Ideas for showing off Gnome on FreeBSD?

[Joe Marcus Clarke]

On Tue, 2003-09-02 at 00:45, Jeremy Messenger wrote:
> Ok, I will go ahead send to PR what I have it right now without the menu, 
> then update the better one later with menu and few plugins.
> 
> The problem is that.. StarterBar (a major eye candy of panel) will not 
> work, because it keeps read the wrong path 
> '/usr/X11R6/bin/../share/pixmaps/gnome-unknown.png' and I can't figure out 
> where the path is in the script to allow me change it.

Okay, I fixed this one.  StarterBar looks pretty cool.  You need to
patch Icon.py, and add a "gnome" to the command.getoutput() list between
"share" and "pixmaps".  Everything else looks okay.

>  And others just 
> don't work and I have no idea how to explain, like weather (I know, it 
> needs wget) will not work without output the error.

I'll have to look at that later.

Joe

> 
> I have an idea, I will create a new thread in the -gnome (or/and -port?) 
> with list of problems. Then, someone can help if they know the Python and 
> how to solve it.
> 
> Cheers,
> Mezz
> 
> >> I am thinking about add a select script like what ghostscript and php
> >> have, but it's for gDesklets to choice which stuff plugins they want to
> >> have. gDesklets's plugins installtion and add in gDesklets system method
> >> suck, btw.. :-/ But, I think can do extract and install them by manual
> >> thought.
> >
> > I like the menu idea.  Just remember to construct the port so that it
> > builds a nice default package.
> >
> >>
> >> P.S. If anyone want to help, just let me know.. I will send you the
> >> gDesklets port and let you play with it.
> >
> > I don't really have a lot of time right now, so if it were added to the
> > tree, that would be the best.
> >
> > Joe
> >
> >>
> >> Anyway, back to the point, I agree with what Joe has said everything in
> >> here. AbiWord2 and pan2 are the great apps to show off. :-)
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >> Mezz
> >>
> >> > functional app on FreeBSD, and also adds a little notification area
> >> > icon.  If you can, showing off gnomemeeting would be cool, too.
> >> >
> >> > Maybe some of the other FreeBSD GNOME users have some better or more
> >> > specific ideas.  Let me know if you need help configuring, building, 
> >> or
> >> > setting up any of the GNOME stuff.
> >> >
> >> > Joe
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