There has just been an update to the stable line for the IceWM window manager, but before updating the myDSL package I'd like to know a little about the future of the desktop menus and/or icons in DSL.
The current icewm.uci MyDSL package includes a script that converts the Fluxbox desktop menu to an IceWM desktop menu, so when a new myDSL package is installed or removed the IceWM menu can be easily adjusted. Since I haven't yet seen how the desktop works in DSL 4.0, I don't know if this script will continue to be useful in the future. I assume that as long as MyDSL packages in general continue to be built in the same way, including "[exec] (label) {command}" menu files, the fluxbox menu will continue to be the primary focus of these menu files. Is this correct? Are there plans to change the MyDSL menu to a different format when the default window manager changes?
As a side note, I've noticed since testing on an older, slower machine that the menu conversion script is pretty slow, so it will be tweaked for the next icewm.uci regardless of whether or not the default DSL menu changes.
I'm also open to any suggestions for a better way to manage the IceWM menu in DSL.The fluxbox standard of "[exec] (label) {command}" is still valid. In fact, it is used to auto generate the dot app wrappers in 4.x for dfm. I could not try to change all the extensions, and end up breaking 3.x and all prior versions of DSL.Thank you. So I'll just try to fix the slowness of it =o)
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Thank you. So I'll just try to fix the slowness of it =o)
Thanks for continuing to work on iceWM. It's my favorite, since it allows me to hotkey aterm, etc.
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It's my favorite, since it allows me to hotkey aterm, etc.