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#1101 Re: Off-topic » YAD Tutorial Site? » 2017-11-14 22:46:57

MiyoLinux wrote:

I'm not much into coding, but Yad makes me want to stinkin' code. LOLOLOL! tongue

I know right? Me too, working on a simple image cropper to use for a pcmanfm extension. I actually made one that works in two lines of code but only works right on an image that's the size of your screen or smaller because it uses scrot's select function, it will crop any size image but since scrot only works on the visible image as opposed to the actual image, the crop on larger images is too small.

Gonna have to figure out how to do it with imagemagick or maybe the python pil library....but the quickie scrot method was just too fun not to try.

If you have gpicview, yad, and scrot, try this (replace the image file name with one of yours), the gpicview portion is to view the cropped image and also to close yad window:

yad --title="Select area using the mouse" --picture --close-on-unfocus --no-buttons --size=fit --filename=IMG_8678.JPG --center --width=800 --height=600 &
scrot -q 100 -s -e 'gpicview $f'

#1102 Re: Off-topic » YAD Tutorial Site? » 2017-11-14 00:33:42

Maybe we should make this a dedicated yad thread for tutorials and script examples? Yad is crazy, I think that guy is out to take over the world, it does just about anything you could imagine now...

#1103 Re: Other Issues » Wicd not auto connecting.. - Have to turn of/on/refresh to get list » 2017-11-13 23:53:55

MiyoLinux wrote:

I kept hoping greenjeans would address this. LOLOL!

You are way more eloquent than I am, so I waited you out!

Couldn't have put it better. I LOVE your style, your sense of the aesthetic, color choices, the excellent Miyolinux Dark OB theme, and your ability to reach outside the repo to find new and innovative solutions like Obmenu-generator and the Numix themes.

I think our work the last few months has really complimented each other, I know mine is vastly improved due to the Miyo influence.

But in the end, more is better, even if it's a bunch of one-man shows like we got going. Makes for a healthy, diverse, and robust development environment. I'm super happy with what's happening here, and looking forward to ascii and beowulf for new challenges.

I keep hoping i'll log on one day and see "Fungi-Linux" on the list wink

#1104 Re: Installation » [Solved] How to install the new version of Firefox on Devuan? » 2017-11-13 23:43:14

cynwulf wrote:

Otter Browser (Opera 12 style) is nicer than "Opera": https://otter-browser.org/

QT5....yuck.

#1105 Re: Devuan Derivatives » Vuu-do Linux! *New Openbox-64 iso's (1.0.7) up 2-02-18*!! » 2017-11-13 21:34:05

fungus wrote:

I want one with backgammon but still under 0.5G

Okay, i'll give it a shot (I like backgammon!), I have to sit down and update the 32 bit Openbox iso first, it's still on version 1.0.2, I really should either update the Mate isos too or take them down, they are way behind the curve as well....

#1106 Re: Other Issues » Wicd not auto connecting.. - Have to turn of/on/refresh to get list » 2017-11-13 21:29:22

Boot-up Manager is in the repo if you need an easy GUI way to disable items from startup, I use it in Vuu-do to turn off bluetooth, cups etc.

#1107 Re: Off-topic » YAD Tutorial Site? » 2017-11-13 21:24:11

fsmithred wrote:

How do you get the window to stay up when you make a selection?

When the last portion of a button is a command instead of a result, the yad window stays open until you close it manually.

If however you want it to close after making the selection, the quick-n-dirty way is to add --close-on-unfocus, most window managers focus new windows automatically or as the default setting, so after the selection opens the yad window will close automatically.

Here's an example, this is my solitaire chooser:

#!/bin/sh

# Simple version chooser for the solitaire program (ace of penguins), avoids having to have separate menu entries.

yad --close-on-unfocus --fixed --center --form --title=Solitaire --borders=10 --text-align=center --text "- Choose which version to play -" --button=Klondike!/usr/share/icons/Oxy2-ZEN/24x24/apps/gnome-aisleriot.png!"Click to play Klondike (classic solitaire)":/usr/games/ace-solitaire --button=Freecell!/usr/share/icons/Oxy2-ZEN/24x24/apps/gnome-aisleriot.png!"Click to play Freecell":/usr/games/ace-freecell --button=Canfield!/usr/share/icons/Oxy2-ZEN/24x24/apps/gnome-aisleriot.png!"Click to play Canfield":/usr/games/ace-canfield

#1108 Re: Other Issues » Wicd not auto connecting.. - Have to turn of/on/refresh to get list » 2017-11-11 20:59:12

MiyoLinux wrote:

That's why I switched over to connman and cmst on my latest releases... ;p

Seems to be much less finicky... wink

Reminds me, I need to download your latest and check out all the cool stuff i'm gonna steal for next version of Vuu-do wink

#1109 Re: Other Issues » Wicd not auto connecting.. - Have to turn of/on/refresh to get list » 2017-11-11 19:57:12

FYI wicd is just specific about which routers it likes, and those it doesn't like. There are also unresolved conflicts with other programs in the repo, using the Aurora theme engine for instance will screw wicd up BAD, I have no idea why but as yet no warning about that in the package description, Aurora has had problems with multiple programs for years, and needs to be dropped or fixed. Damn shame as it's very pretty.

Some routers wicd will put up the list and will try to connect, but hang up at the IP address portion, anytime you see wicd hanging up on that last step for more than a few seconds, click cancel and then try again and it will usually connect.

#1110 Re: Off-topic » YAD Tutorial Site? » 2017-11-11 19:50:35

Well i'm a little late to the party, but have some good links somewhere, here's one to the main discussion about yad on the Puppy linux forum:

http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=97458

There's a blog called the Linux Rain that has several good tuts, this is a great one for just starting out:

http://www.thelinuxrain.com/articles/mu … y-with-yad

One thing to remember when experimenting with Yad on your machine, if you are trying commands in terminal, most terminals including LXterminal are bash terminals, while Devuan runs on dash, so things won't always work the same, bashisms will cause a /bin/sh script to fail or not work right, and there are some things that will work perfectly as a dash script but won't work right in terminal.

#1111 Re: Off-topic » lol! » 2017-11-10 00:33:55

golinux wrote:
greenjeans wrote:
golinux wrote:

LOL.  After a sweaty day in 100 degree heat, I often strip on the front porch.

Hell I do that on 70 degree days. Usually sipping a beer.

At 70 degrees, I'm in a hoodie and down vest.  smile

I'm gonna do the local polar bear plunge this year, but i'm gonna horrify my neighbors by doing it in a g-string, lololol! All for charity so they can't say squat. wink

#1112 Re: Devuan Derivatives » [MiyoLinux] MiyoQt releases » 2017-11-10 00:24:46

MiyoLinux wrote:

Well...no sir, I'm not saying that's the reason why the original ones are very slow...and they're not just very slow...they are VERY SLOW. I'm talking like 15 - 20 minutes just to do an apt-get update.  yikes  neutral

Not the case here at all, did multiple updates in several partitions the last few days, all on the old US.mirror, and everything has been rock-a-doodle-doo so far.

#1113 Re: Off-topic » lol! » 2017-11-10 00:18:11

golinux wrote:

LOL.  After a sweaty day in 100 degree heat, I often strip on the front porch.

Hell I do that on 70 degree days. Usually sipping a beer.

yup. may do it later.

#1114 Re: Off-topic » lol! » 2017-11-09 23:33:58

Good lord, the thread title is "LOL"...y'all DO know what that stands for right?

#1115 Re: Devuan Derivatives » Vuu-do Linux! *New Openbox-64 iso's (1.0.7) up 2-02-18*!! » 2017-11-09 23:26:51

New version 1.0.5 of Vuu-do Openbox-64 is now uploaded, both minimal and maximal. Changes have been mostly noted in this thread at least the major ones, as usual there has been a ton of small stuff and some not-so small stuff.

Maximal is down nicely to 570 mb due to some more icon removal and removing Libreoffice's giant gallery of stuff most people don't use. But Writer will now import/export/create/edit pdf's, and cups will print them, and Libre now follows the Vuu-do gtk theme.

New calendar, new Inkscape functionality, I actually added some needed icons to Oxy2-ZEN while flushing others.

Plus now you get Minesweeper. wink

Lots of updates from Devuan including some security and updated keyrings etc., all working smoothly, Amprolla rocks!

Best Vuu-do yet, enjoy!

#1116 Re: Other Issues » Problem with live installation of devuan stable 1.0 x86_64 » 2017-11-07 22:00:12

/boot/grub/i386-pc/normal.mod (lots of files in the folder)

If you don't have the i386-pc folder you won't have the .mod file. I looked this up a while back to see if I could delete that folder since I run 64 bit, turns out you can't for several reasons, you can google it to see. But you will need the file.

Amiga sound tracker audio...weird that it still needs this stuff.

#1117 Re: News & Announcements » Expansion of the development team » 2017-11-06 22:36:53

The group of ruffians collectively known as the Devs of Devuan Derivatives on the other hand, would now like to be known as:

The Knights who say "D" (but not in front of children).

We shall say D to you again if you do not appease us. We no longer want shrubbery, we want beer. A nice pale ale will do, not too hoppy mind you.

wink

#1118 Re: Off-topic » lol! » 2017-11-06 20:39:35

cynwulf wrote:

Personally I would not have one of those things in my home, but then I don't own a smartphone either...

Right there with ya, I have literally never owned a smartphone.

10 dollah fliphone, my phone bill for an entire year is usually just over $40 bucks.

I still put tape over the camera though. wink

#1119 Re: Devuan Derivatives » [MiyoLinux] MiyoQt releases » 2017-11-04 21:42:58

MiyoLinux wrote:

The LXQt power manager brings up another issue...after 10 minutes, the screen turns off automatically no matter what you do in the LXQt power management settings. I know an experienced user can change that in a file somewhere (it's been so long since I've done it that I don't remember where the file is or what it's called),

I imagine it's xset, this is not exclusive to LXqt, it's a part of the X system

xset -s off <---to disable screensaver

xset -dpms <--to disable power management

xset -q  <-- to see current settings

man xset <--for manpage

You can use xset for an easy screensaver or even to suspend after x amount of time.

#1120 Re: Forum Feedback » [Discussed] Documentation Section » 2017-11-04 21:01:26

fsmithred wrote:

Howtos are supposed to go in the Documentation section. It even says so.

How-tos and Tips & Tricks contributed by Devuan users

There isn't much official documentation yet, but I think the idea was that some of the howtos might develop into official docs.

Okay, will do that then, hey while you're here, will you take a look at the question i just posted on IRC? Any insights greatly appreciated!

#1121 Re: Forum Feedback » [Discussed] Documentation Section » 2017-11-04 20:45:37

A dedicated how-to section would be useful though IMO, there's already some scattered about on the forum, and I have a couple that i'd like to add but sometimes it's difficult to figure out where to put them.

#1122 Re: Off-topic » How to create a self-extracting, self-executing tarball » 2017-11-04 20:42:44

GNUser wrote:

P.S. Another option would be to ditch the bashisms in the scripts and use a /bin/sh she-bang. Surely all GNU/Linux users would have some shell installed. This would be an easy upgrade.

I've been using dash for everything i'm making, after login is done (bash) the system switches to dash anyway on Devuan and Debian, it's said to be 4-5 times faster than bash, just got to keep the bashism's outta the script.

I like your script even better now, and FYI i'm stealing it too. wink

#1123 Re: DIY » The hunt for a good browser 2017 edition » 2017-11-03 23:46:53

*Update*

Problem is in webkit somewhere, I saw a thread on the Slitaz forums where someone had a similar issue, and a user pointed out that their version of webkit had been compiled with some video flag off.

It's only doing this with webkit browsers, that's why everything else works and both Midori and my python browser won't.

Can anyone confirm?

FYI I posted this with the python-browser 'cause I know how happy that makes Cynwulf. wink

#1124 Off-topic » lol! » 2017-11-03 22:10:45

greenjeans
Replies: 64

I Guarantee ya that even if nobody else does, Fungus will laugh as hard as I did at this:

nZnPs9Yl.jpg

big_smile

#1125 Re: DIY » The hunt for a good browser 2017 edition » 2017-11-03 22:05:57

sgage wrote:

Firefox 57, due this month (beta available now), is different. It's very fast and snappy, and I find myself spending most of my time with it (the beta, for now). Many extensions are broken in the new model, but I have the ones I need - your mileage will obviously vary. Pale Moon is very nice in a lot of ways, and I've been using it for quite a while as much as I can, but still too many sites just don't work, and it's not a simple matter of fiddling with user agent strings.  I will not have anything to do with anything associated with Google.

Duly noted, I will give it a try too.

I'm pretty happy with Palemoon so far in Vuu-do as it's been a decent compromise between size and useability, but I really want to fine-tune things now so i'm re-checking all the options again.

Really wish I could figure out the Midori thing, it's even better size-wise and i'm trying to reduce wherever possible while retaining functions.

The mhtml thing bugs me, I really prefer the format for saving pages for offline use, my time online is limited, so a lot of the time when I have a ton of reading/studying to do I just download content for later. Chromium is way ahead there.

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