Re: Please Allow Me To Introduce Myself

2013-07-05 Thread Ali Linx (amjjawad)
On Fri, Jul 5, 2013 at 8:40 AM, David Yentzen dbyent...@gmail.com wrote: Hi to all, My name is David Yentzen and I live in Austin Texas. I would to join the Lubuntu Team. I started using Ubuntu 12.04 about a year ago after replacing a dying desktop PC. Being new to Linux, I didn't know

Re: Lubuntu alternative sessions script

2013-07-05 Thread Federico Leoni
Ali, I completely agree with you and Ronnie, we don't need to change the custom interface of Lubuntu, I prefer continue talking about offering alternatives. But please, let me explain why I think is a good idea have an additional XP skin using an example: I have a customer, female 60yo. She has

Re: Lubuntu alternative sessions script

2013-07-05 Thread Federico Leoni
OK. As soon as I can I'll install Lubuntu 13.10 then I'll test the package. F. Em 05/07/2013 13:54, Leszek Lesner leszek.les...@web.de escreveu: Am Donnerstag, 4. Juli 2013, 21:50:26 schrieb Federico Leoni: @Julien Lavergne: You right, a package would be a better choice, but I'm afraid for

Re: Lubuntu alternative sessions script

2013-07-05 Thread Federico Leoni
Yes and no. Cairo-dock is not the lightest in the world for sure but is a good starting point and it can works without composite, even if badly i my opinion. Plank was my second choice, is a good superlight solution but without composite doesn't work well: themes doesn't not apply. And is just a

Start Ubuntu

2013-07-05 Thread Pete
Hi, Just a quick line to introduce myself as a relatively new Lubuntu user (having used all the other *ubuntu flavours I finally took the plunge!) and can I say *WOW* very impressed! Now to the subject of the mail..Start Ubuntu, I am very keen to be involved in this project as it is a

Re: Lubuntu alternative sessions script

2013-07-05 Thread Ali Linx (amjjawad)
On Fri, Jul 5, 2013 at 8:40 PM, Federico Leoni effe...@gmail.com wrote: Ali, I completely agree with you and Ronnie, we don't need to change the custom interface of Lubuntu, I prefer continue talking about offering alternatives. +1 Indeed. And that makes us on the same page :) But

Re: Lubuntu alternative sessions script

2013-07-05 Thread Mr Wislr
Perhaps, docky and compton? -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users

Re: Lubuntu alternative sessions script

2013-07-05 Thread Ali Linx (amjjawad)
All what you wrote is wonderful and I don't really need to say I agree with you. From my side, I don't mind as long as this is will be offered as an optional NOT by default. For amjjawad, he doesn't mind to offer billions of options and alternatives as long as the default Lubuntu remain as it is.

Re: Lubuntu alternative sessions script

2013-07-05 Thread Mr Wislr
Other than that its wbar or simdock both do not require a composite manager --Ronnie -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users

Re: Lubuntu alternative sessions script

2013-07-05 Thread Phill Whiteside
Ali, themes are just that... that is why Julien is prepared to spend some time on making a 'template' for the themes. A theme is a little more involved than changing your wallpaper for your default display, but if the theme is well written... It is actually not You could have 3 users Mrs

Re: Lubuntu alternative sessions script

2013-07-05 Thread Ali Linx (amjjawad)
On Sat, Jul 6, 2013 at 2:31 AM, Phill Whiteside phi...@ubuntu.com wrote: Ali, themes are just that... that is why Julien is prepared to spend some time on making a 'template' for the themes. A theme is a little more involved than changing your wallpaper for your default display, but if the

Re: Lubuntu alternative sessions script

2013-07-05 Thread Mr Wislr
a openbox theme? what does that look like exactly? crunchbang perhaps. i'm not sure where things are supposed to be on a openbox setup... unless you will get rid of the panel and do right click menu only. it should simply be two options Lubuntu and Lubuntu mac style done lubuntu is already

Re: Lubuntu alternative sessions script

2013-07-05 Thread Jonathan Marsden
On Fri, Jul 5, 2013, at 03:44 PM, Mr Wislr wrote: it should simply be two options Why? Who are you to say how many options other people will want to create, or will want to have available? If they are good, and can be added to Lubuntu without using too much disk space or RAM or effort from

Re: Lubuntu alternative sessions script

2013-07-05 Thread Ali Linx (amjjawad)
On Sat, Jul 6, 2013 at 2:58 AM, Jonathan Marsden jmars...@fastmail.fmwrote: On Fri, Jul 5, 2013, at 03:44 PM, Mr Wislr wrote: it should simply be two options Why? Who are you to say how many options other people will want to create, or will want to have available? If they are good, and

Re: Lubuntu alternative sessions script

2013-07-05 Thread Mr Wislr
agreed, i'm still not quite sure why, if this is a popular request of feature, then why not just help develop the zorin switcher but for lubuntu ? why recode just to recode when you can improve code --Ronnie -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or

Re: Lubuntu alternative sessions script (was removed)

2013-07-05 Thread Jonathan Marsden
On Thu, Jul 4, 2013, at 07:00 PM, Federico Leoni wrote: Andre can't download the script for now because we removed it. Why? Was it a security risk?? Will back as soon as Phill will upload it. Why does that need Phill? You should be able to upload files to the wiki yourself. Anyone with a

Re: Lubuntu alternative sessions script (was removed)

2013-07-05 Thread Federico Leoni
The script is on Wiki page, we put it back in place yesterday. We moved the testing to a package on a PPA. I'm modifying it right now. F. Em 05/07/2013 20:44, Jonathan Marsden jmars...@fastmail.fm escreveu: On Thu, Jul 4, 2013, at 07:00 PM, Federico Leoni wrote: Andre can't download the

Re: Lubuntu alternative sessions script

2013-07-05 Thread Federico Leoni
I understand you don't like to add an additional layer but composting is what we need for shadows and transparency. If we will not add them... Any basic dock is OK. Just remember the result will be less eye candy. :) F. Em 05/07/2013 21:17, Mr Wislr cont...@unleashpc.com escreveu: Other than

Re: Lubuntu alternative sessions script

2013-07-05 Thread Andre Rodovalho
My e-mails were kept to moderation... I attached images, and this list accepts only 40kb. So, here it comes again: . Script worked quite nice, but cairo-dock don't like my notebook specs... It was complaining about OpenGL, and I had to set up some fake transparency thing Another thing,

Re: Lubuntu alternative sessions script

2013-07-05 Thread Jonathan Marsden
On Thu, Jul 4, 2013, at 07:17 PM, Phill Whiteside wrote: This is currently only a 'proof of concept' based on OSX, The more pressing issue is for an XP variant. Go for it, create one, to show us what you mean :) The whole point of my supplying the original script was that others can build on

Re: Lubuntu alternative sessions script

2013-07-05 Thread Federico Leoni
What are the specs of your notebook? Are you using an ATI video card? Seems your note has not opengl support. And that's strange. Could you gently try the other cairo-dock installed? The one without opengl support. Fake transparency is used when you have not a composite manager enabled. To see if