Icewm - The Ultimate Configuration

[jpmatrix]

Meanie,
i installed latest pdaxii13 5.4.1beta from scratch, then ipkg update, then ipkg install icewm and rotate (to have your latest version) : and patatra! i went into a file system corruption ! the z is starting but launching startx i got nothing but a grey screen with the little X pointer... icewm doesn't launch anymore....
should I exit X before upgrading icewm ? i'll try this morning

[Meanie]

Meanie,
i installed latest pdaxii13 5.4.1beta from scratch, then ipkg update, then ipkg install icewm and rotate (to have your latest version) : and patatra! i went into a file system corruption ! the z is starting but launching startx i got nothing but a grey screen with the little X pointer... icewm doesn't launch anymore....
should I exit X before upgrading icewm ? i'll try this morning
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see answer on tyrannozaurus...

[Meanie]

updated ice-session to use icewm-session which uses startup to load the applets

use the updated package in the next post

[Jon_J]

I still cannot get a background color or image/wallpaper to work.
I only have the black & white crosshatch background.
I do not have Rox enabled in pdaxii13.config
Here's what I did.
I moved my all my previous settings files from /home/root/.icewm
That directory was then empty.
I switched to openbox and uninstalled icewm, then I rebooted.
Back in openbox, I installed the latest "icewm_1.2.30_6_armv5tel.ipk"
Then I moved some of my "settings" files back into /home/root/.icewm
Besides the category files (Office,Games, etc), I have these files in this folder.
keys
menu
preferences
prefoverride
theme
toolbar
winoptions

I set the wallpaper in both preferences and prefoverride. I still don't have a background.
I also set the same wallpaper in /etc/icewm/preferences
That didn't help either.
Do I also need a prefoverride file in /etc/icewm/ to get a background working?
I checked this wallpaper and it is fine, it opens in gqview.

EDIT:
meanie, are you sure icewm-session is loading. Look at the screenshot of Top.
It only shows icewmtray. I still don't think icewm-session is loading, or icewmbg is loading.

[Meanie]

forgot to include the updated ice-session script

[jpmatrix]

forgot to include the updated ice-session script
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do you think this could solve the resume problem we have with build 5.4?
see [a href=\"https://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=22032&st=280]https://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=22032&st=280[/url]
i'm not the only one...

[Meanie]

forgot to include the updated ice-session script
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it seems icewm 1.2.26 has less bugs than 1.2.30 so I backported all my enhancements to 1.2.26.
this new package contains both patched versions of icewm 1.2.26 and 1.2.30 under /usr/bin. icewm 1.2.26 is by default symbolically linked to icewm. to use icewm 1.2.30 instead, change the symbolic link for icewm

[zi99y]

That's interesting, I've not noticed any bugs, is there anything specific you were concerned about?

I wanted to do some more testing and suggesting but have been busy with RL   :s

Ta for the new packages

[Meanie]

That's interesting, I've not noticed any bugs, is there anything specific you were concerned about?

I wanted to do some more testing and suggesting but have been busy with RL   :s

Ta for the new packages
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for one, rox doesn't flash on the taskbar
also, showHelp works,... still testing to see what other differences there are and what is worth fixing...

[Meanie]

updated the rotate script as well so it doesn't automatically load the virtual keyboard which takes quite some time.

[Jon_J]

forgot to include the updated ice-session script
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I just installed this version today. "icewm_1.2.30_7_armv5tel.ipk"
I am happy with this version because it loads all my settings that I have used in the previous version that ZDevil posted.
My wallpaper also works as icewmbg is loading now.
I didn't install your next version because I'm not using ROX (as a desktop) in icewm, and you mentioned that you included the older version along with the newer version in your "Later" package.

Also, sorry for not replying to this thread earlier. I've needed to attend to some personal business, so I haven't been online much lately.

[Meanie]

forgot to include the updated ice-session script
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I just installed this version today. "icewm_1.2.30_7_armv5tel.ipk"
I am happy with this version because it loads all my settings that I have used in the previous version that ZDevil posted.
My wallpaper also works as icewmbg is loading now.
I didn't install your next version because I'm not using ROX (as a desktop) in icewm, and you mentioned that you included the older version along with the newer version in your "Later" package.

Also, sorry for not replying to this thread earlier. I've needed to attend to some personal business, so I haven't been online much lately.
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The latest icewm and rotate package will be part of pdaXii13 full 5.4.1, pdaXii13 base (akita) will have the latest rotate as well but icewm needs to be manually installed....

[Jon_J]

Rotate still only works in icewm if you use the icon on the start menu.
When rotating the actual screen on the Zaurus to PDA mode, rotate doesn't rotate the screen as it does in openbox.

[Meanie]

Rotate still only wworks in icewm if you use the icon on the start menu.
When rotating the actual screen on the Zaurus to PDA mode, rotate doesn't rotate the screen as it does in openbox.
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it does for me. did you restart X/reboot Z after you installed the new packageS?

[Jon_J]

I rebooted after I uninstalled both older rotate and icewm, but not after installing new versions.
I just now rebooted (again), and tried rotating the physical screen. Nothing changes. I tried this with ROX (as a  desktop), enabled and not enabled.
I have never seen my screen rotate to PDA mode in any icewm versions that I have tried, unless I use the rotate icon.
Also, when using the rotate icon, and switching back to laptop mode, the taskbar disappears, (icewm only). The taskbar is still there, but it is below the bottom of the screen, because the menu button works, but it is shifted down a space or two.
I have no problems in openbox, rotating the screen works the same as in Sharp/Cacko.
I haven't been too concerned about this because I never use this Zaurus in PDA mode. I just thought I would mention it.