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EasyOS Scarthgap-series version 6.4

Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2024 1:07 am
by BarryK

Re: EasyOS Scarthgap-series version 6.4

Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2024 2:05 am
by BarryK

Snapshot of desktop:

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The wallpaper is a photo I took with my phone last summer.
It is a beach south of Perth, Western Australia.
This beach is nearly always gentle, as there are reefs further out that breakup the waves.


Re: EasyOS Scarthgap-series version 6.4

Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2024 2:24 am
by bugnaw333

Done...thanks Barry. :thumbup2:


Re: EasyOS Scarthgap-series version 6.4

Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2024 3:19 am
by BarryK

If you load the devs sfs, there is a problem with running vscode.

VSCode is builtin to the devx; however, /usr/bin/vscode needs to be fixed. It is a script. Replace with the attached file, which has a false ".gz"

Also, I somehow didn't update /usr/bin/build-rox-sendto, with support for vscode and .zig files.
Replace with the attached, false ".gz".

Then in a terminal, run:

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# build-rox-sendto

Then, when you right-click on a .zig file, VSCode will be in the menu. Also for lots of other text files.

Anyone interested in exploring configuring VSCode?
It seems to need a bit of setting up. Opens files in "restricted mode", which doesn't seem appropriate.

Reading online comments, VSCode has a lot of divided opinions.


Re: EasyOS Scarthgap-series version 6.4

Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2024 3:44 am
by BarryK

You can find some .zig files to play with under /opt

Open a .zig file in vscode, it defaults to open in restricted mode. have to unset that, then shows highlighting:

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How to disable restricted mode? That is just annoying.

Initial impressions, vscode is complicated, the "features" get in the way of just using a text editor.

I'm going to hunt for another text editor that supports .zig.
I did look at a couple that are nice, simple and small, but they are terminal apps and require vi-like keyboard control.
I prefer a mouse gui.


Re: EasyOS Scarthgap-series version 6.4

Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2024 4:21 am
by pp4mnklinux

Thaks 4 your work.

I'll install it as soon as I go back home but ,for sure, it will work nice, really nice.

Thanks for your time @BarryK , cheers.


Re: EasyOS Scarthgap-series version 6.4

Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2024 4:48 am
by tammi806

Hello all,

Just did the update to 6.4 and all went without a hitch.

Will drive it around tomorrow.

I'm tired and going to bed.

Us old folks need our sleep. :lol:

Thanks Barry K. for giving us these great Linux distros. :thumbup2: :thumbup2: :thumbup2:


Re: EasyOS Scarthgap-series version 6.4

Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2024 1:16 pm
by BarryK

Pleased to have thrown out the huge electron-based VSCode, placed with Vim, which has Zig highlighting, see blog:

https://bkhome.org/news/202410/vim-text ... s-zig.html


Re: EasyOS Scarthgap-series version 6.4

Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2024 1:56 pm
by thinkpadfreak

Thanks for the updated version.

I am glad that the Japanese locale can be selected out of the box.
Did you translate the messages of the network manager into Japanese? (Automatic translation ?)

The same can be said about Daedalus, too. Thanks a lot.


Re: EasyOS Scarthgap-series version 6.4

Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2024 2:42 pm
by CF-DKS

Updated this morning, no problems. Looking forward to discovering all the new things!