Re: [expert] Gnome Desktop Icons
Yes, that helps with that error mesage (I'd tried this already). But looking at the other entries in .gnome-desktop, none of them have that, so it indicates a different problem. It means that there is something else required that I'm not seeing. Also, there are other error messages with other applications. The stderr message was particular to Netscape. I can't believe that NO ONE on this list has figured out how to correctly install these icons?!? It's time to hammer on Gnome. It shouldn't be this difficult! (huh oh.. I'm getting on a rampage!) The simple answer would be to just use KDE, or a one of the otherWms that actually work right. But I can't resist a challenge, when I find something that looks broke! :) Ric Bryan B Whitehead wrote: > > try executing it this way: > /usr/bin/netscape > /dev/null 2>&1 > > This will redirect all output to /dev/null. So gnome might not complain. > > On Sat, 12 Jan 2002, Ric Tibbetts wrote: > > > WEll, I'm not getting to far with this little adventure. > > I can get the icon on the desk, and it even starts the application it's > > supposed to. But with varied results. > > > > For example > > I set up a Netscape file in .gnome-desktop. > > It puts the icon on the desktop as it should. It even starts Netscape. > > (good start). But I get a pop-up window with the error: > > could not fdopen() the new stderr: > > invalid argurment > > > > Netscape runs fine, after that. > > Ok, so it has no place to write stderr. But what controls that? > > So, I turn on terminal to see if it writes anything there. Nope. It > > stays empty. BUT, I don't get the error message any more. Turning off > > the terminal, gets the error message back. :| > > > > This "should" be a simple matter. (Oh, and yes, I'm using Nautilus to > > control the desktop). I can't find anything the gnome, or nautilus > > documentation about how to do this. > > > > Somebody has to know, RedHat, and Mandrake both put their stuff up > > there! > > > > Thanks again! > > > > Ric > > > > > > Bill Kenworthy wrote: > > > > > > Your right, its a mystery on what is a "nice" way to do this. I usually > > > edit an existing entry and save it under a new name. If you change an > > > entry, you need to delete the original and copy the changed entry to the > > > directory before the changes are noted (or exit/relogin gnome!). You > > > can set the "terminal" entry to true to see messages for apps that give > > > trouble. Note also that giving the full path to the app seems to work > > > in some cases where the app name only does not. > > > > > > BillK > > > > > > On Sun, 2002-01-13 at 08:07, Ric Tibbetts wrote: > > > > I've been digging at this for a while. There "is" a way to add icons to > > > > the desktop in Gnome, for starting applications. > > > > I'm part way there, but stuck. > > > > > > > > If I add a deffinition file in ~/.gnome-desktop, I can get the icon on > > > > the desk, and even start the appication, but I always get errors (the > > > > exact error depends on the applicaion I'm launching). > > > > > > > > Does anyone know the secret behind making this work? It's a piece of > > > > cake in KDE, but a bit more of a mystery in Gnome. > > > > > > > > I know it "can" be done. RedHat & Mandrake both add their stuff to it. > > > > It's just not documented anywhere that I can find. I'd settle for being > > > > pointed at a document. > > > > > > > > Thanks!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Ric Tibbetts > > > > > > > > Linux registration number: 55684 > > > > If you want to help advertise Linux - point your friends to > > > > http://counter.li.org/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This message has been 'sanitized'. This means that potentially > > > > dangerous content has been rewritten or removed. The following > > > > log describes which actions were taken. > > > > > > > > Sanitizer (start="1010880923"): > > > > Part (pos="2409"): > > > > SanitizeFile (filename="unnamed.txt", mimetype="text/plain"): > > > > Match (rule="2"): > > > > Enforced policy: accept > > > > > > > > Part (pos="3303"): > > > > SanitizeFile (filename="message.footer", mimetype="text/plain"): > > > > Match (rule="default"): > > > > Enforced policy: defang > > > > > > > > Replaced mime type with: application/DEFANGED-1 > > > > Replaced file name with: message_footer.DEFANGED-1 > > > > > > > > Total modifications so far: 1 > > > > > > > > > > > > Anomy 0.0.0 : Sanitizer.pm > > > > $Id: Sanitizer.pm,v 1.32 2001/10/11 19:27:15 bre Exp $ > > > > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > -- > > Ric Tibbetts > > > > Linux registration number: 55684 > > If you want to help advertise Linux - point your friends to > > http://counter.li.org/ > > > > > > -- > Bryan Whitehead > SysAdmin - JPL - Interferometry Systems and Technolog
Re: [expert] Gnome Desktop Icons
try executing it this way: /usr/bin/netscape > /dev/null 2>&1 This will redirect all output to /dev/null. So gnome might not complain. On Sat, 12 Jan 2002, Ric Tibbetts wrote: > WEll, I'm not getting to far with this little adventure. > I can get the icon on the desk, and it even starts the application it's > supposed to. But with varied results. > > For example > I set up a Netscape file in .gnome-desktop. > It puts the icon on the desktop as it should. It even starts Netscape. > (good start). But I get a pop-up window with the error: > could not fdopen() the new stderr: > invalid argurment > > Netscape runs fine, after that. > Ok, so it has no place to write stderr. But what controls that? > So, I turn on terminal to see if it writes anything there. Nope. It > stays empty. BUT, I don't get the error message any more. Turning off > the terminal, gets the error message back. :| > > This "should" be a simple matter. (Oh, and yes, I'm using Nautilus to > control the desktop). I can't find anything the gnome, or nautilus > documentation about how to do this. > > Somebody has to know, RedHat, and Mandrake both put their stuff up > there! > > Thanks again! > > Ric > > > Bill Kenworthy wrote: > > > > Your right, its a mystery on what is a "nice" way to do this. I usually > > edit an existing entry and save it under a new name. If you change an > > entry, you need to delete the original and copy the changed entry to the > > directory before the changes are noted (or exit/relogin gnome!). You > > can set the "terminal" entry to true to see messages for apps that give > > trouble. Note also that giving the full path to the app seems to work > > in some cases where the app name only does not. > > > > BillK > > > > On Sun, 2002-01-13 at 08:07, Ric Tibbetts wrote: > > > I've been digging at this for a while. There "is" a way to add icons to > > > the desktop in Gnome, for starting applications. > > > I'm part way there, but stuck. > > > > > > If I add a deffinition file in ~/.gnome-desktop, I can get the icon on > > > the desk, and even start the appication, but I always get errors (the > > > exact error depends on the applicaion I'm launching). > > > > > > Does anyone know the secret behind making this work? It's a piece of > > > cake in KDE, but a bit more of a mystery in Gnome. > > > > > > I know it "can" be done. RedHat & Mandrake both add their stuff to it. > > > It's just not documented anywhere that I can find. I'd settle for being > > > pointed at a document. > > > > > > Thanks!!! > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Ric Tibbetts > > > > > > Linux registration number: 55684 > > > If you want to help advertise Linux - point your friends to > > > http://counter.li.org/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This message has been 'sanitized'. This means that potentially > > > dangerous content has been rewritten or removed. The following > > > log describes which actions were taken. > > > > > > Sanitizer (start="1010880923"): > > > Part (pos="2409"): > > > SanitizeFile (filename="unnamed.txt", mimetype="text/plain"): > > > Match (rule="2"): > > > Enforced policy: accept > > > > > > Part (pos="3303"): > > > SanitizeFile (filename="message.footer", mimetype="text/plain"): > > > Match (rule="default"): > > > Enforced policy: defang > > > > > > Replaced mime type with: application/DEFANGED-1 > > > Replaced file name with: message_footer.DEFANGED-1 > > > > > > Total modifications so far: 1 > > > > > > > > > Anomy 0.0.0 : Sanitizer.pm > > > $Id: Sanitizer.pm,v 1.32 2001/10/11 19:27:15 bre Exp $ > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > -- > Ric Tibbetts > > Linux registration number: 55684 > If you want to help advertise Linux - point your friends to > http://counter.li.org/ > > -- Bryan Whitehead SysAdmin - JPL - Interferometry Systems and Technology Phone: 818 354 2903 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Gnome Desktop Icons
Oscar wrote: > > El dom, 13-01-2002 a las 01:07, Ric Tibbetts escribió: > > I've been digging at this for a while. There "is" a way to add icons to > > the desktop in Gnome, for starting applications. > > I'm part way there, but stuck. > > > > If I add a deffinition file in ~/.gnome-desktop, I can get the icon on > > the desk, and even start the appication, but I always get errors (the > > exact error depends on the applicaion I'm launching). > > > > Does anyone know the secret behind making this work? It's a piece of > > cake in KDE, but a bit more of a mystery in Gnome. > > > > I know it "can" be done. RedHat & Mandrake both add their stuff to it. > > It's just not documented anywhere that I can find. I'd settle for being > > pointed at a document. > > > > Thanks!!! > > > > > > -- > > Ric Tibbetts > > > > Linux registration number: 55684 > > If you want to help advertise Linux - point your friends to > > http://counter.li.org/ > > (For LM8.1 and nautilus): Create your desktop entries in kde, then copy > these entries to ~/.gnome-desktop > Is the only way I have find until now. Gmc does not work properly for > desktop icons since LM8.1. > Saludos, > óscar. Thanks. But that didn't solve the error message. I still get: could not fdopen() the new stderr: Invalid argument Netscape seems to work ok, but that comes up when I start it. -- Ric Tibbetts Linux registration number: 55684 If you want to help advertise Linux - point your friends to http://counter.li.org/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Gnome Desktop Icons
El dom, 13-01-2002 a las 01:07, Ric Tibbetts escribió: > I've been digging at this for a while. There "is" a way to add icons to > the desktop in Gnome, for starting applications. > I'm part way there, but stuck. > > If I add a deffinition file in ~/.gnome-desktop, I can get the icon on > the desk, and even start the appication, but I always get errors (the > exact error depends on the applicaion I'm launching). > > Does anyone know the secret behind making this work? It's a piece of > cake in KDE, but a bit more of a mystery in Gnome. > > I know it "can" be done. RedHat & Mandrake both add their stuff to it. > It's just not documented anywhere that I can find. I'd settle for being > pointed at a document. > > Thanks!!! > > > -- > Ric Tibbetts > > Linux registration number: 55684 > If you want to help advertise Linux - point your friends to > http://counter.li.org/ (For LM8.1 and nautilus): Create your desktop entries in kde, then copy these entries to ~/.gnome-desktop Is the only way I have find until now. Gmc does not work properly for desktop icons since LM8.1. Saludos, óscar. -- .-. oo| /`'\ Usuario de Linux Registrado #227443 (\_;/) http://counter.li.org/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Gnome Desktop Icons
WEll, I'm not getting to far with this little adventure. I can get the icon on the desk, and it even starts the application it's supposed to. But with varied results. For example I set up a Netscape file in .gnome-desktop. It puts the icon on the desktop as it should. It even starts Netscape. (good start). But I get a pop-up window with the error: could not fdopen() the new stderr: invalid argurment Netscape runs fine, after that. Ok, so it has no place to write stderr. But what controls that? So, I turn on terminal to see if it writes anything there. Nope. It stays empty. BUT, I don't get the error message any more. Turning off the terminal, gets the error message back. :| This "should" be a simple matter. (Oh, and yes, I'm using Nautilus to control the desktop). I can't find anything the gnome, or nautilus documentation about how to do this. Somebody has to know, RedHat, and Mandrake both put their stuff up there! Thanks again! Ric Bill Kenworthy wrote: > > Your right, its a mystery on what is a "nice" way to do this. I usually > edit an existing entry and save it under a new name. If you change an > entry, you need to delete the original and copy the changed entry to the > directory before the changes are noted (or exit/relogin gnome!). You > can set the "terminal" entry to true to see messages for apps that give > trouble. Note also that giving the full path to the app seems to work > in some cases where the app name only does not. > > BillK > > On Sun, 2002-01-13 at 08:07, Ric Tibbetts wrote: > > I've been digging at this for a while. There "is" a way to add icons to > > the desktop in Gnome, for starting applications. > > I'm part way there, but stuck. > > > > If I add a deffinition file in ~/.gnome-desktop, I can get the icon on > > the desk, and even start the appication, but I always get errors (the > > exact error depends on the applicaion I'm launching). > > > > Does anyone know the secret behind making this work? It's a piece of > > cake in KDE, but a bit more of a mystery in Gnome. > > > > I know it "can" be done. RedHat & Mandrake both add their stuff to it. > > It's just not documented anywhere that I can find. I'd settle for being > > pointed at a document. > > > > Thanks!!! > > > > > > -- > > Ric Tibbetts > > > > Linux registration number: 55684 > > If you want to help advertise Linux - point your friends to > > http://counter.li.org/ > > > > > > > > > This message has been 'sanitized'. This means that potentially > > dangerous content has been rewritten or removed. The following > > log describes which actions were taken. > > > > Sanitizer (start="1010880923"): > > Part (pos="2409"): > > SanitizeFile (filename="unnamed.txt", mimetype="text/plain"): > > Match (rule="2"): > > Enforced policy: accept > > > > Part (pos="3303"): > > SanitizeFile (filename="message.footer", mimetype="text/plain"): > > Match (rule="default"): > > Enforced policy: defang > > > > Replaced mime type with: application/DEFANGED-1 > > Replaced file name with: message_footer.DEFANGED-1 > > > > Total modifications so far: 1 > > > > > > Anomy 0.0.0 : Sanitizer.pm > > $Id: Sanitizer.pm,v 1.32 2001/10/11 19:27:15 bre Exp $ > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- Ric Tibbetts Linux registration number: 55684 If you want to help advertise Linux - point your friends to http://counter.li.org/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Gnome Desktop Icons
Dave Sherman wrote: > > On Sat, 2002-01-12 at 18:07, Ric Tibbetts wrote: > > I've been digging at this for a while. There "is" a way to add icons to > > the desktop in Gnome, for starting applications. > > I'm part way there, but stuck. > > > > If I add a deffinition file in ~/.gnome-desktop, I can get the icon on > > the desk, and even start the appication, but I always get errors (the > > exact error depends on the applicaion I'm launching). > > > > Does anyone know the secret behind making this work? It's a piece of > > cake in KDE, but a bit more of a mystery in Gnome. > > > > I know it "can" be done. RedHat & Mandrake both add their stuff to it. > > It's just not documented anywhere that I can find. I'd settle for being > > pointed at a document. > > > > Thanks!!! > > Ric, > > There's a GUI wat to do, if that's what you want. Depending on whether > you are using Nautilus or GMC to draw your desktop, it is a bit > different. In GMC, just right-click the desktop, and choose Launcher. > This will create a shortcut icon, and brings up a dialog box allowing > you to specify the program to run (use the full path to the executable), > what icon to use, and what permissions you want. Piece of cake. In > Nautilus, it is similar, unfortunately I don't remember the exact popup > menu option to choose (I got rid of Nautilus pretty quick, because it > bogged down my 366 MHz Celeron really bad). If there's a GUI for this, I sure can't find it! :) I've about torn this thing to pieces looking. If it's there, it's well hidden! -- Ric Tibbetts Linux registration number: 55684 If you want to help advertise Linux - point your friends to http://counter.li.org/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Gnome Desktop Icons
On Sat, 2002-01-12 at 18:07, Ric Tibbetts wrote: > I've been digging at this for a while. There "is" a way to add icons to > the desktop in Gnome, for starting applications. > I'm part way there, but stuck. > > If I add a deffinition file in ~/.gnome-desktop, I can get the icon on > the desk, and even start the appication, but I always get errors (the > exact error depends on the applicaion I'm launching). > > Does anyone know the secret behind making this work? It's a piece of > cake in KDE, but a bit more of a mystery in Gnome. > > I know it "can" be done. RedHat & Mandrake both add their stuff to it. > It's just not documented anywhere that I can find. I'd settle for being > pointed at a document. > > Thanks!!! Ric, There's a GUI wat to do, if that's what you want. Depending on whether you are using Nautilus or GMC to draw your desktop, it is a bit different. In GMC, just right-click the desktop, and choose Launcher. This will create a shortcut icon, and brings up a dialog box allowing you to specify the program to run (use the full path to the executable), what icon to use, and what permissions you want. Piece of cake. In Nautilus, it is similar, unfortunately I don't remember the exact popup menu option to choose (I got rid of Nautilus pretty quick, because it bogged down my 366 MHz Celeron really bad). Dave -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy, and good with ketchup. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Gnome Desktop Icons
Your right, its a mystery on what is a "nice" way to do this. I usually edit an existing entry and save it under a new name. If you change an entry, you need to delete the original and copy the changed entry to the directory before the changes are noted (or exit/relogin gnome!). You can set the "terminal" entry to true to see messages for apps that give trouble. Note also that giving the full path to the app seems to work in some cases where the app name only does not. BillK On Sun, 2002-01-13 at 08:07, Ric Tibbetts wrote: > I've been digging at this for a while. There "is" a way to add icons to > the desktop in Gnome, for starting applications. > I'm part way there, but stuck. > > If I add a deffinition file in ~/.gnome-desktop, I can get the icon on > the desk, and even start the appication, but I always get errors (the > exact error depends on the applicaion I'm launching). > > Does anyone know the secret behind making this work? It's a piece of > cake in KDE, but a bit more of a mystery in Gnome. > > I know it "can" be done. RedHat & Mandrake both add their stuff to it. > It's just not documented anywhere that I can find. I'd settle for being > pointed at a document. > > Thanks!!! > > > -- > Ric Tibbetts > > Linux registration number: 55684 > If you want to help advertise Linux - point your friends to > http://counter.li.org/ > > > > This message has been 'sanitized'. This means that potentially > dangerous content has been rewritten or removed. The following > log describes which actions were taken. > > Sanitizer (start="1010880923"): > Part (pos="2409"): > SanitizeFile (filename="unnamed.txt", mimetype="text/plain"): > Match (rule="2"): > Enforced policy: accept > > Part (pos="3303"): > SanitizeFile (filename="message.footer", mimetype="text/plain"): > Match (rule="default"): > Enforced policy: defang > > Replaced mime type with: application/DEFANGED-1 > Replaced file name with: message_footer.DEFANGED-1 > > Total modifications so far: 1 > > > Anomy 0.0.0 : Sanitizer.pm > $Id: Sanitizer.pm,v 1.32 2001/10/11 19:27:15 bre Exp $ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] Gnome Desktop Icons
I've been digging at this for a while. There "is" a way to add icons to the desktop in Gnome, for starting applications. I'm part way there, but stuck. If I add a deffinition file in ~/.gnome-desktop, I can get the icon on the desk, and even start the appication, but I always get errors (the exact error depends on the applicaion I'm launching). Does anyone know the secret behind making this work? It's a piece of cake in KDE, but a bit more of a mystery in Gnome. I know it "can" be done. RedHat & Mandrake both add their stuff to it. It's just not documented anywhere that I can find. I'd settle for being pointed at a document. Thanks!!! -- Ric Tibbetts Linux registration number: 55684 If you want to help advertise Linux - point your friends to http://counter.li.org/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] GNOME desktop icons
You can't... For some unknown reason you can't create icons on the desktop using nautilus, and if you use gmc the desktop icons are created with errors. But I have verified that you can copy icons created by kde from the /home/yourself/Desktop... Or you can use floating panels Saludos, óscar. El dom, 06-01-2002 a las 14:38, Jose Luis Vazquez Gonzalez escribió: > Hi, > > I am using GNOME 1.4 on MDK 8.1 after I learned that KDE 2.1 was not > happy about the Euro ¤ on some languages like Spanish. > > How can I create icons on the desktop as I could do on older versions of > GNOME or was doing on KDE? > > Thanks! > > Jose > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- .-. oo| /`'\ Usuario de Linux Registrado #227443 (\_;/) http://counter.li.org/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] GNOME desktop icons
Hi, I am using GNOME 1.4 on MDK 8.1 after I learned that KDE 2.1 was not happy about the Euro ¤ on some languages like Spanish. How can I create icons on the desktop as I could do on older versions of GNOME or was doing on KDE? Thanks! Jose Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] Gnome Desktop Icons Prob
Submitted 17-Aug-00 by TriOptimum: > Here are the problems: > 1)I have recently installed Linux Mandrake 7.1 and since the first boot > The gnome desktop icons are all messed up.. for example i see the > drakeconf icon like a piston and the navigator icon like a sheet of paper > with the name desktop on it. I think that maybe this is related to the fact > i have made a raiserfs only partition..maybe or some other config file > that i dunno?!? help..tnks! Known problem. Do "rm ~/.gnome/metadata.db" and restart gnome. You'll then have to recreate the default desktop icons. -- Anton GrahamGPG ID: 0x18F78541 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> RSA key available upon request What no spouse of a writer can ever understand is that a writer is working when he's staring out the window.
[expert] Gnome Desktop Icons Prob
Here are the problems:1)I have recently installed Linux Mandrake 7.1 and since the first boot The gnome desktop icons are all messed up.. for example i see thedrakeconf icon like a piston and the navigator icon like a sheet of paperwith the name desktop on it. I think that maybe this is related to the facti have made a raiserfs only partition..maybe or some other config file that i dunno?!? help..tnks!
