Great news for opera browser users!!

Forum: myDSL Extensions (deprecated)
Topic: Great news for opera browser users!!
started by: hawki

Posted by hawki on Dec. 17 2004,21:55

##Since opera is my browser of choice this makes life easier for me.
##This is all possible because opera now run without changes in DSL 9.0.1. They must have put something back that was removed. Font libraries perhaps.
##It also runs directly in the directory it is extracted into without the need to run the install script. Opera can be downloaded at the following link.

< http://arc.opera.com/pub.....tar.gz >

##To run after it is extracted you must change your working directory to the extracted directory and type opera at a bash prompt or double click on the opera script in emelfm.
##What follows is my procedure for creating a .tar.gz file to be used with myDSL and create a desktop icon.
### All of the commands are typed at an Xterminal bash prompt except the mp editor stuff.
### I use sloppy syntax. When I have a unique filename I use the * to replace longer filename characters. I use ~/ to mean the dsl home directory. Typing is not my strong suit.
### Copy the downloaded .tar.gz file to the dsl home directory. Mine is on hda8. You could just download to ~/.

cp /mnt/hda8/opera-7.54*.tar.gz ~/

### extract it

tar -xzvf opera*

### You should have created the following directory

~/opera-7.54-20041210.1-static-qt.i386-en

### remove original .tar.gz file. Because of my sloppy use of * and to save space.

rm opera*.tar.gz

##create files in ~/.xtdesktop for desktop icon

cd .xtdesktop

### Create symlink to icon file

ln -s ~/opera*/images/opera_48x48.png

##start the mp editor and make changes to an existing .lnk file. Be sure to do the "save as"

mp cpanel.lnk

#### make the changes to the file to look as follows

table Icon
Type: Program
Caption: Opera-7.54u1
Command: cd ~/opera*; opera
Icon: .xtdesktop/opera_48x48.png
X: 295
Y: 98
end

####!!!! important !! " save as" opera.lnk. If you just save the file you'll loose an icon
## files opera_48x48.png and opera.lnk should now exist in ~/.xtdesktop

####create new .tar.gz file for MyDSL

cd ~/
tar -czvf opera754u1.tar.gz ~/.xtdesktop/opera* ~/opera*

#### You have now created the .tar.gz file for myDSL. Be sure to save it somewhere else or you'll loose it when you reboot
### To test highlight the new file in emelfm and push the myDSL button. A new icon should appear.
### If you don't like the myDSL stuff. Add the line home/dsl to filetool.lst and use backup/restore. That will quickly grab your new opera files.