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Nekroze

Joined: 22 Aug 2009 Posts: 56
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Posted: Thu 27 Aug 2009, 23:01 Post subject:
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Thanks magerlab it works. well it did after rebooting xfce4 twice then it came up. works very nice thanks.
oh and killing the xfdesktop only refreshes everything it advises that as a way to refresh the menus on one of there web pages about custom menus.
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magerlab
Joined: 08 Jul 2007 Posts: 739
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Posted: Fri 28 Aug 2009, 01:04 Post subject:
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i think in this (latest) xfce4 it's impossible to turn xfdesktop off
in previous versions there was even a checkbox for that
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mikeb

Joined: 23 Nov 2006 Posts: 11281
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Posted: Fri 28 Aug 2009, 07:25 Post subject:
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Quote: | i think in this (latest) xfce4 it's impossible to turn xfdesktop off
in previous versions there was even a checkbox for that |
ok thanks for the info..I shall update my brain cells ...my version is somewhat older but sounds like that pet is just the job
mike
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Nekroze

Joined: 22 Aug 2009 Posts: 56
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Posted: Fri 28 Aug 2009, 12:41 Post subject:
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Also i'd like to add to the topic that even though it dose not say it in the main page, i have had some problem in a "lowfat" or cut down version of puppy with using startxfce4 as it will only seem to open for a moment then crash and return back to the "promt".
i have noted that it seems to be caused by a lack of DRI so as to fix i am to apply the most obvious course of action and down Xorg DRI from the Pet package management petget thing. Full should then also work maybe better but larger.
so in summary anyone using a cut-down puppy AND having problems with this XFCE 4.6 then go to petget and grab Xorg DRI.
EDIr: remove full
Glad to be of any assistance, any time.
Nekroze
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magerlab
Joined: 08 Jul 2007 Posts: 739
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Posted: Fri 28 Aug 2009, 13:18 Post subject:
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did you installed d-bus pets ?
try to run xfce4-panel in terminal( under JWM) ( or xfwm4, even it will say that Xorg is already started, it might show nedeed dependancies
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Nekroze

Joined: 22 Aug 2009 Posts: 56
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Posted: Fri 28 Aug 2009, 13:48 Post subject:
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Sorry about previous post although the errors where hinting at a DRI problem or lack of it turns out the two dbus dependencies for some reason did not actually register the first and second time i installed them.
after a third attempt it worked perfectly but is still wonder what that DRI problem was all about...
Sorry though
Nekroze
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mikeb

Joined: 23 Nov 2006 Posts: 11281
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Posted: Fri 28 Aug 2009, 14:09 Post subject:
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Quote: | after a third attempt it worked perfectly but is still wonder what that DRI problem was all about. |
is there a compis or similar option perhaps
mike
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CRF
Joined: 05 Jul 2009 Posts: 50
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Posted: Wed 09 Sep 2009, 02:37 Post subject:
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I've downloaded and used this package of Xfce 4.6 with Fatdog 112.
I really prefer the simplicity of Thunar over Rox. How can I change my puppy to use Thunar as the default file manager?
Also, when I install Cairo-Dock, the application works but when I attempt to modify one of the launchers it opens up the file manager (Thunar) then locks up. When I used NOP4.13r1 with Xfce and Cairo-Dock, I didn't have this issue. I've also configued Xfce with composite and I see that it does work, but it's not working in Cairo-Dock.
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cichlasoma
Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Posts: 69
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Posted: Sun 27 Sep 2009, 15:17 Post subject:
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I love Puppy 4.21 with this xfce 4.61!
One minor issue I encounter is that when I start X in xfce and later restart it in JWM, some menu entries lose their icons (in JWM). Has anybody dealt with it (and fixed it, perhaps)?
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jur
Joined: 25 Sep 2009 Posts: 18
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Posted: Thu 01 Oct 2009, 01:51 Post subject:
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Will XFCE 4.6 work with Puppy 4.30?
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gray

Joined: 23 Feb 2007 Posts: 318 Location: Adelaide - South Australia
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Posted: Thu 01 Oct 2009, 06:48 Post subject:
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Xfce 4.6.1 pet mostly works in puppy 4.3. Some small changes are needed though.
The /sbin/shutdown script needs to be edited as wmreboot & wmpoweroff are not in the same place as previous puppies.
edit the lines to read exec wmpoweroff &
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;
Don't forget to install dbus and dbus-glib before the xfce pet.
Oh, and the xfce_pupevent pet probably wont work as it will need some tweaking for puppy 4.3
edit 13.10.09 : Here is a modified pupevent for 4.3 :
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Last edited by gray on Tue 13 Oct 2009, 06:07; edited 1 time in total
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stifiling
Joined: 29 Dec 2007 Posts: 388
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Posted: Sun 11 Oct 2009, 17:34 Post subject:
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thanks for all the info, working excellent w/the new kernel. all except the pupevents as u mentioned. any plans on updating it??
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technosaurus

Joined: 18 May 2008 Posts: 4872 Location: Blue Springs, MO
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Posted: Sun 11 Oct 2009, 23:45 Post subject:
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I tried oroborus today as an ultralite wm - and thats all it is http://www.oroborus.org/
strangely if you click on an icon in rox (no xfce installed) you have to click on the desktop to open the window?
anyhow I'll post it in case anyone wants to try it with xfce - it has the lowest footprint I have seen so far
They do have a desktop icon, menu program and key launcher.
(the themes are not required - just extra)
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magerlab
Joined: 08 Jul 2007 Posts: 739
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Posted: Mon 12 Oct 2009, 07:16 Post subject:
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as far as i recall xfwm4 was made on oborobus base
would like to try it with fbpanel and in xfce4
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pri

Joined: 09 Oct 2009 Posts: 344 Location: Bandung Indonesia
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Posted: Wed 14 Oct 2009, 10:47 Post subject:
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where is removeable disk that can mount and open partition ? its was used for me. its gone!!
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