[K12OSN] Installing 4.2.0 (any hints or tips?)

Richard holtniurka at cantv.net
Mon Feb 14 11:36:43 UTC 2005


On Mon 14 February 2005 03:02, Tom Lisjac wrote:
> Richard,
> 
> We've been using IceWM for several years and recommend it highly for a
> classroom desktop. It's fast, lightweight and provides a fixed menu
> and toolbar configuration that can't be "creatively adjusted" by the
> kids. :)
> 
> A downside of IceWM is that the menus usually need to be configured
> with a text editor because the automated Gnome menu importer isn't
> optimal.  A few months ago I found an improved package that
> dynamically creates the menu entries with their associated icons:
> 
> http://linuce.free.fr/Softwares/icewm-menu-gnome/
> 
> The app creates the menu when the user first clicks on it... but
> there's a delay involved while the app processes the Gnome entries. I
> didn't like this so I used the app to generate a static text file of
> all the menu entries with their associated icons in the 4.2.0 release.
> If you're interested, I'll be happy to send you a copy.

MenuMaker is a another good menu updater for icewm, etal. 
Don't have the url at hand but it works very well with icewm and is 
quick. 

Richard Holt. 

> -Tom




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