Wbar: a fancy launchbar (using Imlib2)
I was just sitting here thinking how neat you're avatar is CatDude. I don't ever recall it doing "that" before with the eyes! Very cool effect indeed my fellow friend! Normally I don't care for avatars that "do things" as a lot of people latch onto some that can be down-right gruesome (I have come to mind "everyone's favourite" the frustrated computerist bashing his head bloody on the keyboard---ghastly thing!) and even others with frame rates that can be dangerous for epileptics such as myself.
But yours deserves an award for being both tasteful and attractive. An Olympic Gold Medal from me CatDude and two thumbs up!
Amicalement/In Friendship,
Eyes-Only
"L'Peau-Rouge"
But yours deserves an award for being both tasteful and attractive. An Olympic Gold Medal from me CatDude and two thumbs up!
Amicalement/In Friendship,
Eyes-Only
"L'Peau-Rouge"
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Hello Eyes-Only
The strange thing is, there appears to be a quick flash of white in the eyes, which is not part of the animation.
If you right click on the image and save it to your computer, then view it with mtpaint you will see that it does not
do the white flash, i suppose it must have something to do with the way the forum works.
CatDude
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Your absolutely correct my friend, it never used to, i got bored and thought i would add a bit of life to it.Eyes-Only wrote: I was just sitting here thinking how neat you're avatar is CatDude. I don't ever recall it doing "that" before with the eyes! Very cool effect indeed my fellow friend!
The strange thing is, there appears to be a quick flash of white in the eyes, which is not part of the animation.
If you right click on the image and save it to your computer, then view it with mtpaint you will see that it does not
do the white flash, i suppose it must have something to do with the way the forum works.
I must admit that i did in fact find that particular avvy quite amusing. (But i do have a pretty warped/sick sense of humour )Eyes-Only wrote: ...(I have come to mind "everyone's favourite" the frustrated computerist bashing his head bloody on the keyboard---ghastly thing!)...
Thank you very much, i shall wear it with pride.Eyes-Only wrote: But yours deserves an award for being both tasteful and attractive. An Olympic Gold Medal from me CatDude and two thumbs up!
CatDude
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[img]http://www.smokey01.com/CatDude/.temp/sigs/acer-futile.gif[/img]
No, it is a bug in the animation. The frame #0 has eyes filled with transparent color, which the subsequent frames then draw over - and when animation gets cycled, such an area apparently gets cleaned to background, which in this GIF is set to white. Merge frames #0 and #1 to get rid of it.CatDude wrote:The strange thing is, there appears to be a quick flash of white in the eyes, which is not part of the animation.
If you right click on the image and save it to your computer, then view it with mtpaint you will see that it does not
do the white flash, i suppose it must have something to do with the way the forum works.
Hello wjaguar
Thanks from one cat to another
CatDude
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Well spotted mate, done as you suggested and now it looks as it was intended to.wjaguar wrote: No, it is a bug in the animation. The frame #0 has eyes filled with transparent color, which the subsequent frames then draw over - and when animation gets cycled, such an area apparently gets cleaned to background, which in this GIF is set to white. Merge frames #0 and #1 to get rid of it.
Thanks from one cat to another
CatDude
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I noticed the white too guys---odd thing is that when I downloaded it to my computer and checked it in Mirage---no white flashy thing. How odd!? I wonder why?
Yeah, I know! I know! "Simple things amuse simple minds!" Well... ya just can't get more simple than MY MIND! LOL!
Amicalement,
Eyes-Only
"L'Peau-Rouge"
P/S: CatDude? Don't wear the "Gold" medal mate!---it'll rust. You think I can afford to pass out REAL ones? Sheesh!
Yeah, I know! I know! "Simple things amuse simple minds!" Well... ya just can't get more simple than MY MIND! LOL!
Amicalement,
Eyes-Only
"L'Peau-Rouge"
P/S: CatDude? Don't wear the "Gold" medal mate!---it'll rust. You think I can afford to pass out REAL ones? Sheesh!
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It will be fine, upon first recieving it i gave it several coats of laquer to keep it from tarnishing.Eyes-Only wrote: P/S: CatDude? Don't wear the "Gold" medal mate!---it'll rust. You think I can afford to pass out REAL ones? Sheesh!
CatDude
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Hello all
For those people who would like a different coloured font on their wbar
here are 19 (yes, nineteen) in various colour combinations to choose from.
Only the wbar executable is included (well 19 of them actually)
They were all compiled in Dingo using wbar-v1.3.3 with the offset patch,
the same one as posted Here
It requires the same imlib2-1.4.0.pet as posted by Wolf Pup Here
When extracted you will see the following directory:
Some of the colour combinations may not be to everyones taste,
but i included as many as i could.
Thanks go to Dougal for pointing me in the right direction as to what code to change.
I hope you find one that you like.
CatDude
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For those people who would like a different coloured font on their wbar
here are 19 (yes, nineteen) in various colour combinations to choose from.
Only the wbar executable is included (well 19 of them actually)
They were all compiled in Dingo using wbar-v1.3.3 with the offset patch,
the same one as posted Here
It requires the same imlib2-1.4.0.pet as posted by Wolf Pup Here
When extracted you will see the following directory:
- wbar-v1.3.3-offset-patch-different-coloured-fonts
- Black-Text-Coloured-Shadow
blue
green
red
white
yellow
Coloured-Text-Black-Shadow
blue
cyan
green
red
yellow
Coloured-Text-White-Shadow
blue
cyan
green
red
yellow
White-Text-Coloured-Shadow
black
blue
green
red
Some of the colour combinations may not be to everyones taste,
but i included as many as i could.
Thanks go to Dougal for pointing me in the right direction as to what code to change.
I hope you find one that you like.
CatDude
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It seems that no one in this forum has had the same problems as I have in trying to get wbar going. I've got it going now, but I thought it was pretty strange.
Before I got wbar going, whenever I typed "wbar" into the console it gave me"
and I could see nothing. I looked at a couple different forums and I stubled upon the strangest fix: Just click where the bar should be, I did and it appeared! How weird is that? What did I do to get so strange a response? I used someone's patched pet file, sorry, I can't remember whose it was.
Edit: I remember! T'was CatDude's here
Not blaming CatDude in anyway BTW
Before I got wbar going, whenever I typed "wbar" into the console it gave me"
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Using /root/.wbar config file.
Using a Super Bar.
Edit: I remember! T'was CatDude's here
Not blaming CatDude in anyway BTW
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I don't know why this wbar doesn't like me
I can't configure it or anything cause I keep getting after I type eg. -config conf-file :
Then nothing happens. Sigh.
I can't configure it or anything cause I keep getting after I type eg. -config conf-file :
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Using /root/.wbar config file.
Using a Super Bar.
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Oh, oopps
Right, I get it now, super bar runs cause that's the script that's running and the reason why I get it when I type in is cause that's the mode it's running in. Right! I get it! Noob I know
Right, I get it now, super bar runs cause that's the script that's running and the reason why I get it when I type in
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-config conf-file
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Yes, I know I'm back again. Terrible I know, 4 posts back to back. I'd delete them if I could, I hope I'll not be hung as a spammer
This is just a yes or no question: Can wbar have shortcuts to directories? It doesn't seem to like me placing a directory on it. It says
This is just a yes or no question: Can wbar have shortcuts to directories? It doesn't seem to like me placing a directory on it. It says
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sh: /mnt/hda5: is a directory
wbar expects something that can be executed. A directory cannot be executed. Remember, it's a "launch bar".battleshooter wrote:Can wbar have shortcuts to directories? It doesn't seem to like me placing a directory on it. It saysCode: Select all
sh: /mnt/hda5: is a directory
To do what you want you might try this...
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rox --dir=/mnt/hda5
I've never tried it myself, but something like that should open the directory you are seeking. If not, open a console and type rox --help to see the parameters needed.
Hope that helps. Don't worry about the noob questions; most of us have been there before. I'm just surprised you didn't get any response to your earlier posts.
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Solved!
*Big grin*
Sweetness! Thanks WhoDo! It worked! 'Preciate your empathy for my noobiness too Thanks!
Sweetness! Thanks WhoDo! It worked! 'Preciate your empathy for my noobiness too Thanks!
- blacktulipgirl
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I installed the patched one, and it shows up like this:
I would like it to start up... BUT IT DOESN'T. I tried the help above and it doesn't come back when i click on the desktop after typing wbar into the console.
I'm still new at all this linux stuff, its v. exciting to be able to customize I
Help!
Thanks, B
I would like it to start up... BUT IT DOESN'T. I tried the help above and it doesn't come back when i click on the desktop after typing wbar into the console.
I'm still new at all this linux stuff, its v. exciting to be able to customize I
Help!
Thanks, B
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It works finally! I'm going to bed
I followed these directions and was finally able to have it work:
http://www.puppylinux.org/wiki/how-tos/ ... m-launcher
Yippee!
B
http://www.puppylinux.org/wiki/how-tos/ ... m-launcher
Yippee!
B
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I attach a patched wbar 1.3.3
It will stay above other windows also in Icewm (the original does not).
But if you move a window behind it, the background is not refreshed, you must right-click, to update the view.
But this is just the same problem as with the original wbar in other windowmanagers.
I changed XWin.cc, line 173 (in the end):
Create a backup of your original /usr/bin/wbar, then extract the attached archive in /usr/bin/.
Mark
It will stay above other windows also in Icewm (the original does not).
But if you move a window behind it, the background is not refreshed, you must right-click, to update the view.
But this is just the same problem as with the original wbar in other windowmanagers.
I changed XWin.cc, line 173 (in the end):
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Atom prop = XInternAtom(display, "_NET_WM_STATE_BELOW", True);
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Atom prop = XInternAtom(display, "_NET_WM_STATE_ABOVE", True);
Mark
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Yes, if you used WolfPup's pet it seems to be the case. It gives me the 404 as well, maybe try this one:bones01 wrote:the link to download the Imlib2 pet is going nowhere. Has it been moved?
http://www.curiouslegends.com.au/tigerp ... imlib2.pet
I'm not sure if it will work though, it's from TigerPup.
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Hey all.
Would it be possible to have two wbars running at the same time?
My idea is to have a main wbar either at the top or the bottom with all of the applications in it, and then have a second wbar at either the sides or top/bottom that has the mountable drives in it. Both of these would have to run at the same time and would probably need two different configuration files, but I'm curious as to if it would work or not. It would reduce the need for me to have to keep moving all my icons everytime i log on and would look rather cool as well.
Just an idea but I would love an answer.
Thanks
Rebecca Brannum
"Embrace the Inner Geek"
Would it be possible to have two wbars running at the same time?
My idea is to have a main wbar either at the top or the bottom with all of the applications in it, and then have a second wbar at either the sides or top/bottom that has the mountable drives in it. Both of these would have to run at the same time and would probably need two different configuration files, but I'm curious as to if it would work or not. It would reduce the need for me to have to keep moving all my icons everytime i log on and would look rather cool as well.
Just an idea but I would love an answer.
Thanks
Rebecca Brannum
"Embrace the Inner Geek"
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yes, it is possible
go to the command line, type wbar --help
i'm pretty sure there is a option -config (or something like that)
this allows you to have different configurations, like different icons
you can have more than one wbar running, you just have to specify different positions when you run them with the -pos option
hope that helped
go to the command line, type wbar --help
i'm pretty sure there is a option -config (or something like that)
this allows you to have different configurations, like different icons
you can have more than one wbar running, you just have to specify different positions when you run them with the -pos option
hope that helped