Switch acer desktop <-> xfce from panel (icon)

Hello .. ( sorry for my poor english )

Some people ask me how I do this 'switch desktop' :
If someone can help me to "translate" this little howto ..

TODO : switch between 'Acer Desktop' <-> 'Xfce Desktop' from panel

1) to switch I made this little script : http://www.ad-comp.be/data/files/src/changedesktop.sh

Code:

#!/bin/sh

# Test if easy mode (acer)
ps aux | grep xfdesktop2 | grep '/usr/bin'

#  0 = Acer Desktop  
if [ $? = 0 ]; then
	killall xfdesktop2
	sleep .5
	/usr/bin/xfdesktop-xfce &
else
	killall xfdesktop-xfce
	sleep .5
	/usr/bin/xfdesktop2 &
fi

2) download it in your home path ( or copy/paste )

3) you have to set file permissions. Open a terminal ,

Code:

chmod +x changedesktop.sh

4) now add a launcher to panel .. open terminal ( or ALT+F2 ) :

Code:

xfce4-panel -a

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Summary
Follow instructions and it should be ok

1) open terminal : ALT+F2 , 'xterm' or 'xfterm4'
2) download script in your home path
3) change file permission [ chmod ]
4) move the script to /usr/local/bin [ with sudo because you need to be root ]
5) add launcher to panel [ xfce4-panel -a ]

here some screenshot to help ( in french :ugeek: )








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If the script is in your download' directory ( /home/user/Downloads or /mnt/home/Downloads if you have SD on storage expansion ) :

Code:

[user@localhost ~]$ cd ~/Downloads
[user@localhost Downloads]$ ls
changedesktop.sh
[user@localhost Downloads]$ chmod +x changedesktop.sh
[user@localhost Downloads]$ sudo mv changedesktop.sh /usr/local/bin/changedesktop
[user@localhost Downloads]$ cd
[user@localhost ~]$ xfce4-panel -a

Now add a launcher to panel ( command = changedesktop ) ..

 

Re: Switch acer desktop <-> xfce

Will the updater work after this?

 

Re: Switch acer desktop <-> xfce

Yes .. why not ? all work fine for me ..

 

Re: Switch acer desktop <-> xfce

Ah I see, unlike the other script, this one doesn't replace vital parts of the OS. Very well done! I like this a lot. Simple, but complete

 

Re: Switch acer desktop <-> xfce

Both modifications are good, note that the other script removes the acer modified items, giving better customization options.

 

Re: Switch acer desktop <-> xfce

Ok this i my first Linux OS i have ever worked with so i am a nobe!

i cant get the launcher to work when i put the script in the teminal it works but then i closed the teminal and it goes to crap! when i i am in the properties of the new launcher i put the script in the command line but when i closed it all nothing happens???

http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/32503/Screenshot.png

 

Re: Switch acer desktop <-> xfce

Have you found a way to run the command at startup? (To boot directly to the xfce desktop)
I tried different types of startup scripts, but apparently the Acer Desktop launches after the scripts are executed, so it boots to the Acer Desktop.

 

Re: Switch acer desktop <-> xfce

:shock: you do it in wrong way :lol:

You have to put 'where is the script' in the command line .. not copy the script into
Save the script in your home path ( /home/user ) and write something like this in command line : /home/user/changedesktop

But if you want to launch it by hand , I think that's better to move the script to /usr/local/bin and use it with "Run program" ( ALT+F2 )

Code:

[user@localhost ~]$ sudo mv changedesktop /usr/local/bin

now you can use it from anywhere .. not only in your home path. with ALT+F2 , simply write 'changedesktop'
Same thing with command line (launcher) .. simply write 'changedesktop'.

I know my explaination are not very clear .. again sorry for my poor english but if this can help someone :geek:

David [a.k.a] ADcomp from Belgium :ugeek:

 

Re: Switch acer desktop <-> xfce

Yep .. I didn't test this , but you can try to move the script in '~/.config/autostart/' .. I don't think That's the better way to do it ...

Code:

[user@localhost ~]$ cp changedesktop .config/autostart

:ugeek: bye

 

Re: Switch acer desktop <-> xfce

Thanks alot mate! Didnt even think of that option
:mrgreen:


-- Edit --
Didnt work
Too bad. Would have been so easy a way.
I guess you could try prevent the system from running the Acer Desktop, but it just leaves me wondering, what other stuff that affects on.

 

Re: Switch acer desktop <-> xfce

I was wondering- if you can find where the Acer Desktop command is, comment it out (#) and put the xfce desktop command as the next line, would it boot into the xfce desktop then?

 

Re: Switch acer desktop <-> xfce

COOL!! Thank you!

If you just now just can tell me how to run compix at startup? and remove that nasty screensaver You will be my personal linux guru!!

 

Re: Switch acer desktop <-> xfce

Hi there,

at first, sorry for my bad english, too... I'm from Germany...

I tried to set this switch-button to change the desktop, but it doesn't work. So I decided that I delete all the stuff.. If i want to do something other, I'd do it with the terminal....

So I delete the changedestkop-file and the folder... then I tried to delete the button (here it's beside the shutdown-button on the right side), but i don't know how... with "xfce4-panel -a" i only could add these button's (now I have two there... both without any function) :roll:

I hope you could help me...

Greetings,
Alex

PS:
1 GB of more RAM will arrive tomorrow... 8GB-SD-Cars will arrive the day after tomorrow

PPS:
Damn! I like this little thing :mrgreen:

 

Re: Switch acer desktop <-> xfce

I also had a problem removing panel buttons. Documentation was not a lot of help since it appears moch functionality is missing from this distribution. Would be nice to right click and Delete like they said, but...

I ended up editing /home/user/.config/xfce4/panel/panels.xml and removing the lines for the button(s) I added. Okay, so I added a couple not realizing where they were going

Cheers,
Mike

 

Re: Switch acer desktop <-> xfce

Hello Mike & Alex ,

If you want to remove panel buttons :
simply launch 'xfce4-panel -a' and drag/drop the button you want to remove from the panel onto the xfce window panel



I hope this help you ..

 

Re: Switch acer desktop <-> xfce

Just to clarify - I download script and save in /usr/local/bin. Then open terminal and paste this in chmod +x changedesktop.sh followed by this after xfce4-panel -a and select lancher or something in the window that opens and then i need to do something else to use it?

 

Re: Switch acer desktop <-> xfce

Summary
Follow instructions and it should be ok

1) open terminal : ALT+F2 , 'xterm' or 'xfterm4'
2) download script in your home path
3) change file permission [ chmod ]
4) move the script to /usr/local/bin [ with sudo because you need to be root ]
5) add launcher to panel [ xfce4-panel -a ]

here some screenshot to help ( in french :ugeek: )







Hope this help you ..

 

Re: Switch acer desktop <-> xfce

Works but how did you get the dock on the bottom?

 

Re: Switch acer desktop <-> xfce

Yes how??? please fill us in!

 

Re: Switch acer desktop <-> xfce

wbar ..

http://code.google.com/p/wbar/

nb : you have to compile it .. :ugeek:

If I have some free time this w-e , I try to make a package (rpm) ..

Some tips if you want to compile :
1- download wbar in your home path : http://wbar.googlecode.com/files/wbar-1.3.3.tbz2
2 - install this packages : gcc-c++ , make , imlib2-devel
3 - extract archive and read "README" ( :twisted: )
4 - compile and install .. :mrgreen:

Code:

sudo yum install gcc-c++ make imlib2-devel
tar xvfj wbar-1.3.3.tbz2
cd wbar-1.3.3
make
sudo make install

My 2 cents ..