Release Candidates :: DSL v4.1RC1



Fluxbox feedback.

1. The fluxbox style loads after the [xsri in .fluxbox.inc ] which overrides it.
This means all system styles selected will trump the backgound.
To get around this, copy the system style to a user style (in
.fluxbox/styles/ ) then edit out the xsri. Add your xsri in
.fluxbox.inc.
If you opt to just replace the xsri in .fluxbox/styles/a_style then
you might need a 'sleep 1' before it otherwise it doesn't always
manage to stay after restarting X.

2. On a blank desktop (no windows showing), pressing 'esc' will
do some sort of refresh (dfm ?) and then the background pic
disappears. Need to restart X to get it back. Also happens after
dfm changes e.g 'Apply' after modifying an icon property.

Otherwise, it's looking pretty good.   :;):

I also noticed the boot-loading and shutdown-unloading of extensions has no more delays, great!.
Of course a style would trump the include. Just as a non-empty dfm would, or a background specified in .jwmrc.

The point is to not use the specifics of each of the competing subsystems but instead to use the netural location of the include.

With no background selected in dfm, .jwmrc, style, fluxbox/init, or .xinitrc and only use .jwm.inc and (optionally a different one) in .fluxbox.inc it is working well in rc2. I will post rc2 early next week.
Hi!

Will it be possible to change backgrounds easily, even when the noicons cheatcode is used in the new RC2? (I don't like icons). Or will I have to rewrite my collection of styles to do that? What should I use as rootcommand in that case?

Have fun,
meo
Yes, wallpaper.lua will update the xsri command found in the window manager include file with either a chosen color or from a collection of images at /opt/.backgrounds/.

This change is to effect window manager independence.

Example include files in RC2:

cat .fluxbox.inc
fluxter -w &>/dev/null &
xsri --scale-width=100 --scale-height=100 /opt/.backgrounds/AlmostX-0.5.png

cat .jwm.inc    
xsri --scale-width=100 --scale-height=100 /opt/.backgrounds/lance-blue.gif
Hi Robert!

Sounds very nice since I'm aiming at making a Remastering HOWTO that will work nicely with the 4.x series of DSL.

As always have fun out there,
meo
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