JWM-snapshot on TC4

[andrewb]

Trying to use JWM-snapshot on TC4. I set it up as for TC3 (desktop=jwm bootcode, jwm-snapshot extension loaded onboot), copied over the .xsession & .jwm* files from my TC3  home directory to TC4. None of the customisation seems to work i.e. no trays. All the windows are borderless with no title bar & the menu isn't accessible by clicking the desktop.

Is JWM-snapshot for TC4 configured differently from the version in TC3?

[curaga]

If you start a terminal (via wbar?) and try to start it manually, any messages? Looks like it bailed out or crashed.

[andrewb]

OK I did try that & hadn't got round to posting the result. It can't find libfontconfig.so.1.0. I guess it needs fontconfig loaded. I'm not at my TC machine at present so I'll need to post back later. when I can confirm this.

[andrewb]

 I've confirmed jwm-snapshot needs fontconfig.tcz loaded in TC4 to work.

[curaga]

Added fontconfig to the dep file.

[andrewb]

OK,

Next problem - which I haven't managed to find the solution to, but could it be related to the discussion in http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,11899.0/topicseen.html ?

Using the same .jwmrc-tray file, I get different behaviour with TC4  over TC3.8.4.  The .jwmrc-tray file contains:

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<JWM>
   <!-- Additional tray attributes: autohide, width, border, layer, layout -->
<Tray  x="0" y="0" height="25" border="0"  layer="9" autohide="false" >

<Swallow name="watcher" width="0"> watcher </Swallow>

</Tray>

   <Tray  x="0" y="0" height="25" border="0" layer="11"  autohide="true">
<TrayButton label="^">root:1</TrayButton>
     <!-- Additional TaskList attribute: maxwidth -->
     <TaskList/>

     <!-- Additional TrayButton attribute: label -->
     <TrayButton label="_">showdesktop</TrayButton>
     <TrayButton label="$">exec:aterm</TrayButton>

      <!-- Additional Pager attributes; width, height -->
      <Pager/>
      <!-- Additional Swallow attribute: height -->
     
      <Dock/>

     <TrayButton label="X">exec:exittc</TrayButton>
   </Tray>
</JWM>
This leaves a narrow line at the top of the screen for a wbar, flit & watcher to live & for the JWM bar to come into when I need it. Under TC3.8.4 when windows are maximised they don't cover this area. Under TC4 they do cover it.

A secondary issue is the system font (e.g. menus) in JWM on TC4 is not as clear. 

[Rich]

Hi andrewb

A secondary issue is the system font (e.g. menus) in JWM on TC4 is not as clear.

Not sure, but maybe related to this?
http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,11458.msg60454.html#msg60454

[andrewb]

Hi andrewb

A secondary issue is the system font (e.g. menus) in JWM on TC4 is not as clear.

Not sure, but maybe related to this?
http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,11458.msg60454.html#msg60454

hmmmmmmmmmmm........................... Copy & paste must have done something strange - should have been:
http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,11899.0/topicseen.html

[AbNoRMiS]

i revised this topic and not understood whether was solved issue that was noted in the initial message?

Trying to use JWM-snapshot on TC4. I set it up as for TC3 (desktop=jwm bootcode, jwm-snapshot extension loaded onboot), copied over the .xsession & .jwm* files from my TC3  home directory to TC4. None of the customisation seems to work i.e. no trays. All the windows are borderless with no title bar & the menu isn't accessible by clicking the desktop.

Is JWM-snapshot for TC4 configured differently from the version in TC3?

since tc 4.3 i use jwm-snapshot and under tc 4.5.2 it starts as noted above

All the windows are borderless with no title bar & the menu isn't accessible by clicking the desktop.

only after relogin then jwm-snapshot starts to work normally
i can not understand what is wrong