Re: [DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

On 03/12/2018 06:34 PM, KatolaZ wrote: > On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 05:44:07PM -0400, fsmithred wrote: > > [cut] > >> >> Adding it as a dep is a good idea. Once it's installed, it can be found in >> the menu under "Other" in xfce. I'm not sure where it shows up in other >> menus. The user can dig

Re: [DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

On Mon, 12 Mar 2018 19:16:40 + KatolaZ wrote: > On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 01:32:01PM -0400, Steve Litt wrote: > > [cut] > > > > Great. Let's do it then. It's a tiny change that costs nothing and > > > makes life a lot easier for many users. We could just package it > >

Re: [DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 05:44:07PM -0400, fsmithred wrote: [cut] > > Adding it as a dep is a good idea. Once it's installed, it can be found in > the menu under "Other" in xfce. I'm not sure where it shows up in other > menus. The user can dig through the menu and find it once, then copy the >

Re: [DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

On 03/12/2018 03:16 PM, KatolaZ wrote: > On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 01:32:01PM -0400, Steve Litt wrote: > > [cut] > >>> Great. Let's do it then. It's a tiny change that costs nothing and >>> makes life a lot easier for many users. We could just package it and >>> include it among the deps of XFCE.

Re: [DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 01:32:01PM -0400, Steve Litt wrote: [cut] > > Great. Let's do it then. It's a tiny change that costs nothing and > > makes life a lot easier for many users. We could just package it and > > include it among the deps of XFCE. > > If it's not installed by default, you

Re: [DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

On Mon, 12 Mar 2018 10:30:48 + KatolaZ wrote: > On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 06:23:25AM -0400, fsmithred wrote: > > [cut] > > > > > We already have two buttons on the desktop for enlarging and > > reducing the font and icons, thanks to Joerg Reisenweber, but it's > > only

Re: [DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

On 2018-03-12 03:29, KatolaZ wrote: On Sun, Mar 11, 2018 at 10:59:34PM -0500, goli...@dyne.org wrote: [cut] Steve, I appreciate your comments but you are really late to this party. The ASCII slim theme was finished in December and the layout and font sizing are identical to the one in Jessie

Re: [DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

On 2018-03-12 03:13, Edward Bartolo wrote: On 12/03/2018, goli...@dyne.org wrote: On 2018-03-11 14:08, Edward Bartolo wrote: [snip] Edward, I'm happy to hear that you've found something that suits you. But now I'm wondering what you were previously seeing. This is the

Re: [DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 06:23:25AM -0400, fsmithred wrote: [cut] > > We already have two buttons on the desktop for enlarging and reducing the > font and icons, thanks to Joerg Reisenweber, but it's only in the > desktop-live, and it's only for xfce. I haven't looked at it in a long > time, but

Re: [DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

On 03/12/2018 04:29 AM, KatolaZ wrote: > On Sun, Mar 11, 2018 at 10:59:34PM -0500, goli...@dyne.org wrote: > > [cut] > >> Steve, I appreciate your comments but you are really late to this party. >> The ASCII slim theme was finished in December and the layout and font sizing >> are identical to

Re: [DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

On Sun, Mar 11, 2018 at 10:59:34PM -0500, goli...@dyne.org wrote: [cut] > Steve, I appreciate your comments but you are really late to this party. > The ASCII slim theme was finished in December and the layout and font sizing > are identical to the one in Jessie which is about a year ago. The

[DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

On 12/03/2018, goli...@dyne.org wrote: > On 2018-03-11 14:08, Edward Bartolo wrote: > [snip] > > Edward, I'm happy to hear that you've found something that suits you. > But now I'm wondering what you were previously seeing. > > This is the Jessie (purpy) default login screen: >

Re: [DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

On 2018-03-11 22:03, Steve Litt wrote: On Sun, 11 Mar 2018 19:51:05 -0500 goli...@dyne.org wrote: And this is the ASCII (darkpurpy) default login screen. https://dev1galaxy.org/files/slim_ascii.png The ASCII (darkpurpy) has much better color resolution, so that's good. I'd recommend making

Re: [DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

On Sun, 11 Mar 2018 19:51:05 -0500 goli...@dyne.org wrote: > On 2018-03-11 14:08, Edward Bartolo wrote: > > Factum est. > > > > Slim now displays another background instead of the default but it > > is still one of golinux's creations. I find the previous simple > > backgrounds better suited for

Re: [DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

On 2018-03-11 14:08, Edward Bartolo wrote: Factum est. Slim now displays another background instead of the default but it is still one of golinux's creations. I find the previous simple backgrounds better suited for a display manager. This one is dark purple with Devuan's logo across the

Re: [DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

On 2018-03-11 14:54, Steve Litt wrote: On Sun, 11 Mar 2018 13:16:25 -0500 goli...@dyne.org wrote: On 2018-03-11 06:08, Didier Kryn wrote: > For me, the dark-purpy is just another variation of grey and > I'm fed up with grey cars, grey clothing, grey everything, and, > grey life. > Sorry to

Re: [DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

Seems to me you're using this as an opportunity to rail on someone. This isn't helpful or constructive. Thanks, chillfan > still one of golinux's creations. ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org

Re: [DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

On Sun, 11 Mar 2018 13:16:25 -0500 goli...@dyne.org wrote: > On 2018-03-11 06:08, Didier Kryn wrote: > > For me, the dark-purpy is just another variation of grey and > > I'm fed up with grey cars, grey clothing, grey everything, and, > > grey life. > > > > Sorry to hear you're seeing it as

[DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

Factum est. Slim now displays another background instead of the default but it is still one of golinux's creations. I find the previous simple backgrounds better suited for a display manager. This one is dark purple with Devuan's logo across the screen. It is

Re: [DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

On 2018-03-11 06:08, Didier Kryn wrote: For me, the dark-purpy is just another variation of grey and I'm fed up with grey cars, grey clothing, grey everything, and, grey life. Sorry to hear you're seeing it as grey. Darkpurpy is quite subtle. Either it's a monitor calibration missing or

Re: [DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

On 2018-03-11 07:51, Olaf Meeuwissen wrote: If something like I suggested does get in, it may be one more reason to choose Devuan because it allows you to opt out of its default theme ;-) As I have said before . . . there is already a way to accomplish that. Do a custom install, don't

Re: [DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

On 2018-03-11 01:35, KatolaZ wrote: Oh this does not mean that we don't need help with that: quite the opposite! So any volunteer is really to welcome to help, not just with WMaker, but also with any of the other window managers around. My2Cents KatolaZ I am always available to help with

Re: [DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

Hi Jochen, J. Fahrner writes: > Am 2018-03-11 02:09, schrieb Olaf Meeuwissen: >> The problem is that desktop-base has an explicit Depends: on >> clearlooks-phenix-darkpurpy-theme where alternatives could be provided >> or a meta-package to pull in a theme so that admins can control the >>

Re: [DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

Le 10/03/2018 à 21:07, Edward Bartolo a écrit : A hint that would not break any package would have been appreciated. It seems my only route of salvation is to fork desktop-base to get the wallpapers I want. Please, do not reply to this thread to add more to the previous polemic.     Sorry,

Re: [DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

On Sun, Mar 11, 2018 at 08:53:11AM +0100, Jaromil wrote: > On Sun, 11 Mar 2018, KatolaZ wrote: > > > Well, the theme is actually half-there, mainly thanks to msiism. We > > just have to finish it up and rebuild the package ;) > > true. on ascii we have quite some new entries in the team :^)

Re: [DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

On Sun, 11 Mar 2018, KatolaZ wrote: > Well, the theme is actually half-there, mainly thanks to msiism. We > just have to finish it up and rebuild the package ;) true. on ascii we have quite some new entries in the team :^) msiism, irrwahn, amesser and others have given great help on desktop

Re: [DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

On Sun, Mar 11, 2018 at 07:29:01AM +, KatolaZ wrote: > On Sun, Mar 11, 2018 at 08:25:18AM +0100, Jaromil wrote: > > [cut] > > > > > OT: after so many years I reverted to use wmaker as my wm (and it > > makes me happy!) noticing it has no Devuan themeing. In this as in > > other window

Re: [DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

On Sun, Mar 11, 2018 at 08:25:18AM +0100, Jaromil wrote: [cut] > > OT: after so many years I reverted to use wmaker as my wm (and it > makes me happy!) noticing it has no Devuan themeing. In this as in > other window managers this is a task open for volunteers willing to > help. Anyone

Re: [DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

On Sun, Mar 11, 2018 at 10:09:05AM +0900, Olaf Meeuwissen wrote: > Hi, > > goli...@dyne.org writes: > > > This is the best answer of all. > > > > Yes, just remove desktop-base to eliminate all styling you find > > objectionable and recreate it as you wish. > > Seems a bit drastic just to get

Re: [DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

dear Olaf, On Sun, 11 Mar 2018, Olaf Meeuwissen wrote: > > Seems a bit drastic just to get rid of the default theme. On my > > system this wants to remove 438 packages covering most if not all > > of Xfce, the only desktop I have installed. > > Sorry, I have set APT::Get::AutomaticRemove to

Re: [DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

On 2018-03-11 00:29, Olaf Meeuwissen wrote: Hi again, Olaf Meeuwissen writes: Hi, goli...@dyne.org writes: This is the best answer of all. Yes, just remove desktop-base to eliminate all styling you find objectionable and recreate it as you wish. Seems a bit drastic just to get rid of

Re: [DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

Hi again, Olaf Meeuwissen writes: > Hi, > > goli...@dyne.org writes: > >> This is the best answer of all. >> >> Yes, just remove desktop-base to eliminate all styling you find >> objectionable and recreate it as you wish. > > Seems a bit drastic just to get rid of the default theme. On my

Re: [DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

Am 2018-03-11 02:09, schrieb Olaf Meeuwissen: The problem is that desktop-base has an explicit Depends: on clearlooks-phenix-darkpurpy-theme where alternatives could be provided or a meta-package to pull in a theme so that admins can control the system-wide default more easily. I do not know a

Re: [DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

Hi, goli...@dyne.org writes: > This is the best answer of all. > > Yes, just remove desktop-base to eliminate all styling you find > objectionable and recreate it as you wish. Seems a bit drastic just to get rid of the default theme. On my system this wants to remove 438 packages covering most

Re: [DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

On Sat, Mar 10, 2018 at 09:07:48PM +0100, Edward Bartolo wrote: > Quote: Troll > > I am not interested in damaging the distribution I am using after > Debian betrayed me by shackling my freedom with systemd's adoption. > > A hint that would not break any package would have been appreciated. > It

[DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

Quote: Troll I am not interested in damaging the distribution I am using after Debian betrayed me by shackling my freedom with systemd's adoption. A hint that would not break any package would have been appreciated. It seems my only route of salvation is to fork desktop-base to get the

Re: [DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

On 2018-03-10 13:38, m712 wrote: I'm pretty much convinced this is a troll but all I've got on this Saturday evening is time and my wine so. Baiting the bear? What you can do now is to make the question more open ended and asking people if they want change on the default wallpapers.

Re: [DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

This is the best answer of all. Yes, just remove desktop-base to eliminate all styling you find objectionable and recreate it as you wish. On 2018-03-10 07:14, Chillfan wrote: One way to remove it all would be: apt-get purge desktop-base Or don't install it to begin with. Try the xfce

Re: [DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

I'm pretty much convinced this is a troll but all I've got on this Saturday evening is time and my wine so. On March 10, 2018 10:22:46 PM GMT+03:00, Edward Bartolo wrote: >Quote: "I don't think you have a correct understanding of ad hominem." > >Keep what you think to

[DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

Quote: "I don't think you have a correct understanding of ad hominem." Keep what you think to yourself. The tactic is to attack the messenger instead of the message. I wrote an email to be directed to change the default wallpapers for slim and got into a puerile argument with people who should

Re: [DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

On Sat, Mar 10, 2018 at 04:08:27PM +0100, Edward Bartolo wrote: > On 10/03/2018, m712 wrote: > > It's your choice to remove or keep them, and the color of a wallpaper is > > entirely subjective. I think it's arrogant to request Devuan to remove > > artwork because you

Re: [DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

On March 10, 2018 6:08:27 PM GMT+03:00, Edward Bartolo wrote: >On 10/03/2018, m712 wrote: >> It's your choice to remove or keep them, and the color of a wallpaper >is >> entirely subjective. I think it's arrogant to request Devuan to >remove >>

Re: [DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

Am 2018-03-10 16:08, schrieb Edward Bartolo: I want to remove the themes from the slim display manager Configure whatever you want in /etc/slim.conf and I am concerned updates of slim may overwrite my changes restoring them to their defaults. Normally on updates, when there is a config

[DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

On 10/03/2018, m712 wrote: > It's your choice to remove or keep them, and the color of a wallpaper is > entirely subjective. I think it's arrogant to request Devuan to remove > artwork because you want them removed. > An 'Ad Hominem'? Bravo! I am a chef and was 'back

Re: [DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

One way to remove it all would be: apt-get purge desktop-base Or don't install it to begin with. Try the xfce gradient wallpaper, which is blue. Or.. apt-get install gimp ​ ‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐ On March 9, 2018 8:34 AM, Edward Bartolo edb...@gmail.com wrote: > Dear All, > > I

Re: [DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

It's your choice to remove or keep them, and the color of a wallpaper is entirely subjective. I think it's arrogant to request Devuan to remove artwork because you want them removed. On March 9, 2018 11:34:28 AM GMT+03:00, Edward Bartolo wrote: >Dear All, > >I would like to

Re: [DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

On 2018-03-09 02:34, Edward Bartolo wrote: Dear All, I would like to ask the Devuan Distribution to provide a means to permanently remove the purple wallpapers (golinux's creation). I would like to have either wallpapers that users can individually choose or some light blue/green gradient

[DNG] Please, provide a means to remove the default wallpapers.

Dear All, I would like to ask the Devuan Distribution to provide a means to permanently remove the purple wallpapers (golinux's creation). I would like to have either wallpapers that users can individually choose or some light blue/green gradient wallpapers. Thank you all.