[opensuse] Tweaking of e16 desktop nearing completion - way cool desktop
Listmates, As I have mentioned before, I have been working with both e16 and e17 desktops (both stable, excellent desktops that work well as a primary, but more importantly as a remote via vnc or nx). There are quite a few hidden features in e16 like the ability to add Init, Start and Stop directories of applications to run on X-init, enlightenment Start and Stop that you can use to autostart or autokill apps. There is plenty of keyboard and mouse binding flexibility and what seems like an endless number of good desktop themes. (2 favorites for e16: Ganymede & DarkOne) The initial setup does a good job of creating menus of all apps. It separates the apps into Gnome/KDE/Other main folders. The menu scheme is done in simple text files that makes customizing menus a simple matter. Just thought I would post a couple of screenshots of the tools available and of the desktop for any who may be interested. I have 2 desktops with my desktop "areas" laid out in a 4x1 grid. So the result of having two desktops makes 8 desktop areas (that you would normally just call desktops). The config is (desktop 1 on top, dt2 on the bottom): 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 The first screenshot show the top desktop with all tools hidden (you can see the titlebars for the tools top-right and bottom left: http://www.3111skyline.com/download/ss/e/e16/e-16-killer-setup-epps- in-1024.jpg The second shot shows the bottom desktop with all tools extended (they just hide/unhide using the title bar and middle-mouse wheel) http://www.3111skyline.com/download/ss/e/e16/e-16-killer-setup-1024.jpg Also since you have upper and lower desktops, you can do some neat stuff with the background just be rotating the image 180 degrees (if it is direction). I'm not completely done tweaking the internals, but the looks of the desktop and the tools I will use are pretty much done. Give it either e16 or e17 a try. Small install and easy setup. There are several build service repos, but the follow repo contains everything in one place: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/X11:/Enlightenment/openSUSE_11.0/ -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Hi David, First, thanks for ponting me at e16. In fact, this is the second time now that I switch my window manager(*): In 94 I switched from tvtwm to fvwm, and now finally I found something that is interesting enough to leave fvwm (no, neither GNOME or KDE are my style). I think I must have had a look at it earlier, as enlightenment is around almost as long as fvwm, but probably the first versions were far behind it so I forgot about it....
I have 2 desktops with my desktop "areas" laid out in a 4x1 grid. So the result of having two desktops makes 8 desktop areas (that you would normally just call desktops). The config is (desktop 1 on top, dt2 on the bottom):
A question to this: What do you use two desktops for? In particular, what's the advantage over having one desktop separated in 4x2 areas? As I see a lot of epplets(?) in your upper right corner: Do you know gkrellm? Cheers, Pit -- Dr. Peter "Pit" Suetterlin http://www.astro.su.se/~pit Institute for Solar Physics Tel.: +34 922 405 590 (Spain) P.Suetterlin@royac.iac.es +46 8 5537 8534 (Sweden) Peter.Suetterlin@astro.su.se -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Thursday 29 October 2009 05:43:37 am Pit Suetterlin wrote:
Hi David,
First, thanks for ponting me at e16. In fact, this is the second time now that I switch my window manager(*): In 94 I switched from tvtwm to fvwm, and now finally I found something that is interesting enough to leave fvwm (no, neither GNOME or KDE are my style).
I know what you mean. I just stumbled across it recently and I love it. No training wheels!
I think I must have had a look at it earlier, as enlightenment is around almost as long as fvwm, but probably the first versions were far behind it so I forgot about it....
I have 2 desktops with my desktop "areas" laid out in a 4x1 grid. So the result of having two desktops makes 8 desktop areas (that you would normally just call desktops). The config is (desktop 1 on top, dt2 on the bottom):
A question to this: What do you use two desktops for? In particular, what's the advantage over having one desktop separated in 4x2 areas?
Well -- I don't know. The setup came with 2 cubes. I am more of a linear thinker. The link around the compiz cube or cylinder works fine, so I just flattened the original 2 cubes into 4-"area strips" and put one on top of the other. Now my desktop flow is linear left to right. As one area gets too cluttered or if I want to drop the two sessions of kate to another area, I can, very easily. So no deep mystery here, I just kinda-like-it :P
As I see a lot of epplets(?) in your upper right corner: Do you know gkrellm?
Yes, and I like gkrellm a lot. But I figured that if I was going to get to know the desktop, I might as well make use of the epplets to see what they were all about before pulling out the 3rd party tools. I hate repeating myself, but both e16 and e17 are way cool desktops!
Cheers,
Pit
-- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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