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Re: WM theme install probs.



On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 17:34:31 +1000
Adam Bogacki <afb@paradise.net.nz> wrote:

> Rodney D. Myers wrote:
> 
> >After genmenu runs, you cannot edit it manually, it has to be done
> >through wmakerconf.
> >
> >BTW, why are you running as root? Not a good idea, too many bad
> >things can happen, If you run as a "normal' user, the worse that can
> >happen, is just screwing up one account, your way is to mess the
> >whole system.
> >
> >If it does not find your program(s), then from the shell type "which
> >application(s)", and note the path. From within wmakerconf, find the
> >"folder" you want your application(s) to be stored in, and click add,
> >then copy/paste your application(s) there. A custom windowmaker menu.
> >  
> >
> Thanks Rodney, I've been playing around with wmakerconf and easily
> managed to install the default debian menu which is at least a step
> forward in usability. However I still cannot install my downloaded
> themes.

Why not manually install then, either in your ~/GNUstep or "sudo cp"
them to the system default. 

I install all new themes in my ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/Themes/
directory. wmakerconf then finds them there.

> One problem with the above is that copy/pasting only works between
> similar (in my case Gnome) terminals and wmakerconf
> does not use standard terminals.  The path is
> //home/adam/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/Themes
> /and the themes are
> 
> > adam@Tux:~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/Themes$ ls
> > 0kmeleon.themed           BlueSunI.themed    Rousseau-dream.themed
> > 10 Jahre.themed           Hiatum.themed      alinghi
> > 1000yearsafter.themed     Jelly.themed       ansel.themed
> > A Feeling of Rain.themed  Korean_Art.themed  evolution-white.themed
> > A Splash of Gold.themed   Maoist.themed      stress.themed
> > Ancient City.themed       NGC4414.themed
> > Anghiari.themed           Passion.themed
> 
> ... which do not show up on the WM themes menu. In a previous install
> they popped up automagically.
> 
> I'll keep bashing away - and hopefully do something productive - but
> any ideas will be appreciated.
> 
> Adam Bogacki  :-\
> afb@paradise.net.nz
 
Good luck

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