Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2003 01:35:42 -0500 From: Jeremy Messenger <mezz7@cox.net> To: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com> Cc: FreeBSD GNOME Users <gnome@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Ideas for showing off Gnome on FreeBSD? Message-ID: <opruu0lsmo8ckrg5@smtp.central.cox.net> In-Reply-To: <1062483543.18925.47.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> References: <20030901152526.D89776@freebsdmall.com> <1062459309.18925.33.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> <opruuumd1i8ckrg5@smtp.central.cox.net> <1062477159.18925.44.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> <opruuvh6q08ckrg5@smtp.central.cox.net> <1062483543.18925.47.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com>
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On Tue, 02 Sep 2003 02:19:03 -0400, Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com> wrote: > On Tue, 2003-09-02 at 00:45, Jeremy Messenger wrote: >> Ok, I will go ahead send to PR what I have it right now without the >> menu, >> then update the better one later with menu and few plugins. >> >> The problem is that.. StarterBar (a major eye candy of panel) will not >> work, because it keeps read the wrong path >> '/usr/X11R6/bin/../share/pixmaps/gnome-unknown.png' and I can't figure >> out >> where the path is in the script to allow me change it. > > Okay, I fixed this one. StarterBar looks pretty cool. You need to > patch Icon.py, and add a "gnome" to the command.getoutput() list between > "share" and "pixmaps". Everything else looks okay. Oh duh! I looked in the wrong place... Thanks, Joe! Tomorrow, I will try to start to create the menu and create many applets port as I can get. If anyone is working on some applets, just let me know to avoid double work. Cheers, Mezz >> And others just >> don't work and I have no idea how to explain, like weather (I know, it >> needs wget) will not work without output the error. > > I'll have to look at that later. > > Joe > >> >> I have an idea, I will create a new thread in the -gnome (or/and -port?) >> with list of problems. Then, someone can help if they know the Python >> and >> how to solve it. >> >> Cheers, >> Mezz >> >> >> I am thinking about add a select script like what ghostscript and php >> >> have, but it's for gDesklets to choice which stuff plugins they want >> to >> >> have. gDesklets's plugins installtion and add in gDesklets system >> method >> >> suck, btw.. :-/ But, I think can do extract and install them by >> manual >> >> thought. >> > >> > I like the menu idea. Just remember to construct the port so that it >> > builds a nice default package. >> > >> >> >> >> P.S. If anyone want to help, just let me know.. I will send you the >> >> gDesklets port and let you play with it. >> > >> > I don't really have a lot of time right now, so if it were added to >> the >> > tree, that would be the best. >> > >> > Joe >> > >> >> >> >> Anyway, back to the point, I agree with what Joe has said everything >> in >> >> here. AbiWord2 and pan2 are the great apps to show off. :-) >> >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> Mezz >> >> >> >> > functional app on FreeBSD, and also adds a little notification area >> >> > icon. If you can, showing off gnomemeeting would be cool, too. >> >> > >> >> > Maybe some of the other FreeBSD GNOME users have some better or >> more >> >> > specific ideas. Let me know if you need help configuring, >> building, >> >> or >> >> > setting up any of the GNOME stuff. >> >> > >> >> > Joe -- bsdforums.org 's moderator, mezz.
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