Modifying and Improving the ROX-filer

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rjbrewer · #46 Post by **rjbrewer** » Sun 02 May 2010, 18:57

smokey01 wrote:
rjbrewer wrote:Yes; I just copy the old .mozilla folder to the new one (merge).
Beats the heck out of setting up mail each time.
rjbrewer I like to keep the mail files outside of the pupsave file along with documents and photographs. I normally only use the pupsave file to store settings and some additional software as some of the additional software is also outside of the pupsave file.

Do you know of a simple way to link the old mail files, address and bookmarks to a fresh installation without actually copy the old files to the new distribution?

Normally I have to manually create my three email accounts in the new email client then point each account to the old location. This method works fine but is a pain when I keep changing puplets. This method also allows many different puppy distros to use the same mail files at different times. Then of course I need to manually import bookmarks and addresses.

Regards

Smokey

Sorry Smokey;

I only use full installs.

smokey01 · #47 Post by **smokey01** » Sun 02 May 2010, 20:52

Thanks abushcrafter.

jrbrewer I often use full installs too but this time I thought I would try something different.

Thanks guys

greengeek · #48 Post by **greengeek** » Wed 07 Sep 2016, 09:37

I would like to see rox filer modified to include an icon (on the top line) for the "create new directory" function.

Just that one function would be a great addition (especially if using a Puppy on a tablet where rightclick is not available).

Does anyone have the skills to remake rox and add this one function? It would be a great starting point.

amigo · #49 Post by **amigo** » Wed 07 Sep 2016, 10:58

That would be a nice little project for someone learning -pretty easy to add an item to the toolbar and especially because the internal routine for create new directory is already in the code elsewhere. My fork of the old gtk-1.2 ROX-filer includes patches which do similar things -like add an 'up' button or modify an existing button.

Here's the patches which are really pretty short:

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Index:pixmaps/select.xpm
*** pixmaps/select.xpm	Thu Jan  1 01:00:00 1970
--- pixmaps/select.xpm	Wed Jan  2 14:23:30 2002
***************
*** 0 ****
--- 1,24 ----
+ /* XPM */
+ static char * select_xpm[] = {
+ "17 16 5 1",
+ " 	c None",
+ ".	c #000000",
+ "+	c #C5CEC5",
+ "@	c #FFFFFF",
+ "#	c #7F7F7F",
+ ".................",
+ ".+++++++++++++++.",
+ ".+@@@@@@@@@@@#.+.",
+ ".+@@@@@@@@@@#..+.",
+ ".+@@@@@@@@@#...+.",
+ ".+@@@@@@@@#....+.",
+ ".+@@@@@@@#.....+.",
+ ".+@@@@@@#......+.",
+ ".+@@@@@#.......+.",
+ ".+@@@@#........+.",
+ ".+@@@#.........+.",
+ ".+@@#..........+.",
+ ".+@#...........+.",
+ ".+#............+.",
+ ".+++++++++++++++.",
+ "................."};
Index:src/toolbar.c
*** src/toolbar.c	Wed Jan  2 13:53:48 2002
--- src/toolbar.c	Wed Jan  2 14:23:30 2002
***************
*** 81,86 ****
--- 81,88 ----
  				    FilerWindow *filer_window);
  static void toolbar_hidden_clicked(GtkWidget *widget,
  				   FilerWindow *filer_window);
+ static void toolbar_select_clicked(GtkWidget *widget,
+ 				   FilerWindow *filer_window);
  static GtkWidget *add_button(GtkWidget *box, Tool *tool,
  				FilerWindow *filer_window);
  static GtkWidget *create_toolbar(FilerWindow *filer_window);
***************
*** 133,138 ****
--- 135,144 ----
  	 toolbar_hidden_clicked, DROP_NONE, TRUE,
  	 NULL, NULL},
  	
+ 	{N_("Select"), "select", N_("Select all/invert selection"),
+ 	 toolbar_select_clicked, DROP_NONE, TRUE,
+ 	 NULL, NULL},
+ 	
  	{N_("Help"), "help", N_("Show ROX-Filer help"),
  	 toolbar_help_clicked, DROP_NONE, TRUE,
  	 NULL, NULL},
***************
*** 336,341 ****
--- 342,365 ----
  				   FilerWindow *filer_window)
  {
  	display_set_hidden(filer_window, !filer_window->show_hidden);
+ }
+ 
+ static void toolbar_select_clicked(GtkWidget *widget, FilerWindow *filer_window)
+ {
+ 	GdkEvent	*event;
+ 
+ 	event = gtk_get_current_event();
+ 	if (event->type == GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE &&
+ 	    ((GdkEventButton *) event)->button==2)
+ 	{
+ 		collection_invert_selection(filer_window->collection);
+ 	}
+ 	else if (event->type == GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE &&
+ 	    ((GdkEventButton *) event)->button==1)
+ 	{
+ 		collection_select_all(filer_window->collection);
+ 	}
+ 	filer_window->temp_item_selected = FALSE;
  }
  
  static GtkWidget *create_toolbar(FilerWindow *filer_window)

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--- ./toolbar.c.00	2005-08-26 23:41:51.000000000 +0200
+++ ./toolbar.c	2007-05-17 10:23:31.000000000 +0200
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 /* Static prototypes */
 static void toolbar_close_clicked(GtkWidget *widget, FilerWindow *filer_window);
 static void toolbar_up_clicked(GtkWidget *widget, FilerWindow *filer_window);
+static void toolbar_open_previous_same(GtkWidget *widget, FilerWindow *filer_window);
 static void toolbar_home_clicked(GtkWidget *widget, FilerWindow *filer_window);
 static void toolbar_refresh_clicked(GtkWidget *widget,
 				    FilerWindow *filer_window);
@@ -115,6 +116,10 @@
 	 toolbar_up_clicked, DROP_TO_PARENT, TRUE,
 	 NULL, NULL},
 	 
+	{N_("Back"), "back", N_("Change to previous directory"),
+	 toolbar_open_previous_same, DROP_NONE, TRUE,
+	 NULL, NULL},
+	
 	{N_("Home"), "home", N_("Change to home directory"),
 	 toolbar_home_clicked, DROP_TO_HOME, TRUE,
 	 NULL, NULL},
@@ -326,6 +331,30 @@
 	}
 }
 
+static void toolbar_open_previous_same(GtkWidget *widget, FilerWindow *filer_window)
+{
+	GdkEvent	*event;
+	GdkEventButton  *button=NULL;
+
+	event = gtk_get_current_event();
+	if(event->type == GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE ||
+	          event->type == GDK_BUTTON_PRESS)
+ 	        button=(GdkEventButton *) event;
+
+	if (event->type == GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE && NEW_WIN_BUTTON(event))
+	{
+		if(button->state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK)
+		  filer_open_parent(filer_window);
+		else
+		  filer_open_back(filer_window);
+	} else {
+		if(button->state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK)
+		  change_to_parent(filer_window);
+		else
+		  filer_go_back(filer_window);
+	}
+}
+
 static void toolbar_size_clicked(GtkWidget *widget, FilerWindow *filer_window)
 {
 	GdkEventButton	*bev;

I've thought about adding a TrashCan button but never took the time -you know, so you could drag an object onto the button to throw it away.

mistfire · #50 Post by **mistfire** » Wed 14 Sep 2016, 01:54

If you want to modify rox-filer, the GUI design and behavior must be the same as thunar or pcmanfm specially on handling mounted drives.

disciple · #51 Post by **disciple** » Wed 14 Sep 2016, 02:14

Eh? Then it wouldn't be rox, it would be thunar or pcmanfm.

LazY Puppy · #52 Post by **LazY Puppy** » Wed 14 Sep 2016, 02:41

I would like to have a Pizza Salami, please.

But instead of the Salami I want to have Tuna Fish and instead of the Cheese I want to have Sauce Hollandaise.

Thanks.

drunkjedi · #53 Post by **drunkjedi** » Wed 14 Sep 2016, 05:00

The only thing I need in rox is use of desktop folder.

My wife copy pastes files and folders on desktop.
And then deletes them from original location.

Only to wonder why files on desktop don't work anymore.

I suppose, a simple script that copies files to a location on hard drive and create link on desktop when things are dragged on to desktop should do it.

It may not be that simple though.

disciple · #54 Post by **disciple** » Wed 14 Sep 2016, 05:21

You can disable the rox pinboard.

drunkjedi · #55 Post by **drunkjedi** » Wed 14 Sep 2016, 05:31

disciple wrote:You can disable the rox pinboard.

And use what as desktop?
My desktop shows wallpapers, icon, conky.

I don't want to add xfce or any other stuff.
What inbuilt things can be useful for me?
Could you elaborate on your suggestion, I will give it a shot.

Sailor Enceladus · #56 Post by **Sailor Enceladus** » Wed 14 Sep 2016, 05:38

LazY Puppy wrote:I would like to have a Pizza Salami, please.

But instead of the Salami I want to have Tuna Fish and instead of the Cheese I want to have Sauce Hollandaise.

Thanks.

gross, a tuna pizza with hollandaise sauce? I'd rather have a tuna pizza with mustard

disciple · #57 Post by **disciple** » Wed 14 Sep 2016, 06:33

drunkjedi wrote:
disciple wrote:You can disable the rox pinboard.
And use what as desktop?
My desktop shows wallpapers, icon, conky.

I don't want to add xfce or any other stuff.
What inbuilt things can be useful for me?
Could you elaborate on your suggestion, I will give it a shot.

If you must have desktop icons, there are a variety of programs like idesk which you could use.
But JWM and I guess other common window managers can draw desktop wallpaper, and conky draws itself - it has nothing to do with Rox.

greengeek · #58 Post by **greengeek** » Wed 14 Sep 2016, 07:16

drunkjedi wrote:My wife copy pastes files and folders on desktop.
And then deletes them from original location.

Only to wonder why files on desktop don't work anymore.

Must be used to a Windows environment eh? I keep trying to explain to my wife that the windows "desktop" has an amount of storage limited by the "profile" allocated by her IT department and she should not treat it as a real location, as it is just a virtual location.

She just gives me a blank look.

Like - "you just said something that means nothing". Duh! How did they get to be 50% of the human race with reasoning like that!??

The hardest thing with Linux is teaching dumb users to store their files in a REAL location. Don't stick on the desktop, don't stick it in the save folder, don't stick it in the Home directory - STICK IT WHERE YOU KNOW YOU CAN FIND IT NEXT TIME !!!*%^#$%^!!!!!!

And then back it up.

cthisbear · #59 Post by **cthisbear** » Wed 14 Sep 2016, 11:49

" The hardest thing with Linux is teaching dumb users to store their files in
a REAL location. "

"""""""""""''

Now he tells me.

Luckily I have tasted NZ yoghurt and icecream so I won't take offence now, but I'll be waiting for the next provocation.

Munching a piece of Whittaker's chocolate now to calm me down.

Chris.

Galbi · #60 Post by **Galbi** » Wed 14 Sep 2016, 12:44

A button with the "Open Terminal Here" would be very useful, too.

=====

And also the pizza, icecream, chocolate...

ASD · #61 Post by **ASD** » Wed 14 Sep 2016, 13:15

Hi Galbi,

I'm not sure I understand your comment "A button with the "Open Terminal Here" would be very useful, too", but if you display any directory and then press and release the keyboard backtick which is immediately below the Esc key on my UK keyboard the terminal should open there.

drunkjedi · #62 Post by **drunkjedi** » Wed 14 Sep 2016, 14:03

Thanks disciple I can try that.

Greengeek, yes that's exactly the situation for me. But after 3 times, I think she would have learned lesson now.
But what do I know.... I am always wrong. (She says so).

About saving at 'Real Locations', I thought symlinking folders was a linux thing.

greengeek · #63 Post by **greengeek** » Wed 14 Sep 2016, 18:20

cthisbear wrote:but I'll be waiting for the next provocation..

Provocation?? Chris mate, what did I say? I'm not advocating eating koala meat

You don't agree about the limitations of the virtual profile desktop in windows?

disciple · #64 Post by **disciple** » Wed 14 Sep 2016, 19:36

Also see http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=65952.
This might help with your request too, greengeek. How do you live without right-click though?

Galbi · #65 Post by **Galbi** » Wed 14 Sep 2016, 19:55

ASD wrote:Hi Galbi,

I'm not sure I understand your comment "A button with the "Open Terminal Here" would be very useful, too", but if you display any directory and then press and release the keyboard backtick which is immediately below the Esc key on my UK keyboard the terminal should open there.

Yes, as you say, in the UK/US keyboard, but the spanish keyboard layout does not have that key.
(BTW, which is the use of that key?)

Saludos.

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