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#61 Post by sc0ttman »

SFR wrote:@Sc0ttman:
I _think_ I found the actual bug, it was /usr/bin/rwc-config:

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exec /usr/local/RWC/rwc-config &
I've no idea why did I put & there, but for 90% it was the cause; most likely /usr/bin/rwc-config process was dying too slow. Interesting that it wasn't happend in Slacko..?
But thanks again, it was definitely RWC bug.
I hope it'll be ok now.
This one seems to work fine, excellent, thanks. :)
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#62 Post by rmcellig »

Where can I find Gtkdialog 0.8.0 or later and how do I install it?

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#63 Post by SFR »

Most likely you have it already (0.8.0), unless you're using some older Puppy at present.
Open terminal window and type:

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gtkdialog4 --version
to be sure.

The latest Gtkdialog-0.8.2 you can compile yourself (here's the appropriate thread) or search for a .pet.
IIRC, I've seen Oldyeller's, RSH's (for Lupu) and 01micko's (for Slacko) packages somewhere in the forum.

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#64 Post by rmcellig »

Thanks!!

I'll see if I can find a pet. I really like RWC ( your wallpaper changer) !!

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#65 Post by rmcellig »

After I install 1.6.4, I noticed it didn't have a menu entry so where did it install it and how do I invoke it? Thanks!!!

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#66 Post by SFR »

On which Puppy you have installed it?
I've noticed that it happens in the latest Precise-5.4.1.
Try this:
1. Open terminal, type: fixmenus and wait until it finish.
2. Then go to Desktop -> JWM configuration and press "Restart JWM now?" button.

Should help...

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#67 Post by rmcellig »

I am using Openbox in Puppy Linux 5.2.8

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#68 Post by rmcellig »

That worked. I can now launch it and it appears in the Desktop menu. I still have the GTKdialog error though even though I installed GTKdialog 0.8.2. Is there something else I need to do? Do I have to restart my machine?

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#69 Post by rmcellig »

I uninstalled gtkdialog 0.8.2 and installed 0.8.0. Works fine now.!! Beautiful job!!!

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#70 Post by SFR »

rmcellig wrote:I uninstalled gtkdialog 0.8.2 and installed 0.8.0. Works fine now.!! Beautiful job!!!
Great! :)

However since there's a lot of 'gtkdialog' binaries these days: gtkdialog4, gtkdialog5 and gtkdialog that can be a symlink to gtkdialog4 or gtkdialog5 :lol: - I changed the code a bit to try to handle this.

Additionally I fixed (hopefully) "Only one instance allowed" problem, which popped up again, this time in Lupu.

BTW, which "subversion" of Lupu you have, that there's no Gtkdialog-0.8.0 OOTB?
IIRC since Lupu-528-002 (or 004?) Playdayz had included it into.

The latest Lupu is 528-005-1:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 054#622054
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EDIT (2015-01-19): v1.7.3 with improvements by ASRI éducation:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 006#822006

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Attachments
RWC-1.7.2.pet
Added README_fr and corrected a typo (both thanks to Musher0).
(5.3 KiB) Downloaded 591 times
RWC-1.7.1.pet
Corrected gettext and added fr translation (both thanks to ASRI éducation).
(4.94 KiB) Downloaded 389 times
RWC-1.7.pet
Removed "Online" mode, added gettext, refreshed the code
(4.03 KiB) Downloaded 375 times
RWC-1.6.6.pet
Added support for Compiz in Slacko-5.4
(5.66 KiB) Downloaded 725 times
RWC-1.6.5.pet
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#71 Post by rmcellig »

I have a full install of 5.2.8 (005).

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#72 Post by Sky Aisling »

Hello,
I am running Puppy-528.005 from Live CD on a ZaReason Big Lap.
Pupsave file is on HDD.
I've downloaded RWC-1.6.5.pet.
Download went ok.
Menu/Desktop/Random Wallpaper Changer shows.
Dependencies check ok.
Nothing happenings when I initiate Random Wallpaper Changer from Menu/Desktop.
Any clues? Thank you.

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#73 Post by SFR »

Hey Sky Aisling

Could you launch it from terminal window by:

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rwc-config
and post the results?

Also:

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gtkdialog --version
gtkdialog4 --version
would be helpful...

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#74 Post by Sky Aisling »

Coming at you! :)

sh-4.1# rwc-config

** ERROR **: gtkdialog: Error in line 47, near token '<sensitive>': Unknown tag.

aborting...
/usr/local/RWC/rwc-config: line 361: 15597 Aborted $GTKDIALOG -p MAIN
sh-4.1#

sh-4.1# gtkdialog --version
gtkdialog version 0.7.21 (C) 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 by Laszlo Pere
sh-4.1#

sh-4.1# gtkdialog4 --version
sh: gtkdialog4: command not found
sh-4.1#

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#75 Post by SFR »

Thanks, as I thought - the lack of Gtkdialog-0.8.0 is the problem, but how's that possible..?
Rmcellig had the same kind of problem above.
Before Slacko I used to use Lupuplus-528.005-1 - Gtkdialog-0.8.0 present.
Just a while ago to ensure myself I downloaded Lupu-528.005 (from here) and Gtkdialog-0.8.0 also is present there...
I feel kinda weird... :? :lol:

I can't find 0.8.0 package for Lupu anywhere, but hopefully this should work:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=81928

EDIT:
Taking the opportunity, I uploaded v1.6.6 with added support for Compiz in latest Slacko-5.4 (xwin dummy1 & xwin dummy2).
Attached next to v1.6.5 few posts above.

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#76 Post by Sky Aisling »

Hi SFR,

Mixed reviews ...

I'm wondering if the issue is running from a Live CD or from a Frugal installation.

Here's what I have found:
Downloaded RWC-1.6.6.pet to Puppy-528.005 frugally installed on Dell Inspiron 600m.
Worked fine :D
Downloaded RWC-1.6.6.pet to Puppy-528.005 Live CD on ZaReason Big Lap.
No initiating of program - menu/desktop/wallpaper changer entry shows but nothing happens when requested. :(

In both cases I downloaded the .pet into my home folder *my-applications*.

Both Puppy-528.005 .isos taken from Barry's download site in November 2012.

Hope this helps.


Then there is my embarrassment...I'm looking for a screensaver not a wallpaper changer. :oops:

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#77 Post by SFR »

Here's what I have found:
Downloaded RWC-1.6.6.pet to Puppy-528.005 frugally installed on Dell Inspiron 600m.
Worked fine :D
Downloaded RWC-1.6.6.pet to Puppy-528.005 Live CD on ZaReason Big Lap.
No initiating of program - menu/desktop/wallpaper changer entry shows but nothing happens when requested. :(
Yeah, that's odd...
IOW, it looks like in the first case /usr/sbin/gtkdialog4 is present, but in the second case it's not.
Perhaps some sort of layer issue or sth..?
I'll try to investigate it some day...
Then there is my embarrassment...I'm looking for a screensaver not a wallpaper changer.
No problem. ;)
How about pupxscreensaver, worked fine for me in Lupu:

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#78 Post by Sky Aisling »

Thanks for the tip
How about pupxscreensaver, worked fine for me in Lupu:
GLSlideshow doesn't work in it. I'm looking for a slideshow presentation of my picture file, like the GNOME Xscreensaver.

Thank you for the work on Wallpaper Changer. The dialogue box was easy to understand.

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#79 Post by SFR »

Sky Aisling wrote:GLSlideshow doesn't work in it. I'm looking for a slideshow presentation of my picture file, like the GNOME Xscreensaver.
Sky, I have found two interesting, little binaries:
qiv - for fullscreen slideshow
xprintidle - for detecting keyboard/mouse idle time

It was enough to combine them with simple script and it seems to work fine (tried in Lupu also).

Download and unpack the attched archive, (make all files executable, if they're not so), modify constants in slidesaver script (delay, interval, pics directory), and:
1. Click the script to enable daemon
2. Click the script again to disable daemon

Now it picks pictures randomly, but it's easy to customize (qiv --help).
To launch at startup, simply make a symlink in /root/Startup/ to slidesaver script.

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#80 Post by Sky Aisling »

SFR - Yes!

I copied *my-pictures* file from *home* into /usr/share.
(I tried directing it to ~/my-pictures but that did not take, so, placed *my-pictures* in /usr/share)
Now, how do I make one picture slowly fade down and the next picture slowly fade up?

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