swift 05/04/11 12:49:59 Modified: xml/htdocs/doc/en fluxbox-config.xml Log: #88669 - Better description on menu generation
Revision Changes Path 1.3 +24 -19 xml/htdocs/doc/en/fluxbox-config.xml file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/fluxbox-config.xml?rev=1.3&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/fluxbox-config.xml?rev=1.3&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/fluxbox-config.xml.diff?r1=1.2&r2=1.3&cvsroot=gentoo Index: fluxbox-config.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/fluxbox-config.xml,v retrieving revision 1.2 retrieving revision 1.3 diff -u -r1.2 -r1.3 --- fluxbox-config.xml 7 Apr 2005 16:19:00 -0000 1.2 +++ fluxbox-config.xml 11 Apr 2005 12:49:59 -0000 1.3 @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ <?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?> -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/fluxbox-config.xml,v 1.2 2005/04/07 16:19:00 swift Exp $ --> +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/fluxbox-config.xml,v 1.3 2005/04/11 12:49:59 swift Exp $ --> <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> @@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 --> <license/> -<version>1.0.2</version> -<date>2005-04-07</date> +<version>1.0.3</version> +<date>2005-04-10</date> <chapter> <title>Introduction</title> @@ -372,10 +372,24 @@ <p> The author uses a text editor to create menus, believing that menumakers -introduce too much clutter, often skip important packages and doesn't work well -with the available styles Gentoo installs (unlike <c>fluxbox-generate_menu</c> -which does handle styles correctly). However, many disagree, so the following -section explains how to install and use menumaker. +introduce too much clutter, often skip important packages, and don't always +work well with the styles Gentoo installs. However, many disagree, so the +instructions below show how to use two of the more common menu generators. +</p> + +<p> +Both of these programs provide a good organizational system, and it is possible +to edit <path>~/.fluxbox/menu</path> by hand after using them, to either add +packages or delete those which aren't used. Note that if something is deleted +from this menu, it does not delete the package from the system, just from the +individual user's menu. The program can still be run by command-line. +</p> + +<p> +There is a program already on your system called <c>fluxbox-generate_menu</c>, +who's behaviour is similar to that of <c>mmaker</c>. This program does a better +job handling styles, but does not detect as many programs. To use it, simply +run the command. To install and use <c>mmaker</c>, see below. </p> <pre caption="Installing menumaker"> @@ -384,18 +398,9 @@ <p> Then, simply run <c>mmaker Fluxbox</c>. However, it is important to note that -many major programs are simply skipped by this method. For example, neither -gaim nor xchat is found. <c>mmaker</c> does provide a good organizational -system, and it is possible to edit <path>~/.fluxbox/menu</path> by hand after -using menumaker, to either add packages or delete those which aren't used. Note -that if something is deleted from this menu, it does not delete the package -from the system, just from the individual user's menu. The program can still be -run by command-line. -</p> - -<p> -Another possibility is to use <c>fluxbox-generate_menu</c> which is already -installed on your system. Its behaviour is similar to <c>menumaker</c>'s. +while more programs are detected than by using <c>fluxbox-generate_menu</c>, +many major programs are still skipped. For example, neither gaim nor xchat are +found. </p> </body> -- [email protected] mailing list
