On Thursday 20 July 2006 11:57, stalbert wrote: > Gnu-Raiz wrote: > > On Wednesday 19 July 2006 18:51, stalbert wrote: > >> Gnu-Raiz wrote: > > > > <snip> > > > >> hi > >> I use rox-filer all the time, sid amd64, and it is part of the > >> distribution. Rox-session is not. I choose to > >> use .xsession and that works fine for me. > >> For pinboard backgound I just right click on the pinboard and > >> drag & drop the pic i want. > >> for directories, from a filer window, I right click on dir, > >> select `set icon` choose `for all files of type etc` and drag > >> & drop the .png I want for directories.restart xserver & job > >> done. Is rox-session really worth bothering about?. > >> Stan > > > > I might try that the information that is on the wiki's and > > other information is not very clear about what arch is used. I > > do use Rox-session with Freebsd and use Flux-box as the window > > manager. > > > > I have used Wallpaper in the past to change the background, and > > I use to keep a file of pictures and change them out. I also > > had a bunch of various icons pictures so I could have all the > > cool looking icons I wanted. > > > > Are you able to drop like mpeg2 or avi's on your xine icons, or > > mplayer icons to start playing movies, or clips? I just love > > that ability, it saves so much time then having to mess with > > cmd line, or start up mplayer, or xine. > > > > Right now one of the problems keeping me from running > > Rox-session is a python-dbus dependence, which I have not been > > able to track down. I will do a follow up post to update > > everyone on the progress. I will sure try out the options of > > what Rox-filer has to offer, maybe I need to read the man > > pages, and documents for Rox. > > > > Gnu_Raiz > > I am using rox-filer 2.4.1 which is what comes with the debian > distribution. It just works > out of the box with apt-get install rox-filer. In that case all > dependencies are automatically resolved. > You are using rox-filer from somewhere else, in that case you > have to resolve all dependancies yourself. > Just install via apt-get. > for window manager I am using sawfish. > jpeg bmp xpm png tiff and even svg all work fine. avi and > other movie formats do not. > > regards > stan
I am using testing,the filer is included in etch so I had no problem installing that. Also zeroinstall was fine as well due to the fact that it had a .deb as well. After doing some reading all Rox-Session does is manage sessions between your Rox-Filer and your Window manager. In other words it sets up Rox-Filer, as the file manager and will put a entry in your gdm, as ROX, or in kdm puts an entry as custom. It also allows you to log out of the session, and choose a window manager to use with Rox-Filer the next time Rox-Session is run. Since you have put the needed lines in your .xsession I guess one does not need the Rox-Session. After playing with it a little, you could do everything you needed just with that. I need to study the manual as I need to setup starting programs like KDE does so when you log out of your session you don't need to restart every program you use all the time. I thought their was a way to do that with some of the options, but it did not turn out that way. Olaunch is pretty cool, I don't have it installed on my bsd machine, but it's fun to play with it on my etch system. I am just so amazed at how fast it is, I have a laptop that would really benefit for it. That will be my next sub project when I get more time. Gnu_Raiz -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
