Change Rox default sort from horizont to vertical? [Solved]

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Change Rox default sort from horizont to vertical? [Solved]

#1 Post by 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?

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=69051
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#2 Post by CatDude »

Hello nooby
nooby wrote: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.
If by "show vertically" you mean display in list view,
then that is pretty straight forward to do.
  • 1. Open a ROX-Filer window, and right click on empty area (ie: not on an icon)
    Then select Options from the menu that pops up. (See pic-1)

    2. Select (highlight) Display in the left hand list,
    Then change the View type: from Icons View to List View
    Finally click OK. (See pic-2 and pic-3)

Hope this helps
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#3 Post by 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! "
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#4 Post by 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"
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#5 Post by 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.
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#6 Post by 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? :twisted:

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#7 Post by 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?
darkcity wrote:Did anyone ever add a type-able directory 'address' bar to ROX filer? Twisted Evil
Are you aware of the Rox "mini buffer"? (right-click>window>enter path, or you can normally get it by pressing /)
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#8 Post by nooby »

disciple wrote:]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?Did anyone ever add a type-able directory 'address' bar to ROX filer? Twisted Evil
Are you aware of the Rox "mini buffer"? (right-click>window>enter path, or you can normally get it by pressing /)
I don't want you to give up on me but I don't get what you say there.

I first read what Flash recommended in the thread that I linked to
and then the advice above and then what CatDude told me
and that one I did understand and applied so now I do get by default
what I do want so solved

So I have no clue on what you write about. You mean that create a more
flexible way to achieve the same or what? Sorry me so dense.

Edit. I tested what you wrote but fail to get what one are supposed to use it for?
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#9 Post by 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.
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#10 Post by 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.
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#11 Post by nooby »

Hehe okay!
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#12 Post by Burn_IT »

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

See if you can guess what virtual question I am answering? ;)
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#13 Post by nooby »

Haha you nailed me to the ground there.
I have no idea. I am not only confused I even fail to get things :)
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#14 Post by 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)
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#15 Post by darkcity »

sorry for derailing thread ; -)

I'll look into the min-buffer

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#16 Post by snowy »

Burn_IT wrote: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"
How do I actually do a Print Screen in Puppy? The combination Fn + Insert that appears on my keyboard and that works in Mint is not working here for me.

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#17 Post by nooby »

I've never tried that what I did is this:

Menu in theLeft lowest corner then
Graphic then MtPaint snapshot
and then you have to save that one
but that creates a too big png file so
I do jpeg instead and set resolution very low
15% or somethign so it does not look good at all.
Others maybe use other means to get them small enough for forum display.

But you may be able to do a connection with this program and the alt + print
somebody else can describe that but I don't know how to. Use the link
I give below
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#18 Post by Jasper »

PupSnap and reducing full size screenshots to 600 pixel width for forum:

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 378#632302

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#19 Post by Semme »

In order to use prnt scrn with Openbox, you'd have to register a key binding on top of installing gnome-utils (17+mbs).

AFAIC- PupSnap's the only logical choice. Besides- this setup allows you to give your screens :wink: a meaningful name..

*Then again- I suppose something like scrot could be triggered via hotkeys (which works well on this end)..

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#20 Post by darkcity »

disciple wrote: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?
darkcity wrote:Did anyone ever add a type-able directory 'address' bar to ROX filer? Twisted Evil
Are you aware of the Rox "mini buffer"? (right-click>window>enter path, or you can normally get it by pressing /)
Thanks disciple, I finally figure this out now, any idea why its called mini-buffer?

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