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Icewm and PCmanfm in Slacko53
Posted: Sat 09 Feb 2013, 11:42
by eadmaster
I'm running "slacko-5.4-opera-PAE.iso" on my usb pendrive,
but i'd like to use icewm and pcmanfm instead of the defaults.
So I've installed "
icewm-1.3.7-i686-s.pet".
After running "fixmenus" everything is ok except there are no icons in the notification area (those for volume control, cpu/network monitor, etc.).
Also i could not find a pcmanfm|spacefm package for slacko53...
Posted: Sat 09 Feb 2013, 15:26
by Semme
Eadmaster- Welcome! Were you able to work anything out since posting?
Posted: Sun 10 Feb 2013, 11:00
by eadmaster
I've tryed
puppex and
Lxpup that comes with pcmanfm preinstalled as default, but i'd like to stay with vanilla puppy linux since i need PAE support and i've already set up all the rest...
Posted: Sun 10 Feb 2013, 13:56
by Semme
As far as I can tell, Slacko doesn't integrate IceWM the way Lucid does. While I'm thinking it's .jwmrc-tray that holds the answer, I'm unsure how the notification area items, menus included, are automated aboard Lucid. At least at the moment I don't know.
Snippet:
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<TrayButton popup="Free space in drives" icon="mini-hdisk.xpm">exec:partview</TrayButton>
As for SpaceFM.. it's there in your Salix repo.
Posted: Mon 11 Feb 2013, 17:41
by eadmaster
ok, i've found spacefm after upgrading the repos...
It's working correctly except the file type values are missing in the detailed view and clicking on the "Type" column header makes the app crash!
EDIT: fixed installing all the package dependencies.
I've also found this
pcmanfm package from the Lxpup project that isn't affected by this issue.
Btw both need the gtk icon theme to be specified in "/root/.gtkrc-2.0", otherwise you won't see many filetype icons...
[s]Concerning icewm, i've fixed the issue adding a "/root/.icewm/startup" script launching the stuff in /root/Startup[/s]
EDIT: the correct solution is:
open "/usr/sbin/delayedrun" and remove the starting dot (".") from the lines 75 and 77.
btw, i'm starting to fall in love with Lxde, is there a pet package for it?
Posted: Mon 11 Feb 2013, 17:47
by starhawk
Posted: Mon 11 Feb 2013, 17:52
by eadmaster
The latest Lxpup (13.01) is missing PAE support.
Also, after testing both pcmanfm and spacefm, i've found the latter is better: easier to re-configure shortcuts, supports custom commands and has the
very useful "Copy as Text" command i'm using all the time!
Posted: Mon 11 Feb 2013, 18:13
by Semme
Posted: Mon 11 Feb 2013, 18:32
by eadmaster
uhm, I think i will stay with Icewm for the moment...
Can you suggest me a quick-mount applet that sits in the notification area?
(something like the Windows' Safely remove hardware)
Posted: Mon 11 Feb 2013, 18:44
by Semme
You should be able to stick Pmount in there..
Posted: Mon 11 Feb 2013, 19:00
by eadmaster
Semme wrote:You should be able to stick Pmount in there..
how?
i don't see any option for that..
Posted: Mon 11 Feb 2013, 19:19
by Semme
Like you did a few posts back, no? Since I'm not a big mouse fan, it's xbindkeys for me.
Posted: Mon 11 Feb 2013, 19:33
by eadmaster
i'm still not getting it, sorry...
Posted: Mon 11 Feb 2013, 19:39
by Semme
Why don't you just bypass the notification area altogether and tie it in to a key-combo?
Posted: Mon 11 Feb 2013, 19:48
by eadmaster
nah, i'm too bound to the Windows' GUI habits...
I've found this python script that may fit:
https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/traydevice
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php ... 03#p967103
EDIT: simpler solution with less dependencies: sit (on click it launches pmount).
