desktop_files_pipemenu

[Member ximru]

My desktop_files_pipemenu isn’t working correctly.It just lists folders in a line(see screenshot)
I don’t know if something went wrong in the script? /usr/local/bin/icewm-menu-Desktop.sh (?)

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[Member Xecure]

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It seems to be a bug when the Desktop folder (and any folder it contains) is empty.

I can try sending a fix upstream, but is this part of antix-goodies-base or what is the main project name? Once I know I can fork the prject and make a merge request.

Does anybody know what dev project includes this script?

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[Forum Admin Dave]

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I do not know off hand, but you can find out…
dpkg -S /usr/local/bin/icewm-menu-Desktop.sh
Which should give you the package name. Most (all?) of the gitlab repository names have a package name matched to them.

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[Member Xecure]

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Dave wrote:

I do not know off hand, but you can find out…
dpkg -S /usr/local/bin/icewm-menu-Desktop.sh
Which should give you the package name.

Thanks, Dave. I usually do it the stupid way, which is open synaptic and browse the “Installed Files” tab for each package I suspect is related.
This method is way better.

Tonight I will take a look at the code (now I know it is part of the antix-goodies package) and try to merge request a fix to the gitlab project.

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[Moderator BobC]

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Give this a try…

BTW, its ok to ask me to fix anything I’ve created that has troubles. I just haven’t been checking threads lately. It didn’t work right if the folder was empty.

I’ll send an email if I’m not allowed to post it.

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[Member ximru]

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Ok It actually works fine
I didn’t have a “desktop” file in home
I created a “desktop” file and added a few files and folders and it functions properly
I thought it was more of a “Home” file directory pipe shortcut
Thanks for your work BobC

[Moderator BobC]

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Yes, it expects there to be a directory created by the normal antiX base and full installs called $HOME/Desktop, and the dynamic menu is created to traverse up to five directory levels of files and subdirectories underneath it, and if you hit enter on a .desktop file, it runs that, and if it is some other type of file, it attempts to execute it.

I created it for older systems where running the Rox-IceWM desktop used too much additional memory, so those people would still be able to easily execute things put in their Desktop directory.

PS: I really like your Avatar

• This reply was modified 2 years, 8 months ago by BobC.

[Member Xecure]

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Sorry if I overstepped, BobC. I was going to check it when I had the time, but it is much better that you, the original developer, could find and fix the issue.

Thanks, for your work.

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[Moderator BobC]

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No, no problem at all… I just hadn’t seen the thread, as I hadn’t been looking. I haven’t figured out the github/gitlab stuff still, to actually implement a fix, yet, anyway.

I’m trying to increase my ability with the script stuff as I find things I can figure out, and as I get better with that I will need to learn other things to support it.

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We are all learning how things work. I just started with gitlab and have had to delete and restart projects a few times before I understood what I was doing. I am still lost with some things, so I am still learning.

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