Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

[R-S-H]

My wish list for the next Puppy is my wish list for the next Puppy is my wish list for the next Puppy is my wish list for the next Puppy is my wish ... ... ...

[bohocmasni]

a wish list?

i wish puppy could handle slax's modules, could install and uninstall that fast (did you try it?). or: could be more than 5 sfs loaded in the same time

or: ppm could remove lots of pets with 1 click.

or: i wish some developer tools/toys could be packed in base sfs, like tcc or bacon and not in the one big sfs with kernel sources

[lvds]

Wishes for next puppy release (from my users list )

- place jwm/rox into an external SFS file, so the desktop can easily be changed by another and builders can build alternate desktops much strongers. See this thread

- woof settings so builders can build a barebone easily. Because right now we all have hard time at removing packages and testing what dependencies are needed.

- gtkdialog for all the old scripts. See Carolina pupsaveconfig as an example

- Beware all puppy scripts can fit into a 1024x768 screen because right now many are not even readable. So if a user have a video driver problem and downgrade to 1024x768, at least he could setup his system again. (this have been a show stopper for _many_ people)

- Beware many alert popup have colors hardly readable on notebooks, like black on purple etc. Set a nice and good looking gtkdialog alert popups, all the same look and feel all over the puppy so it is easy to recognize.

- improve and simplify the video card selector with something like jockey on Ubuntu: if your video driver is there, go on with it. If your video driver is not there start with the best resolution useable, then launch later puppy-jockey to detect an additional driver on internet repository, then popup offer to download and install.

Many (many) thanks for your hard work, it is much (really much) appreciated !

[boof]

please re-code iwlwifi.ucode to allow Intel 5100-1 device to use WPA-PSK encryption-it is capable in XPsp3. I do not know if NDISwrapper will enable the function. That, and RA2850 RTL9192SU devices similarly. Please advise.

[xmf-149]

i am new to linux and lupu and here is a report of what confused me. i fixed it now this is just so it can be changed in the official version

• Startmount cannot be started from PupControl - it needs to be called with its full path /usr/local/Startmount/Startmount to function correctly. which startmount is /usr/bin/startmount which is a copy of Startmount but note that a symlink would not work either. it would be cleanest to comment line 349 in PupControl-bin and change the action path or a launch script could be made
  
• quickpet links lupu_devx_528.sfs but the highest version available is lupu_devx_525.sfs
  
• getflash doesnt work - the broken link to adobe.com causes the error message "Unable to contact the server, please check your internet connection". there is a package flash_install-0.1 in PPM which succeeded; otherwise, changing the link to 11.2 fixed getflash and apparently 11.2 is the last version
  
• pfbpanel line 1100 manually add glipper (checking for /root/.glipper_on) to keep the tray icon from disappearing - (too bad fbpanel needs to kill the processes)

[DM was on fire!]

XMF, you're running an old version of Puppy. Precise 5.5's GetFlash functions fine.
It is the last version because Flash dropped support for Linux.

Hope that clears some things up.

[nubc]

I'm seriously curious why VLC is not the default mediaplayer in Wary, Slacko, and Precise. Instead we get these clunky mplayer apps that have two simultaneous gui's by default until things get cleared up in Preferences. How much larger is VLC that versions can't adopt it as default player?

[smokey01]

This is another reason I prefer Fatdog as VLC is the default.

Size is important but not as important as functionality.

[simargl]

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[Smithy]

VLC version 1.1.7 pet works great with the portion of QT that is built in to Puppy, been using it as main media player for two years now.
Couldn't get the midifile plugin to work, but everything else I have thrown at it works.

[R-S-H]

[ThoriumBlvd]

My wish-list is rather short

1.) make sure Puppies fit on a CD-R(W)
2.) Settle on one default Video and Audio, VLC for vids, I'm not sure what is the better Audio, I've only experienced alsa-mixers.
4.) Jeez, these browsers are getting bloated... any ideas? 120Mb mem at fresh start?

Thorium

[gcmartin]

[solo]

I have a small, but in my view, important suggestion to make. I run PP 5.7.1., and when ever I load, or unload an SFS file, at the subsequent reboot, my desktop will be filled with all the icons of all default applications in their respective position like it was the first time I booted Puppy, but they are placed along with the icons I placed there myself, so it effectively becomes a messy affair.
Now, jpeps has made an terrific little utility for this which backs up and restores the desktop.

http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=64464

This has been a true lifesaver for me. What I want though, is for this procedure to take place automatically. The best thing of course is for this bug not to occur at all anymore, but if that turns out to be too complicated, then I want a smart Puppy which understands that under certain conditions a desktop restore at bootup is required.

[RSH]