Hey there fellow SuSErs! I know we are all busy talking about hacks and xfs and why this or that peice of hardware doesn't work, so I thought I would throw something kinda fun into the mix. Check out the KDE2 screenshot at: http://rival.kirtland.cc.mi.us/~ashari/screenshot.png There are a few things to notice, that might not be apparent right away. 1) The kpager on the bottom right has no window decorations and seems integrated with the desktop. 2) There is a "/var/log/messages" tail going on that seems integrated with the desktop and it has no apparent window. 3) The kpager, gkrellm, and the Eterm displaying the tail do not show up in the taskbar at the top of the screen. 4) The window decorations aren't even from KDE2. 5) The desktop is using truetype fonts (not that big of a deal today, but it was still a .. ummm.. pain .. to get working) If anyone is interested, I can let you know how I did it all. Have some fun! -Steven
* Steven Hatfield (ashari@knightswood.net) [010502 14:16]: }=}Hey there fellow SuSErs! }=} }=}I know we are all busy talking about hacks and xfs and why this or that peice }=}of hardware doesn't work, so I thought I would throw something kinda fun into }=}the mix. }=} }=}Check out the KDE2 screenshot at: }=}http://rival.kirtland.cc.mi.us/~ashari/screenshot.png }=} }=}There are a few things to notice, that might not be apparent right away. }=}1) The kpager on the bottom right has no window decorations and seems }=}integrated with the desktop. }=}2) There is a "/var/log/messages" tail going on that seems integrated with }=}the desktop and it has no apparent window. }=}3) The kpager, gkrellm, and the Eterm displaying the tail do not show up in }=}the taskbar at the top of the screen. }=}4) The window decorations aren't even from KDE2. }=}5) The desktop is using truetype fonts (not that big of a deal today, but it }=}was still a .. ummm.. pain .. to get working) It's KDE2 w/ Blackbox instead of KWin the KDE2 window manager. You can change this in the startkde script in /opt/kde2/bin. I use to use WindowMaker and KDE. *shrug*. -- Ben Rosenberg mailto:ben@whack.org ----- If two men agree on everything, you can be sure that only one of them is doing the thinking.
It's KDE2 w/ Blackbox instead of KWin the KDE2 window manager. You can change this in the startkde script in /opt/kde2/bin. I use to use WindowMaker and KDE. *shrug*.
Actually, I'm pretty sure Steven's using the Kwin IceWM plugin (in otherwords - it is Kwin)... Although, I could be wrong. <shameless plug> - Tim's Instructions on getting the IceWM for Kwin style to work in 2.1.x: http://www.uninetsolutions.com/tbutler/linux/001.html -Tim -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy R. Butler Universal Networks Information Tech. Consultant Christian Web Services Since 1996 ICQ #12495932 AIM: Uninettm An Authorized IPSwitch Reseller tbutler@uninetsolutions.com http://www.uninetsolutions.com ============== "Information Powered by Innovation" ==============
On Wednesday 02 May 2001 08:36 pm, Timothy R.Butler wrote:
It's KDE2 w/ Blackbox instead of KWin the KDE2 window manager. You can change this in the startkde script in /opt/kde2/bin. I use to use WindowMaker and KDE. *shrug*.
Actually, I'm pretty sure Steven's using the Kwin IceWM plugin (in otherwords - it is Kwin)... Although, I could be wrong.
<shameless plug> - Tim's Instructions on getting the IceWM for Kwin style to work in 2.1.x: http://www.uninetsolutions.com/tbutler/linux/001.html
-Tim
Regarding: http://rival.kirtland.cc.mi.us/~ashari/screenshot.png Ok, check this out, it's my script to run the kpager when KDE2 starts up: kstart --alldesktops --skiptaskbar --type dock --ontop "kpager" All you have to do is first, position kpager where you want it, quit it, and then run that command to restart it and strip it of it's decorations and "dock" it into the desktop. The same goes for Eterm, which I have used options on to strip its menu/scrollbar, and used Esetroot to set the background pixmap. The TTF is Tahoma, copied right from a Windows machine. I don't use anti-aliasing because it hurts my eyes at this resolution (1600x1200). Using Tim Butler's help, I was able to compile the IceWM decoration style into KDE2.1.1, and I modified the title bars for the Area 51 theme, for use in KDE2... I like my close button all the way to the left because it's too easy to mistakenly press it when it's so close to the maximize button at this high of a res. The style is the stock KDE2 style, with coloring set just like bluesteel on GTK. I use the BlueSteel GTK theme on my Gnome apps, and everything meshes together really well (imho of course). Have some fun :) -Steven
* Steven Hatfield (ashari@knightswood.net) [010502 14:16]: }=}Hey there fellow SuSErs! }=} }=}I know we are all busy talking about hacks and xfs and why this or that
Give ximian a chance. (www.ximian.com)
I am using it now and it's very nice, especially the desktop and the file
manager called Nautilus.
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From: "Ben Rosenberg"
}=}of hardware doesn't work, so I thought I would throw something kinda fun into }=}the mix. }=} }=}Check out the KDE2 screenshot at: }=}http://rival.kirtland.cc.mi.us/~ashari/screenshot.png }=} }=}There are a few things to notice, that might not be apparent right away. }=}1) The kpager on the bottom right has no window decorations and seems }=}integrated with the desktop. }=}2) There is a "/var/log/messages" tail going on that seems integrated with }=}the desktop and it has no apparent window. }=}3) The kpager, gkrellm, and the Eterm displaying the tail do not show up in }=}the taskbar at the top of the screen. }=}4) The window decorations aren't even from KDE2. }=}5) The desktop is using truetype fonts (not that big of a deal today, but it }=}was still a .. ummm.. pain .. to get working)
It's KDE2 w/ Blackbox instead of KWin the KDE2 window manager. You can change this in the startkde script in /opt/kde2/bin. I use to use WindowMaker and KDE. *shrug*.
-- Ben Rosenberg mailto:ben@whack.org ----- If two men agree on everything, you can be sure that only one of them is doing the thinking.
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On Thu, 3 May 2001, Morsal Roudbay wrote:
Give ximian a chance. (www.ximian.com)
I am using it now and it's very nice, especially the desktop and the file manager called Nautilus.
I beg to differ. Ximian might have added some nice eyecandy, but Nautilus is mainly created by the Eazel folks. However, it is dog slow (IMHO!) and not quite as intuitive as Konqueror. In addition to that, it gets my system load up to 4-5 and I have no clue what it was doing there. Been there, done that, went back to KDE :) LenZ P.S. Yes, this was a troll :) -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Lenz Grimmer SuSE GmbH mailto:grimmer@suse.de Schanzaeckerstr. 10 http://www.suse.de/~grimmer/ 90443 Nuernberg, Germany One who is always in a stew generally goes to pot.
* LenZ Grimmer (grimmer@suse.de) [010503 14:17]: }=}On Thu, 3 May 2001, Morsal Roudbay wrote: }=} }=}> Give ximian a chance. (www.ximian.com) }=}> }=}> I am using it now and it's very nice, especially the desktop and the file }=}> manager called Nautilus. }=} }=}I beg to differ. Ximian might have added some nice eyecandy, but Nautilus }=}is mainly created by the Eazel folks. However, it is dog slow (IMHO!) and }=}not quite as intuitive as Konqueror. In addition to that, it gets my }=}system load up to 4-5 and I have no clue what it was doing there. }=} }=}Been there, done that, went back to KDE :) }=} }=} LenZ }=} }=}P.S. Yes, this was a troll :) It's the Medusa indexing tool that Nautilus uses. It runs all the bloody time. I don't know why they couldn't have just used the locate db .. since most Linux systems come with this by default. I was a big Gnome fan, but the last 6 months or so...I just don't see why I was. KDE2 is much more functional and stable. Konqueror is 100X better then Nautilus..and it is not dependent on Mozilla to do it's web browsing.. My 0.02. -- Ben Rosenberg mailto:ben@whack.org ----- If two men agree on everything, you can be sure that only one of them is doing the thinking.
On Thu, 3 May 2001, Ben Rosenberg wrote:
It's the Medusa indexing tool that Nautilus uses. It runs all the bloody time. I don't know why they couldn't have just used the locate db .. since most Linux systems come with this by default. I was a big Gnome fan, but the last 6 months or so...I just don't see why I was. KDE2 is much more functional and stable. Konqueror is 100X better then Nautilus..and it is not dependent on Mozilla to do it's web browsing..
Told you from the beginning, Ben :) LenZ -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Lenz Grimmer SuSE GmbH mailto:grimmer@suse.de Schanzaeckerstr. 10 http://www.suse.de/~grimmer/ 90443 Nuernberg, Germany One who is always in a stew generally goes to pot.
* LenZ Grimmer (grimmer@suse.de) [010503 14:26]: }=}On Thu, 3 May 2001, Ben Rosenberg wrote: }=} }=}> It's the Medusa indexing tool that Nautilus uses. It runs all the }=}> bloody time. I don't know why they couldn't have just used the locate }=}> db .. since most Linux systems come with this by default. I was a big }=}> Gnome fan, but the last 6 months or so...I just don't see why I was. }=}> KDE2 is much more functional and stable. Konqueror is 100X better then }=}> Nautilus..and it is not dependent on Mozilla to do it's web browsing.. }=} }=}Told you from the beginning, Ben :) Yeah..Yeah ;) Although I do use Ximian Gnome at work..I am too lazy to compile all of KDE2 under Solaris..so I just use this. It's better the CDE or OpenWindows.. ;) -- Ben Rosenberg mailto:ben@whack.org ----- If two men agree on everything, you can be sure that only one of them is doing the thinking.
hi ! does any one know a geek code generator ?
* Linux News User
hi !
does any one know a geek code generator ?
Running head first into a wall and writing down what comes in your mind usually does the trick. If that's too painfull try hitting the keyboard at random witha string bias to + and - signs. Failing all that, do a google search (www.google.com) on geek code generator. Currently listening to: Arrogant Worms - A Man Has Needs (DIRT!) Gerhard, <@jasongeo.com> == The Acoustic Motorbiker == -- __O Get one man to ride his bycicle =`\<, and there is hope for the human race (=)/(=) A.A.M. van Gulik
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