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20. pigeon - October

These are some RAW notes on what I was doing when building the Pigeon system. They are very terse - which is sometimes more fun - but they have not been read yet, so dont be supprised if a thread doensn't make sense, or if the cat got near the keyboard.

This may include duplication, and phoney baloney. Under construction - STILL!


if all else fails use setup to do the tasks (install BASE)
netconfig
build kernel

ln -s /usr/src/linux /linux
make config
make dep
make zlilo      # < 1024 cylinders ONLY # OFTEN OK for a day
make INSTALL_PATH=/boot/pigeon/. zlilo # relocates vmlinuz to there
make modules    # takes AGES !
make modules_install

chown gps /tmp/pkgs_cd  # place to unfold tars
chown gps /tmp/pkgs_ftp # and compile them

mc /tmp/pkgs /cdrom/X11/xutils # or navigate to there # LDR2 (sunsite)
tar -zxf CTRL-X CTRL-P TAB ESC_RETURN TAB 
-or-
tar -zxf -C /tmp/pkgs ESC_RETURN 
-ie-
tar -zxf -C /tmp/pkgs /cdrom/X11/utils -strcat_with('/')- xbmbrowser4.4.tar.gz # # MEDIA[ LDR2=sunsite ] # expect .lsm with wrong 4.4 version


Interesting apps I found on the way:

xv - x graphics viewer

        RANGE of graphic file types
        not quite GNU
        needs QUIT button (olvwm's is OK)       

        xv grab option grabs window pixmap

sxpm - show xbm

        sxbm /usr/doc/xbm/plaid.xbm
        plain viewer from xbm people
        window resize repeats pattern
        
bitmap -- MIT's xbm editor

        mine came ready installed with Slackware
        I used xbmbrowser to start it on a selected x-bit-map

xbmbrowser - good for looking at directories of icon.xbm 

  UNTAR
        cd /cdrom/X11/utils
        tar -C /tmp/pkgs xbmbrowser4.4.tar.gz 

  README
        cd /tmp/pkgs/xbmbrowser4.4 # OR WHATEVER #
        xterm -title xbmbrowser4.4/README -e less README # tells you to:

  BUILD (takes 3 minutes)
  #
        xmkmf
        make
        make install
        make install.man
        make clean

  RUN
        xbmbrowser /usr/X11R6/include/X11/bitmaps &
        locate xbm

  PLAY
        mc /usr/X11/lib/X11 (to make faster access to /usr/X11/lib/lib-BINARY.so
        cp      xbmbrowser.menu $HOME/.xbmbrowser
        cp xbmbrowser.menu.tut $HOME
        vi /usr/X11/lib/X11/app-defaults/Xbm* # NB: CAP1 #

  MENUS:

        OVER-BACK-GROUND: - no action takes default action of desktop eg olvwm

                LEFT - drags window
                RIGHT - window frames menu

        OVER-ICON:- pop-up menu remember to hold 

                LEFT - global menu
                RIGHT - bitmap menu

xwpick - UNTRIED - screen grabber for X ??

        xmkmf
        make
        make install
        make install.man
        make clean

xvset -

        untar relative file [LDR2=SUNSITE]:/cdrom/xvset/
        not particularly interesting except for mouse repeat speed

xwininfo -all -children | less (click on desktop background)

        all info except PID's ?

xprop -root

        gives info about window 

--- netpbm ---

With Emulate3Button get middle button by pressing both buttons together. X11 does this smoothly - no accidental misinterpretations, BUT may be 'slow' when detecting a plain button, when it waits for a release (or MOVE). To get the xbmbrowser menus, drag the mouse down over the title.

Emulate3Button allows change from LEFT-DRAG to BOTH-
        


with Emulate3Button, can cut+paste within same window using

        LEFT-DRAG over text ALSO-PRESS-RIGHT

maybe into other window IF NOT focus follows mouse

CANT - get openview texteditor to use X11 selection ??

20.1 FORGOTTEN STUFF

SAMBA client on 286

If anyone has a URL, all about Linux interworking with DOS machines, I'd like to include the URL. Not everyone can afford to throw their old 286 machines away, and if they can use KA9Q, or be printer servers - great.

IE I think there is an SMB client for 286 machines, made available on ftp.microsoft.com. Added to the TCP/IP from (CICA-?), you get a printer on the LAN.


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