Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

Sylvander · Posted: Fri 26 Jun 2009, 09:18 Post subject:

1. "Does boxpup use the standard puppy event management system?"
As a newbie, this is all unknown to me, but I did manage to find "Menu->System->Puppy event manager".
Don't see any way in there to make configuration changes so that pCD would autoplay rather than Xfmedia player.

aragon · Joined: 15 Oct 2007 Posts: 1690 Location: Germany

please look at the picture below. that's the event-manager (version in 4.10).

activate both items might do the trick.

aragon

Sylvander · Posted: Fri 26 Jun 2009, 12:11 Post subject:

Both of those boxes are already ticked. Sad

seeker · Joined: 26 Nov 2008 Posts: 89 Location: Indiana, USA

my guess would be to edit /usr/local/bin/defaultmediaplayer like this

aragon · Joined: 15 Oct 2007 Posts: 1690 Location: Germany

yes but 4.2 has also defaultmusicplayer (maybe defaultaudioplayer) which is set to pmusic i think.

aragon

Sylvander · Posted: Fri 26 Jun 2009, 15:58 Post subject:

1 Searched for files with default in their name.

2. No file found named defaultaudioplayer, or anything similar.

3. Only /usr/local/bin/defaultmediaplayer found.
Made the suggested changes, but all that did was result in NO autoplay of ANY audio/media player.

4. Put things back as they had been and Xfmedia player now autoplays as previously.

disciple · Posted: Fri 26 Jun 2009, 17:46 Post subject:

Maybe we should have defaultcdplayer, defaultcdripper, defaultcdburner and defaultdvdplayer as well.

ecomoney · Posted: Fri 26 Jun 2009, 18:50 Post subject:

Sylvander, thank you for your support. About 70% of people I introduce Puppy Linux to return to Windows OS. I ask them why. Once of the constant replies I get is "I just want the damn thing to play a cd when I put one in, is that too much to ask?"....amongst several others.

disciple · Posted: Fri 26 Jun 2009, 23:13 Post subject:

We could really do without the hyperbole.
"Menu->Multimedia->pCD CD-audio player" involves reading a menu, not a manual.
You're not asking for Puppy to be made easier, you're either asking for him to be made more automatic, or more like Windows, either of which is OK.

disciple · Posted: Sat 27 Jun 2009, 02:01 Post subject:

Okay, so I:
1. Changed the event manager settings to automatically run the handler when a disk is inserted, as described above.
2. Opened /usr/local/bin/drive_all and changed line 137 (I'm in Puppy 4.1.1, but my event manager is probably not stock) to start pcd

Sylvander · Posted: Sat 27 Jun 2009, 03:58 Post subject:

a. Not sure I follow instructions in step 1, but the correct boxes are ticked in the "Event Manager".

b. Carried out steps 2 through 5, but all that happens is that there is now NO autoplay of ANY audio/media player.

c. Now restoring copy of previous /usr/local/bin/drive_all file.

d. Restarted xwin ["Ctrl+Alt+backstep" then xwin], and Xfmedia now autoplays as originally.

disciple · Posted: Sat 27 Jun 2009, 04:06 Post subject:

I presume in step 2 you found the place in the file that looked the same as the fragment I posted except it didn't run pcd?

Sylvander · Posted: Sat 27 Jun 2009, 08:51 Post subject:

Almost [but not quite] perfect success! Very Happy

1. Found the following 3 lines [129 to 131] in the old copy of /usr/local/bin/drive_all file.

zigbert · Joined: 29 Mar 2006 Posts: 5245 Location: Valåmoen, Norway

01micko · Joined: 11 Oct 2008 Posts: 7019 Location: qld

I am of the opinion, if playing an audio cd is to be the default action when a cd is inserted, that it should be an option. I don't always want to play my cd. I may want to rip it with pcdripper or ripoff or copy it with Pburn.

Rob, maybe I should have said that earlier Smile

. I feel many people would would echo my opinion. This is why I said that it wouldn't be worth pursuing.

Just my 2 cents.