Re: rox-filer & gnome mime type default actions

Guillaume Millet wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I recently installed rox-filer in replacement of Nautilus (too slow for 
> me) for Ubuntu. I found quite displeasing the need of redefining all my 
> default actions for rox-filer. As I didn't find any option or 
> information about that, I wrote this script :
> 
> #! /bin/sh
> app=$(gnomevfs-info -s "$1" | grep "Default app" | sed 's/.*\: //')
> if [ -e ~/.local/share/applications/$app ];then exec $(grep "^Exec" 
> ~/.local/share/applications/$app | sed 's/Exec=//;s/%U//') "$@";fi
> if [ -e /usr/share/applications/$app ];then exec $(grep "^Exec" 
> /usr/share/applications/$app | sed 's/Exec=//;s/%U//') "$@";fi
> 
> which I save in ~/.config/rox.sourceforge.net/MIME-types/ as 
> "application", "video", "audio" and "image".
> 
> Have I searched something that already existed ?
> 
> Thanks to rox developpers for your great work.

I don't think anything like this already exists.  I think it is very
interesting.

But why not turn it around and make it a one-time migration script.
Instead of using this script each time, why not process the existing
associations into the rox-equivalent configuration generating all the
necessary scripts or links in '~/.config/rox.sourceforge.net/MIME-types/'
?

[ANN] TaskTray 0.3.7

TaskTray 0.3.7 (shows open windows as icons in a growing widget) has
been released.

You can install it by entering this URL into AddApp:

   http://rox4debian.berlios.de/0install/TaskTray.xml

To upgrade:

- Right click on the application and choose 'Versions...' from the menu.
- Click on 'Refresh all now'.
- Ensure 'Help test new versions' is selected.

For more information, including package downloads, see:

   http://rox.sourceforge.net/desktop/TaskTray

Changes in 0.3.7:

- Use frame instead of separators.
- Optionally use themed icons (name: name of classgroup in lower case, '
' replaced with '-').
- Option for changing the size.

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Re: rox-filer & gnome mime type default actions

On Tue, 31 Oct 2006 18:24:53 -0800, Ken Hayber wrote:

> Guillaume Millet wrote:
>> Hello,
>> 
>> I recently installed rox-filer in replacement of Nautilus (too slow for 
>> me) for Ubuntu. I found quite displeasing the need of redefining all my 
>> default actions for rox-filer. As I didn't find any option or 
>> information about that, I wrote this script :
>> 
>> #! /bin/sh
>> app=$(gnomevfs-info -s "$1" | grep "Default app" | sed 's/.*\: //')
>> if [ -e ~/.local/share/applications/$app ];then exec $(grep "^Exec" 
>> ~/.local/share/applications/$app | sed 's/Exec=//;s/%U//') "$@";fi
>> if [ -e /usr/share/applications/$app ];then exec $(grep "^Exec" 
>> /usr/share/applications/$app | sed 's/Exec=//;s/%U//') "$@";fi
>> 
>> which I save in ~/.config/rox.sourceforge.net/MIME-types/ as 
>> "application", "video", "audio" and "image".
>> 
>> Have I searched something that already existed ?

> Your method is particularly good for someone who bounces between Gnome and
> ROX a lot and wants to keep one set of configuration settings.
> 
> Either way, something like this should be on the ROX site somewhere.
> 'Gnome Migration/Integration'?

Something similar was suggested for mailcap actions, but no-one actually
implemented it:

Re: rox-filer & gnome mime type default actions

Thomas Leonard wrote:
> On Tue, 31 Oct 2006 18:24:53 -0800, Ken Hayber wrote:
>> Your method is particularly good for someone who bounces between Gnome and
>> ROX a lot and wants to keep one set of configuration settings.
>>

Indeed, an advantage of my method is that associations are always up to 
date between Gnome and ROX.

In addition, I changed a little the script to be more robust with 
parameters in desktop files (like %U) :

#! /bin/sh
app=$(gnomevfs-info -s "$1" | grep "Default app" | sed 's/.*\: //')
if [ -e ~/.local/share/applications/$app ];then app=$(grep "^Exec" 
~/.local/share/applications/$app | sed 's/Exec=//');fi
if [ -e /usr/share/applications/$app ];then app=$(grep "^Exec" 
/usr/share/applications/$app | sed 's/Exec=//');fi
if [ -n "$(echo $app | grep '%[a-zA-Z]')" ]; then exec $(echo $app | sed 
's/%[a-zA-Z]//') "$@"; else exec $app;fi

> 
> I'd suggest adding this script to the hints&tips section of the web-site
> (note: you need to be logged in to add pages).

Well, for the moment, I've no time for creating an account and posting 
the tip.
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-- 
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Re: [ANN] TaskTray 0.3.7

On Fri, 03 Nov 2006 21:16:13 +0100, Dennis Tomas wrote:

> TaskTray 0.3.7 (shows open windows as icons in a growing widget) has
> been released.
> 
> [...]

Splendid, thank you Dennis! This is one of the key components of my
desktop RISC OS fetish, as it makes the panel very close in functionality
to RISC OS's original Icon Bar.

I have a couple of rather banal, pedantic suggestions for you, if you can
stomach the thought of such things: I quite like the framed surround in
0.3.7 - better than the separator in 0.3.6 - but would it be possible to
have it optional? As I say, I am thinking of RISC OS here, and it would be
nice to give the illusion that the TaskTray applet is a seamless part of
the panel.

Also, the icons in the tray seem to push right up against the right-hand
edge. Could the spacing on the right and left hand sides be made more
even? I get the impression the tray is meant to sit in the left-hand part
of the panel, but I personally have it on the right, with icons either
side, and the spacing looks just ever-so-slightly skewy.

A more substantial proposal which may not lie within the bounds of simple
possibility is this: running apps may have been executed from AppDirs.
Would there be any way of getting menu options for such applications from
AppInfo.xml, and displaying them at the top of the existing menu? That
would be rather lovely, I think.

Re: rox-filer & gnome mime type default actions

Guillaume Millet wrote:
> Thomas Leonard wrote:
>> On Tue, 31 Oct 2006 18:24:53 -0800, Ken Hayber wrote:
>>> Your method is particularly good for someone who bounces between Gnome and
>>> ROX a lot and wants to keep one set of configuration settings.
>>>
> 
> Indeed, an advantage of my method is that associations are always up to 
> date between Gnome and ROX.
> 
> In addition, I changed a little the script to be more robust with 
> parameters in desktop files (like %U) :
> 
> #! /bin/sh
> app=$(gnomevfs-info -s "$1" | grep "Default app" | sed 's/.*\: //')
> if [ -e ~/.local/share/applications/$app ];then app=$(grep "^Exec" 
> ~/.local/share/applications/$app | sed 's/Exec=//');fi
> if [ -e /usr/share/applications/$app ];then app=$(grep "^Exec" 
> /usr/share/applications/$app | sed 's/Exec=//');fi
> if [ -n "$(echo $app | grep '%[a-zA-Z]')" ]; then exec $(echo $app | sed 
> 's/%[a-zA-Z]//') "$@"; else exec $app;fi
> 
>> I'd suggest adding this script to the hints&tips section of the web-site
>> (note: you need to be logged in to add pages).
> 
> Well, for the moment, I've no time for creating an account and posting 
> the tip.

I just added it here,  http://rox.sourceforge.net/desktop/node/358 
Please feel free to comment or modify.

[ANN] Weather 0.2.4

Weather 0.2.4 (shows the weather) has been released.

You can install it by entering this URL into AddApp:

   http://rox4debian.berlios.de/0install/Weather.xml

To upgrade:

- Right click on the application and choose 'Versions...' from the menu.
- Click on 'Refresh all now'.
- Ensure 'Help test new versions' is selected.

For more information, including package downloads, see:

   http://rox.sourceforge.net/desktop/node/320

Changes in 0.2.4:

- Save options after selecting location (reported by Frank Eising)
- Better support for vertical panels (Ken Hayber)
- Call rox.app_options.notify() to create Options.xml at first run (Ken
Hayber)

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Re: [ANN] Weather 0.2.4

Dennis Tomas wrote:
> Weather 0.2.4 (shows the weather) has been released.
> - Better support for vertical panels (Ken Hayber)

Excellent!  I was really missing this feature!  Looks great.

One feature request- When I pop up the Forecast, could there be a
tooltip for each weather graphic telling me what it means?

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Re: rox-filer & gnome mime type default actions

Ken Hayber a écrit :
> Guillaume Millet wrote:
>> In addition, I changed a little the script to be more robust with 
>> parameters in desktop files (like %U) :
>> 
>> #! /bin/sh app=$(gnomevfs-info -s "$1" | grep "Default app" | sed
>> 's/.*\: //') if [ -e ~/.local/share/applications/$app ];then
>> app=$(grep "^Exec" ~/.local/share/applications/$app | sed
>> 's/Exec=//');fi if [ -e /usr/share/applications/$app ];then
>> app=$(grep "^Exec" /usr/share/applications/$app | sed
>> 's/Exec=//');fi if [ -n "$(echo $app | grep '%[a-zA-Z]')" ]; then
>> exec $(echo $app | sed 's/%[a-zA-Z]//') "$@"; else exec $app;fi

I've just realized that desktop files have not each the parameter
%[a-zA-Z] which, I think, wait upon restricting type of parameters. So
the first script was better, after the modification of "%U" by "%[a-zA-Z]" :

#!/bin/sh
app=$(gnomevfs-info -s "$1" | grep "Default app" | sed 's/.*\: //')
if [ -e ~/.local/share/applications/$app ] ; then
	exec $(grep "^Exec" ~/.local/share/applications/$app | sed
's/Exec=//;s/%[a-zA-Z]//') "$@"
fi
if [ -e /usr/share/applications/$app ] ; then
	exec $(grep "^Exec" /usr/share/applications/$app | sed
's/Exec=//;s/%[a-zA-Z]//') "$@"
fi

> I just added it here,  http://rox.sourceforge.net/desktop/node/358 
> Please feel free to comment or modify.