Re: No Menu in Slackware / SLINT
George Vlahavas <[email protected]> Tue, 6 Apr 2021 23:08:24 +0300
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--00000000000021f18505bf5361e1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Hi David, a simple: make && make install should work (as root, or with sudo). It just copies the ratmenu binary in /usr/bin. However, there is no auto-generation of menus. You'll have to create the menu files yourself. You can look in this tarball for some examples: https://download.salixos.org/x86_64/14.0/source/l/user-settings-ratpoison/user-settings-ratpoison.tar.gz you can copy the files under the menu-basic or menu-full directory to your ~/.ratmenu directory. You can edit those to your liking. There is also a .ratpoisonrc in there under the skel directory that shows how to call those menus. It's basically something like this: bind r exec ~/.ratmenu/main.sh Regards, George On Tue, Apr 6, 2021 at 9:27 PM D.J.J. Ring, Jr. <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello George, > > Nice to hear from you. > > I found ratmenu here. https://github.com/trapd00r/ratmenu > <https://medium.com/netdef/installing-debian-packages-on-slackware-1ed5b8e1d3c0> > > Do you have any advice for installing it in Slackware? > > There is a script deb2tgz which does its best to convert a deb file > (Debian) to a tgz (Slackware) file. > > https://medium.com/netdef/installing-debian-packages-on-slackware-1ed5b8e1d3c0 > > I just got nervous when I saw mentions of "menu" files, the subject makes > my brain boil and my feet feel deep fried, as those "menu" > file configurations probably beyond my ken. > > Best regards, > > David Ring > > On Tue, Apr 6, 2021 at 12:38 PM George Vlahavas <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi David, >> >> you most probably don't have ratmenu installed in Slint. At least if you >> installed ratpoison using the SlackBuild at SBo, it doesn't come with >> ratmenu. >> >> Regards, >> >> George >> >> On Tue, Apr 6, 2021 at 5:05 PM David J. Ring, Jr. <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I am trying to get ratpoison working the same way as ratpoison in Debian >>> in SLINT which is slackware Internetional and for the visually impaired. >>> >>> My darned memory isn't very good and Debian has key bindings so if I use >>> C-t then : I get a window and I can enter "menu" and get a menu. For me, >>> a menu is a needed crutch for my poor short term memory, Debian does >>> this, but Slackware doesn't do this, and I'm trying to figure out "WHY?" >>> >>> So I thought it was the ratpoisonrc file. Debian doesn't have a >>> ratpoisonrc file either under /etc/ratpoisonrc or in ~/.ratpoisonrc >>> >>> Debian ratpoison is version 1.4.9 >>> Slint ratpoison is version 1.4.9 also. >>> >>> I attach my ~/.ratpoisonrc file from Debian. >>> >>> With great hopes that I can have a menu in Slackware / SLINT. >>> >>> Regards, >>> David Ring >>> >>> >>> >>> --00000000000021f18505bf5361e1 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Hi David,</div><div><br></div><div>a simple:</div><di= v><br></div><div>make && make install</div><div></div><div><br></di= v><div>should work (as root, or with sudo). It just copies the ratmenu bina= ry in /usr/bin.</div><div><br></div><div>However, there is no auto-generati= on of menus. You'll have to create the menu files yourself. You can loo= k in this tarball for some examples:</div><div><a href=3D"https://download.= salixos.org/x86_64/14.0/source/l/user-settings-ratpoison/user-settings-ratp= oison.tar.gz">https://download.salixos.org/x86_64/14.0/source/l/user-settin= gs-ratpoison/user-settings-ratpoison.tar.gz</a></div><div><br></div><div>yo= u can copy the files under the menu-basic or menu-full directory to your ~/= .ratmenu directory. You can edit those to your liking. There is also a .rat= poisonrc in there under the skel directory that shows how to call those men= us. It's basically something like this:</div><div><br></div><div>bind r= exec ~/.ratmenu/main.sh</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div><br></= div><div>George<br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"l= tr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Apr 6, 2021 at 9:27 PM D.J.J. Ring, Jr. &l= t;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br></div><b= lockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-le= ft:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class= =3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">Hello=C2=A0George,</div><div c= lass=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gm= ail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">Nice=C2=A0to hear from you.</div><di= v class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D= "gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">I found ratmenu here.=C2=A0=C2=A0= <a href=3D"https://github.com/trapd00r/ratmenu" target=3D"_blank">https://g= ithub.com/trapd00r/ratmenu</a><a href=3D"https://medium.com/netdef/installi= ng-debian-packages-on-slackware-1ed5b8e1d3c0" target=3D"_blank"></a></div><= div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div class= =3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">Do you have any advice for ins= talling it in Slackware?=C2=A0</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"f= ont-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:s= mall">There is a script deb2tgz which does its best to convert a deb file (= Debian) to a tgz (Slackware) file.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style= =3D"font-size:small"><a href=3D"https://medium.com/netdef/installing-debian= -packages-on-slackware-1ed5b8e1d3c0" target=3D"_blank">https://medium.com/n= etdef/installing-debian-packages-on-slackware-1ed5b8e1d3c0</a><br></div><di= v class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D= "gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">I just got nervous when I saw men= tions of "menu" files, the subject makes my brain boil and my fee= t feel deep fried, as those "menu" file=C2=A0configurations proba= bly beyond my ken.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:sma= ll"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">Best= =C2=A0regards,</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">= <br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">David Ring= </div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_= attr">On Tue, Apr 6, 2021 at 12:38 PM George Vlahavas <<a href=3D"mailto= :[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br= ></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;= border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><= div>Hi David,</div><div><br></div><div>you most probably don't have rat= menu installed in Slint. At least if you installed ratpoison using the Slac= kBuild at SBo, it doesn't come with ratmenu.</div><div><br></div><div>R= egards,</div><div><br></div><div>George<br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gm= ail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Apr 6, 2021 at 5:0= 5 PM David J. Ring, Jr. <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_bla= nk">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote"= style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);p= adding-left:1ex">I am trying to get ratpoison working the same way as ratpo= ison in Debian<br> in SLINT which is slackware Internetional and for the visually impaired.<br= > <br> My darned memory isn't very good and Debian has key bindings so if I us= e<br> C-t then : I get a window and I can enter "menu" and get a menu. = For me,<br> a menu is a needed crutch for my poor short term memory, Debian does<br> this, but Slackware doesn't do this, and I'm trying to figure out &= quot;WHY?"<br> <br> So I thought it was the ratpoisonrc file.=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Debian doesn't h= ave a<br> ratpoisonrc file either under /etc/ratpoisonrc or in ~/.ratpoisonrc<br> <br> Debian ratpoison is version 1.4.9<br> Slint ratpoison is version 1.4.9 also.<br> <br> I attach my ~/.ratpoisonrc file from Debian.<br> <br> With great hopes that I can have a menu in Slackware / SLINT.<br> <br> Regards,<br> David Ring<br> <br> <br> <br> </blockquote></div> </blockquote></div> </blockquote></div> --00000000000021f18505bf5361e1--