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by porte64
Mon 07 Jun 2010, 15:58
Forum: Puppy Projects
Topic: frozen xorg cursor -> brutal poweroffs
Replies: 3
Views: 2427

frozen xorg cursor -> brutal poweroffs

When some applications go crazy (e.g. asking gxine to open unsupported files like FLV/h264 videos), there seems to be no way to regain control over puppy : the cursor merely freezes (and no keyboard control either), forcing users to brutally power off the system. Is it a severe a windows manager (Xo...
by porte64
Fri 07 May 2010, 13:41
Forum: Users ( For the regulars )
Topic: full installation - unpacking SFS
Replies: 0
Views: 1486

full installation - unpacking SFS

Hello ! Often, it is handy to install onto hard drives your favorite distros (which i have done for 3 puppy variants so far : Standard, Arcade, Pupitup - available on multiboot !). When distros come with (big) SFS files - is there a procedure to unpack them, so as to get a "full" install -...
by porte64
Fri 18 Dec 2009, 10:53
Forum: Suggestions
Topic: wish list for next puppy release
Replies: 384
Views: 319000

Please add the command "Move to trash" or "Send to trash" to the ROX context menu when a file is right-clicked. Further, adding "Shred" (available in "coreutils") to the ROX context menu would be nice too, providing a quick way to securely erase sensitive dat...
by porte64
Fri 18 Dec 2009, 08:21
Forum: Suggestions
Topic: wish list for next puppy release
Replies: 384
Views: 319000

for those who have bad vision

It be nice to make a "dark theme" (uniformally black backgorunds) and "big mouse cursors" available within the next PUPPY release. Indeed, tiny cursors and light backgorunds are extremely aggressive to some users with poor eyes, and PUPPY is such a wonderful distro that i could n...
by porte64
Thu 17 Dec 2009, 09:52
Forum: Suggestions
Topic: for those who have bad vision
Replies: 3
Views: 3173

for those who have bad vision

It be nice to make a "dark theme" and "big mouse cursors" available within the next PUPPY release. Tiny cursors and light backgorunds are extremely aggressive to some users with bad vision, and PUPPY is such a wonderful distro that i could not help complaining about it, hoping it...