Re: Window Maker N800 DUAL Window Manager Install/Hack available
 

andymulhearn - Dont be scared :)

How about some software to go with it!!


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http://penguinbait.com/wmapps.tar

provides the following files


Again
cd /
tar xvf /path/to/wmapps.tar

run ldconfig

now run wmXXXX it will appear on your desktop in WM. It is kind of hard to grab them to move, but you can. If you switch windows managers while these are running, hildon will pop up, you can then close or minimize the wmapps.

These work but have issues

./usr/local/bin/wmcdclock
./usr/local/bin/wmfsm

These all work
./usr/local/bin/wmcpuload
./usr/local/bin/wmmemmon
./usr/local/bin/wmnetload
./usr/local/bin/wmupmon
./usr/local/bin/wmwifi
./usr/local/bin/wmifinfo
./usr/local/include/
./usr/local/include/dockapp.h
./usr/local/lib/
./usr/local/lib/libdockapp.a
./usr/local/lib/libdockapp.la
./usr/local/lib/libdockapp.so
./usr/local/lib/libdockapp.so.2
./usr/local/lib/libdockapp.so.2.0.0

Re: Window Maker N800 DUAL Window Manager Install/Hack available
 

For those that wanted clear image, here you go, look at those pretty dock apps :-)


http://penguinbait.com/WindowMakerN800.JPG

Re: Window Maker N800 DUAL Window Manager Install/Hack available
 

Now THAT looks like Linux. ;) But what about text entry? Does xkbd have to be run manually?

Re: Window Maker N800 DUAL Window Manager Install/Hack available
 

that is oskey-x

I put a entry on the menu to start it. This way you can start it when you need it and close it when you don't You will see from the picture the CPU is 100%. Unfortunately the keyboard app runs using 100% of the CPU.

This is wierd though, because as soon as anythign else needs anything the oskey-x app gives up the resources. Its like its running 100%, do polling or something.


If you start a hildon app, inside WM, it will have the hildon virtual keyboard come up when you enter a text field. It is not in a window though, and parks in the middle of the screen. Its like we need a "Hildon Prison" to run hildon apps inside of to hold them together (app + keyboard) that is.

You will also notice the "Hildon Desktop" in the "Session" menu, this will change window manager while running, just wait 10-15 seconds and you will be running like WM was never installed. There is an equivelant menu inside hildon to go back to WM, although its much faster to go to WM than back to hildon. I love it, I am hoping to hear someone else is up and running????

Re: Window Maker N800 DUAL Window Manager Install/Hack available
 

okay, I have it installed, but...

Looking at /usr/bin/wm.sh, it looks like it's going to replace the default shell. Is there a way I can run "standalone" without messing with the config?


side note... instead of:

• gunzip /home/user/MyDocs/.documents/WM6.tar.gz
• tar xvf /home/user/MyDocs/.documents/WM6.tar

you can just:

• tar zxvf /home/user/MyDocs/.documents/WM6.tar.gz

Re: Window Maker N800 DUAL Window Manager Install/Hack available
 

For some reason I thought you could not do that in busybox, although I have not tried in about a year.


Here is the deal, if you install this, it will not change anything on your currently installed system. It adds some changed scripts that run out or /etc/osso-af-init/

These three files, going from my head hear.
matchbox.sh
real-af-startup
real-af-base

The tarball drops matchbox.sh-new and -new of the others + -orig of them. If you install and reboot you will get a hildon desktop, and see nothing different but two menu options. Running WindowMaker from menu will stop hildon and start WM. This will not alter any startup files. If you switch to WM and reboot, you will still be in Hildon

There is a second menu option inside hildon, that says "reboot to WMaker" If you run the reboot menu options in WM or Hildon, this will alter the startup files and when you reboot it will boot up to the appropiate window manager.


Note also there was a path update to /etc/profile so that is changed on install. You are welcome to hack away and try this anyway you want.

Re: Window Maker N800 DUAL Window Manager Install/Hack available
 

Installed and working, sort of.

I can reboot into wmaker and have tried some apps but if I start wmaker from withi Hildon I get a whte screen and nothing else.

Re: Window Maker N800 DUAL Window Manager Install/Hack available
 

I got this the first time, can you try switching back and forth between them and let me know if it is still not working?

Did you run ldconfig after untar? If not the reboot should fix it

Thanks,

Re: Window Maker N800 DUAL Window Manager Install/Hack available
 

I am also installed, running WM works fine. But I get the same issue as andymulhearn with WM only showing a white screen when I try to launch it after booting in hildon.

One other question:
You mention using bootmenu, do you have an example bootmenu.conf file for choosing the hildon or WM environments?

Re: Window Maker N800 DUAL Window Manager Install/Hack available
 

Can you switch back, to hildon from WM. Try going back and forth after rebooting. Let me know if it is still not working for you?

I did run in ldconfig manually?

Thanks