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joel wrote:Is there any reason I cannot type the name of the clock skin into the bar? After selecting one a file name is there but it is not possible to type it. I though perhaps if I couldn't see a skin in the menu to select it then possibly i could just enter the file name if i knew it, but alas.

I will add this onto my Pwidgets todo-list


Sigmund

Jim1911 wrote:Hi zigbert,

Bad news, the problem noted earlier with 003 has returned with Lucid puppy 007 and is still in 008. The PCC Desktop Trays button does not function. Also, the Edit tray button in the top mention does not work. The tray files can be edited manually. This problem occurred with a new 3fs save file created to test DuDE.

lupu-008 has an additional problem. If the programs menu is set to be activated by a left mouse click, clicking on a desktop icon will bring up the programs menu instead of executing the desktop icon. Something to do with pointer focus.

Hi Jim
Thank you for taking the effort to report these problems. My plan is to release DuDE 0.2 around the time Puppy 5 is arriving. I still focus on new features, and will wait for a stable Puppy before I start testing..... That means I have some evenings before we switch to a feature-freeze.

Let's hope the problems in Lupuhas a simple solution. Playdayz might have forgotten to include the correct gtkdialog/jwm package.


Sigmund

zigbert wrote:Thank you for taking the effort to report these problems. My plan is to release DuDE 0.2 around the time Puppy 5 is arriving. I still focus on new features, and will wait for a stable Puppy before I start testing..... That means I have some evenings before we switch to a feature-freeze.

Good plan, DuDE worked perfectly in 006, then gave problems in 007 and 008, and now there is an 000 experimental out (3 releases in 2 days). I'm still going to try it though, at least I'm learning how to use it, and love it.

Cheers,
Jim

zigbert wrote: Let's hope the problems in Lupuhas a simple solution. Playdayz might have forgotten to include the correct gtkdialog/jwm package.


Sigmund

Hi Sigmund

Playdayz currently has an older gtkdialog in Lupu. I have compiled the Patriot edition and I'm sure it will be in the final. He's very busy just getting the thing to work correctly for all and doing a fine job. I'll mention it again soon.

JWM is now up to revision 490 by Joe. I have not compiled this yet, but Dougal reported on Barry's blog that it is good and fixed many minor issues.

Rox is still has a problem in Lupu but that is fixed for the next version.

Hopefully DuDE can play nicely in Lupu very soon.

Cheers

Mick

Changelog
____________________________________________
DuDE-0.4.0 - 25.Jun 2010
- Define URL in Favorites menu.
- Improved user interface in Pmenu-Favorites.
- PCC has got a new 'Processes' tab.
- Use optical48.png as Rox MIME for iso-image. (thanks to stu90)
- cleanup menu in pinstall.sh
- Quickpet button in pcc (thanks to 01micko)
- Ctrl+Alt+Delete opens Pprocess
- Ctrl+Alt+x opens Pshutdown
- Alt+Up and Alt+Down adjusts volume (requires Pmusic)
- Alt+right/left goes to next/previous song in Pmusic playlist
- Ptray has got new button beside 'Dock area' with info about tray-apps.
- Updated globicons with news in Quirky 1.2
- Updated pcc (for Quirky) with set_hwclock_type, gtkLPQ, ipinfo and grub4dos (if exist)
- Updated fixmenus, fixmenus_favorites, pmenu, pcc, ptheme
- Bugfix: improved detection of description for Favorites menu (thanks to DaveS)
- Bugfix: improved detection of most-used apps
- Bugfix: detection of symlinked .desktop files (thanks to ejb)
- Bugfix: Pmenu created /root/gtk - debug file (thanks to DaveS)
- Bugfix: Mouse-theme was lost when activating Ptheme without mouse-theme defined.
____________________________________________
DuDE-0.3.0 - 15.May 2010
- Ptheme does handle mouse themes - without restarting X.
- Pcur is improved and included into DuDE.
- Added mouse-themes: RedDot, aero and HaikuHand. Included into global themes.
- Added MicksClock. Start from bottom-right corner. (thanks to 01micko)
- Added numlockx, and integrated it with pcc (thanks to Jim1911 and DC)
- Paste content of Pnote using primary buffer. (thanks to seaside)
- Include icon2desk into pcc.
- Pnote can use different colors of background/font (thanks to jpeps)
- Increased width of jwm-window border (flat-grey) for easier window-sizing.
- Added tooltip in Ptray: how to move items in list (thanks to Jim1911)
- Maintray now built dynamically depending on your system.
- combined 'tray-services' and 'Standalone' groups in Ptray to 'Swallowed'.
- Pcc points to flsynclient if exist.
- Updated globicons for Quirky and lupu
- Updated ptheme, pnote, ptray, fixmenus, pcc
- Bugfix: fixmenus splitted 'Floppy - Formatter'
- Bugfix: let fixmenus look for subdirectories in /usr/share/applications (thanks to Jim1911)
- Bugfix: Show only available tray-services in Ptray.
- Bugfix: Use Pwireless or Pwireless2 in pcc (whatever is available)
- Bugfix: fixmenus failed when Exec value contained extended info (thanks to Jim1911)
____________________________________________
DuDE-0.2.1 - 1.May 2010
- Updated fixmenus
- Bugfix: Improved globicons settings
- Bugfix: .desktop files containing " in Exec crashed Ptray (thanks to jim1911)
- Bugfix: Define HOME in fixmenus for Puppy update script (thanks to BarryK)
- Bugfix: Default-wizard crashed when default-script is empty. (thanks to DaveS)
- Bugfix: Desktop menu misses corner configuration
____________________________________________
DuDE-0.2 - 24.Apr 2010
- Pcorner lets you set actions for each desktop corner (move mouse-pointer into corner).
- Pnote is a new desktop notepad. Accessable from upper left corner.
- Virtual keyboard (xvkbd) is added and integrated with PCC (thanks to techosaurus)
- DuDE can be uninstalled.
- Execute complete apps (with gui) as trays. See Ptray.
- DuDE does not depend on Pwidgets anymore.
- Ptheme is a standalone app.
- Ptray is extented to run 8 unique trays.
- The filosophy of DIPS
- Autodetect existing items for 'most-used menu' and Top-tray during install.
- Improve globicons for Puppy 4, Puppy 5 and Quirky
- Moved wallpaper setter code from DuDE to Pwidgets.
- Changed jwm to 'snap to border' by default.
- Original desktop files are saved in /usr/share/applications-original
- Removed dark/bright background of apps from pcc. - too ambitious for a control center.
- Updated pcc, ptray, ptheme, pwidgets, icon_swithcer
- Bugfix: Most-used db doesn't count if command contains '%'.
- Bugfix: Set default dir in deafults-wizard to /usr/share/stardust/bin
- Bugfix: Change 'cancel' button to 'ok' button in defaultwizard.
- Bugfix: Improved detection of icon in Ptray and most-used menu.
- Bugfix: Allow more flexible code in defaults-apps (like defaultbrowser in lupu 006)
- Bugfix: Set correct icon in Favorites for directory if dirname contains space
- Bugfix: Rox integration with *.m3u files.
- Bugfix: Upgrading app (new installation) didn't cooperate with most-used menu.
- Bugfix: Ptray options does only accept integers. This prevents corrupted jwm-configs.
- Bugfix: Icon_swithcer troubled with icon-themes without a start-button.

Hi zigbert,

Pleasant surprise this afternoon to return and find your latest. Installed it on lupu-009, and it is working great. Your added features, Pcorner and Virtual Keyboard work fine.

Pnote gives this message although it appears to be working fine. Ptray gives same error message as DuDE 0.1 on lupu-009 as reported before. Because of this I couldn't check out the updates that depend on ptray and the associated buttons.

Thanks for this update, although there are still errors with lupu, it's still a great addition.

Jim

To get it going in lupu, you should install Micks jwm/gtkdialog pack.

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 540#412540


Sigmund

zigbert wrote:To get it going in lupu, you should install Micks jwm/gtkdialog pack.

I still get an error message with lupu-111 which I understand has that fix. Other than this it works great.Maybe lupu-112 due out tonight will correct this problem.

Frugal installation of ttuuxxx's 4.3.2 v3 has a different error message and of course the Edit tray and Trays buttons do not work. Have lupu and 4.3.2v3 done something similar? If not the problem may be with DuDE. Other than the ptray problem, it works great. Cheers,
Jim

Jim
I wonder if this is caused by 'something' you have installed.

Could you do a check:

1. open /usr/sbin/ptray in a text editor. Close to the bottom of the code, you'll find the line '#echo "$Ptray" > /root/gtk'. remove the hash - 'echo "$Ptray" > /root/gtk'

2. After executing ptray, open /root/gtk in a text-editor and find line 225 in lupu or line 374 in Puppy 4.3.2. What does the line(s) say.


Thank you
Sigmund

Edit: Why not attach the whole /root/gtk file

zigbert wrote:Jim
2. After executing ptray, open /root/gtk in a text-editor and find line 225 in lupu or line 374 in Puppy 4.3.2. What does the line(s) say.
Edit: Why not attach the whole /root/gtk file

Hope this helps, you probably do need the whole file because of the echo that's included. Line 225 "<item>Theme Orange</item>" doesn't appear to be relevant to the problem.

gtktest posted from lupu-111, gtktest432 posted from puppy-4.3.2v3

Jim

Hi Jim

No, playdayz forgot the new gtkdialog/JWM in lupu-111, they will install just fine, use zigbert's link.

Cheers

zigbert wrote: I wonder if this is caused by 'something' you have installed.

You are correct, because of this statement, I started lupu-112 with no save file and installed DuDE first. It worked flawlessly, then still without a save file I installed my usual programs, one at a time, checking ptray after each installation and found the conflicting program "snap2_4.3.pet". Too bad, it's a super backup utility.

Sorry that I've wasted your time, I could have done this earlier.

Your update is super, it works fine without pwidgets. Pcorners, and all of the other features work great.

Thanks,
Jim

Why should Snap2 interfere with DuDE

We need a solution here.......

zigbert wrote:Why should Snap2 interfere with DuDE
We need a solution here.......

My usual software plus is installed now except for snap2. This is Amarok, wine, e-Sword, firefox, seamonkey, OpenOffice3.2, pwidgets, edit_sfs, java, numlockx, Pet_Maker, Startmount, Sunbird, thunderbird, gnome-games-Lite, and DuDE. All work fine except DuDE's ptray when I install snap2.

Any ideas as to what I should check? I'd like to help find a solution, maybe we could get Istandish to look into this. Presently, 01micko has links in lupu-112's Quickpet for DuDE and snap2.

Cheers,
Jim

Jim
Could you point me to the snap2 package you install.


Sigmund

I use this snap2 which is the same one that's linked to by Quickpet on Lupu. I hope that you are able to duplicate the problem that I get.

Note: I see that the link is to an older version 2-4.4.2, I used 2-4.4.3, and I found that Istandish has updated it to 2-4.4.4. I'm installing it now to see if it has the same affect.

Unfortunately the latest version affects ptray as before. However there is another conflict that I hadn't noticed. Snap2 will not operate from the menu, it does start from a console with this message Jim

Jim
The problem is in the file /usr/share/applications/snap2_run.desktop The Quotes interferes with the Stardust program detection.
If you remove /usr/share/stardust/bin/"snapshell, everything else should work just fine. Fixed this for next update.


Thank you
Sigmund

Great, it worked, also worked with pup-4.3.2!
EDIT: However, this breaks one of the functions of snap2 which is to make a quick snapshot backup. The snap2 GUI still works properly.

zigbert wrote:

Jim1911 wrote:Minor problem--Upon reboot, after a change such as adding a program or another sfs, the default 432 icons return to desktop and have to be manually removed.

This problem has nothing to do wit Stardust, but has been around for a long time in the official Puppy. If you first remove icons on desktop, then install a sfs, icons return.


Sigmund

Jim........ the way to deal with this is to set your desktop up the way you want then remaster. This way, your preferred desktop becomes the default (which always gets loaded after installing sfs etc) instead of the Puppy original. Remastering using Dougals modified script is easy. It is here http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 240#380240