Linux Mint 8 Fluxbox RC1 Bug thread

[clem]

This topic is dedicated to bug reports on Linux Mint 8 Fluxbox Helena RC1. Please report bugs here and include necessary steps to reproduce the problems you describe.

Clem.

[Kendall]

I've created a thread listing the updates available for the Fluxbox CE and what those updates do. Please check the link below to see if your problem has already been resolved with an update before posting a new bug report. Thanks a lot.

http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=142&p=232633

[Gnarly]

I am not sure if this is a bug or if I am doing something wrong? But I modified the Menu adding a couple of things. All went fine until I then Toggled menu icons on, and then the newly added items where missing. So I added them once again along with the path to the icons and all is good again. It seems all is fine as long as I do not toggle the menu icons on and off? It's not really a big deal as they are staying put even after a reboot and I plan on leaving the icons on anyway. I am just curious if this is normal or i am doing something wrong? Thanks for all the hard work! This Issue of Mint Fluxbox looks great and is running great!!!!

[Kendall]

I am not sure if this is a bug or if I am doing something wrong? But I modified the Menu adding a couple of things. All went fine until I then Toggled menu icons on, and then the newly added items where missing. So I added them once again along with the path to the icons and all is good again. It seems all is fine as long as I do not toggle the menu icons on and off? It's not really a big deal as they are staying put even after a reboot and I plan on leaving the icons on anyway. I am just curious if this is normal or i am doing something wrong? Thanks for all the hard work! This Issue of Mint Fluxbox looks great and is running great!!!!

I'm sorry to hear that you're having problems. How are you modifying the menu? If you need to add something specific, add it to the ~/.fluxbox/custom-menu-entries file. Elsewhere, note that toggling the menu icons regenerates the entire menu from scratch, but it adds in everything that is contained within the custom-menu-entries file. If you'd like a technical walkthrough of mint-fm2 (the package that handles all of the menus), then shoot me a PM and I'll be glad to explain further.

EDIT: At present, this is a software limitation and is something that should probably be mentioned in the release notes in some capacity.

[Gnarly]

I'm sorry to hear that you're having problems. How are you modifying the menu? If you need to add something specific, add it to the ~/.fluxbox/custom-menu-entries file. Elsewhere, note that toggling the menu icons regenerates the entire menu from scratch, but it adds in everything that is contained within the custom-menu-entries file. If you'd like a technical walkthrough of mint-fm2 (the package that handles all of the menus), then shoot me a PM and I'll be glad to explain further.

EDIT: At present, this is a software limitation and is something that should probably be mentioned in the release notes in some capacity.

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Sry about this one. Could not see how to delete this! lol

[Gnarly]

I'm sorry to hear that you're having problems. How are you modifying the menu? If you need to add something specific, add it to the ~/.fluxbox/custom-menu-entries file. Elsewhere, note that toggling the menu icons regenerates the entire menu from scratch, but it adds in everything that is contained within the custom-menu-entries file. If you'd like a technical walkthrough of mint-fm2 (the package that handles all of the menus), then shoot me a PM and I'll be glad to explain further.

EDIT: At present, this is a software limitation and is something that should probably be mentioned in the release notes in some capacity.

Not really a problem just customizing abit. I modified the /fluxbox/menu file. I added Thunderbird,Gpodder and Lock Screen to the menu. Here is what it looks like.


[begin] (Linux Mint) </usr/share/icons/MintFB/24x24/places/start-here.png>

[exec] (Home) {thunar ~/} </usr/share/icons/Minty/scalable/actions/48x48/gtk-home.png>
[exec] (Web Browser) {firefox} </usr/share/pixmaps/firefox-3.5.png>
[exec] (Gpodder) {gpodder} </usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps/gpodder.png>
[exec] (Mail) {thunderbird} </usr/share/pixmaps/thunderbird.png>
[exec] (Terminal) {lxterminal} </usr/share/icons/Minty/scalable/apps/48x48/utilities-terminal.png>
[exec] (mintConfig) {mintConfig-fluxbox} </usr/share/icons/gnome/16x16/categories/gnome-control-center.png>
[exec] (mintInstall) {mintInstall} </usr/share/icons/gnome/16x16/mimetypes/stock_script.png>
[exec] (Synaptic) {gksu synaptic} </usr/share/pixmaps/synaptic.png>
[exec] (Run) {/usr/bin/fbrun} </usr/share/icons/Minty/scalable/categories/system-run.png>
[include] (~/.fluxbox/custom-menu-entries)
[separator] (--------)
[submenu] (Fluxbox) {Settings} </usr/share/icons/Minty/scalable/categories/preferences-system.png>
[config] (Fluxbox Menu)
[reconfig] (Reload Config)
[restart] (Restart Fluxbox)
[workspaces] (Workspaces)
[submenu] (Styles) {}
[stylesdir] (/usr/share/fluxbox/styles)
[stylesdir] (~/.fluxbox/styles)
[end]
[end]
[separator] (--------)
[submenu] (Accessories) </usr/share/icons/Minty/scalable/categories/applications-accessories.png>
[include] (/home/john/.mint-fm2/submenus/Accessories)
[end]

[submenu] (Graphics) </usr/share/icons/Minty/scalable/categories/applications-graphics.png>
[include] (/home/john/.mint-fm2/submenus/Graphics)
[end]
[submenu] (Internet) </usr/share/icons/Minty/scalable/categories/applications-internet.png>
[include] (/home/john/.mint-fm2/submenus/Internet)
[end]
[submenu] (Office) </usr/share/icons/Minty/scalable/categories/applications-office.png>
[include] (/home/john/.mint-fm2/submenus/Office)
[end]
[submenu] (Others) </usr/share/icons/Minty/scalable/categories/applications-other.png>
[include] (/home/john/.mint-fm2/submenus/Others)
[end]

[submenu] (Sound & Video) </usr/share/icons/Minty/scalable/categories/applications-multimedia.png>
[include] (/home/john/.mint-fm2/submenus/Multimedia)
[end]
[submenu] (System) {System} </usr/share/icons/Minty/scalable/devices/preferences-system-network.png>
[submenu] (System Tools) </usr/share/icons/Minty/scalable/categories/applications-system.png>
[include] (/home/john/.mint-fm2/submenus/System)
[end]
[submenu] (Preferences) </usr/share/icons/Minty/scalable/devices/preferences-system-network.png>
[include] (/home/john/.mint-fm2/submenus/Preferences)
[end]
[end]
[separator] (--------)
[exec] (Lock Screen) {xscreensaver-command -lock} </usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps/gdu-encrypted-lock.png>
[exec] (Quit) {ciao} </usr/share/icons/Minty/scalable/actions/application-exit.png>
[end]

If I add these to the ~/.fluxbox/custom-menu-entries file, can they be placed in the same location as I have them now?

Again Thank You for all your Hard Work on this! I is really a Sweet Release!

[Kendall]

Add "Gpodder" and "Mail" to the custom-menu-entries file as everything there will show up on the top level menu. At this point, either add the "Lock Screen" to the same custom-menu-entries file, or look at the ~/.fluxbox/keys file and add a keyboard shortcut for the "Lock Screen" entry if you need it, but don't necessarily need it to be in your menu.

[Kendall]

@Gnarly:

I made a .desktop file for the "Lock Screen" thing and it's attached to this post. Unzip the archive, copy the file to your /usr/share/applications directory and it should show up in your menu under "System -> Preferences -> Lock Screen". You may need to toggle the menu icons for it to show up, but it'll end up there.

EDIT: I just checked and you probably won't have to toggle the menu icons for it to show up.

EDIT 2: I might go ahead and put this in mint-fluxbox-tools for an update. Thoughts, anyone?

[agwblack]

Just a very minor bug related to installation. I checked the Log in Automatically option during the install, but when I boot up I am taken to the login screen. Just something that might be nice to ensure worked properly for the stable release. Any hints on how to get the autologin to work now the system is installed?

[EDIT] Just read the message about updates and slim. Sorted now. Thanks for all your work Kendall. I am loving Mint fluxbox so far - more stable and just as fast as crunchbang on my old Toshiba laptop.

[Steely]

Please do not change the Subject of the thread.

[Kendall]

Just a very minor bug related to installation. I checked the Log in Automatically option during the install, but when I boot up I am taken to the login screen. Just something that might be nice to ensure worked properly for the stable release.

We know about this issue and there's already a fix implemented for the final. Thanks.

[Losgann]

I installed it last night, and am quite impressed. I'm more of an Openbox guy, haven't used Fluxbox much, but you've done a great job from what I've seen so far. Congrats.

So far I've had two small issues. One was the automatic login thing, which I see above you've already dealt with. The second is that I can't adjust the volume — when I click on the volume knob icon in the systray the slider/mixer appears only momentarily, for a fraction of a second, and disappears again before I can even move the mouse up to it. It closes the instant it opens, basically. (I did verify the MD5 checksum and checked the CD for errors before installing — my ISO image and CD were good.) I'm not sure how to help with reproducing this as I don't know what would be causing it to happen; I haven't encountered such a thing before.

[shane]

But I modified the Menu adding a couple of things. All went fine until I then Toggled menu icons on, and then the newly added items where missing. So I added them once again along with the path to the icons and all is good again. It seems all is fine as long as I do not toggle the menu icons on and off?

Hi Gnarly, This is the way the mint-fm2 is made to run. As kendall mentioned, enabling/disabling icons regenerates the menu but the custom entries in ~/.fluxbox/custom-menu-entries are preserved. Please read the wiki page for a full explanation.

http://www.linuxmint.com/wiki/index.php/Mint-fm2

[shane]

I have found a few bugs as well:

- sms1 and skl1 in the Fluxbox startup script try to run scripts that are not present in ~/.linuxmint

- In aptitude, after installation, the LiveCD packages are marked for installation. This could probably be fixed by running aptitude with the --markauto <package-name> option in the LiveCD package's postrm script.

- There are broken links in /etc/rc*.d/ linking to init scripts for powernowd, apmd and mpd. mpd has been replaced but aren't powernowd and apmd required for power management for certain CPUs? They are not installed.

- /usr/share/backgrounds does not contain any widescreen backgrounds.

That's about all for now... All round an excellent release, Kendall!

[Kendall]

- sms1 and skl1 in the Fluxbox startup script try to run scripts that are not present in ~/.linuxmint

I currently have this set up so that those scripts are generated the first time running sms and skl respectively. I can fix this in 5 minutes probably.

- In aptitude, after installation, the LiveCD packages are marked for installation. This could probably be fixed by running aptitude with the --markauto <package-name> option in the LiveCD package's postrm script.

Groovy.

- There are broken links in /etc/rc*.d/ linking to init scripts for powernowd, apmd and mpd. mpd has been replaced but aren't powernowd and apmd required for power management for certain CPUs? They are not installed.

Wasn't apmd made virtually obsolete with acpi? Either way, it's easy enough to put these in.

- /usr/share/backgrounds does not contain any widescreen backgrounds.

I'll pull these from the main edition and have an update for mint-artwork-fluxbox very soon.

That's about all for now... All round an excellent release, Kendall!

Thank you sir.

The wiki entry for mint-fm2 probably needs to be updated to reflect the fact that it now uses upstart.

[shane]

Wasn't apmd made virtually obsolete with acpi?

I'm not sure if they are installed in the main edition... but you might be right. I that case, the broken links could just be deleted.

The wiki entry for mint-fm2 probably needs to be updated to reflect the fact that it now uses upstart.

When I have some time I'll have a look...

[Kendall]

@shane: Neither powernowd nor apmd are in the Main edition. I'll delete the broken links. Thanks.

EDIT: The kernel doesn't support apmd.

[Gnarly]

Add "Gpodder" and "Mail" to the custom-menu-entries file as everything there will show up on the top level menu. At this point, either add the "Lock Screen" to the same custom-menu-entries file, or look at the ~/.fluxbox/keys file and add a keyboard shortcut for the "Lock Screen" entry if you need it, but don't necessarily need it to be in your menu.

Ok thanks!

@Gnarly:

I made a .desktop file for the "Lock Screen" thing and it's attached to this post. Unzip the archive, copy the file to your /usr/share/applications directory and it should show up in your menu under "System -> Preferences -> Lock Screen". You may need to toggle the menu icons for it to show up, but it'll end up there.

EDIT: I just checked and you probably won't have to toggle the menu icons for it to show up.

EDIT 2: I might go ahead and put this in mint-fluxbox-tools for an update. Thoughts, anyone?

Ok done

But I modified the Menu adding a couple of things. All went fine until I then Toggled menu icons on, and then the newly added items where missing. So I added them once again along with the path to the icons and all is good again. It seems all is fine as long as I do not toggle the menu icons on and off?

Hi Gnarly, This is the way the mint-fm2 is made to run. As kendall mentioned, enabling/disabling icons regenerates the menu but the custom entries in ~/.fluxbox/custom-menu-entries are preserved. Please read the wiki page for a full explanation.

http://www.linuxmint.com/wiki/index.php/Mint-fm2

Will do


Thanks for all the help guys!!

[caris_mere]

I guess these aren't really bugs, but a question from a problem and a suggestion.

I've had great success with this edition on my HP netbook Mini 2133. I like the speed and size.

I installed first in German and then wanted English. When I changed the language settings and default to English, everything changed except the menu. I didn't think about using the toggle icons to get that changed. Should that would work? I've reinstalled since then in English.

I used decibel, and liked it. However in it's current version when using the file explorer to add files/directories to the playlist only adds the files in the directory, not the sub-directories (not satisfactory for me). I just downloaded the newest version 1.03, and it does support this. I just installed the provided deb. I don't know how it is to add it to the repositories, but it sure would be nice (I think).

Great job!

[markfiend]

I got one: I installed Blender (yeah, I know, in fluxbox, what was I thinking? )

Anyway the menu items post-install didn't work. I figured out a fix though:

In the menu (~/.mint.fm2/submenus/Graphics) the entries for Blender were as follows:

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[exec] (Blender (fullscreen)) {blender -W} <> #/usr/share/applications/blender-fullscreen.desktop
[exec] (Blender (windowed)) {blender -w} <> #/usr/share/applications/blender-windowed.desktop

I guessed that the nested parentheses were the problem, and lo and behold, when changed as follows Blender launches correctly:

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[exec] (Blender fullscreen) {blender -W} <> #/usr/share/applications/blender-fullscreen.desktop
[exec] (Blender windowed) {blender -w} <> #/usr/share/applications/blender-windowed.desktop

I'm guessing this won't be a persistent change if I install something else, with the menus being auto-generated?