User Feedback :: a last word



Dude, get a grip. No one is dogging on you. You have been very active in the forums and it is nice to see.
You were not "ignored for a spammer." I read so many posts per day in the forums and get PM's and have todo lists, that some times certain posts go unanswered. I also have a day job and a family to take care of. Again, I am sorry if I've done anythying to offend you, that is not my intent.

I think the real issue here is that the "tone of voice" you are "hearing" in some of these posts may not be what is intended. Try not to read too much into it or guess what people are thinking. Most folks around here are good at speaking their minds, but at the same time, are usually willing to help others as long as they understand what the question or goal is. Sometimes that gets a bit muddled and takes some figuring out. I hate to see you not participate in the forums or leave DSL because your feelings are hurt. However, it IS your decision. Don't blame it on DSL, it's a great distro no matter what you think of me.
hahaha...stop diggin a hole..a simple OOPS would have been funnier...carryon
"It's not easy bein' green" - Kermit The Frog  :)
Not that it was any help

Newbie questions about 2.2 hd install
answered, many thanks:

Read the help file. it is available in cpanel
Read the wike-link on home page
Or search the forum

Q:How do I turn on dma, I have a grub install on hd?

A: From the menu/apps/tools/emelfm choose- emelfm as super user.
From the right list choose- boot/grub/menu1st
click menu1st, right click  and open, click- view file,  see titledsl in the list- see no dma in its string- backspace "no" save file . exit . reboot

Q: How do I see whats on my floppy and cdrom

A: Go to emelfm and look in the right list for crom or floppy. left click to highlite then right click for menu and left click mount. you should see the content.

Q: How do I get dillo to stop poping up at boot and showing the getting started page?

A: Fix dillo patched -
menu/apps/tools/ emelfm/ emelfm as superuser - click "H"  shows hidden files
Find and right click open -xinitrc - see dillo add "#" in front (#dillo.....) . save. the"#" stops dillo at boot.
Goto home/dsl/fluxbox/menu, scroll down see (dillo patched) ( blablabla) replace with (dillo)(/usr/local/bin/dillo) . save.
Goto dillo desktop icon and click properties change command to just- command: dillo
this will restore dillo to normal.

Q: How do I turn off the desktop stats and the boxs at the bottom left  of the screen?

A: To turn off desktop stats and workspace boxs goto home/dsl/xinitrc and "#" torsmo and/or  fluxter . save . restartx, remove the # to restore.

Q: How can I quickly resize a window, I can not see the top?

A:  Push alt+ left or right mouse buttons to move and resize windows.
alt+left to move, alt+right to resize

Q: Is there a file splitter for dsl?

A: Split and cat - file split and rejoin for floppy storage. in fm type  split or cat --help for info. click the directory the files are in.
ie: split -b 1380000 /home/dsl/eboard.dsl chess
this should give chessaa, chessab, chessac.
ie: cat chessaa chessab chessac > eboard.dsl
Note: test join before storage. if the file size is not correct try refresh by exiting the directory and reopening..

Q:How do I create a desk top Icon for dialup?

A: Click icon tool from  menu/desktop . click add. choose icon from list and  type name choice in icon label,type sudo /usr/sbin/pppdial in full path. click ok
The path can be found by looking in the fluxbox menu

Q; How do I save to the directory on another hd partition from dsl

A: Open emelfm as superuser, right panel is home/dsl
left panel- open /mnt, open your partition, click directory to link to. click syslink button
In root@box$ type. chown dsl.staff /mnt/hd<b1>/<directory> where <b1> is the drive and partition number and< directory >is the name of the directory you wish to access from dsl.

Q: How do I add my favorite wallpaper to the desk top?

A: Add jpg wallpapers to home/dsl/fluxbox/backgrounds and change via desktop/ menu/ wallpaper

Q: How do I replace icons with my favorite ones?

A:  Convert your favorite icons to .png or .gif and add to home/dsl/xtdesktop then choose them via icon properties by right clicking the icon or icontool if creating a new shortcut.

Q: Does the thing in the bottom right hand corner have to be where it is?

A:  If you rightclick on the slit the menu allows autohide and movement to different locations on the screen.

Q:How do I stop the screen from blacking out after 10 min?

A: Add the following line to /home/dsl/xinitrc
xset s off &
this should be placed above the last lines

Q: how do I increse the aterm font size?

A: open emelfm, open xdefaults find aterm*font:fixed
change fixed to one of 7x14/8x16/10x20. save

Q: How do I uninstall an extension I do not like?

A: dsl as a hd install does not offer uninstall..however if the program is static or not causeing issue-

Go to emelfm as super, look in fluxbox/menu for the program/path..go to the destination and delete, then return to fluxbox menu and delete the program entry and save the file..this will remove the menu entry and file executed by clicking it. you may find other referances, carefully remove.

if the program created problems reinstall dsl..hd install is not recomended partly for this reason.
lovdsl,

With your permission, i will use part or all of  your last post for DSL Wiki Information.
Thank you for contributing to the DSL community, it is appreciated. Good job, by the way.

Clive,

No kidding. :;):
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