Revision [13548]
This is an old revision of idesk made by r1tz on 2011-03-20 16:31:37.
IDESK
Idesk manages your desktop. It manages your icons and background.It uses Imlib2 and is very light.
Installing idesk
For users using puppy4 and below [LINK TO .PET]For puppy 5 uses, you can find it in your PPM, you might need to update.
Setting your background
Here is an exampleBackground.Source: /root/Background/
Background.File: /root/Background/text-wide-wallpaper.jpg
Background.Mode: Tile
The "Background.Mode" available are "Mirror" "Tile" "Center" "Scale" "Fit". Please comment if you know of any others.
For background mode you can also
Configuring the behavior
Then man is very informative and simple.Idesk by default refresh after double middle clicking. You have to do this right away after you make any changes to the files if idesk is running.
By default, idesk uses double click to open. and left click to drag.
Here is an example of single click to open, middle click to drag.
table Actions
Lock: alt middle Clk
Reload: middle doubleClk
Drag: middle hold
EndDrag: middle singleClk
Execute[0]: left Clk
Execute[1]: right Clk
end
You can add as many "Execute[1]".
Setting "Locked: true" can be useful if you keep moving your icons by accident.
Icons
Your icons files are in ~/.idesktopMake a file with the extension .Ink
For example "Gimp.Ink", open the file can type:
table Icon
Caption: Gimp
Icon: /usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/gimp.png
X: 210
Y: 120
Command[0]: gimp
Command[1]: rox /mnt/home/gimpimages/
end
"Command[1]:" is not needed but it can be useful if you set "Execute[1]: right Clk"
X and Y are not important, you can drag the icon to wherever you want afterwards.
You can add weight and height to change the default size
Width: 70
Height: 70
FAQ
Q: After making changes to the idesk file, it changes back.A:
Refresh idesk straight away after saving your file.
You can also kill idesk first, do the changes you want, then start idesk again.
Q: My background doesn't start when i boot. It only appears after i refresh it.
A:
Try adding delay to background. "Background.Delay: 2"
