<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 5/29/08, <b class="gmail_sendername">Jeffrey B. Layton</b> <<a href="mailto:laytonjb@charter.net">laytonjb@charter.net</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Sorry for being a pain,</blockquote><div><br>Hey, we're here to help :) <br></div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> I got Openoffice installed (that's everyone!). It's using JRE which<br>
I don't care for, but at this point at least it functions :)<br> <br> So now I'm starting to play with XFCE to see what I can do.<br> Not to cause any problems, but I like the desktop at<br> Dreamlinux (<a href="http://www.dreamlinux.com.br">www.dreamlinux.com.br</a>) which I think uses<br>
Compiz. </blockquote><div><br>Actually, I believe it does not. The dock effect that is achieved in Dreamlinux was just an effect of the dock they're using which is some enlightenment dock I believe. <br></div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I followed Vincent's instructions for installing and<br> running Compiz, but it wouldn't work. I think it's because I'm<br> using an old SIS chipset (SIS 630?). But the funny part is that<br> I can run the DreamLinux desktop (differences in the Compiz<br>
build?).</blockquote><div><br>As said, Dreamlinux doesn't use Compiz. If you want to know if your system supports Compiz, try Compiz-Check: <a href="http://forlong.blogage.de/article/pages/Compiz-Check">http://forlong.blogage.de/article/pages/Compiz-Check</a> <br>
</div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> So I started looking around at Docks that kind of sort of look<br> like the Mac OS X one. I found Simdock and installed it. Has<br>
anyone configured it on their desktop? How can I replace the<br> panel in XFCE to use Simdock?</blockquote><div><br>Cool, a dock I never heard about! If you've installed Simdock (you can install it using Synaptic if you're using 8.04) then you can start it by running (Alt+F2) "simdock" (doesn't it have a menu entry?). You can remove an panel from Xfce by right-clicking it and selecting "Customise Panel", then pressing the "-" button next to the name of the panel you want to delete in the panel manager.<br>
</div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Third question (last one for today I think) - I was looking around<br> for E17. I could only find e16 and "enlightenment" but I didn't<br>
find e17. Does anyone know where I could find e17? </blockquote><div><br>Sorry, not much experience with enlightenment... <br></div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Also, if<br> I install it, will gdm pick it up so I can just choose from the<br> session?</blockquote><br>If you install it with normal package manager (or IIRC even if you compile it from source) then, yes, it's supposed to pick it up.<br>
<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Thanks!<br> <br> Jeff<br> <br> P.S. So far I think Xubuntu is just great! I've been a Redhat person<br>
for a long time and Xubuntu is just great for my little old laptop!<br> Very easy to use and the wireless setup is great!</blockquote><div><br><br>Not for your brand-spanking new desktop pc? ;-)<br></div></div><br>Cheers,<br>
-- <br>Vincent