[e-users] E17: Unusual arrow and function key bindings and keyboard layout

2011-07-15 Thread Alex Baer
Hi there, first of all: I am totally new to E17, but after playing around with it for two weeks, or so, I have to say, that I am positively impressed. I really like it and decided that I want to use it. However, I am struggling with a couple of things. My major problem are the key bindings. E.

Re: [e-users] E17: Unusual arrow and function key bindings and keyboard layout

2011-07-16 Thread Alex Baer
so much that I would like to evaluate it further as my day-to-day DE, and eventually switch completely to it. Thanks again, f10race Am Freitag 15 Juli 2011, 14:27:57 schrieben Sie: > On Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:51:27 +0200 Alex Baer said: > > numberpad: a case of numlock. enabl

Re: [e-users] E17: Unusual arrow and function key bindings and keyboard layout

2011-07-18 Thread Alex Baer
16 Jul 2011 10:54:02 +0200 Alex Baer said: > > 1. keymap - e17 has no code to change your keyboard mapping. it doesn't > even try. it has no idea how to. something else is changing it - not e17 > or anything included along with it (modules etc.) > 2. numlock - i am sitting h

[e-users] e17 noob questions regarding window management and menus

2011-09-04 Thread Alex Baer
Hi there, e17 is great, and as I build the latest version from trunk once a month, at least, I can really see, how it is getting more and more stable and cleaner all the time. My guess is, that with the speed of progress I saw since I started to use e17 in May, 2011, a 1.0 release could be avai

Re: [e-users] e17 noob questions regarding window management and menus

2011-09-04 Thread Alex Baer
Thanks for taking the time! See my responses below. Am Sonntag, 4. September 2011, 14:48:24 schrieb P Purkayastha: > On Sunday, September 4, 2011 6:26:04 PM UTC+8, Alex Baer wrote: [...] > > > > 1. Menu configuration > > There's a choice between "Enlightenment&q

Re: [e-users] e17 noob questions regarding window management and menus

2011-09-04 Thread Alex Baer
Thanks again, very helpful! Am Sonntag, 4. September 2011, 17:43:06 schrieb P Purkayastha: > On Sunday, September 4, 2011 9:27:19 PM UTC+8, Alex Baer wrote: [...] > > > > That's what I did, I just wonder what the other option is good for, and > > why it > >

Re: [e-users] e17 noob questions regarding window management and menus

2011-09-05 Thread Alex Baer
Am Sonntag, 4. September 2011, 17:43:06 schrieb P Purkayastha: > On Sunday, September 4, 2011 9:27:19 PM UTC+8, Alex Baer wrote: [...] > > > > Actually, in most of the cases, clicking on that option again will popup > the *existing* dialog. This has a utility by itself. If

Re: [e-users] e17 noob questions regarding window management and menus

2011-09-05 Thread Alex Baer
Am Montag, 5. September 2011, 10:17:34 schrieb Carsten Haitzler: > On Sun, 4 Sep 2011 12:26:04 +0200 Alex Baer said: [...] > > > > 1. Menu configuration > > There's a choice between "Enlightenment" and "KMenuEdit". What's the use > > of

[e-users] Start KDE service on login not working?

2011-09-05 Thread Alex Baer
Hi there, here it goes on... ;) Up to now I used to start e without KDE services, which is the default. But as my preferred KMail depends on Akonadi, now, (one of the reasons why I look at other DEs and WMs, currently, with e in the pole, now), I thought I click that check box on. My expecta

Re: [e-users] Start KDE service on login not working?

2011-09-06 Thread Alex Baer
you can add akonaditray and some > other k daemon to start in there. > > When you start adding apps in e's startup, if you can't find what you need, > try looking for the .desktop and placing them in > ~/.local/share/applications > > El 5 de septiembre de 2011

Re: [e-users] Start KDE service on login not working?

2011-09-06 Thread Alex Baer
Am Dienstag, 6. September 2011, 17:01:11 schrieb Alan McKinnon: > On Tue, 6 Sep 2011 16:56:45 +0200 > > Alex Baer wrote: > > Thanks, that's how I'll do it, then! > > To make it clear, however: I don't have problems with KDE apps, only > > a little iss

Re: [e-users] Start KDE service on login not working?

2011-09-07 Thread Alex Baer
Am Mittwoch, 7. September 2011, 09:51:18 schrieb Mick: > On Tuesday 06 Sep 2011 18:14:39 Alex Baer wrote: > > Am Dienstag, 6. September 2011, 17:01:11 schrieb Alan McKinnon: > > > On Tue, 6 Sep 2011 16:56:45 +0200 > > > > > > Alex Baer wrote: > &g

[e-users] Ibar: How to replace animated app icons?

2011-09-09 Thread Alex Baer
Hi there, when I point on an application icon in the Ibar in the bottom shelf, it is animated. As far as I understand, the animation is defined within each icon. This raises the question: How can it be stopped? Initially I liked the effect and was quite impressed, but now I find it a bit too m

Re: [e-users] Ibar: How to replace animated app icons?

2011-09-18 Thread Alex Baer
Am Samstag, 10. September 2011, 11:02:48 schrieb P Purkayastha: > it is a feature of the theme. You will need to change or theme, or > specifically set the ibar module to a different theme which does not have > this animation. You can set themes for individual modules from the advanced > theme dial

Re: [e-users] Ibar: How to replace animated app icons?

2011-09-18 Thread Alex Baer
Am Samstag, 10. September 2011, 11:02:48 schrieb P Purkayastha: > it is a feature of the theme. You will need to change or theme, or > specifically set the ibar module to a different theme which does not have > this animation. You can set themes for individual modules from the advanced > theme dial

Re: [e-users] Ibar: How to replace animated app icons?

2011-10-31 Thread Alex Baer
Am Sonntag 18 September 2011, 14:10:33 schrieb Mick: > On Sunday 18 Sep 2011 12:17:46 Alex Baer wrote: > > Am Samstag, 10. September 2011, 11:02:48 schrieb P Purkayastha: > > > it is a feature of the theme. You will need to change or theme, or > > > specifical

[e-users] Localisation: Menu language and .directory files

2011-10-31 Thread Alex Baer
Hi everyone, I'd like to come back to a question I asked in previous post, but up to now I haven't found a solution. In the applications menu, the names of application categories are not translated. E. g., there's a category "Office", which is translated to "Büroprogramme" in KDE and "Büro" in

[e-users] Everything hidden by maximised windows: How to change that?

2011-10-31 Thread Alex Baer
Hi everyone, I use e17 with Engage (GREAT!) and I use Everything as starter. Now, when maximise an application window, the taskbar and launcer of Engage are still accessible, as they "overlay" the application window. But Everything behind the window. Is there a way to put Everything always to

Re: [e-users] e17 noob questions regarding window management and menus

2011-10-31 Thread Alex Baer
Am Montag 05 September 2011, 10:17:34 schrieben Sie: > On Sun, 4 Sep 2011 12:26:04 +0200 Alex Baer said: [...] > > > 2. Menu language > > Selecting Enlightenment for a menu, alls the applications in my system > > are included in the menu, and in the correct place. Even

Re: [e-users] Everything hidden by maximised windows: How to change that?

2011-11-01 Thread Alex Baer
Am Montag 31 Oktober 2011, 14:26:54 schrieb hannes.janet...@gmail.com: > On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 5:51 AM, Alex Baer wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > > > I use e17 with Engage (GREAT!) and I use Everything as starter. Now, when > > maximise an application window, the taskba

Re: [e-users] Everything hidden by maximised windows: How to change that?

2011-11-02 Thread Alex Baer
Am Mittwoch 02 November 2011, 12:46:53 schrieb Alex-P. Natsios: > Hey Alex, > > not on a machine with e to test that behavior now (which might very > well be a bug), however you don't have to put Everything on a shelf or > engage to use it. you can launch everything with a keybinding once the > mo

[e-users] EFM: Full path icons partially covered by window title bar

2011-11-06 Thread Alex Baer
Hi everyone, I guess I found a bug in EFM of build 64824. When I first click on the Home icon or on a drive icon on the desktop, EFM starts and displays the content correctly. However, the icons representing the "breadcrumbs" of the navigation path between "<" and ">" are shifted up by about ha

Re: [e-users] EFM: Full path icons partially covered by window title bar

2011-11-27 Thread Alex Baer
Am Sonntag 06 November 2011, 21:56:58 schrieb Alex-P. Natsios: > On Sun, Nov 6, 2011 at 8:10 PM, Alex Baer wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > > > I guess I found a bug in EFM of build 64824. When I first click on the > > Home icon or on a drive icon on the desktop,

Re: [e-users] e17 noob questions regarding window management and menus

2011-12-05 Thread Alex Baer
Am Montag 05 September 2011, 10:17:34 schrieben Sie: > On Sun, 4 Sep 2011 12:26:04 +0200 Alex Baer said: > > Hi there, > > > > e17 is great, and as I build the latest version from trunk once a month, [...] > > > 2. Menu language > > Selecting Enlightenment

Re: [e-users] e17 noob questions regarding window management and menus

2011-12-06 Thread Alex Baer
Am Dienstag 06 Dezember 2011, 07:44:13 schrieb Mick: > On Tuesday 06 Dec 2011 00:45:26 Alex Baer wrote: > > Am Montag 05 September 2011, 10:17:34 schrieben Sie: > > > On Sun, 4 Sep 2011 12:26:04 +0200 Alex Baer said: > > > > Hi there, > > > > >

Re: [e-users] e17 noob questions regarding window management and menus

2011-12-07 Thread Alex Baer
Am Mittwoch 07 Dezember 2011, 07:31:17 schrieb Mick: > On Tuesday 06 Dec 2011 20:34:17 Alex Baer wrote: [...] > > > > > > > > Hi Carsten, > > > > > > > > yes, the .directory files do contain translations, and I'd be *VERY* > >

Re: [e-users] e17 noob questions regarding window management and menus

2011-12-08 Thread Alex Baer
Am Donnerstag 08 Dezember 2011, 07:24:36 schrieb Mick: [...] > > > > > But for the categories in the Applications menu, e seems to refer to > > > > > > > > /etc/xdg/menus/enlightenment.menu, > > > > > > > > which contains only English text. If I remove this file from here, I > > > > hav

Re: [e-users] e17 noob questions regarding window management and menus

2011-12-10 Thread Alex Baer
Am Freitag 09 Dezember 2011, 02:02:46 schrieb David Seikel: [...] > > I should point out that the entire menu system was designed by > freedesktop.org, (FDO), largely under the guidance of the GNOME and KDE > developers. The distros have designed their menus around that system, > but following th

Re: [e-users] title-bar animation

2011-12-22 Thread Alex Baer
Hi everyone, now, how would I have to modify the default theme in order to stop window title-bar animation? I am not shy of editing a config file, but in this case I am not yet able to find the relevant piece of code... Well, I just dared to take a look into the default theme definition. I s

Re: [e-users] title-bar animation

2011-12-23 Thread Alex Baer
Am Donnerstag 22 Dezember 2011, 17:49:23 schrieb P Purkayastha: > One (easy) option for you is to open the file bd_title_bg.png in gimp and > make it either fully transparent or the same color as the default. That way > the animation will still happen, but you won't see it. > > Another option woul

Re: [e-users] title-bar animation

2011-12-23 Thread Alex Baer
Am Donnerstag 22 Dezember 2011, 17:49:23 schrieb P Purkayastha: > One (easy) option for you is to open the file bd_title_bg.png in gimp and > make it either fully transparent or the same color as the default. That way > the animation will still happen, but you won't see it. > > Another option woul

Re: [e-users] title-bar animation

2011-12-24 Thread Alex Baer
Am Samstag 24 Dezember 2011, 03:38:22 schrieb Carsten Haitzler: > On Sat, 24 Dec 2011 01:52:58 +0100 Alex Baer said: > > I'll somehow make it, but frankly, this is hard stuff for a newbie! > > Any chance to include these things in the settings dialog, any time? > > no

[e-users] EFM: How to change view to show file properties?

2013-02-10 Thread Alex Baer
Hi there, according to my-favourite-search-engine it hasn't been asked before, but in case,it has, please point me to the relevant info. I have a couple of questions regarding file properties, especially creation/modification dates. 1. Is there a view, that allows to see file properties not ju

Re: [e-users] Network shares: EFM, SMB?

2013-02-10 Thread Alex Baer
In the meantime I managed to get autofs working, which was surprisingly straight forward and actually easy. It works just fine, so thanks for the useful tip! Alex Am Dienstag, 25. Dezember 2012, 12:53:53 schrieb Robert David: > Hi all, > > try autofs, I use that for nfs shares for a long tim

[e-users] Desktop trash bin works in Xfce and KDE, but not in e17

2013-03-09 Thread Alex Baer
Hi there, I am pretty sure that there was a discussion about this topic before, and I think it was here, but using I was unable to find it, up to now. So, I'd be grateful, if anyone could provide a link to the relevant thread! My question: Do I understand it correctly, that I cannot use the

Re: [e-users] Desktop trash bin works in Xfce and KDE, but not in e17

2013-03-10 Thread Alex Baer
Thanks for the clarification, Barton. AFAIK, the trash bin of Xfce and KDE complies to Freedesktop standards, that's why it works with both Xfce and KDE, I guess. Actually I'd rather see this also to be supported in e than having to use an e specific trash bin, that would not be supported by