From owner-freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 1 23:36:37 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A2BBC16A4BF for ; Mon, 1 Sep 2003 23:36:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: from lakemtao08.cox.net (lakemtao08.cox.net [68.1.17.113]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 68D2A43FBD for ; Mon, 1 Sep 2003 23:36:36 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mezz7@cox.net) Received: from mezz.mezzweb.com ([68.103.32.11]) by lakemtao08.cox.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.04 201-253-122-130-104-20030726) with ESMTP id <20030902063634.ZADU19774.lakemtao08.cox.net@mezz.mezzweb.com>; Tue, 2 Sep 2003 02:36:34 -0400 Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2003 01:35:42 -0500 To: Joe Marcus Clarke References: <20030901152526.D89776@freebsdmall.com> <1062459309.18925.33.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> <1062477159.18925.44.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> <1062483543.18925.47.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> From: Jeremy Messenger Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=utf-8 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <1062483543.18925.47.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> User-Agent: Opera7.20/Linux M2 build 449 cc: FreeBSD GNOME Users Subject: Re: Ideas for showing off Gnome on FreeBSD? X-BeenThere: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: GNOME for FreeBSD -- porting and maintaining List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2003 06:36:37 -0000 On Tue, 02 Sep 2003 02:19:03 -0400, Joe Marcus Clarke 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.