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SlimDesktop: Ten TarDist Customization Modules For 4Dwm! - Page 2

SlimDesktop V0.05 Very Soon!!!
18MB? Wow, what's in there? All I wanted was a look at what you can do with Xdefaults.
johnsmith wrote: 18MB? Wow, what's in there? All I wanted was a look at what you can do with Xdefaults.


Oh! ...ehhhh! ...Currently, a little bit more than just a tunned Xdefaults file! :oops: Oh!; But all with TarDist Install!; Take a look ;)

SOFTWARE RESOURCE:
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* Generatrix SlimDesktop M01~M13 V0.05 (Beta) *
* Desktop Customization Modules *

(Wed. Apr 13, 2005)

TARGET:
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MIPS4 Based Machines From SGI (Silicon Graphics Inc.)
With 4Dwm ("The IRIS Extended Motif Window Manager") Installed And Running.

USE:
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* Customization Of 4Dwm Indigo Magic Desktop To Slim Lines To Make Full Use Of The Whole Desktop Spatial Resolution By Mean Of A TarDist Fully Automated Installation.

* Also Includes The Following Desktop Customization Modules:

M01 V0.05 (Beta) -> Backgrounds
M02 V0.05 (Beta) -> C Shell Resources
M03 V0.05 (Beta) -> 4Dwm Application Defaults
M04 V0.05 (Beta) -> MPlayer FileType Icons/Rules
M05 V0.05 (Beta) -> NEdit 5.5 RC1
M06 V0.05 (Beta) -> NixieClock
M07 V0.05 (Beta) -> Color Schemes
M08 V0.05 (Beta) -> SGI Session
M09 V0.05 (Beta) -> Toolchest
M10 V0.05 (Beta) -> Video Format Compiler
M11 V0.05 (Beta) -> YafRay Version 0.06
M12 V0.05 (Beta) -> Blender Version 2.36
M13 V0.05 (Beta) -> QEMU Version 0.6.1

AUTHOR:
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Diego Alberto De Giorgio

Generatrix Dev. Co.

DISCLAIMER:
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The ["Generatrix SlimDesktop M01~M10 V0.05 (Beta)"] Is Not Endorsed By Or Affiliated With [Silicon Graphics, Inc.] And Our Generatrix Commercial Products [And/Or] Generatrix Freeware Products [And/Or] Third Party Freeware Products [Sold/Ofered] By [Generatrix Dev. Co./Diego Alberto De Giorgio] Are Not Warranted By [SGI].

The Third Party Freeware Program Includeds In The Current Distribution Are Re-Packaged Just For Convenience Of The End-User Of Silicon Graphics IRIX Systems, Without Modifications Of The Original Program SourceCodes. This Are Provided [AS IS], Without Warranties From Generatrix Dev. Co.

ACKNOULEDGEMENTS LIST (INDEXED BY ALPHA):
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* BlenderFoundation By:

"Blender Version 2.36"

* Greg Ercolano By:

"NixieClock Version 1.41"

* NEdit.Org By:

"NEdit Version 5.5 RC1"

* Nekochan.Net "Gallery" Section By:

Background Image Designs From [RageX]
Background Image Designs From [Mis]

* Nekochan.Net "Forum" Section By:

"MPlayer" FileType Icons/Fules Files From [UnixMuseum]

* Nekochan.Net Owner [Nekonoko] By:

-His Whole And Generous Support With His WebSite-

* QEMU.Org By:

"QEMU Version 0.6.1" From [Fabrice Bellard]

* Silicon Graphics Global Developer Program Plus By:

-The Whole Programming Adventure On IRIX & LINUX-

* The National Center For SuperComputing Applications By:

"Video Format Compiler" Video Format Source Files From [Stuart Levy]

* YafRay.Org By:

"YafRay Version 0.06" From [Alejandro Conty Estevez / YafRay Team]
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foetz wrote: Image


:lol: :lol: :lol: So much? :lol: :lol: :lol:
Ready To Upload!


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No, No, No, No, No!

...*NOW* Is Ready To Upload!



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SlimDesktop V0.05 is now uploaded to:

ftp://ftp.nekochan.net/incoming/

I've sent a P.M. to Nekonoko with a notice about my uploaded file, to ask him the transfer to my contributions folder. Now all is in his hands! ;)
Good night people!;

Thanks to Nekonoko, who is kindly hosting the older ones, and this new version of "GeneratriX SlimDesktop V0.05", now this new package is ready for download:


http://www.nekochan.net/downloads/contrib/diego/SlimDesktop_V005.tardist

Enjoy it!
Cheers!
;)
(Thanks a billion, Pete!)
For those asking for the fix for the latest release of SlimDesktop V0.05, there is a working (b) release already uploaded.

Enjoy it!
http://www.nekochan.net/downloads/contrib/diego/SlimDesktop_V005.tardist

Cheers! ;)
Wow!; I've noticed today the new graphic design of the Nekochan main cover, and I founds it really nice! Very good work! ...Hey, I've also noticed the mention to the new release of SlimDesktop.

I'm adding here a few updated details about the download available in the "contribs" section of this site, wich corresponds to SlimDesktop V0.05 Release B:

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS LIST (INDEXED BY ALPHA):
-----------------------------------------

* BlenderFoundation By:

"Blender Version 2.36"

* Greg Ercolano By:

"NixieClock Version 1.41"

* NEdit.Org By:

"NEdit Version 5.5 RC1"

* Nekochan.Net "Gallery" Section By:

Background Image Designs From [RageX]
Background Image Designs From [Mis]

* Nekochan.Net "Forum" Section By:

"MPlayer" FileType Icons/Fules Files From [UnixMuseum]

* Nekochan.Net "Forum" Section By:

"Mozilla FireFox Version 1.0+" Compilated Binary Files From [Foetz]

* Nekochan.Net Owner [Nekonoko] By:

-His Whole And Generous Support With His WebSite-

* QEMU.Org By:

"QEMU Version 0.6.1" From [Fabrice Bellard]

* Silicon Graphics Global Developer Program Plus By:

-The Whole Programming Adventure On IRIX & LINUX-

* The National Center For SuperComputing Applications By:

"Video Format Compiler" Video Format Source Files From [Stuart Levy]

* YafRay.Org By:

"YafRay Version 0.06" From [Alejandro Conty Estevez / YafRay Team]



SOFTWARE RESOURCE:
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* Generatrix SlimDesktop M00~M15 V0.05 (Beta) *
* Desktop Customization Modules *

(Wed. Apr 16, 2005)



TARGET:
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MIPS4 Based Machines From SGI (Silicon Graphics Inc.)
With 4Dwm ("The IRIS Extended Motif Window Manager") Installed And Running.



FEATURES:
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* Slim Lines Customization For 4Dwm Indigo Magic Desktop Making Full Use Of Spatial Resolution On Popular Visuals.

* Easy Setup To Multiply SGI Machines, With An Homogeneous Desktop Environment.

* Installation By Mean Of A Fully Automated IRIX TarDist Installation.

* Easier Setup Of Popular Applications That Frequently Are Not Availables In IRIX TarDist Installation Format.

* Upgrades And Enhancements Availables On A Periodical Base.

* A Perfect Companion To Get Freely Optimized Your Setup Of Generatrix Products As PartixFX And VideoTrackerRT.

* Without Any Kind Of Disturbing Promotional Add-Ons.

* Current Desktop Customization Modules:

M00 V0.05 (Beta) -> Global Information
M01 V0.05 (Beta) -> Backgrounds
M02 V0.05 (Beta) -> C Shell Settings
M03 V0.05 (Beta) -> Shell Profile
M04 V0.05 (Beta) -> 4Dwm Application Defaults
M05 V0.05 (Beta) -> MPlayer FileType Icons/Rules
M06 V0.05 (Beta) -> NEdit Version 5.5 RC1
M07 V0.05 (Beta) -> NixieClock Version 1.41
M08 V0.05 (Beta) -> Color Schemes
M09 V0.05 (Beta) -> SGI Session
M10 V0.05 (Beta) -> Toolchest
M11 V0.05 (Beta) -> Video Format Compiler
M12 V0.05 (Beta) -> YafRay Version 0.06
M13 V0.05 (Beta) -> Blender Version 2.36
M14 V0.05 (Beta) -> QEMU Version 0.6.1
M15 V0.05 (Beta) -> Mozilla FireFox Version 1.0+


Thank you very much, Pete!
Cheers! ;)
Diego wrote: For those asking for the fix for the latest release of SlimDesktop V0.05, there is a working (b) release already uploaded.
Enjoy it!
Cheers! ;)


Thanks Diego - I installed SlimDesktop V0.05 on one of my systems and had some minor issues - the "Background Settings" window would remain open no matter what I did - it was even visible on top of the login screen. Probably something simple, but I couldn't find it, so I un-installed SlimDesktop and restored the config files I backed up prior to installation.

So what'd I fubar? :roll:
recondas wrote: Thanks Diego - I installed SlimDesktop V0.05 on one of my systems and had some minor issues - the "Background Settings" window would remain open no matter what I did - it was even visible on top of the login screen. Probably something simple, but I couldn't find it, so I un-installed SlimDesktop and restored the config files I backed up prior to installation.

So what'd I fubar? :roll:


Hello "recondas"!,

please, let me know what kind of SGI system you are currently using. I've tested SlimDesktop on four different configurations of O2 boxes; ranging from R5K/180MHZ-64MB to RM7K/600MHZ-768MB, and each system was reportedly without any kind of problems; but I know that some kind of platforms without hardware texture memory could not handle with proper speed the XPM files that I've bundled with SlimDesktop.

In fact I've considered this kind of issues, arranging four different kinds of resolutions for the background files, to not just enable lower res desktop to handle the backgrounds properly, but also to allow the machines without TRAM modules to handle littler images with a surrounded solid colour of your choose.

The chances are, that your "Background Settings" panel is actually loading perfectly the XPM file, only that it takes definitively too much time to set up properly the background preview frame. That looks as a system hang-up, but in fact the system is trying to show properly the image, just that too slowly. If you wait enough, you'll be able to see the image. My O2 600MHZ changes between two high resolution background files on about 12 seconds.But in fact R5K/180MHZ takes a lot more.

I've downloaded the tardist, just to test the integrity, a few days ago and was funtional without errors in O2(s) running IRIX 6.5.26/6.5.27; but as I've mentioned, I can't test it in others SGI platforms, so; please, write here a post including: 'hinv' and 'uname -aR'

I'll try to see if ther is some other kind of problem! ;)

Thanks in advance by your feedback! ;)
Cheers!
Diego wrote:

please, let me know what kind of SGI system you are currently using. I've tested SlimDesktop on four different configurations of O2 boxes; ranging from R5K/180MHZ-64MB to RM7K/600MHZ-768MB, and each system was reportedly without any kind of problems; but I know that some kind of platforms without hardware texture memory could not handle with proper speed the XPM files that I've bundled with SlimDesktop.

Octane ->SI Graphics<- 225MHZ 512MB RAM. It currently serves as my test mule - when I set it up I cloned the HD <with the fresh OS install> if I screw up something I just rotate the drives and reclone the old one before I do anything else.

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In fact I've considered this kind of issues, arranging four different kinds of resolutions for the background files, to not just enable lower res desktop to handle the backgrounds properly, but also to allow the machines without TRAM modules to handle littler images with a surrounded solid colour of your choose.

Hey - I think it looked good- and saved me a sh*tpile of work. I would have installed it on my O2 - but I didn't see any backgrounds to fit the resolution of the sgi 1600 FP <1600x1024>

Quote:
The chances are, that your "Background Settings" panel is actually loading perfectly the XPM file, only that it takes definitively too much time to set up properly the background preview frame. That looks as a system hang-up, but in fact the system is trying to show properly the image, just that too slowly. If you wait enough, you'll be able to see the image. My O2 600MHZ changes between two high resolution background files on about 12 seconds.But in fact R5K/180MHZ takes a lot more.

That's certainly a possibility - but I tried nuking the process - it would continually respawn itself even if I logged out or even restarted the box - root or user accounts. As I mentioned it even appeared ontop of the login screen.

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I've downloaded the tardist, just to test the integrity, a few days ago and was funtional without errors in O2(s) running IRIX 6.5.26/6.5.27; but as I've mentioned, I can't test it in others SGI platforms, so; please, write here a post including: 'hinv' and 'uname -aR'
It's running 6.5.22m - I mentioned most of the hardware above

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I'll try to see if ther is some other kind of problem! ;)

I'm not a programmer - so bear with the suggestions from left field - but how about a configure script first time the program is run that lets you pick which bits to activate <with some hints to the {cough} clueless as to suggested minimum hardware?>
Quote:
Thanks in advance by your feedback! ;)
Cheers!
Hi "recondas"; Let's see:

recondas wrote:
Octane ->SI Graphics<- 225MHZ 512MB RAM. It currently serves as my test mule - when I set it up I cloned the HD <with the fresh OS install> if I screw up something I just rotate the drives and reclone the old one before I do anything else.


I could not try SlimDesktop on Octane/Octane2 since I have not any of both; but I'll upload to the Neko's FTP a new revision in a couple of days, or maybe sooner. I only can guess what is the origin of the trouble in your Octane, but could work too! ;)

recondas wrote:
Hey - I think it looked good- and saved me a sh*tpile of work. I would have installed it on my O2 - but I didn't see any backgrounds to fit the resolution of the sgi 1600 FP <1600x1024>


Sure; I'll add the 1600SW "friendly resolutions" on the new release, sorry, I've missed that! :)

recondas wrote:
That's certainly a possibility - but I tried nuking the process - it would continually respawn itself even if I logged out or even restarted the box - root or user accounts. As I mentioned it even appeared ontop of the login screen.


VERY WEIRD!!! Specially because I've not modified the kind of scripts that could make such effect on 4Dwm; add to this the fact that works perfects in four O2 boxes here... :roll:

I'll replace the only module that I suspect could affect negatively your system for a new one with a few added checks.

recondas wrote:
It's running 6.5.22m - I mentioned most of the hardware above


Should not be a problem at all.

recondas wrote:
I'm not a programmer - so bear with the suggestions from left field - but how about a configure script first time the program is run that lets you pick which bits to activate <with some hints to the {cough} clueless as to suggested minimum hardware?>


SlimDesktop's documentation certainly is not his stronger point; you are right. But I'll improve this with the help of every Nekochaner installing it! Including you! ;) ...Remember that I only have O2 boxes as test beds, so the field of variation here is a little bit narrow. I have not means to test things that are hardly dependant of the platform (even when I think that these weird error does not felt in this category), so, I'm happy with reports as yours that helps a lot to get a polished final software

Feel free to test the newer and fixed release in a few hours. I'll post it here when uploaded. Thanks a lot by your feedbacks & suggestions!

Cheers! ;)

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A new version of SlimDesktop is on the kitchen, and almost ready now, including bug fixes... more news later...

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oh man... it runs very smooth here, a pitty it was dropped...
Hi all,

Today I got the racer files from the Nekochan site.
Installed everything on my O2 and got it running with the command racer.

I select a car
I select a track
I press the "race" button and this is the output (after a coredump)
Perhaps anyone can help me?
Oh the frame rate of the car is not that bad during selection on a 1GB ram 400Mhz O2

root>racer
--- session separator ---
qnInit()
QNAddress::GetByName(iodine)='iodine.ag4.mpi-sb.mpg.de'
local host: 'iodine'/139.19.40.37
Console: Console activated.
** Warning: Qimage:ReadIFL(): can't open 'data/images/skidmark.bmp'
** Warning: QImage ctor: can't load 'data/images/skidmark.bmp'
QNAddress::GetByName(localhost)='localhost.mpi-sb.mpg.de'
RNetwork: localhost:25000 (enabled=1)
RNetwork:Create()
QNAddress::GetByName(localhost)='localhost.mpi-sb.mpg.de'
Replay buffer size=976K
Replay buffer size=976K
Replay buffer size=976K
RScene:RemoveCars(); 0 cars
RNetwork:ResetClients()
RAudio:Create()
Section race has 1 songs.
Section replay has 1 songs.
Section menu has 2 songs.
RMusicManager:Play(2,0) => metallica.mp3
rrSelectCar
cmdBut[0]
cmdBut[1]
cmdBut[2]
cmdBut[3]
RListBox dtor
CarSelect(2)
Do()
LoadCar: dirName=ferp4
** Warning: QArchive: can't open 'data/cars/ferp4/data.ar'
RModel:Load; file 'body.dof' (buf=body.model.file)
Archive try 'body.dof' as data/cars/ferp4/body.dof
( 2.03,0.90,4.46 ) [Body indicated size]
( 2.03,1.00,4.46 ) [Body model-calc'ed size]
RModel:Load; file '' (buf=body.model_incar.file)
RModel:Load; file '' (buf=body.model_braking_l.file)
RModel:Load; file '' (buf=body.model_braking_r.file)
RModel:Load; file '' (buf=body.model_light_l.file)
RModel:Load; file '' (buf=body.model_light_r.file)
RModel:Load; file '' (buf=susp0.model.file)
RModel:Load; file '' (buf=susp1.model.file)
RModel:Load; file '' (buf=susp2.model.file)
RModel:Load; file '' (buf=susp3.model.file)
RModel:Load; file 'tire_lf.dof' (buf=wheel0.model.file)
Archive try 'tire_lf.dof' as data/cars/ferp4/tire_lf.dof
RModel:Load; file '' (buf=wheel0.model_brake.file)
RModel:Load; file 'tire_rf.dof' (buf=wheel1.model.file)
Archive try 'tire_rf.dof' as data/cars/ferp4/tire_rf.dof
RModel:Load; file '' (buf=wheel1.model_brake.file)
RModel:Load; file 'tire_lr.dof' (buf=wheel2.model.file)
Archive try 'tire_lr.dof' as data/cars/ferp4/tire_lr.dof
RModel:Load; file '' (buf=wheel2.model_brake.file)
RModel:Load; file 'tire_rr.dof' (buf=wheel3.model.file)
Archive try 'tire_rr.dof' as data/cars/ferp4/tire_rr.dof
RModel:Load; file '' (buf=wheel3.model_brake.file)
RModel:Load; file '' (buf=steer.model.file)
RBody:DbgCheck(car load)
Max size=4.460000
New scale=0.90
RCar dtor: rapEngine=106105e0, skid=10610610
RCar dtor: infos
RCar dtor: RET
rrSelectTrk
cmdBut[0]
cmdBut[1]
cmdBut[2]
cmdBut[3]
track carrera, dir=carrera?
TrkSelect(0)
LoadTrack: dirName=carrera
Do()
key=65293, QK_ESC=65307
selected trk 'carrera'
RListBox dtor
RMenuDestroy()
RMenu Destroy(); count=7
RMenuDestroy()
RScene:RemoveCars(); 0 cars
RNetwork:ResetClients()
Bus error(coredump)
root>
Good Night Folks; We Have A New Thingy...

Generatrix SlimDesktop M00 V0.06 (Beta) - Desktop Customization Module: Global Information
Generatrix SlimDesktop M01 V0.06 (Beta) - Desktop Customization Module: Backgrounds
Generatrix SlimDesktop M02 V0.06 (Beta) - Desktop Customization Module: C Shell Settings
Generatrix SlimDesktop M03 V0.06 (Beta) - Desktop Customization Module: C Shell Login Profile
Generatrix SlimDesktop M04 V0.06 (Beta) - Desktop Customization Module: 4Dwm Application Defaults
Generatrix SlimDesktop M05 V0.06 (Beta) - Desktop Customization Module: MPlayer FileType Icons/Rules
Generatrix SlimDesktop M06 V0.06 (Beta) - Desktop Customization Module: CDRTools Version 2.01
Generatrix SlimDesktop M07 V0.06 (Beta) - Desktop Customization Module: NixieClock Version 1.41
Generatrix SlimDesktop M08 V0.06 (Beta) - Desktop Customization Module: Color Schemes
Generatrix SlimDesktop M09 V0.06 (Beta) - Desktop Customization Module: SGI Session
Generatrix SlimDesktop M10 V0.06 (Beta) - Desktop Customization Module: Toolchest
Generatrix SlimDesktop M11 V0.06 (Beta) - Desktop Customization Module: Video Format Compiler
Generatrix SlimDesktop M12 V0.06 (Beta) - Desktop Customization Module: GCombust Version 0.155
Generatrix SlimDesktop M13 V0.06 (Beta) - Desktop Customization Module: Blender Version 2.37A
Generatrix SlimDesktop M14 V0.06 (Beta) - Desktop Customization Module: QEMU Version 0.6.1
Generatrix SlimDesktop M15 V0.06 (Beta) - Desktop Customization Module: Shell Login Profile


I want to add that this new version is "100%-Nekoware-Friendly-TM" 8)
...And if you have completely installed the current Nekoware collection, you'll find on SlimDesktop a really useful companion. More info soon, along with details on the contributions, and the tardist file.

Cheers!

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