PH101-001 - Puppy Help 101

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James C
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#16 Post by James C »

Good job. Should be really helpful for new users. :)

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#17 Post by jim3630 »

Smokey01, thanks so much. concise, one stop at your finger tips reference guide rolled into one. Will be much used!

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#18 Post by smokey01 »

Thanks for the kind comments.

I am continuing to improve and add more information.

I'm considering adding some video tutorial links and some of the more advanced stuff like dir2pet etc.

I have already included suggestions from bigpup and PF-flyer which will be in Ver 002.

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#19 Post by bigpup »

Somkey01,

Be careful with links. They can go dead. Links to the forum or the main Puppy sites should be OK.
The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected :shock:
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#20 Post by smokey01 »

Video links are on my site.

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#21 Post by bigpup »

Smokey,

Some new info to consider using.

menu->desktop->desktop settings->desksetup

Make desksetup - Desksetup Templates for Desk Icons

If you have a very busy desktop this is a good way to tidy it up, however, when you select Traditional - full desktop icons, only the default icons seem to return. Any that you had manually added previously will have to be re-added.
Change this info to read:
If you have a very busy desktop this is a good way to tidy it up.

If you have added or changed anything on desktop and want to go back to that look later on, make a custom copy.
To make custom copy:
Before any other selections.
Select click this button to save your custom arrangment.
To use the custom copy:
Select custom - choose your saved profile

when you select Traditional - full desktop icons, only the default icons will return.
The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected :shock:
YaPI(any iso installer)

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#22 Post by bigpup »

Smokey01,

Info to consider using.

menu->Desktop->Desktop Settings->PupClockset Manager

Add this information:

You can make changes to the font used in the clock display.
You can change:
Font used
Size
Weight
Style
Color
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#23 Post by 666philb »

hi smokey01

for some reason, none of the links in puppy help 101 are working for me. do you have any idea what the problem may be?

cheers
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Bionicpup64 built with bionic beaver packages http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=114311
Xenialpup64, built with xenial xerus packages http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=107331

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#24 Post by smokey01 »

What Puppy are you using?

Are you double clicking on the links?

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#25 Post by 666philb »

hi smokey01

i'm using lucid puppy 528.

aah..... i just tried double clicking :)

works now

thanks

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Xenialpup64, built with xenial xerus packages http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=107331

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#26 Post by sarum »

Hi I had the same problem; so I double clicked - but it didn't work.

Has anyone any other suggestion? Cheers...........sarum

My other OS is Ubuntu. I'm really looking for something like TomBoy Notes.

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#27 Post by bigpup »

sarum wrote:Hi I had the same problem; so I double clicked - but it didn't work.

Has anyone any other suggestion? Cheers...........sarum
It does seem to be very sensitive to how you double left mouse click.
For me it needs to be a very quick double click.
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#28 Post by LeithR »

Excellent help file and an easy read - many thanks for your efforts. This feature would be helpful for most breeds of puppy.http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/images ... icon14.gif

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Re: PH101-001 - Puppy Help 101

#29 Post by leanderlaruelle »

smokey01 wrote:I have released Puppy Help 101.

The attached may not be perfect but it should be of significant help to new comers.

I have not used any graphics in an effort to keep the file size down but I have used a lot of Internet links.

I guess it could be described as an interactive tutorial.

The help file installs to /usr/share/doc and it can be executed from Menu Item Documents.

Smokey01
I will install it right away, thx

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PH101-001 - Puppy Help 101

#30 Post by L18L »

Some style for browser added, see the green lines
and started to translate a copy in /usr/share/doce/help/<language>/
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<TITLE>PHelp Hilfe für Puppy</TITLE>
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#31 Post by frerom »

Just wondering whether it's possible to have the download as a pdf file or other so that we can study it before we get puppy running.
Regards
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#32 Post by L18L »

EDIT
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see smokey's post
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#33 Post by frerom »

Windows can't open the file because of the .gz. Just above your help file is a Installing Puppy PDF. It would be great if you could add a Beginners Help PDF at the same location. I feel like I really need it before I try and load anymore puppies.
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#34 Post by L18L »

frerom wrote:Windows can't open the file because of the .gz.
That's why I wrote "remove extension .gz".

That means: rename it to anything.html
Every (internet capable) operating system knows how to open a html file.

EDIT
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see smokey's post
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#35 Post by smokey01 »

Rename the original file from .ncd to .html. The file is actually a html file. You can export it to .pdf from your browser if you wish.

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