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d00maz

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Registered: 2009-11-08

Posts: 91

Converting my laptop to a psx

So basically i have this idea.

My laptop boots to X/WM lets say openbox(without any panels,trays,anything). The desktop has an icons going from top to bottom with the names of the games. Every icon when pressed starts "epsxe -iso image.extension" <-- example.

My question to you fellow archers, is there a way to make active icons without any 3rd party software like pcmanfm --desktop. The WM should be as lightweight as possible.

ANOKNUSA

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Registered: 2010-10-22

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Re: Converting my laptop to a psx

I can't think of any minimal WMs that draw launchers on the desktop by default but, then again, I've only tried a couple.   You may still need to interact with epsxe (or pcsx, or whatever) directly.  My only real recommendation would be to use something more minimal than Openbox--something along the lines of DWM or its derivatives--that allows you to quckly and easily build from source with only the things you need.

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d00maz

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Registered: 2009-11-08

Posts: 91

Re: Converting my laptop to a psx

I was thinking about a xml wallpaper. But i can't seem to find any info on how to set up one on a minimalistic wm.

cybertorture

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Registered: 2010-05-05

Posts: 339

Re: Converting my laptop to a psx

u can also investigate

community/idesk 0.7.5-3
    iDesk gives users of minimal wm's (fluxbox, blackbox, openbox,
    windowsmaker...) icons on their desktop

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swanson

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Registered: 2011-02-05

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Re: Converting my laptop to a psx

I've used Idesk for a long time. It's easy to configure.

Rasi

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Re: Converting my laptop to a psx

how about starting a webbrowser as WM? create a sexy games launcher page with file:/// links to starter scripts.

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karol

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Registered: 2009-05-06

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Re: Converting my laptop to a psx

how about starting a webbrowser as WM? create a sexy games launcher page with file:/// links to starter scripts.

OP wants the WM to be as lightweight as possible ... but I like the idea :-)

d00maz

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Registered: 2009-11-08

Posts: 91

Re: Converting my laptop to a psx

I might take Rasi's advice, and try uzbl which seems as a really lightweight browser.