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PCManFM 0.9.1 + libfm 0.1.1 Alpha
Today, new alpha releases of PCManFM and libfm were made. Again, let me show you the screenshot first. Here are highlights of this release: Auto-mount for removable devices and and “Auto-run” dialog. (Finally we have this!) Support ‘menu://applications/’ to show installed applications in pcmanfm. (needs lxmenu-data) (reported to be a little bit buggy?) Support ‘menu://applications/DesktopSettings/’…
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PCManFM 0.9 Alpha is released!
After endless waiting, here comes the first public tarball release of next generation PCManFM. But don’t expect too much. This is an Alpha release. 🙂 Everybody loves screenshots. This is PCManFM 0.9.0 alpha running under LXDE with its desktop manager turned on. There will be 1.0, but before it become stable enough for production use, let’s…
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Desktop support of PCManFM is working now!
The latest source code of next generation pcmanfm, aka pcmanfm2, in git repo already supports desktop management. The new desktop manager looks better than the old one in pcmanfm 0.5. Let’s see the screenshot: After compiling the latest source code, run the desktop manager with: pcmanfm2 –desktop Then you’ll see the desktop. Change the wallpaper…
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Lxdm is now themeable!
Hooray! I just finished theming support of LXDM. 🙂 LXDM, the display manager of LXDE, now has full theming support based on gtkrc styles + GtkBuilder xml UI definition. No technology outside GTK+ iteself is needed and no additional library is required for this new feature. Now lxdm even comes with a default theme ported…
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Future plans and TODOs of LXDE in 2010
As many people have seen, LXDE is currently underwent active development, but most of the visible problems are not yet solved and many distros are still shipping out-dated versions of LXDE components. So I think it’s time to give a more clear roadmap about the plans in 2010. Here’s are problems to solve this year:…
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Recent PCManFM/libfm updates
During this weekend, much has been changed in libfm. Many small bugs are fixed, and some missing features are implemented. Please test it. Get the latest source code from git repo. git clone git://pcmanfm.git.sourceforge.net/gitroot/pcmanfm/libfm Recent Changes: Remote folders get updated when files in them get changed in libfm. Trash can icon in side pane is…
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Projects libfm and pcmanfm are now merged!
Today, we decided to move libfm, which aimed to be a core lib for developing file managers, to pcmanfm project. This doesn’t mean that you’ll need pcmanfm to use libfm. They are just hosted in the same project. Advantage: Bug tracker and developer membership can be shared. (The most important one) Since it’s difficult for…
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Current status of libfm and PCManFM
As usual, let’s begin with the latest screenshot. Some highlights: The side pane now correctly display volumes. Mounting of removable devices now works out of the box. Just click on them in the side pane. Bookmark items in the side pane are now correctly updated whtn your gtk+ bookmarks got changed by other applications. Some…
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LXDM – New Display Manager
LXDE finally has its own display manager, lxdm, and doesn’t need to rely on GDM or KDM from now on. To see is to believe. Recently, a new developer dgod from China joined us and contributed a new project, lxdm, a lightweight display manager aimed to replace gdm. Later, I modified his code, and re-implement…
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Alternative Music Player For LXDE – Aqualung
Several months ago, I just found a great music player very suitable for use with LXDE named Aqualung. It’s lightweight, written in pure C, gtk+2 only, desktop-independent, and feature-rich at the same time. The user interface is more or less similar to that of LXMusic, but it’s much more feature-complete. So, personally it’s my favorite…