Rox-filer
Forum: DSL Ideas and Suggestions
Topic: Rox-filer
started by: kerry
Posted by kerry on June 03 2006,00:52
I'm playing with puppy and noticed that it uses rox-filer pinboard for the background. This is one of the features i been trying to get to work in dsl but can't get it working right because i wasn't sure how to set it up. Anyways i think DSL will benefit greatly by using rox-filer in this kind of setup it could replace both emelfm and xtdesk. the drag and drop type of icon making is great.
(example: I downloaded firefox from the site,untared it, then just draged the firefox executable to the desktop,then right clicked it>set icon and draged the icon in the firefox/icons folder and thats it done)
Posted by kerry on June 03 2006,01:30
Okay, i got it to work in DSL 3.0. Pic->< http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/6461/proof2gi.png >
But i've noticed one problem. If i open something up on top of the icons it pics up the image in the background.pic->
< http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/3300/proof19hy.png >
I'll have to look at the puppy setup more closly and see how they avoid this happening with there's. To be continued, may be a how to...
Posted by kerry on June 03 2006,02:04
Okay i got it. The command to set rox-filer in pinboard mode is->rox -o --pinboard=MyPinboard
To have it start all the time you can add it to .xinitrc->
case $DESKTOP in
fluxbox )
fluxter &>/dev/null &
wmswallow -geometry 70x80 docked docked.lua &
exec rox -o --pinboard=MyPinboard &>/dev/null &
exec fluxbox 2>/dev/null
;;
So much easier to make icons now, it's simple drag and drop the executiable to the desktop. plus you can drag them to any postion you like on the desktop.
Posted by jls legalize on June 03 2006,16:13
loaded rox.dsl and tryed your line in .xinitrc, it works!legalize cannabis
Posted by ggordon on June 03 2006,19:13
This is the only thing to add to. xinitrc that's not already there...rox filer is a nice alternative to emelfm..
exec rox -o --pinboard=MyPinboard &>/dev/null &
ggordon
Posted by cbagger01 on June 04 2006,05:47
Yeah, I originally liked the whole Fluxbox + Rox Filer Pinboard arrangement better than the Fluxbox + Emelfm + XTDesktop arrangement.But emelfm grew on me so I prefer it as my everyday file manager and also I think that rox + dependendcies takes up more room on the livecd than Emelfm + XTDesktop.
But from a Point-n-Click usability standpoint, Fluxbox + Rox pinboard is a nice combination. The drag-n-drop integration between the Desktop Icon Pinboard and the file manager is cool. It gives the user the same level of Desktop Icon integration in a lightweight package that comes with heavyweight environments like KDE or MSWindows.
Posted by kerry on June 04 2006,10:21
I been playing with the pinboard setup all day to see what i can do with it. I don't think it would make sense for DSL to use. Everything is built around emelfm and xtdesk, so it would be a pain in the a$$ to change the .dsl's for a new setup. The thing is, that this is so easy for any user to do on there own that it is always a available option for those who want to use it. I know i bitch and moan alot about the apps that are installed but they are the best choose for the size and i am truly thankfull to robert and jhon and all those who help them to create this fantastic OS. Thank you all!