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[musher0]

My pleasure, slavvo67.

[slavvo67]

Looks like it's not working on 64bit RU Xerus64. It's 32bit only, I'm guessing?

[musher0]

[musher0]

Hello again.

As a reminder, here are the history files this "Recents" script searches
and lists: (Edited July 6 2017)

General:
the recently-used.xbel file at /root/.local/share (with related directories)

Browsers, if installed:
mozilla browser with internal sqlite db (FF, SM, etc.)
links2
Chromium
Vivaldi

Mainstream Apps:
gmplayer (if installed)
geany (with related directories)
mtpaint (with related directories)

DB:
separate sqlitemanager program (if installed)

Personal:
last 10 documents you saved in /root/my-documents

Your Puppy:
last 10 packages you installed with petget

System logs:
/tmp/xerrs.log
/root/.bash-history
/root/.lesshst (history file of the real less from Greenwood Software)
/var/log/Xorg?.log

I hope this clarifies things for those who asked.

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Also, if you feel it would be useful to add to this "Recents" list others apps
that have a history file, please let me know. I'll try to oblige. TIA.
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BFN

[musher0]

Hello all.

Here is MRUF-lst version 0.9.7.5

This version
-- uses a new horizontal design. It's easier for the eye to follow lines than
to follow columns, IMO.

-- adds a separate sub-menu for the bash scripts in the xbel section. (For
SAFETY, scripts load in geany. You can run them from there is you wish.)

-- you can move the menu on screen from within the menu if you click
on any thin line

-- internally, added extra variables to enable the above.

-- new desktop file and new wrapper script to enable the following feature:

-- the script now starts with the GTK2 theme of your choice -- independent
of your main global GTK2 theme -- when defined in a config file such as
/root/.aewm/ae/aepanel-custom.gtkrc.

The config file that's provided includes some commented-out GTK2 theme
examples. If you don't have them or you don't like them, there are
thousands of GTK2 themes to choose from at:
https://www.gnome-look.org/browse/cat/136/ord/latest

Enjoy.

[musher0]

Hello all.

I just realized that by default Puppy does not have a way to control
"how many days back" for the recently-used.xbel file.

This is how you do it.

-- Check if you have a file named .gtkrc.mine in /root.
------ if you do, insert this line at the very top of it:

[torm]

how to get:
/root/my-doc...blah-blah.txt
instead of:
/root/my-documents/a_lot_of_folders/somefoldername/file_name_that_cannot_be_any_shorter_blah-blah.txt

so it doesn't go "fullscreen" ?

[musher0]

[musher0]

Hello torm and all.

Please find attached MRUF-lst-0.9.7.6.

This version:
1) takes torm's comment about long lines into consideration by shortening
some long directory names (lines 452-454). It's not ideal, I realize that,
but it's the best I can do given the way aemenu works.

2) refines the handling of text, image, compressed and squashed files,
essentially to allow the menu to re-appear after the file is viewed or
processed (for those file types only; I haven't found a catch-all
solution; lines 147-157).

3) includes a revisited script to call sqlitemanager (the Mozilla plugin),
as a stand-alone application. Applies to Mozilla-type browsers only;
original script by BarryK, BTW.

Please let me know if the Chrome / Chromium-type browsers can use
sqlitemanager. If so, I'll add them to the list. I guess that's a question
Mike_Walsh could answer!

4) some touch-ups to the common and language variables in
/usr/local/share/MRUF.

Finally, I have to qualify my previous statement about this script taking
only five seconds to load: after having tested it many times, the truth is
that it takes generally five seconds.

If the "recently-used.xbel" file has changed a lot, you may have to wait up
to 25 seconds for the menu to show. If you browsed a lot of new sites, or
edited many text files, things like that, the script will take longer to build
or refresh the menu.

Constructive feedback welcome. Enjoy!

[musher0]

Hello all.

I'm on a roll!

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Changes, MRUF-lst-0.9.7.7, 2017/07/15

-- Redid the layout of the description panel (plz see attached pic #1)

-- Added the last name of the devs for relevant apps in description panel
(same pic)

-- Condensed the image and text lines into a for loop

-- Added another replaceit command for /root/my-docs to shorten lines

-- Got Puppus_Dogfellow's nice icon to appear in the refresh panel (plz see
attached pic #2)

-- Hopefully made the choice of the file manager clearer (plz see attached
pic #3)

-- Chose another color set; I hope you like it! (same pic as above)

-- Upped the number of personal docs and packages from 10 to 14

-- Decided to show the menu entry for editing the menu on the fly.
Although this is more of a developer's feature (it's a kind of "recursion"),
some users might find it handy on occasion. Please be light-handed with
this; you may mess everything up real good using it. If you do, don't
come crying to papa! You have been warned.*

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As usual, constructive feedback or ideas for developing this script further
are welcome.

Enjoy!

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* (Solution: if you do mess up the menu with the editing feature, erase
file /tmp/recents and re-start the script; a new menu will be created.)

[musher0]

Hello again, people.

I've been testing the "recall of URLs" section of the MRUF script, and there
appears to be some problems with wikipedia and duckduckgo addresses.
Sometimes the defaultbrowser connects to the address and sometimes it
doesn't. Tests indicate that it could have to do with the syntax of the
address itself?

Connection to a Puppy forum page is fine, however.

I wiggled the MRUF and defaultbrowser scripts a bit, and they don't appear
to be the source of the problem.

I'm investigating. If you have any insight on this, please let me know. I
heard that some major sites have developed in-built protection now
against scripted connections. Maybe that's it?

TIA.

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On the line length front, torm will be perhaps glad to know that I've
evolved a sub-routine to shorten the URL names appearing in the menu.
It should be less frustrating for users with narrower monitors.

Something like this:

[musher0]

Hello all.

Please find attached version 0.9.7.8 of the MRUF list script.

Added in this version :

-- If the size of the geany.conf or .mtpaint configuration files
has changed, the script recycles. This saves the user from manually
recycling the script every time (s)he edits a picture or a plain text.

-- Thorough consideration of torm's remark above about width
of entries:
---- Detection of monitor width: if your monitor has a width of less than
1025 pixels, the sub-menus pile up vertically instead of going horizontal.
---- I generalized a width limitation to:
------ 60 characters for URLs
------ the last two sub-dirs plus file name for other files
(Please see attached illustrations.)

-- I clarified (I hope!) comments here and there in the script. In particular
the one about forced running in English for testing (lines 55-56). Normally
you won't touch line 55, since the script detects the language environment
automatically; but it can be handy.

-- Following BarryK's observation, I put executables aemenu-pango, bcm
and replaceit all under /usr/bin.

-- I refined the call to Vivaldi's history at line 299. It needed an extra
parameter, < --no-sandbox >.

Constructive comments welcome, as always.

Enjoy!

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P.S. See post below for 64-bit version.

[musher0]

(Edited July 29 2017.)
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Hello all.

Good news, MRUF-lst-0.9.7.8 works on a 64-bit Puppy derivative!

At least for Quirky-8,2 "xerus" users. Unfortunately, I forgot to note the
glibc version of the Quirky-8,2 "xerus", so it may not work on your 64-bit
Puppy.

Many thanks to BarryK for compiling and including the necessary 64-bit
execs required to make this script run.

So may I present: MRUF-lst-0.9.7.8 64-bit!

-- The script and execs are separate for the 64-bit version
-- A couple of screen shots

Please test on your 64-bit Pup? TIA.

[musher0]

Hello again all.

I just realized that the MRUF won't display an sqlite3 DB if you don't install
its MIME-type:
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=961833&sort=lastpost#961833
So please do? TIA.

It will be included in the next version of the MRUF-lst script.

BFN.

[musher0]

Hello all,

BarryK has chosen to include this MRUF-lst script in his coming
Quirky-8.2.2 "xerus". Please see here:
http://barryk.org/news/?viewDetailed=00622

I am quite honored. Thanks, Mr. Kauler.

BFN.