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Topic: New Extensions in Testing - 09/2004, Starting off with Firefox-0.9.3.dsl

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clacker

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Posted: Sep. 09 2004,19:29

It looks like the tmp/mydsl.menu/freecraft file in the dsl has:

[exec] (freecraft) {freecraft}

instead of

[exec] (freecraft) {/usr/games/freecraft}

I had it right once, but I must have included the wrong version in the dsl file.

I played a lot of single player games, but no campaigns, which I am assuming is were your nephew was going for level 3.

ke4nt1

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Posted: Sep. 09 2004,21:00

I should have caught that error in the menu.. My bad.. TODO

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ke4nt

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Posted: Sep. 09 2004,21:09

I have a request, can a button be added in the MyDSL gui to click-and-run extensions from the testing area?

It just seems a lot safer than making a bunch of "coasters" of bad .dsl burns.

Oh, and a warning when you click over to the testing area would be good, too.

-J.P.
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ke4nt1

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Posted: Sep. 09 2004,21:45

Saiden,

coasters?
I don't understand...

I use glinks or wget to download a .tar.gz or .dsl file from the
testing area to my home/dsl directory, ( the default )
open emelfm, and highlight the downloaded file and press the mydsl button..
then use the desktop menu to run it and try it out..

If I like it, I copy it to my USBkey or a storage partition on my HD
If I don't want to keep it, delete it..
No "burning" involved...

Did I misunderstand something again ?

And we don't want everyone to be trying to run untested
apps in their builds, especially the new guys, who won't know
how to recover from a failure.. That's why they are in "testing"
Once they are well" tested" and receive good feedback
from our userbase, I will move them to the main area,
and they will be available in the myDSLgui .

clacker,
I will look over the freecraft this evening..
Sounds like you got it nailed..

73
ke4nt

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Posted: Sep. 09 2004,22:07

I'm talking about a button on the MyDSL gui that you click and it shows you the extensions on the testing area, after a warning.

Something like, "These extensions are in testing and may not be safe to use! This area is for experienced users only, running from Live-CD only! Using these extensions on a HD install is NOT RECOMMENDED!!!
<Continue> <Go Back to the Regular Extensions Area>"

This warning should probably be in big, red letters. You would click "Continue" and it would show you the extensions inn the testing area to click and run, or click "Go Back..." to go back.

Just an idea. And it would make it easier than using Links/wget and mydsl-load.

-J.P.
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