Hi Paul, Default file manager is thunar, right ?
If I install nautilus, will I get the horrible/broken/unstable version 3.x or can I still install the stable and nice 2.x version ? Great work ! thanks Haroldo On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 9:58 AM, Paul Seelig <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello all, > > after some very discouraging fights with the failing web upload > facilities of sourceforge for large files, and a subsequent switch to > good old rsync, i finally managed to upload a new version of Window > Maker Live. > > Mainly covering the very helpful feedback by Bill Nance Major for the > former version, the most remarkable changes in this release are as follows: > > - Added a script workaround for the failing grub-install, in order to > make the manual fix easily possible also for less experienced people. > The installation bug itself is still to be resolved by the upstream > developers, though. > > - The amount of four workspaces has been limited to a single one, in > order to prevent novice users from wondering, and all start desktop > configurations were removed. > > - The clip has been moved to the right again, as this proved to be more > convenient from a usability point of view. While trying to get used to > the traditional way of keeping the clip on the left, i found it very > annoying during daily use to have it constantly covered by opened > windows, removing immediate access to the workspace switching facility. > Having the clip on the right over the dock constantly provides direct > mouse access, which is much more comfortable for switching workspaces. > Tradition is very good for a start, but should ultimately be overcome. > > - The main dock icon now opens the tunar file manager upon double > clicking with the left mouse button, while at the same time opening the > WPrefs configuration tool when clicking it with the middle mouse button. > This made some more room on the dock, providing some space for any users > own application docking ideas. > > - The most intrusive addons in Firefox (NoScript, PolicyRequest, and > also Flashlock) have been disabled by default, but will stay available > for reactivation on the users behalf. Being used to a mainly ads free > web experience and the absence of any disturbing unrelated added > content, it was reassuring to see the effect of using the web without > these blocking addons. I can only recommend to reactivate these great > facilities, in order to gain some peace of mind while using the web. > > - The apt updating mechanism has been fixed. Please note also the > presence of the script wmlive-apt-refresh, along withe the scripts dhold > and dunhold, which provide some ease of use for software updates for > those who prefer the shell prompt over graphical tools like synaptic. > BTW, did you know that synaptic was also a product of Window Maker > creator Alfredo Kojima? > > - The automagical addition of the first user to the sudoers file has > been fixed. > > - The http://wmlive.sourceforge.net web site has been submitted to a > major overhaul, and should be up to date now. It now also includes > screenshots based on the latest Window Maker Live release 20120301. > > - Thanks to feedback by Jason Brower, the availability of a 32bit > version in addition to the personally much preferred amd64 build has > been resumed. > > - Please also note, in addition to the ready made ISO images, the > availability of the Debian Live Build configuration archives for each > build architecture. Using these within a Debian Live Build context, you > should be able to rebuild the Window Maker Live ISO images on you own. > These are the actual crown jewels of the project for those, who would be > willing to invest some time in helping to enhance the build system. > > Most probably i have forgotten to mention some further changes, but i > guess that's it, so far. > > Plans for the future now mainly include the creation of some proper > documentation to help getting acquainted with the main Window Maker > related desktop features. Also some man pages for the various scripts > created and applied in the context of this project are required. For the > very nice wmlaptop2 dockapp, i'd still need to produce a valid Debian > package which not only relies on the not so perfect checkinstall script > for quick'n'dirty package creation. > > It will also simply drop wmvolman in favor of the much more convenient > wmudmount dockapp. Unlike its competitor, wmudmount also allows for the > configuration of mouse pointer actions, which in my humble opinion is > the major advantage over the rather simplistic wmvolman. I consider it > indispensable that any such mount application serves multiple purposes > in one dock icon, allowing to open any mount point in some kind of file > manager and/or terminal window. As it is not already included with this > release, please find attached the /etc/wmudmount.conf configuration > file, which is intended for inclusion with the next Window Maker Live > release version. > > The next release should hopefully include, along with further bug fixes, > above mentioned documentation enhancements. After that i expect the > project to have stabilized to some degree, and plan to take a longer > break from these activities, since i feel that my major goals have been > largely achieved. I would then rather prefer to concentrate any further > development efforts on the general Debian side of things. > > Thanks a lot to all for your very helpful feedback so far! > > Enjoy! > Paul > > -- > http://sourceforge.net/projects/wmlive > http://wmlive.sourceforge.net > -- ============================================================= Haroldo Gambini Santos Computing Department - Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto - UFOP email: haroldo [at ] iceb.ufop.br home/research page: www.decom.ufop.br/haroldo/ "Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes." Edsger Dijkstra
