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Thomas Adam [thomas.adam22 at gmail.com]
2009/3/2 Ben Okopnik <[email protected]>:
> So, if you're willing to wait a couple of days - our next issue comes > out on the 1st - you'll have access to a very nice GUI for idesk. As far > as I know, there isn't one available outside of that.
"idconf" or some such name is what I recall of there being an idesk GUI.
-- Thomas Adam
Ben Okopnik [ben at linuxgazette.net]
On Mon, Mar 02, 2009 at 07:14:42AM +0000, Thomas Adam wrote:
> 2009/3/2 Ben Okopnik <[email protected]>: > > So, if you're willing to wait a couple of days - our next issue comes > > out on the 1st - you'll have access to a very nice GUI for idesk. As far > > as I know, there isn't one available outside of that. > > "idconf" or some such name is what I recall of there being an idesk GUI.
I've just searched around for 'idconf', and found a very poorly-written script (e.g., one of the entry fields is labeled 'Comma' - and you're supposed to figure out that it means 'Command'.) A bit more searching around turned up a page (http://fixxxer.cc/blog-en/?p=6) which lists the various configurators for 'idesk'; most of them had died (at least, searching Google produced no results), and most of the rest were pretty useless.
One, however, was interesting: "idesktools" by Vadim A. Khohlov (http://icecc.sourceforge.net/idesktools.html) looks like a neatly-done Python app with reasonably good functionality which allows you to configure both your ~/.ideskrc file and to create your .lnk files. I haven't done much testing on either tool, but they seem usable.
On the other hand, I prefer my own version; I like being able to select the icon visually, and none of the other apps give you that option.
-- * Ben Okopnik * Editor-in-Chief, Linux Gazette * http://LinuxGazette.NET *
Sam Bisbee [sbisbee at computervip.com]
On 2009-03-03 at 2304 +0500, Ben Okopnik wrote:
>On Mon, Mar 02, 2009 at 07:14:42AM +0000, Thomas Adam wrote: >> 2009/3/2 Ben Okopnik <[email protected]>: >> > So, if you're willing to wait a couple of days - our next issue comes >> > out on the 1st - you'll have access to a very nice GUI for idesk. As far >> > as I know, there isn't one available outside of that. >> >> "idconf" or some such name is what I recall of there being an idesk GUI. > >I've just searched around for 'idconf', and found a very poorly-written >script (e.g., one of the entry fields is labeled 'Comma' - and you're >supposed to figure out that it means 'Command'.)
Really? 'Cause I usually read code with the assumption that all the variable names are a 0,5 substring of the noun they represent. Maybe that's just a byproduct of going through CS courses with a Java curriculum instead of C++. Those gosh darn kernel hackers are just too verbose with their comments and descriptive variable naming!
-- Sam Bisbee
J.Bakshi [j.bakshi at icmail.net]
On Wednesday 04 Mar 2009 9:34:00 am Ben Okopnik wrote:
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> > One, however, was interesting: "idesktools" by Vadim A. Khohlov > (http://icecc.sourceforge.net/idesktools.html) looks like a neatly-done > Python app with reasonably good functionality which allows you to > configure both your ~/.ideskrc file and to create your .lnk files. I > haven't done much testing on either tool, but they seem usable.</snip>
> > On the other hand, I prefer my own version; I like being able to select > the icon visually, and none of the other apps give you that option.^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This is really a good option. I am eagerly waiting to check it once completed.
Good Luck
Ben Okopnik [ben at linuxgazette.net]
On Wed, Mar 04, 2009 at 10:16:08PM +0530, J.Bakshi wrote:
> On Wednesday 04 Mar 2009 9:34:00 am Ben Okopnik wrote: > > <snip> > > > > One, however, was interesting: "idesktools" by Vadim A. Khohlov > > (http://icecc.sourceforge.net/idesktools.html) looks like a neatly-done > > Python app with reasonably good functionality which allows you to > > configure both your ~/.ideskrc file and to create your .lnk files. I > > haven't done much testing on either tool, but they seem usable. > </snip> > > > > On the other hand, I prefer my own version; I like being able to select > > the icon visually, and none of the other apps give you that option. > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > This is really a good option. > I am eagerly waiting to check it once completed.
Perhaps you should consider reading the Linux Gazette? 
http://linuxgazette.net/160/okopnik.html
-- * Ben Okopnik * Editor-in-Chief, Linux Gazette * http://LinuxGazette.NET *
Ben Okopnik [ben at linuxgazette.net]
On Wed, Mar 04, 2009 at 04:20:02AM +0000, Samuel Bisbee-vonKaufmann wrote:
> On 2009-03-03 at 2304 +0500, Ben Okopnik wrote: > >On Mon, Mar 02, 2009 at 07:14:42AM +0000, Thomas Adam wrote: > >> 2009/3/2 Ben Okopnik <[email protected]>: > >> > So, if you're willing to wait a couple of days - our next issue comes > >> > out on the 1st - you'll have access to a very nice GUI for idesk. As far > >> > as I know, there isn't one available outside of that. > >> > >> "idconf" or some such name is what I recall of there being an idesk GUI. > > > >I've just searched around for 'idconf', and found a very poorly-written > >script (e.g., one of the entry fields is labeled 'Comma' - and you're > >supposed to figure out that it means 'Command'.) > > Really? 'Cause I usually read code with the assumption that all the > variable names are a 0,5 substring of the noun they represent. Maybe > that's just a byproduct of going through CS courses with a Java > curriculum instead of C++. Those gosh darn kernel hackers are just too > verbose with their comments and descriptive variable naming!
Sam!!! Nice to see you, even when you're spouting absolute nonsense.
[ Kat, over my shoulder: "What do you mean, 'even when'?" ]
Yeah, Certain People should learn about 'Ctrl-N' in Vim or something similar. There's nothing illegal or immoral about long varnames, and given a reasonable programmer's editor, take no more to type than the short ones.
-- * Ben Okopnik * Editor-in-Chief, Linux Gazette * http://LinuxGazette.NET *
J.Bakshi [j.bakshi at icmail.net]
On Wednesday 04 Mar 2009 11:07:15 pm Ben Okopnik wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 04, 2009 at 10:16:08PM +0530, J.Bakshi wrote: > > On Wednesday 04 Mar 2009 9:34:00 am Ben Okopnik wrote: > > > > <snip> > > > > > One, however, was interesting: "idesktools" by Vadim A. Khohlov > > > (http://icecc.sourceforge.net/idesktools.html) looks like a neatly-done > > > Python app with reasonably good functionality which allows you to > > > configure both your ~/.ideskrc file and to create your .lnk files. I > > > haven't done much testing on either tool, but they seem usable. > > > > </snip> > > > > > On the other hand, I prefer my own version; I like being able to select > > > the icon visually, and none of the other apps give you that option. > > > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > > > This is really a good option. > > I am eagerly waiting to check it once completed. > > Perhaps you should consider reading the Linux Gazette?
Great !!! Thanks for the link