Enlightenment DR17

[MeanDean]

Also, why does IBox only show apps that have been minimised?

That is one of my main gripes, it use to show all apps...they could at least have a option.

[jongi]

Also, why does IBox only show apps that have been minimised?

The apps that are minimised (or inconified) are placed in IBox, isn't that's supposed to be that function? You can remove it (IBox) if you want.

it's my lack of knowledge about e17. i thought it was a taskbar utility that shows all running apps. what should i install for that?

[Bro.Tiag]

Also, why does IBox only show apps that have been minimised?

That is one of my main gripes, it use to show all apps...they could at least have a option.

You are thinking of the Ibar, and it only shows apps that are installed and have put in it.

Also, why does IBox only show apps that have been minimised?

The apps that are minimised (or inconified) are placed in IBox, isn't that's supposed to be that function? You can remove it (IBox) if you want.

it's my lack of knowledge about e17. i thought it was a taskbar utility that shows all running apps. what should i install for that?

There is a taskbar module for e17, should come with a stock install. It just has to activated. There is also a 3rd party one on offer @ Exchange

Cheers

[jongi]

How would I go about loading KNetworkManager on startup given it has the credentials?

[jongi]

There is a taskbar module for e17, should come with a stock install. It just has to activated. There is also a 3rd party one on offer @ Exchange

Cheers

The taskbar module is pretty good. I just wish I could get it to just show the icon of the application

[garrincha]

How would I go about loading KNetworkManager on startup given it has the credentials?

Isn't that an applet from KDE (network-manager-kde)?

You simply click on the e menu, go to:
Configuration > Configuartion panel > Applications > IBar Applications
From the 'All Applications' add KNetworkManage to 'Selected Applications' and click on 'Apply'.

Or for startup apps, you could put it in a startup script file like ~/.xinitrc (or ~/.xsession) or make up your own as I did for a few startup apps like xbindkeys.

Note for others:

At the beginning when you first start up E17, it give you options to select one of several menus like Debian menu, kde menu, gnome menu etc, languages, the type of desktop (minimalist, standard, etc). So make a backup of your old ~/.e directory and start E17 with a clean set.

I only discovered this new feature when I add in E17 from SVN.

[Bro.Tiag]

I only discovered this new feature when I add in E17 from SVN.

Aye, me too, but I have a backup of my ~/.e folder. Then again, I've been bitten in the past.

[jongi]

here's a strange one:

When I run e17 (this is on my laptop), the temperature applet shows a temp around 71 degrees celsius. I then end the e17 session, run KDE for 20 minutes and then log back into e17. the temperature is 10 degrees lower.

i do know that i run kpowersave on kde. i don't think i have it in e17. could this be the difference. i can feel a marked difference on my lap when i run kde vs e17.

[garrincha]

Fyi, there is an article in October issue of linux journal about E17, here's scan from that issue:

Mod edit: removed due to copyright issues.

[mzilikazi]

Fyi, there is an article in October issue of linux journal about E17, here's scan from that issue:

What license are Linux Journal articles under?

[garrincha]

What license are Linux Journal articles under?

It doesn't seems to list it apart from being published by and registered as a trade name of Belltown Media, Inc. If you think that it isn't fair use, let me know so I can edit the post.

[Lavene]

What license are Linux Journal articles under?

It doesn't seems to list it apart from being published by and registered as a trade name of Belltown Media, Inc. If you think that it isn't fair use, let me know so I can edit the post.

Publishing the entire article is a bit over the top and certainly not 'fair use'. However, they do publish their articles online after a while and then we can link to it.

[garrincha]

Publishing the entire article is a bit over the top and certainly not 'fair use'. However, they do publish their articles online after a while and then we can link to it.

Ah yes, I just realised it. I was just going to edit the post but thanks anyway.

[teliparas]

New repo for E17:
Get the key:

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gpg --keyserver hkp://wwwkeys.eu.pgp.net --recv-keys 03CA4243; gpg --armor --export 03CA4243 | apt-key add -

The repo:

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deb http://debian.alphagemini.org/ sid main
deb-src http://debian.alphagemini.org/ sid main

Install E17

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apt-get install enlightenment

I just recently did a netinst of sid and used this repo to install e17 today, and I must say what a delight using it.

Only problem is my fonts are small for the complete install. Any ideas on fixing this?

Thnx.

Fonts are set on 3 levels: Themes Level (etk fonts), gtk apps and in the wild.

The e17 menus, themes, modules & icons fonts require a change on theme and a re-compilation. Although some tweaking can be done on these. Have a look here, Main Menu>Configuration>Configuration Panel select Appearance>Fonts select Advanced, in the left panel scroll down to you find the Module section. Be sure to "enable fonts classes" is checked, then play round in there & see if anything is better.

So for generic gtk have a look in your ~/.gtkrc file and change the line gtk-font-name for your preferences (size and/or font type)

The ones in the wild, are ones that do not obey standardization (firefox or Ooffice) or from other DE toolkits (QT,tkl, ...)

For other, like firefox, you must go to 'Options' of each app (usualy under Preferences).

Cheers

hi
i m from greece ( the encooding for greece is iso-8958-7 )
as you can understand my locales enconding isn't too popular

is it posible to give some instraction (prefered a how to ) how to recompile my favorite theme with ttf (eg like dejavu)

[teliparas]

moreover
i think it could be a good idea an advanced member to instuct as how to convert our favorites wallpapers to wallpaper.edj files and share it

[Bro.Tiag]

hi
i m from greece ( the encooding for greece is iso-8958-7 )
as you can understand my locales enconding isn't too popular

is it posible to give some instraction (prefered a how to ) how to recompile my favorite theme with ttf (eg like dejavu)

To re-build a theme you first have to unpack it. Change to the directory where the theme is and unpack it with;

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edje_decc <name_of_the_theme_to_unpack>.edj

This should unpack the theme in a directory of the theme name. Make a backup copy of the theme you are working on and then cd into the new theme directory. Copy the fonts you want to use into this new working theme directory. Now, this is where & why a more in depth How To of course is needed, yet most themes are not standardized, ergo their realy is non. Anyhow, you should see a bunch of *.edc files. Find the one that is only <the_name_of_the_theme>.edc and open it with a text editor. Search for something like this;

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fonts {
   font: "./fonts/Vera.ttf"   "Edje-Vera";
   font: "./fonts/VeraBd.ttf" "Edje-Vera-Bold";
}

Edit with the font you want to use, save & close. Next it's tome to re-build, from within the working directory issue the following command;

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./build.sh

This will build a new <name_of_the_theme>.edj, copy it to your theme directory and try it out.

moreover
i think it could be a good idea an advanced member to instuct as how to convert our favorites wallpapers to wallpaper.edj files and share it

One can use the e17seroot command to do this, but it's just as easy to open the Wallpaper dialog box, select the picture button, then search for the picture you want to use, select it, hit OK & then Apply.

Cheers

[teliparas]

thanks
it just works perfect
alreday i have done my own wallpapers
now i m trying to make my own theme
if i manage to make something good i will post back

[Bro.Tiag]

thanks
it just works perfect
alreday i have done my own wallpapers
now i m trying to make my own theme
if i manage to make something good i will post back

Here is a bit more in depth description for making themes in e17, HowTo easily make or change an e17 theme. There is a lot of additional info on making themes over to OzOs, but it's spread all over the place. Better off asking a specific question in their forums to get an answer. It's not an easy task per se ( especially when one is not very artistic as my self ). Here is a link to some themes I've made in the past, my themes. I look foward to seeing your theme, do at least post a screen shot.

Cheers