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OU812 · Joined: 29 Sep 2007 Posts: 463 Location: California

There's a nice little menu editor in the repo: icemc. There's also a config utility, iceconf, but I can't download it because of a dependency problem. So I found this nice little app at sourceforge

http://sourceforge.net/projects/ice-prefer/

it even has a deb package that installs flawlessly. The icewm text files are easy to modify - except that the preferences file is huge and it might not be clear to a newbie which text files to edit to get the job done.

john

Jerry · Joined: 12 Sep 2007 Posts: 150

Thanks. I knew about icemc (which I put into the FAQs) and iceconf (which I tried to get somebody to package on MepisLovers), but had not seen this one.

Will definitely give it a try.

OU812 · Joined: 29 Sep 2007 Posts: 463 Location: California

I hope you find it useful. Here's a link to the sourceforge page with a listing of icewm apps, etc. There are some interesting apps - for example you'll find an app that can create a menu like gnome using .desktop files. Enjoy.

http://sourceforge.net/search/?type_of_search=soft&type_of_search=soft&words=icewm

john

OU812 · Joined: 29 Sep 2007 Posts: 463 Location: California

How to add a home folder to the the taskbar.

1. Load the file

OU812 · Joined: 29 Sep 2007 Posts: 463 Location: California

Cool discovery: right-click on the taskbar and you get some very cool options such as tiling.

john

OU812 · Joined: 29 Sep 2007 Posts: 463 Location: California

A very cool icewm thread - started by aysiu, a true master.

http://ge.ubuntuforums.com/showthread.php?s=d1fe358dbaa6eed0890d6b076c6e92b7&t=263710

john

OU812 · Joined: 29 Sep 2007 Posts: 463 Location: California

I found a really cool volume slider - just like for gnome, kde, or xfce. It's written by the guy who does absolute linux. Find the .deb package here:

http://www.pcbypaul.com/software/absvolume.html

Then modify your ~/.icewm/toolbar as follows:

prog "Volume" /icon/path/icon_name absvolume

or insert the volume icon of your choice. Here's a screenshot:

Maybe we can get this on the next iso?

john

JawsThemeSwimming428 · Joined: 17 Mar 2008 Posts: 127

Awesome! Thanks OU.

OU812 · Joined: 29 Sep 2007 Posts: 463 Location: California

OU812 · Joined: 29 Sep 2007 Posts: 463 Location: California

I'm going to share this with you since it took me a long time to find this info on the web.

1. To restart icewm by hand

OU812 · Joined: 29 Sep 2007 Posts: 463 Location: California

To switch desktops using the keyboard:

1. To cycle through the desktops use
[windows] + [left or right arrow key]

2. To go to a specific desktop use
[windows] + [desktop #]

john

OU812 · Joined: 29 Sep 2007 Posts: 463 Location: California

I've made a discovery: If an icewm theme does not include custom icons, then the default icewm icons will be used. And these look quite dated (e.g. show desktop and terminal look especially old school). To remedy the situation, just take a look in /usr/share/icewm/ and peek into the various icon folders. Find some icons that you like (any icon theme will do - except maybe svg - and use them to replace the ones you don't like. This makes even modern themes like murrina guiloche look even better.

john

OU812 · Joined: 29 Sep 2007 Posts: 463 Location: California

Here's how to get an xmms tray icon:

1. Open the file ~/.icewm/winoptions

2. Add this line at the end

OU812 · Joined: 29 Sep 2007 Posts: 463 Location: California

If you want desktop icons, you proabably know that idesk is installed and can be used for this purpose. What you may not know is the idesk can be used for mountable devices. True, the icons don't automagically appear and reappear, but at least they're on the desktop and can be used to quickly mount and browse your devices. If this sounds interesting to you, please read this thread:

http://antix.freeforums.org/use-idesk-for-mounting-devices-t900.html

john

OU812 · Joined: 29 Sep 2007 Posts: 463 Location: California

For the keyboard jockeys out there:

I have found that sometimes it is much easier to just hit the the "windows" button to get the start menu to pop up. I can then navigate through the menu using my cursor keys. To launch an app, I just press [enter]. Much quicker than navigating with a mouse.

john