Comments on: Design your own desktop with Xfce 4.4 - part 2 http://xubuntublog.wordpress.com/2008/02/15/design-your-own-desktop-with-xfce-44-part-2/ Not quite everything about Xubuntu, but close. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:16:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: abe http://xubuntublog.wordpress.com/2008/02/15/design-your-own-desktop-with-xfce-44-part-2/#comment-4211 abe Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:31:36 +0000 http://xubuntublog.wordpress.com/?p=55#comment-4211 i cannot get the compiz minimize, close, or open animations to work in xubuntu. they worked fine in ubuntu...any ideas on how to get this to work?? i cannot get the compiz minimize, close, or open animations to work in xubuntu. they worked fine in ubuntu…any ideas on how to get this to work??

]]> By: Why Linux? « VENIATREGNVM http://xubuntublog.wordpress.com/2008/02/15/design-your-own-desktop-with-xfce-44-part-2/#comment-4170 Why Linux? « VENIATREGNVM Thu, 29 May 2008 22:26:17 +0000 http://xubuntublog.wordpress.com/?p=55#comment-4170 [...] like the look of Windows or OSX you can make your xfce linux box look and act just like either (see OSX lookalike and Vista [...] [...] like the look of Windows or OSX you can make your xfce linux box look and act just like either (see OSX lookalike and Vista [...]

]]> By: Vincent http://xubuntublog.wordpress.com/2008/02/15/design-your-own-desktop-with-xfce-44-part-2/#comment-4140 Vincent Tue, 13 May 2008 13:45:04 +0000 http://xubuntublog.wordpress.com/?p=55#comment-4140 No, thank you, for the comment. Those are what keeps me motivated :) The next post might be a while though - final exams are coming up... No, thank you, for the comment. Those are what keeps me motivated :)

The next post might be a while though - final exams are coming up…

]]> By: Is http://xubuntublog.wordpress.com/2008/02/15/design-your-own-desktop-with-xfce-44-part-2/#comment-4139 Is Tue, 13 May 2008 13:35:14 +0000 http://xubuntublog.wordpress.com/?p=55#comment-4139 This is great. I learned very much from the two "design your own desktop" tutorials. Thank you. Just keep posting such stuff about Xubuntu please. :) This is great. I learned very much from the two “design your own desktop” tutorials.

Thank you. Just keep posting such stuff about Xubuntu please. :)

]]> By: Vincent http://xubuntublog.wordpress.com/2008/02/15/design-your-own-desktop-with-xfce-44-part-2/#comment-3976 Vincent Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:51:42 +0000 http://xubuntublog.wordpress.com/?p=55#comment-3976 Cool :) It's a small, small world ;) Cool :)

It’s a small, small world ;)

]]> By: Christophe http://xubuntublog.wordpress.com/2008/02/15/design-your-own-desktop-with-xfce-44-part-2/#comment-3974 Christophe Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:19:08 +0000 http://xubuntublog.wordpress.com/?p=55#comment-3974 Vincent, I've found out the the awn-applet package is in the pipeline to get into Unstable soon, so I'll just wait for a bit. Anyway, I'm afraid I'll have to wait to try Xfce again. I have far too many issues with it (it just screws up with GNOME, for some unknown reason, and I have no idea who's the culprit, Xfce, GNOME, or myself for doing things without always completely understanding the consequences). The good news is that GNOME 2.22 has hit the Unstable repositories, with the composite-enabled Metacity, so now I have the Avant Window Navigator on my GNOME desktop. When I have some time and stabilised my tweaking, I'll post a screenshot of it on my blog. It looks already very good. Slightly MacOS X-ish, but not too much. More than good enough for me anyway :) . And no, I didn't find this blog through Planet Ubuntu NL, but just by googling :) . Vincent,

I’ve found out the the awn-applet package is in the pipeline to get into Unstable soon, so I’ll just wait for a bit. Anyway, I’m afraid I’ll have to wait to try Xfce again. I have far too many issues with it (it just screws up with GNOME, for some unknown reason, and I have no idea who’s the culprit, Xfce, GNOME, or myself for doing things without always completely understanding the consequences). The good news is that GNOME 2.22 has hit the Unstable repositories, with the composite-enabled Metacity, so now I have the Avant Window Navigator on my GNOME desktop. When I have some time and stabilised my tweaking, I’ll post a screenshot of it on my blog. It looks already very good. Slightly MacOS X-ish, but not too much. More than good enough for me anyway :) .

And no, I didn’t find this blog through Planet Ubuntu NL, but just by googling :) .

]]> By: Vincent http://xubuntublog.wordpress.com/2008/02/15/design-your-own-desktop-with-xfce-44-part-2/#comment-3969 Vincent Sat, 15 Mar 2008 09:17:50 +0000 http://xubuntublog.wordpress.com/?p=55#comment-3969 <blockquote>I haven’t noticed a package named avant-window-navigator-bzr. I use Debian Unstable proper, with only very few third-party repositories. Maybe I just missed it. I’ll check again later when I do my weekly upgrade.</blockquote> Ah, I assumed you were using a *buntu, and that you had followed <a href="http://wiki.awn-project.org/index.php?title=A_Visual_Install_Guide#Ubuntu" title="AWN Visual Install Guide" rel="nofollow">the Visual Install Guide</a> to add the Ubuntu repository. You might want to check out <a href="http://wiki.awn-project.org/DistributionGuides" title="Installation of AWN" rel="nofollow">the installation instructions</a> for Debian. The arealax packages include <code>avant-window-navigator-trunk</code>, which might work. On the other hand, I could understand reluctance to add third party repositories (as I usually have that), but if you really want it to work, this might help. <blockquote>By the way, I live in the Netherlands as well. Small world! :)</blockquote> Perhaps you found this blog through Planet Ubuntu NL? :)

I haven’t noticed a package named avant-window-navigator-bzr. I use Debian Unstable proper, with only very few third-party repositories. Maybe I just missed it. I’ll check again later when I do my weekly upgrade.

Ah, I assumed you were using a *buntu, and that you had followed the Visual Install Guide to add the Ubuntu repository.

You might want to check out the installation instructions for Debian. The arealax packages include avant-window-navigator-trunk, which might work. On the other hand, I could understand reluctance to add third party repositories (as I usually have that), but if you really want it to work, this might help.

By the way, I live in the Netherlands as well. Small world! :)

Perhaps you found this blog through Planet Ubuntu NL? :)

]]> By: Christophe http://xubuntublog.wordpress.com/2008/02/15/design-your-own-desktop-with-xfce-44-part-2/#comment-3968 Christophe Fri, 14 Mar 2008 22:53:58 +0000 http://xubuntublog.wordpress.com/?p=55#comment-3968 Vincent, thanks for offering your help (and for reading my blog!). I actually tried to switch back to Xfce, but it somehow seems to mess up with GNOME (when I try to use Xfce, both thunar-volume-manager and gnome-volume-manager are turned on, which creates weird issues when I plug in a USB stick or a SD card, but if I stop gnome-volume-manager in Xfce then it messes up with Nautilus when I try to log again in GNOME), so I'm back to GNOME for now. As for the Avant Window Navigator, it created weird focus stealing problems when I tried using it with Xfce, so I think I'll just wait until the program gets a bit more mature. I haven't noticed a package named avant-window-navigator-bzr. I use Debian Unstable proper, with only very few third-party repositories. Maybe I just missed it. I'll check again later when I do my weekly upgrade. Again, thanks for offering your help. If I ever find out how to stop Xfce from messing up with GNOME, I'll try it again and will be sure to contact you. By the way, I live in the Netherlands as well. Small world! :) Vincent, thanks for offering your help (and for reading my blog!). I actually tried to switch back to Xfce, but it somehow seems to mess up with GNOME (when I try to use Xfce, both thunar-volume-manager and gnome-volume-manager are turned on, which creates weird issues when I plug in a USB stick or a SD card, but if I stop gnome-volume-manager in Xfce then it messes up with Nautilus when I try to log again in GNOME), so I’m back to GNOME for now.

As for the Avant Window Navigator, it created weird focus stealing problems when I tried using it with Xfce, so I think I’ll just wait until the program gets a bit more mature.

I haven’t noticed a package named avant-window-navigator-bzr. I use Debian Unstable proper, with only very few third-party repositories. Maybe I just missed it. I’ll check again later when I do my weekly upgrade.

Again, thanks for offering your help. If I ever find out how to stop Xfce from messing up with GNOME, I’ll try it again and will be sure to contact you.

By the way, I live in the Netherlands as well. Small world! :)

]]> By: Vincent http://xubuntublog.wordpress.com/2008/02/15/design-your-own-desktop-with-xfce-44-part-2/#comment-3910 Vincent Sun, 02 Mar 2008 18:20:54 +0000 http://xubuntublog.wordpress.com/?p=55#comment-3910 Well, to be honest, I'm quite active politically. However, I find that Americans often forget the internet is international - I live in the Netherlands ;) Still, I don't think the government would really change course just because a few blogs call for it. Well, to be honest, I’m quite active politically. However, I find that Americans often forget the internet is international - I live in the Netherlands ;)
Still, I don’t think the government would really change course just because a few blogs call for it.

]]> By: Vincent http://xubuntublog.wordpress.com/2008/02/15/design-your-own-desktop-with-xfce-44-part-2/#comment-3911 Vincent Sun, 02 Mar 2008 18:19:32 +0000 http://xubuntublog.wordpress.com/?p=55#comment-3911 Well, to be honest, I'm quite active politically. However, I find that Americans often forget the internet is international - I live in the Netherlands ;) Still, I don't think the government would really change course just because a few blogs call for it. Well, to be honest, I’m quite active politically. However, I find that Americans often forget the internet is international - I live in the Netherlands ;)
Still, I don’t think the government would really change course just because a few blogs call for it.

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