Rapidweather
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Joined: Jan. 2004 |
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Posted: Oct. 19 2004,00:48 |
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I'm trying it out now. When I downloaded the fluxbox 0.9.9 tar.gz, I looked around to see what has happened. The menu looked the same, normally, when one downloads a .dsl, then a new menu item appears at the top, so you can start the application. So I restarted the wm. Nothing. Then, I found in /home/dsl, the script "start_fluxdev". I examined it, and found that I must exit my window manager, and run it. Did that, and returned to X. I then applied my custom style "rapidweather", and that's what I have now.
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To include this window manager in my remaster, I suppose that I must
keep the .tar.gz in the same place in the root of the CD with the other
.dsl's that I have, mostly WM Dock apps. Also, I would want to keep the
"start_fluxdev" script, and perhaps make a menu item for it.
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I note that the default number of desktops is 4. I added two more in the usual way, Menu > Desktop > Workspaces > New Workspace. Also, the default desktop naming scheme is "one" "two", etc. and the additional
spaces are named "Workspace 5", etc.
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I note that the /home/dsl/.fluxbox/dev-init file is where such things as
autohiding the toolbar can be done by the usual editing of this file, and
then backing up the /home/dsl/.fluxbox directory in your backup.tar.gz.
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Usually, when I set up a remaster, I do all these things, and have the system start that way in the first place, without a restore. Changes can be made by the user, and when backed up, will restore that way.
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I am impressed with the icons in the toolbar for Opera, etc. and the
transparent windows, menu, etc. are interesting.
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Personally, I like the fluxbox that is included in DSL 0.8.2, and I have
made (as mentioned above) a style that I prefer over the stock style that
comes with Flux Box 0. 9. 9. The transparent menu makes the menu items a little hard to read if one applies a background image such as I have.
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I'm testing it, but probably won't keep it this time around.
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Rapidweather Remaster of DSL:
http://www.angelfire.com/ms/telegram/getting_started.html
Rapidweather Remaster of Knoppix Linux:
http://www.geocities.com/rapidweather/getting_started.html
Screenshots:
http://www.rapidweather.com/linuxcdsales.html
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