Re: Hello to AfterStep for the Nth Time ;-)
Maury Merkin (merkin@his.com)
Tue, 04 Aug 1998 11:58:00 -0400
I also want to say that I think the newer configuration scheme is much easier to
deal with than wading through a huge .steprc file.
One "trick" (if you could call it that) to save a helluva lot of typing is to create
a symlink in your home directory as follows:
cd ~
ln -s GNUstep/Library/AfterStep .as
Then all you have to do to edit your database file, for example, is
vi .as/database
or to add a new sub-menu to your start menu
mkdir ".as/start/Fun n Games"
or whatever.
Maury
Ben Tracy wrote:
> Howdy all-
>
> With all of these people coming forward, I thought it might be time for a
> die-hard user like myself to pitch in to the conversation..
>
> The configuration scheme now is strange. I agree. In fact, everytime I
> upgrade I think it's a royal pain the the butt, because I can't just do a
> cp -R from the install dir into my dir because I'll lose all my
> configuration. However, IMHO, the new scheme is easier to configure in
> general once the new version is installed. I used to use 1.0, and I found
> that wading through the .steprc was getting really painful. (Okay, where
> in this damn file is my wharf config?) I like the seperate wharf file,
> the seperate pager file etc, because now I know exactly where to go to
> configure those beasties. The only thing that still confuses me on
> occaision is where the line between looks and feels is drawn. (I always
> have to look to remember which has the icon definitions for instance.)
> Having the icons and backgrounds in the heirarchy rather than scattered
> about was a good idea too. Granted the dir structure is a bit unwieldy,
> but I for one think it's better than wading through a huge .steprc.
>
> If you want stability, stick with 1.4.5 like I have. The new betas aren't
> stable enough for me yet either.
>
> If you don't like the default look and feel, then change it to your
> liking! That's what I did.. ;-) Speaking of which, when 1.5 finally
> appears, I'm going to post a web page with themes for those of us who
> are stuck with 8-bit displays!
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