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GUI for idesk ??

Thomas Adam [thomas.adam22 at gmail.com]


Mon, 2 Mar 2009 07:14:42 +0000

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


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Ben Okopnik [ben at linuxgazette.net]


Tue, 3 Mar 2009 20:04:00 -0800

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 *


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Sam Bisbee [sbisbee at computervip.com]


Wed, 04 Mar 2009 04:20:02 +0000

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


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J.Bakshi [j.bakshi at icmail.net]


Wed, 4 Mar 2009 22:16:08 +0530

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.

Good Luck


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Ben Okopnik [ben at linuxgazette.net]


Wed, 4 Mar 2009 12:37:15 -0500

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 *


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Ben Okopnik [ben at linuxgazette.net]


Wed, 4 Mar 2009 12:45:12 -0500

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 *


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J.Bakshi [j.bakshi at icmail.net]


Thu, 5 Mar 2009 22:46:19 +0530

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? :)
>
> http://linuxgazette.net/160/okopnik.html

Great !!! Thanks for the link


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