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[akash_rawal]

I forgot

I've now updated link on third post.

[mavrothal]

I finally got around to compile and install pup-volume-monitor-0.1.10 and desktop-drive-icons-0.0.1 in precise 5.4.1 after I installed your glib-2.32.3-patched-precise-i686.pet.
Compiled fine though desktop-drive-icons-0.0.1 still needs "LIBS=-lX11 GTK2_LIBS=$LIBS LDFLAGS=-L/usr/lib ./configure" to compile.

However, I have a problem thou I do not know which of the 3 (glib, volume-monitor, drive-icons) generates it.
When I unmount a removable drive (by clicking the icon), the window does not close but just empties (from the file/folder icons). On consecutive mounts of the drive, it mount OK but the window that opens in blank.

Removing the drive and inserting a different one that has the same dev name but different volume name behaves OK the first time it mounts. Then blank.
If you restart the X server is OK again the first time.

I suspect is the drive-icons app and its interaction with ROX, but I wouldn't know. If it is and you get around to look at it, you may also want provide the option *not* to move the position of the drives when one with a long (3-4 lines) name is inserted or just limit it to 2 lines (and truncate after 6-7 letters)

[akash_rawal]

I have moved desktop-drive icons here and made requested changes.

desktop-drive-icons updated to 0.0.2
Changelog:

• Added post unmount command. By default it closes the open rox-filer window. (thanks mavrothal)
  
• It is now possible to set maximum length of a drive label displayed. (thanks mavrothal)

[mavrothal]

Akash,
Desktop-drive-icons-0.0.2 works fine in precise if the proper glib is install.
So I made a pet for pup-volume-monitor/desktop-drive-icons for Puppy Precise 5.4/5,4,1.
It requires either BK's z_glib_fix-2.32.3-orig-precise540-i686.pet or your glib-2.32.3-patched-precise-i686.pet to work properly.

Edit Version 0.1.10-1has different defaults and a better pinstall script
Version 0.1.10-2 corrects a typo in pinstall (thanks peebee)

[mavrothal]

Hi again,
I noticed that even when the max characters option is activated, unless you define enough only for one line (ie 6) the position of the drives still moves up and down when a device with more characters than the existing devices is inserted or removed.
I guess what it needs is to define the original position of the widget according to the max characters and then (with another option box) either expand the widget downwards or do not expand it at all.
To have a sensible initial position you may allow for 2 lines as a default and provide the full name upon hovering.

Tried to see into icon.c and icon-view.c (so I will not only ask ) but my C is less than rudimentary.
(BTW I find that developing in git/cvs is very educational for others since it allows them to see the logic and the code changes. Eventually this may pay off )


Latter (after some more use)
The option to hide specific volumes would be very handy. Your windows (or macintosh) volume for example or your backup drive.
So if you go for a v0.0.3 Though is probably better implemented in pup-volume-monitor so certain drive/volumes will not show in other desktop managers of save dialog windows.

[MinHundHettePerro]

Hello !

Latest PVM & DDI for slacko, in slacko 5.3 (RC2, 5.2.97 actually, though it shouldn't matter).

I have 19 internal partitions, which means that - on my 1280x1024 screen - quite a few of them are way out to the right of the wieving area.

Adding another partition, say sr0, gives a "Floating point exception" in DDI, which crashes.

Recompiling DDI so as to stay within my horizontal screen estate (shrinking icon-size, inter-icon padding etc.) makes DDI work - until the horizontal right is passed; resulting in a "Floating point exception".

Strangely, in vertical view, although a lot of the icons are well below the lower screen limit - there are no crashes of DDI.


In both horizontal and vertical view, DDI can be started with "too many partitions", while removing one, USB or sr0, results in the same DDI crash of "Floating point exception" in horizontal view only.


A bit more serious, though, is that when plugging in a USB-stick, say sdd, partitions are shown (sdd1, sdd2 etc), as well as, the MBR-block sdd.

PVM actually offers to mount (and save to, at least in FF) the MBR-block of USB flash-devices (not for USB HDDs, though).


Perhaps a multi-row table for drive icons .

I would like to also see my FDD in PVM/DDI .


Craps, a lot of critisism - but, I wouldn't have bothered if I didn't have high hopes for PVM/DDI .


Cheers / MHHP

[01micko]

Hello akash_rawal

I have built a compiz sfs for the new slacko (when released) and it will be based around lxpanel and pcmanfm. I installed your slacko-1.10 pet on the first page and it seems to run well.



Thanks for a great job!

[technosaurus]

[okokoook]

i just have little concern about the pup-volume-monitor. as instructed, i created those two scripts and left them in their corresponding directories respectively. but when i reboot, i got "not syncing, attempting to kill init" message. could anyone give me a hint on this? thank you

regards

michael

[gmahuaer]

[simargl]

removed

[tenochslb]

Is it just me or the source tar contains nothing to extracr?

[Geoffrey]

[sc0ttman]

I tried to compile , and I get this:

[peebee]