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[nooby]

As it is now when I click on a drive or partition or a directory
then Rox show it horizontally and I want it to show vertically.

Sure one can tell it after it already is horizont to change to verstical
but I want to edit a config file so it has vertical by default.

I looked in the manual and did not understand anything of what they wrote
and I looked here http://roscidus.com/desktop/ and did not get that one either.

They say I should look in .config and I found this one

.config/rox.sourceforge.net/Rox-filer/options.xml

so many lines and I have no idea which one and what to do on it.

Edit what about this one
<Option name="display_sort_by">0</Option>

Where can one find out what to put there instead?
I drown in all the text in the manual.


I guess I do a typical noob blackout or something.
How can I edit that file so it is vertical by default?

Edit I found this thread but don't get what they say there.
He wanted to change too but did a compile for to get his wishes.

I only want to change what is default. Would that really need a
compile of Rox?

[url] http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=69051[/url]

[CatDude]

Hello nooby

[nooby]

You are a true Gem. Priceless.
Now that you describe it that detailed I got my problem solved.

But now I do remember that Flash told the same thing
in the thread I linked to but I failed to get what
he talked about. Damn I need to buy me a better brain

Much appreciated you took time to give that explanation.
I had nearly giving up on the whole thing. So many months
of frustration to not get anything of the Manual.

why do they recommend that one read the Manual.
I mean only those who write them get what it is about

Ooops Yeah I know. I should try to write a Manual myself
and then I know how difficult it really is. Still they could warn
"Only read this Manual if you usually do get what such describe! "

[Burn_IT]

Nooby, in future you may get a lot more and quicker answers if you show a screen print.
I actually didn't understand your question until Catdude replied - and it was nothing to do with your English, more a case of "a picture is worth a thousand words"

[nooby]

Yes I did actually think about doing that.
But somehow forgot about it.

Usually due to my pics gets very big.
I am not good at making them smaller and less MB
without them become very low resolution.

[darkcity]

added to the wiki page (which could be with some TLC if anybody fancies it? )

http://puppylinux.org/wikka/ROXfiler

Did anyone ever add a type-able directory 'address' bar to ROX filer?

[disciple]

Nooby, weren't you actually looking for the "order small icons vertically" and "order large icons vertically" options that you can see in that last screenshot?

[nooby]

[disciple]

With "order small icons vertically" and "order large icons vertically" selected, when using icon view Rox will sort the icons vertically
e.g.
1 7
2 8
3 9
4 10
5 11
6 12
rather than what it normally does:
1 2
3 4
5 6
7 8
9 10
11 12
But I think if the icons don't all fit in the window it will still scroll horizontally, not vertically.

[disciple]

Or is the part of my post that you don't understand my response to darkcity about the mini-buffer?
That doesn't have anything to do with your original question. What it is useful for is navigating with the keyboard instead of the mouse.

[nooby]

Hehe okay!

[Burn_IT]

Today's puzzle with a smile........

See if you can guess what virtual question I am answering?

[nooby]

Haha you nailed me to the ground there.
I have no idea. I am not only confused I even fail to get things

[Burn_IT]

I was having a sly dig at Disciple not you Nooby.

He answered a question that had not been asked - hence the virtual (and admitted it)

[darkcity]

sorry for derailing thread ; -)

I'll look into the min-buffer