wbar

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eriefisher
Joined: 07 Oct 2007
#1
I'm starting this thread so as to not prolong or divert an existing one.

Thanks to DJiNN I have the wbar source, however, it won't install. I have tried make, make install and make, checkinstall and both fail with:

cannot copy ./iconpack to /usr/share/wbar/iconpack file does not exist

or something there about.

I assume the source DJiNN sent me was complete so I ask those who have tried what they did to install it?

eriefisher
anticapitalista
Posts: 5,959
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Joined: 11 Sep 2007
#2
I installed a deb file and all is working ok.


========= SCRAPER REMOVED AN EMBEDDED LINK HERE ===========
url was:"http://wbar.googlecode.com/files/wbar_1.3.3_i386.deb"
linktext was:"http://wbar.googlecode.com/files/wbar_1.3.3_i386.deb"
====================================


found here:


========= SCRAPER REMOVED AN EMBEDDED LINK HERE ===========
url was:"http://freshmeat.net/projects/wbar/"
linktext was:"http://freshmeat.net/projects/wbar/"
====================================
Posts: 1,520
eriefisher
Joined: 07 Oct 2007
#3
Thank you. I did not see a .deb when I was looking for wbar.

eriefisher
Posts: 316
DJiNN
Joined: 26 Oct 2007
#4
Nice one anti, i couldn't find a deb file either. This will certainly make it somewhat easier to install i hope. __{{emoticon}}__

eriefisher - re: installing the source, i had a hard time also, and i found that, for some strange reason i had to create all the directories myself. It's not the first time i've had to do that either.... the other day i was compiling a few programs (can't remember which now) and i had to create all the dirs for those as well, otherwise it just threw up errors everytime.

I'd like to think it was a problem with the code, but it's more than likely something that i'm doing wrong somewhere. __{{emoticon}}__

Now i'm going to grab that deb (thanks anti) and install and see what happens. Hmmmm, maybe i should"uninstall" the version that i have in there first (as i can't get it to work anyway)
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eriefisher
Joined: 07 Oct 2007
#5
I've never had a package complain about a directory before, they usually create what's needed. The deb will make things a little easier though.

eriefisher
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eriefisher
Joined: 07 Oct 2007
#6
Up and running. Now I just have to put icons for actually installed apps.

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eriefisher
anticapitalista
Posts: 5,959
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Joined: 11 Sep 2007
#7
Looks pretty nice.
wbar is very easy to configure and looks pretty good.

Personally, I still prefer an icon-free desktop.
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DJiNN
Joined: 26 Oct 2007
#8
That looks great eriefisher, glad to see that you've got it working. Unfortunately mine just doesn't want to run. For some reason it can't find the font and i've tried several things, even moving locations of files etc, but all to no avail!! __{{emoticon}}__

But i'll get there..... i'm tenacious! LOL!
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eriefisher
Joined: 07 Oct 2007
#9
Do you actually have the font installed?

eriefisher
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DJiNN
Joined: 26 Oct 2007
#10
eriefisher - i've finally got wbar working, and i have got the font installed, although the path in the wbar config pointed to the wrong place. Having said that, the text still isn't working when wbar runs, but i'll get it sorted eventually.

I've just been scouring the net on a search for some different icons to use, and there are quite a few good ones out there.

Now i've just got to decide if i want to keep on using LXpanel, fbpanel (Which is great because it can autohide) or wbar. I'd like to use them all but the desktop is starting to get a bit cluttered. __{{emoticon}}__
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eriefisher
Joined: 07 Oct 2007
#11
Let us know what icons you find. I have a small collection myself.

eriefisher
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Xeroid
Joined: 15 Apr 2008
#12
What a cool little addition. Thanks guys! __{{emoticon}}__

Here's mine . . .

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