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Re: [e-users] New to Enlightenment with Issues
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From: Wido <wi...@gm...> - 2011-06-03 17:33:36
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To be honest, I've used both of them.....and if you're using e16 but don't know about e17, then YES absolutely recommend to use it. But if the other one knows about both of them....then what's the point? 2011/6/3 Jeff Hoogland <jef...@gm...> > Alrighty - to be honest I've never used e16 much so I was unaware of that. > I was under the (wrong) impression it was just a dated version. > > Sorry bout that. > > On Fri Jun 3 2011 01:46:49 AM CDT, Alan McKinnon < > ala...@gm...> wrote: > > > Apparently, though unproven, at 23:28 on Thursday 02 June 2011, Jeff > > Hoogland did opine thusly: > > > > > I'd recommend removing E16 and giving E17 a try :) > > > > Lets be honest though, e16 and e17 are two completely different products > > that share only two things in common: > > > > - the same word in the name > > - raster (and a few more devs) > > > > If a user wants e16 then advising e17 is not really appropriate is it? > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 4:24 PM, Charles Warner > > <cwa...@gm...>wrote: > > > > Jeff- > > > > I just gave LXDM a try- not a solution. I can switch between e16 > and > > > > LXDE, but still can't get back to my original Gnome desktop. When I > > > > first experimented with xfce, I had no problem switching between > > > > Gnome and xfce, but Enlightenment seems to have taken over > > > > completely, like some sort of strange beast out of Redmond... > > > > > > > > Charlie > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 3:33 PM, Jeff Hoogland > > <jef...@gm...>wrote: > > > > > *Sounds like a GDM issue then. Try installing LXDM or KDM and > > > > > using one > > > > > > > > > > of those as the default login manager.* > > > > > > > > > > On Thu Jun 2 2011 03:31:08 PM CDT, Charles Warner < > > > > > > > > > > cwa...@gm...> wrote: > > > > > > Thanks for the quick response. The "simply log out and select > > > > > > the gnome > > > > > > > > > > > > session from the options at the bottom" does not work on my > > > > > > installation > > > > > > > > > > > > for some reason. I log out, select gnome session and log back > > > > > > in and it > > > > > > > > > > > > returns me to Enlightenment... > > > > > > > > > > > > Charlie > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 3:18 PM, Jeff Hoogland > > > > > > > > > > > > <jef...@gm...>wrote: > > > > > > > E16 is super dated at this point - I would highly recommend > > > > > > > trying a current version of E17 (bodhi linux, sabayon, and > > > > > > > pclinuxos all provide one in LiveCD form). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Your display/login manager controls which desktop log into. If > > > > > > > you are > > > > > > > > > > > > > > using the default display manager in Ubuntu 10.04 then it is > > > > > > > GDM. Simply log out and select the gnome session from the > > > > > > > options at the bottom. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~Jeff Hoogland > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu Jun 2 2011 03:01:50 PM CDT, Charles Warner < > > > > > > > > > > > > > > cwa...@gm...> wrote: > > > > > > > > I recently decided to give Enlightenment a test drive, and > > > > > > > > dwonloaded e16 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > from the Ubuntu Software Packages repository in a *.deb > > > > > > > > package, and > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > installed successfully on my Ubuntu 10.04 64-bit machine. > > > > > > > > Seems to be functioning OK, although I have some specific > > > > > > > > issues that I need help with: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 1. I have spent quite a bit of time trying to navigate > > > > > > > > through all the various links from your web site to try to > > > > > > > > find user documentation. Apparently, the documentation may > > > > > > > > have been included in the original installation on my > > > > > > > > machine, but I can not access it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From the command line, "edox" yields the following: > > > > > > > > "Edoc_dir > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > /usr/share/e16/E-docs does not contain a MAIN file". I have > > > > > > > > essentially reached a dead end. Is there an easy pointer > > > > > > > > you can provide me with that will take me to a simple > > > > > > > > introductory guide that will tell me how to use the system, > > > > > > > > how to access documentation, etc.? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 2. I have a number of applications that rely on the Gtk+ > > > > > > > > platform, and others that like Qt. There appears to be a > > > > > > > > compatibillity issue > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > with some of these applications. Specifically, LibreOffice > > > > > > > > Calc v.3.3 seems to have trouble rendering plots- not > > > > > > > > something I noticed > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > under Gnome. When I try to switch to pur Gnome form the > > > > > > > > e-Gnome option by logging out and changing preferences, the > > > > > > > > system ignores me completely and returns me to Enlightenment > > > > > > > > (my original choice was e16-Gnome). Other than uninstalling > > > > > > > > Enlightenment, is there any > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > way to get back to my original Gnome desktop? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Charlie > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > ------ > > > > > > > > > > > > > Simplify data backup and recovery for your virtual > > > > > > > > environment with vRanger. Installation's a snap, and > > > > > > > > flexible recovery options mean your data is safe, secure and > > > > > > > > there when you need it. 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Get your free trial download today. > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/quest-dev2dev2 > > _______________________________________________ > > enlightenment-users mailing list > > enl...@li... > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Simplify data backup and recovery for your virtual environment with > vRanger. > Installation's a snap, and flexible recovery options mean your data is > safe, > secure and there when you need it. Discover what all the cheering's about. > Get your free trial download today. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/quest-dev2dev2 > _______________________________________________ > enlightenment-users mailing list > enl...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users > -- Wido |