Re: Running Debian in a chroot
 

I don't think my scripts are your problem, but you should just be able to uninstall Easy Debian and things should be "as they were". You shouldn't have to delete the big image file; hopefully you'll re-install Easy Debian and start using it again...

Re: Running Debian in a chroot
 

Thanks much. It's a weird error. Taps seem to register about two inches to the left and slightly down from where I tap.

Re: Running Debian in a chroot
 

I need to make the scripts non-dependent on gxmessage, too, it would seem. I forgot about gxmessage when I suggested that people use it to fix the broken Diablo SSU.

Re: Running Debian in a chroot
 

Well, it seems that the current version of Xnest starts up, but I can't seem to find anything about scrollbars. There's no mention of them in the command line options, nor does Googling do anything.

Benson, can you help out here? How do you get scrollbars in Xnest?

Re: Running Debian in a chroot
 

I remember I used to "use" Xnest with scrollbars, and I thought the scrollbars came from Xnest. Of course, I never really did have much use for it; just cool to run a different desktop environment in there.

Maybe what I'm really remembering is running an Xnest in FVWM2, which can toss scrollbars on any window. It was some years ago last I messed with it, so that's a likely explanation. Sorry about the false lead. :o

Re: Running Debian in a chroot
 

Drat! I was really excited there for a while. Scrollbars would be so cool. I would love to have a big virtual desktop with a vertical scrollbar, just like I do with VNC.

Re: Running Debian in a chroot
 

Wouldn't a virtual desktop still be possible without scrollbars?? You'd have to click and drag to move the mouse but the screen should move with the mouse... same as a virtual desktop on a full size computer..

Re: Running Debian in a chroot
 

Yeah, I wondered about if that was possible as well - doesn't the X configuration file have something for resolution and virtual resolution? But since we're using TinyX..

Doesn't one of the alternative OS projects have a Xomap that's X.org based or the likes? I heard a rumour that Freemantle might have this..

Re: Running Debian in a chroot
 

What lightweight WMs provide that virtual desktop functionality? How do you activate it?

Re: Running Debian in a chroot
 

Meh, Xnest is even flakier than Xephyr. The mouse pointer keeps wanting to move windows instead of select buttons or menus or whatever... Very frustrating! And it doesn't even have a third axis (pressure) listed for its pointer. At least Xephyr taunts and teases me by offering a third axis in pressure-sensitive apps... but then ignoring it.

I contacted Xephyr's writer about this:

Hear that, coder-types? "It shouldn't be too difficult". Go and make it so! :D ;)