __{{emoticon}}__

I was able to adjust a few things according to my wishes and was about to create a way to toggle between German and TW keyboard and add a iBus to the start up applications. Unfortunately while changing language settings or while using office libre, the menu disappeared. When I click on the menu icon, I only get the choice for: Run..., Settings and Logout. Run is still helpful, but I do not remember all names of the applications and some applications like synaptic do not start via run. Run shows a notice: \Error: Failed to execute child process"synaptic" (No such file or directory)'

My questions:
1. How can I try to get the menu back?
2. Where or how to add startup applications?
3. how to set up a toggle between DE and TW (US) keyboard?

For the menu I could do a fresh install, but that would mean I would again need to update the system, download applications and re-adjust settings according to my wishes. If there is no easy way to get the menu back, I will do a reinstall.

Thanks in advance for any help,
TianLan

TianLan · posted: 2014-05-26 14:57

Point 1. is solved.
Error was: I forgot to set the choice for the locale for antiX applications.
Solution: antiX Control Center > Configure System > antiX System, there tick:: 'Enable locale options'\ >under 'Locales' tick: 'Enable locale options' >then tick: 'enable language select '>then tick: 'OK' >>ROXTerm will show up and ask you to choose which locales to generate. Since I did that before, I closed that window and thereafter YAD asked to 'choose your locale for antiX applications'. > I chose my preferred language and clicked 'OK' and the MENU was back.

I will try to continue to find the way to solve point 2 and 3, but if anyone knows already... Please let me know.
TianLan

anticapitalista · posted: 2014-05-26 15:07

Welcome to antiX!

2. Add the app to the windows-manager you use startup file in /home/username/.

eg for iceWM /home/username/.icewm/startup

You will probably need to logout and back in.

If it is to start up something while booting, then you need to add it to etc/rc.local.

What do you want to add to startup?

3. Edit etc/default/keyboard to something like

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XKBMODEL="pc105"
XKBLAYOUT="us,de,tw"
XKBVARIANT=","
XKBOPTIONS="grp:alt_shift_toggle,terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp,grp_led:scroll"
BACKSPACE="guess"

TianLan · posted: 2014-05-26 16:05

Point 3. is solved by editing according to anticapitalista's guideline. Thanks, the change was easy.

re 2. I like to add iBUS to the startup. I tried to follow your instructions, but need more details.
At present I do not have a folder for iBUS in my home folder. I found the etc/rc.local script.
I don't understand: 'Add the app to the windows-manager you use startup file in /home/username/.' (The App is IBUS,

Q: What to do I need to do to let IBUS autostart without me having to manually start it each session?

Again thanks in advance and since it is 24:00 in Taiwan, I will go to bed now. Have a good remaining day, wherever you are.
TianLan

anticapitalista · posted: 2014-05-26 16:25

Have a look at minux's post in this thread. Change scim to ibus.

post10245.html?hilit=%20Chinese#p10245

TianLan · posted: 2014-06-13 16:57

This threat can be considered as closed. The questions got solved.
Afterwards this acer Aspire 3620 was upgraded to MX 14 and is now running well.
__{{emoticon}}__ TianLan