Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2006 14:41:03 +0100 From: Kristian Vaaf <vaaf@broadpark.no> To: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Trying to patch a beautiful desktop Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20060308144007.02244358@broadpark.no> In-Reply-To: <20060308092202.GA1005@flame.pc> References: <5d6e65c52459.440e6cd2@broadpark.no> <20060308092202.GA1005@flame.pc>
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At 10:22 08.03.2006, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: >On 2006-03-08 05:34, Kristian Vaaf <vaaf@broadpark.no> wrote: > > > > Hello! > > > > I've done some research on how to make ones desktop look the best, > > without being too bloated in terms of looks and functionality but > still classify > > as good design and give users a smooth experience. > > > > I've found that if done correctly, Openbox together with Gnome can look > > pretty darn nice. I've found some nice themes for Openbox as well as GTK > > 1 and 2, however the Openbox code needs some patching. There already > > is a patch, but having the obsessive compulsive disorder, I want the patch > > file to also look good. > > > > After I edited it, it wouldn't work. No matter what > line/character coordinates > > I typed in for the @@ lines. I also assume it's unnecessary, at least it > > ought to be, including lines other than + and - unless they serve a > > purpose. > >You're going backwards. The proper way of generating a patch is not by >manually editing a file. Extract the original source tree, copy it to a >'clean' place, make your changes and use diff(1) to generate the patch. > >- Giorgos I know, but I need to do it this way. How may I learn more about the .diff format? Thanks.
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