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Quote (roberts @ Dec. 19 2007,02:57)
Did you update your .dfminfo file?

The entry for xmms should look like:

_DFM_~/.dfmdesk/Apps/Sound/xmms_START;!0! 2>/dev/null

I did a fresh install (dsl base legacy norestore) as this is on my spare computer and all I have to change is modprobe for sound.
Tried unsuccessfully to edit .dfminfo using emelfm as super user. I get a temp file ".dfminfo.new_z" but it vanishes on mouse movement. Does not save the edited version.

By the way the reason I do a fresh install for each new version is because I haven't been able to find info on how to upgrade changed files.

EDIT:
Fixed it by adding 2>/dev/null at dfm/xmms/options.
First I want to state that I am enjoying using DSL v4.2

I noticed the following mistake:

The Dillo icon on the panel/tray when clicked was trying to open the file /usr/share/doc/dsl/getting-started.html which does not exist.

I fixed the problem by editing the file /home/dsl/.jwmrc-tray and changing the file name to /usr/share/doc/dsl/getting_started.html, saving this file, and then restarted the window manager.
Maybe I missed something somewhere, but shading doesn't seem to work as it should for JWM in 4.2. Double-clicking the title bar maximizes / restores the window rather than shading it. According to the JWM configuration info at joewing.net:

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Mouse Bindings

   * Any button on the root window will bring up the root menu.
   * The right button will show the window menu on the frame.
   * The left button will resize if on the border or move if in the title bar.
   * The middle button will move anywhere on the frame.
   * A double click on the title bar of a window will toggle shading.
   * The mouse wheel will move through menus when a menu is open, show the root menu when over root, or switch desktops when over the pager.


Have I missed something?
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Have I missed something?

No, that's what it does. If you have a scroll-wheel mouse you can scroll up and down on the title bar to make it shade. Make sure you're in middle of it because if you get off the title bar you'll scroll through desktops.
Quote (lucky13 @ Dec. 20 2007,12:39)
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Have I missed something?

No, that's what it does. If you have a scroll-wheel mouse you can scroll up and down on the title bar to make it shade. Make sure you're in middle of it because if you get off the title bar you'll scroll through desktops.

OK, that is what it does in DSL, but it is not how it is supposed to behave & it would be nicer if the two window managers behaved the same. Also it isn't very helpful on laptops with no scroll whel when the shading is probably most useful due to the small amount of screen real-estate. Is there any reason the JWM in DSL doesn't behave as described on the JWM site? (or is this behaviour an update in the current 2.0.1 version, DSL appears to have v2.0)?
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