JWMdesk-3.6

[Sky Aisling]

How to make a second tray in JWMdesk-3.6?[SOLVED]

How do I add a second tray (tray-2 to top of screen) to JWMdesk-3.6?
I've checked joewing.net but his comments are for JWM v2.4.

Thank you in advance.
Sky

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[BologneChe]

@Sky Aisling

Look in the Options tab. You have to check a parameter.

[Sky Aisling]

@BologneChe
Thank you, BologneChe, that worked.
Sky

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[szept]

I reported a weird behavior of JWMdesk in another thread and I've been advised to post here.

I installed EasyOS Kirkstone (4.101, 4.99, 5.0) and desktop goes crazy
Another thing is the ALT key is working as ENTER. I mean when I press ALT it does the ENTER's key job. I use Polish for country and keyboard settings. Same happens on Puppy 9.6! It doesn't happen on Easy OS Dunfell (I've tested 4.5.3 and 4.5.5) as well as on Puppy 9.5.

HOWEVER it seems to be fine after restart and the very first session save.

[szept]

1. How do I add wallpaper? How to set a wallpaper from an image other than the ones on the default list? I've tried to copy that image into the folder, but I'm not allowed. How to do it?
   

2. How do I change the width of icons on the bar (not sure how this bar is called), because they always shrink once I start playing with JWMdesk?
   

3. How do I move the launch icons to the far left - next to Menu and desktop 1 & 2 icons?
   

[d-pupp]

You have the right idea but the wrong place.
You are trying to copy to a read only mount (easy_ro) the ro means it is read only
Try coping it to /usr/share/backgrounds
That is mounted as read and write

[szept]

Try coping it to /usr/share/backgrounds

Awesome, thanks!

Any idea about the other 2 points?

[d-pupp]

Once you copy your custom wallpaper to /usr/share/backgrounds you can add it with the wallpaper app
In the main menu > Desktop > desktop setting or jwmdesk (depending on what puppy you are using) > Wallpaper

[BarryK]

Once you copy your custom wallpaper to /usr/share/backgrounds you can add it with the wallpaper app
In the main menu > Desktop > desktop setting or jwmdesk (depending on what puppy you are using) > Wallpaper

Yes. In EasyOS it is called "Qwallpaper"
Hence menu "Desktop -> Qwallpaper"

So you don't have to go through jwmdesk.

[szept]

How to widen the opened application's icon on the bar? At the beggining it's very wide, but once playing with JWMdesk settings it shrinks and I cannot change it back.

[szept]

How to widen the opened application's icon on the bar? At the beggining it's very wide, but once playing with JWMdesk settings it shrinks and I cannot change it back.

Ok, so I was looking for settings to change an order of icons on the tray (I think that's how itr's called) bar (where clock, osmo, CPU temp, volume, etc. are) and when I changed the Desk Interface from ROX to JWM and back the width of the bar icon of launched application is bigger now! Maybe that's some kind of workaround

[radky]

Ok, so I was looking for settings to change an order of icons on the tray ...

EasyOS has switched to different desktop management tools and no longer uses JWMdesk.

[hundido]

The link to download JWMDesk seems broken. Is there another one?

[williwaw]

things seem to be changing at https://www.smokey01.com

perhaps @radky has notifications turned on when he is "mentioned"

[rockedge]

The link to download JWMDesk seems broken. Is there another one?

Here is a copy attached ->

[mikeslr]

@szept
"...and taxes are theft! -.-". No, taxes are the substitute for being conscripted to do the work required by a political entity. Of course, what is required is a political question; as is the 'Goldilock's' question, what is the proper level of taxation for each type and level of income? But properly applied, taxes enable the utilization of the economic concept "comparative advantage": using those best phyically able and trained to do a job rather than disrupting everyone's lives by compelling everyone to participate by randomly assigning tasks to those conscripted for as long as it takes to get what has to be done accomplished.

Interest on debt is theft.

[bigpup]

Please keep on subject of the topic.

[AntonioPt]

I have test it in bookworm and i notice that every time i change some this app restart x what ain't good idea

[radky]

@AntonioPt

JWMDesk 3.6 does not restart X (the graphical server)

JWMDesk 3.6 does restart the JWM window manager. This is necessary to update the JWM desktop with the new window manager configuration settings.

JWMDesk releases greater than 3.6 may contain a built-in (optional) globalthemes module which does require restarting the graphical server. However, this independent module is a separate script which does not involve the command sequence utilized by JWMdesk when updating the window manager configuration settings.

[radky]

The link to download JWMDesk seems broken. Is there another one?

@hundido

If I understand correctly, the host repository for PET packages at smokey01.com will be discontinued in the near future.

Grant (smokey01) has provided this hosting server for many years and forum members have enjoyed his many contributions to Puppy Linux.

Thank you Grant !

The JWMDesk pet package is now available at the ibiblio server.

See first post for the ibiblio download link.