Karel Jansens | # 41 | 2009-04-04, 17:04 | Report

So: WTF?! I have nothing else installed that could possibly interfere with a python program, or that taps into the system of the tablet. Why won't the blasted thing update mce.ini?

TrueJournals | # 42 | 2009-04-04, 19:08 | Report

Thanks for sticking with it... Can you try to run /usr/bin/mcedit.py from the terminal and post the output (make sure to try saving)? I'd like to get this ironed out...

Karel Jansens | # 43 | 2009-04-04, 20:02 | Report

I started mcedit from xterminal, changed powerkey doublepress to softpoweroff, hit save, confirmed save and my entire tablet froze up, requiring a powercycle.

I'm really annoyed when I have to reboot a Linux computer; it usually means something's fecked up real good.

I "more-d" /etc/mce/mce.ini and found it to appear in perfectly normal condition, the kind of condition I tend to find it in before I used to start tampering with it -- which I repeat not having done in this installation.

See here, I'm going to be honest; right now it's starting to look very tempting to just install Midnight Commander and just do the changes manually.

tso | # 44 | 2009-04-04, 20:12 | Report

running it as user gives a hang indeed.

interestingly enough, its possible to access the power buttom dialog and reboot that way, but hildon-desktop seem to refuse input (except ones, when i got a dialog about mcedit not responding).

running it as root gives the message that root is not in the sudoers file.

TrueJournals | # 45 | 2009-04-04, 21:37 | Report

OK... I've figured it out. The command it was running in mcedit.py was wrong, because I didn't put python in the sudoers file, I just put /usr/share/mcedit/mcemv.py in the sudoers file. Darn me having a line that allows me to do anything with sudo... Attached is a deb of 0.0.8-3, which corrects this bug, and should be in extras-devel shortly.

Thanks, everyone, for helping me figure this out... Remember... this is BETA software :P

Attached Files

mcedit_0.0.8-3_all.deb (9.5 KB, 136 views)

Karel Jansens | # 46 | 2009-04-04, 23:00 | Report

This version appears to work. Thanks very much. There was no "update description" however, nor a confirmation of save, but I don't really need those.

Again, thanks.

TrueJournals | # 47 | 2009-04-04, 23:45 | Report

Glad to hear it's working now. As qwerty12 pointed out, the update description will only show up if you are upgrading from the repository. I actually don't really care for how this field works, because it hides the description, and only works from repositories...

You're right... there is no confirmation of save. The only confirmation you have is closing the program, opening it again, and checking if the changes persist. I'll see if I can implement something like this, along with a warning dialog if you close without saving changes.

LABAUDIO | # 48 | 2009-04-05, 00:53 | Report

Woot that's issue need a good beer for celebrate this one!

Glad all work for you Bro

True you made a very good work man
Tx again!!
Led810 folow

Snoshrk | # 49 | 2009-04-05, 01:05 | Report

@TrueJournals

Any chance that this could be modified to configure systemui.xml?

BTW: If you keep this up, you'll be giving khertan a run for the most apps I have installed! ;-)

matt

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TrueJournals | # 50 | 2009-04-05, 01:13 | Report

One idea I had was to give the ability to enable all power button menu items (perhaps, it would be a menu item in the program). mce.ini and systemui.xml are very closely related, so this really isn't out of the question. While the original purpose was just to edit mce.ini, I would love to expand this program to edit other system files. First, though, I have to finish the mce.ini part of it:P

A while ago, someone brought up the idea of creating a TweakUI of sorts for the tablets (don't remember who). I've been wanting to write one myself, but didn't really know where to start. Well, I think I've figured that out

[edit]The relevant post by Benson

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