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puppyluvr · Last edited by puppyluvr on Thu 22 Nov 2012, 14:55; edited 9 times in total

Hello,
Introducing CosmoUI for Puppy.
1366x768

800x600

"Metro" Style interface for Puppy Linux.
Uses Gtk and Conky and acpi for info..
The pet is 473k ~ 980k installed.
( I like to keep things below 1mb Wink

)
The gtk buttons call default puppy programs..
Uses desktop-restore to return the setup to what it was before when closed...
Also installs a Win-8-black background.
After installing the pet, click the "Cosmo" icon in /root

Ssee second post for pets as I build them...

Setups for various resolutions.
At too low a resolution, the display goes off the right side of the screen, leaving
no "Exit" button.. Simply go to /root and right click the "Cosmo" icon, choose "look inside", and click "kill"
to reset your desktop. More resolutions coming..
Also for conky to work, Puppy must have glibc-2.7 or better, so 3 series is a no go.
I have not tried 214x yet, but IIRC it has glibc-2.8 so should work.

Testers wanted...
Tested on:
Lupu/Precise/Squeeze/Puppy/ bases..

So far my testing finds Carolina and some other xfce pups dont co-operate.. Confused

Also PupControl only works if you have it.
Also, the second "messaging icon is supposed to be "weather" .. Embarassed

Just a testing run to expand its "generic-ness"
Will dial in the interface cosmetics along the way, IE the 5 conky windows, maybe a 4th row...
Eventually a "User Installed" area..
Alpha only.. Just for testers... Cool

@ these are only alpha tests for resolution, the finished CosmoUI will be 1.0 and will include a GUI to select resolutions, programs, icons, etc.. These do not link into the path, and hence run as basically "orphaned" unkillable processes.. Purely for testing ATM.. Much unfinished work to do on the scripts, etc..The final will run properly, and die properly.. Rolling Eyes

If you want,

puppyluvr · Posted: Sun 18 Nov 2012, 20:27 Post subject: Smaller resolution..

ore to come... Very Happy

Hello,
Introducing "CosmoUI-small".
Setup for 1024x768..
Testers wanted...
If you have already installed the "large" version, uninstall it or delete /root/conky before installing the "small" version..

Also "Cosmo-1440x900" For that resolution...
Still working on 1280x and the x600 ones..
Every resolution requires a complete rebuild, as it is not scalable...

Edit... The first 1440x900 pet was missing a directory.. Embarassed

Fixed, and added an 800x600...

Edit2 Fixed 800x600 and re U/L.. LOL..
As I edit the various sizes, they will move to the top of the list... Cool

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tubeguy · Joined: 28 Aug 2009 Posts: 1329 Location: Park Ridge IL USA

I like what the Facebook link does. Very Happy

Installed on my Precise setup:

before
after

Exiting caused x-server to restart and everything was reset as promised. It doesn't look like yours but my resolution is 1280x1024.

puppyluvr · Posted: Sun 18 Nov 2012, 21:37 Post subject:

Hello,
No, I think gtkdialog.. I`m using offsets to place the buttons, and on your Precise, it stayed at "0"
But good to know it reset properly.. That was a big issue for me.. Will D/L the latest Precise, and see why.. Thank you.. Very Happy

tubeguy · Joined: 28 Aug 2009 Posts: 1329 Location: Park Ridge IL USA

FWIW it's Precise 5.4 not 5.4.1.

puppyluvr · Posted: Mon 19 Nov 2012, 05:07 Post subject:

Hello,
@Tubeguy,
Tested it on a fresh Precise 5.4 and worked perfectly at 1366.
At 1280 the icons go off screen to the right, but were located properly.
Still testing..

Keef · Joined: 20 Dec 2007 Posts: 918 Location: Staffordshire

Just ran a quick test of the 1024x768 version on Akita Beta 13 and nothing has exploded yet. Restored desktop properly.

01micko · Joined: 11 Oct 2008 Posts: 8680 Location: qld

Jay

For transparency you may want to take a look here. akash_rawal's app works well. Woops.. Embarassed

.. you've already been there.. did you try it?

Cheers

oldyeller · Joined: 15 Nov 2011 Posts: 889 Location: Alaska

Hi puppyluvr,

downloaded last night and looks good.

Have you thought about doing a config file so that people can change the background and apps?

Cheers

SFR · Joined: 26 Oct 2011 Posts: 1665

puppyluvr · Posted: Tue 20 Nov 2012, 23:50 Post subject:

Hello,
@oldyeller,
Yes, a config for apps is in the works..
Remember, this calls defaults, so whatever you set with the "default chooser" will launch..
So for example, to assign the "messaging" button to launch Skype, set Skype as "default chat".. Wink

Background is set by WM IE this doesnt set the BG, cause it looks cool over different BG`s and I didnt want to force any one..
Eventually, a resolution config will allow "1 pet for all" but since scaling is out, it will take a bit of scripting variables..

@01micko,
Still playing with that.. Looks promising, but aint got it working for me properly yet...

@SFR,

mikeybaby72 · Joined: 10 Sep 2008 Posts: 27 Location: Sheffield, UK

Been watching this project with great interest - just tried it on my PortaPup 5.2.5 USB stick install and it looks pretty good to me!

I'm not at home right now so can't mess around with hardware so much right now.

It seems to have left a problem with my install of Pwidgets - they are still there but now have Conky boxes round them!!! Exclamation

How do I restore them to what they where and BTW I'll do my next lot of testing running in 'live' mode!!!! Embarassed

puppyluvr · Posted: Wed 21 Nov 2012, 18:24 Post subject:

Hello,
Exiting Cosmo should restore your desktop to its previous state..
But starting it again would do the same thing..
Umm.. Pwidgets... Shoulda thought of that..
Cosmo by default kills conky and restarts it...
The attached pet switches the AppRun script to one that doesnt..
It should leave Pwidgets alone, but will also leave your icons on screen..
Give it a try and let me know, as I have to install Pwidgets to test it, and aint got time ATM..
THX... Jay....

puppyluvr · Posted: Sun 25 Nov 2012, 00:35 Post subject:

Hello,
Well, I cot sidetracked with the slideshow thing, but got it figured out.
Well, sort of.. I was able to get w gtk widget to refresh to a random image, but it was to much bs so I went back to conky, and it runs a slideshow great...
Next I am looking @ "hot corners" in jwm...

musher0 · Posted: Sun 25 Nov 2012, 01:39 Post subject:

Hi, gang.

Yikes! I can appreciate puppyluvr's technical feat, but you'll still have to pry me off my right-click menu with a BIG, huge, even colossal tire iron before I will even start considering to install "that" on my machine. Laughing

BFN.