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#1 2005-09-13 14:26:42

trapdoor
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idesk problem

Hi,

i got a problem with idesk, if i try starting it, i get

Unknown file format: /home/trapdoor/.idesktop/rox.png

Is this problem known to any of you?

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#2 2005-09-13 14:48:39

TomE
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Re: idesk problem

idesk is set up to use text files for is icon e.g
rox.ink

table Icon
  Caption: rox
  CaptionTip: filebrowser
  Icon:/path/to/rox.png
  X: 606
  Y: 22
  Width: 48
  Height: 48
  Command[0]: rox
  Command[1]: gksudo rox
end

you should not have the .png files in the ~/.idesktop folder

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#3 2005-09-13 15:33:58

trapdoor
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Re: idesk problem

I don't think that this is the problem, because i copied the icon.

.I will post my idesk configuration files maybe the error is somewhere in them

My .ideskrc

table Config
FontName: verdana
FontSize: 12
FontColor: #ffffff
Locked: false
Transparency: 100
Shadow: true
ShadowColor: #000000
ShadowX: 1
ShadowY: 2
Bold: false
ClickDelay: 300
IconSnap: true
SnapWidth: 55
SnapHeight: 100
SnapOrigin: BottomLeft
SnapShadow: true
SnapShadowTrans: 200
CaptionOnHover: false
end

table Actions
Lock: control right doubleClk
Reload: middle doubleClk
Drag: left hold
EndDrag: left singleClk
Execute[0]: left doubleClk
Execute[1]: right doubleClk
end

And my rox.lnk

table Icon
Caption: Rox
Command: rox
Icon: /home/trapdoor/.idesktop/rox.png
end

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#4 2005-09-13 16:26:49

TomE
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Re: idesk problem

sorry i should have made it clearer that all you have in ~/.idesktop is the *.ink files you sholud have the *.png files in another dir, say ~/.ideskicons so your
rox.ink should be

table Icon
Caption: Rox
X: 0
Y: 0 
Icon: /home/trapdoor/.ideskicons/rox.png
Command [0]: rox
end

you also need to change the "Command" line to "Command[0]" so you execute it with a double left click
X: 0 and Y:0 will start it in the top right  you can move it by draging it with the left mouse button

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#5 2005-09-13 21:14:27

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#6 2005-09-14 08:11:11

Cam
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Re: idesk problem

Want to post the exact message? Just so we can be sure...

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#7 2005-09-14 14:31:41

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Re: idesk problem

[trapdoor@rantanplan ~]$ idesk
Unknown file format: /home/trapdoor/.ideskicons/rox.png 

Unknown file format:/home/trapdoor/.ideskicons/rox.png 

No Icons! Quitting.

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#8 2005-09-14 14:52:21

mpie
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Re: idesk problem

ok so heres the deal in you home directory toy should have 2 hidden files that relate too idesk .idesktop and .ideskicons
in .idesktop you have youre foo.ink file
in .ideskicons you have foo.png

youre foo.ink sould be in the format that Tom E posted earlier

table Icon
Caption: Foo
X: 0
Y: 0
Icon: /home/trapdoor/.ideskicons/foo.png
Command [0]: foo
end

this will place foo.png on youre dektop at location 0,0 when you click on it it will run the command foo, just like if you typed it in a terminal

idek is exiting as it cannot find the ink file that defines what the icon is for

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#9 2005-09-14 15:05:37

TomE
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Re: idesk problem

do you have rox.png in ~/.ideskicons?
is it a valid png file (open it in the gimp  to check)?

try swaping ~/.ideskicons/rox.png for another png file

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#10 2005-09-18 12:42:52

mpie
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Re: idesk problem

mpie wrote:

ok so heres the deal in you home directory toy should have 2 hidden files that relate too idesk .idesktop and .ideskicons
in .idesktop you have youre foo.ink file
in .ideskicons you have foo.png

youre foo.ink sould be in the format that Tom E posted earlier

table Icon
Caption: Foo
X: 0
Y: 0
Icon: /home/trapdoor/.ideskicons/foo.png
Command [0]: foo
end

this will place foo.png on youre dektop at location 0,0 when you click on it it will run the command foo, just like if you typed it in a terminal

idek is exiting as it cannot find the ink file that defines what the icon is for


ok my bad..........

they go in the same folder... then they work fine

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