On 06/03/2016 03:27 AM, Larry Wyble wrote: > > No matter what I do in the ibar I can't make new application > launchers/icons in the ibar. I put in the name, the icon name, > the executable name, hit apply and then exit and nothing > happens. What do I have to do to make new app launchers on > the ibar?? This shouldn't be this hard. This has been this way for > multiple versions and never fixed or EXPLAINED in this mailing > list. Why? What the hell does it take to get this so a regular user can > set up a proper desktop the way they want it? What use is the menu > items "ibar > create new icon"? > I have even made my own .desktop files to try to get the launchers on > the ibar but enlightenment won't pick them up out of the directory. > > Also I have tried for the last 3 versions to get help with my volume > keys on the keyboard but so far no one has bothered to answer my > questions on that. > > This is supposed to be the enlightenment mailing list where help is > supposed to be available but so far, even with the developer being on > this list, I have yet to get any help with this desktop. I just continue > to upgrade with each version that comes out hoping that something > changes and improves but nothing changes or improves, just the same old > problems, same old bugs, same old crap. This would be a great desktop > if it worked properly but it seems the only things that are important > is getting Wayland working. Yeah buddy let's work on wayland and screw > the rest of the desktop. > > Here's what we got for the last upgrade announcement: > > HIGHLIGHTS > * Greatly improved Wayland support > * New gadget infrastructure > * Wizard improvements > * Video backgrounds > > CHANGES SINCE BETA > * Wayland DMA buffer support > * Wayland session recovery > * New DRM subsystem > * Various crash fixes/additions > > 50% Wayland announcements, which really doesn't make a tinkers damn in > the usability of the Enlightenment desktop. 50% Wayland and the rest > of the upgrades don't make another tinker's damn, DRM subsystem, no > help, Gadgets improvements, no help, Wizard improvements, what's that? > Video backgrounds, no help. > Let's fix the basic usability of the desktop. > > > Yeah, I know, I'm an asshole. But after years and years of trying to > use something that is a major fail and trying and trying to get help > and seeing another fail, I'm at the point where I'm truly frustrated. > Yeah, I know, it's free and so do you and since this has been > distributed free for so long I come to the conclusion that you may want > to know what a normal, loyal user's impression is of the desktop. > I have been using Enlightenment since before E17 and I have upgraded > every version since and I have always ended up going back to e16, But > I'm at the point where I have to leave E16 because Terminology doesn't > work properly with E16 now because of terminology looking for some > crap that E16 doesn't have. I get errors and can't start it in full > screen mode. > > Well, you can kick me off the mailing list and scream profanities at > me now and tell me what an asshole I am for expressing my opinions. > But that's life in the slow lane. > Thanks >
Can you give an example of what steps you are taking to create the launcher, what application you are trying to launch and what errors you are receiving? Otherwise I don't know if I can provide any help. Kind regards, Eric ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What NetFlow Analyzer can do for you? Monitors network bandwidth and traffic patterns at an interface-level. Reveals which users, apps, and protocols are consuming the most bandwidth. Provides multi-vendor support for NetFlow, J-Flow, sFlow and other flows. Make informed decisions using capacity planning reports. https://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/305295220;132659582;e _______________________________________________ enlightenment-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users
