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[Cinque Port Computers <jackdtrice@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Israel,
When will the broken zsync link be working again?
Regards,JackT.

> Subject: Re: [Torios-dev] Testing: RE: Fixed menu
> To: israeldahl@xxxxxxxxx; jackdtrice@xxxxxxxxxxx
> CC: torios-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> From: nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx
> Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2016 07:34:34 +0200
> 
> Hi Israel,
> 
> I'm looking forward to the next iso file.
> 
> Most of what you write sounds good, but what about the last fix:
> 
> Will it be impossible to launch more than one instance of a program, for 
> example only one instance of xterm? Often I want to run more than one 
> terminal window. I guess it can be worked around with sakura (to open 
> another tab or window), but with xterm in the live session?
> 
> Best regards
> Nio
> 
> Den 2016-06-07 kl. 23:33, skrev Israel:
> > Ok, this is not great news.
> > However, I think (and hope) I will have this fully fixed.
> > I finally found the issues.
> > The menu-method was not being installed properly.
> >
> > I also made a vital fix to the perl app menu which will properly quote &,<,>
> >
> >   have also made some really super cool fixes to the jwmrc file, and
> > added a small program.
> >
> > here is the bug:
> > press Ctrl+Alt+Delete
> > Your computer is slow so nothing happens instantly.
> > press it multiple time in a row.
> > All the sudden you have tons of xterm windows with htop.
> >
> > So I wrote a program that basically runs
> > pgrep -fx $@
> > to see if you are already running whatever
> > If you are running it, it echos out that you are running it and exits.
> >
> > So if the menu works (finally) this will be an even better release
> >
> > On 06/07/2016 01:09 PM, Cinque Port Computers wrote:
> >> Cancel/Ignore that earlier correction: I rebooted Installed system and
> >> 'Places' has nothing in it before doing a 'Reload Desktop'.
> >>
> >> Apologies,
> >> JackT.
> >>
> >>
> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >> From: jackdtrice@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >> To: israeldahl@xxxxxxxxx
> >> Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2016 18:57:52 +0100
> >> CC: torios-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Subject: Re: [Torios-dev] Testing: RE: Fixed menu
> >>
> >> Correction: the Places menu is populated okay on an Installed system
> >> before a 'Reload Desktop' is performed to populate the Apps menu items.
> >>
> >>
> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >> From: jackdtrice@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >> To: israeldahl@xxxxxxxxx
> >> Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2016 17:48:07 +0100
> >> CC: torios-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Subject: [Torios-dev] Testing: RE: Fixed menu
> >>
> >> Hi Israel,
> >>
> >> Just to add to what Nio has found: the 'Places' menu reveals no items
> >> (Live and Installed) until 'Reload Desktop' is performed.
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >> JackT.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> > To: israeldahl@xxxxxxxxx; torios-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > From: nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx
> >> > Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2016 09:35:20 +0200
> >> > Subject: Re: [Torios-dev] Fixed menu
> >> >
> >> > Den 2016-06-07 kl. 04:10, skrev Israel:
> >> > > Hi all,
> >> > > as you know there have been some rather silly issues we have
> >> encountered
> >> > > in our quest to make the ISO smaller.
> >> > >
> >> > > Anyhow, I tested this one and I had a menu, so please verify that it
> >> > > works for you
> >> > >
> >> > > zsync when you are ready!
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> > Hi Israel,
> >> >
> >> > I downloaded
> >> >
> >> > 7572260efaed597a3508e60ab5e68f30 ToriOS-2016-06-06-beta-jessie.iso
> >> >
> >> > Live:
> >> >
> >> > It still needs 'Reload Desktop' to show the whole menu. Otherwise it is
> >> > like before (illustrated by Jack and me for the previous iso file).
> >> This
> >> > is a minor bug, but it is ugly, and I suggest that you try to fix it.
> >> >
> >> > The network widget is there in the panel, and the network works.
> >> >
> >> > Should it be that people must run
> >> >
> >> > update-command-not-found
> >> >
> >> > to find the database of available applications? I'm only asking, not
> >> > demanding that it should be fixed, because I realize that you had to
> >> > remove things to make the iso file within CD size.
> >> >
> >> > Shutdown in the menu is only shutdown, no reboot etc. Is this the
> >> > intention (simplied to decrease the size)?
> >> >
> >> > -o-
> >> >
> >> > Installing:
> >> >
> >> > Installing at the basic OBI level works.
> >> >
> >> > Installing at the advanced OBI level works.
> >> >
> >> > I created a tarball with zmktbl, but failed to install from that
> >> tarball
> >> > to another drive. There were some strange errors. I'll try again after
> >> > rebooting. (Maybe things were mixed up because I did not reboot between
> >> > zmktbl and the obi-installer.)
> >> >
> >> > Yes, after saving the custom tarball to my main computer, rebooting
> >> into
> >> > ToriOS live and getting the custom tarball I could install a working
> >> > system from it :-)
> >> >
> >> > -o-
> >> >
> >> > Installed:
> >> >
> >> > It still needs 'Reload Desktop' to show the whole menu. Otherwise it is
> >> > like before (illustrated by Jack and me for the previous iso file).
> >> >
> >> > I tested firstrun: it works to run ztweaks.
> >> >
> >> > mkusb seems to work - I tested only the menus, not installing.
> >> >
> >> > The tango palette is no longer set in sakura, so the prompt is grey
> >> > again. (minor bug - need not be fixed)
> >> >
> >> > After next reboot the tango palette has survived, but it still needs
> >> > 'Reload Desktop' to show the whole menu.
> >> >
> >> > update & dist-upgrade works.
> >> >
> >> > Summary:
> >> >
> >> > I think this daily iso file is very close to release - I would like the
> >> > menu to be complete without 'Reload Desktop' - otherwise it is fine :-)
> >> >
> >> > Now let us wait for feedback from the other guys ...
> >> >
> >> > Best regards
> >> > Nio
> >> >
> >> >
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> >
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