Re: 1.4.5 broken?

seanh@piosoft.com
Thu, 28 May 1998 13:09:22 -0500 (CDT)


that doesn't work.  When I do Update Start Menu it just sits there and
then if I click a couple times it exits X.  So, I can't do this.  What do
I do?  Is there some other way to update it?  Am I doing something wrong?
THanks!
Sean


On Thu, 28 May 1998, Gordon Messmer wrote:

> Ok, look in the ~/GNUstep/Library/AfterStep dir.  You should see a bunch
> of files there.  The name of each tells you what it configures.  ("wharf"
> is the config file for the Wharf, etc)
> 
> The "start" directory is a group of files and directories that composes
> the start menu.  As of 1.4.5.5 (i think) AS no longer updates this
> automatically, since it rarely changes.  If you've got a later version,
> you'll have to go Start->Quit->Update Start Menu (or something like that)
> 
> MSG
> 
> On Thu, 28 May 1998 seanh@piosoft.com wrote:
> 
> > I did that, nothing happened.  I made new directories and files and stuff
> > in there and nothing changed in the start menu.  What's up with that?  I
> > dont get it. 
> > Sean
> > 
> > On Thu, 28 May 1998, Gordon Messmer wrote:
> > 
> > > You can either:
> > > mkdir ~/GNUstep
> > > mkdir ~/GNUstep/Library
> > > mkdir ~/GNUstep/Library/AfterStep
> > > cp -R /usr/share/afterstep/* ~/GNUstep/Library/AfterStep
> > > 
> > > and edit the files in ~/GNUstep/Library/AfterStep for your own setup, or
> > > edit the files in /usr/share/afterstep for all users. 
> > > 
> > > The start menu is built from a group of files and dir's in (e.g.)
> > > ~/GNUstep/Library/AfterStep/start
> > > Make sure you end each file with a newline (that is, hit return or your
> > > start menu is screwed).
> > > 
> > > :)
> > > Happy Stepping
> > > MSG
> > > 
> > 
> > 
> 


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