MX-23 RC3 (Fluxbox) Feedback thread

[Wallon]

Dear @Jerry3904,

Dear Jerry,

I think that the word "Deactivate" (not sure if it's the right word in the menu) on its own, without any explanation, is not very understandable.
It would be better to write;
deactivate applications
deactivate options
...

Kind regards,
Wallon

[Wallon]

Dear @Jerry3904,

With Thunar, I put all the files in the trash.
But I can't see the trash icon on my desktop.
I couldn't find in the MX Linux manual how to put a trash icon on my desktop. In MX Tweaks, I didn't see anything about the trash icon on the desktop.
How do I do this?

Kind regards,
Wallon

[Wallon]

Dear @Jerry3904, Dear @dolphin_oracle, Dear @fehlix,

I've understood why there's no French translation for [fr_BE] in the Fluxbox general menu.
On the Github site, there is no translation for [fr_BE].
https://github.com/fluxbox/fluxbox/tree/master/nls
All the translations are very old.
The [fr_FR] translation is not complete. There are many lines that are not translated. What's more, the translations are not very good. The translator did not know Fluxbox.
Examples with mouse options to focus on Fluxbox windows.
"To focus" is translated by the French word "converger". Converger in French has the same meaning as the English verb "To converge". The translator didn't get it! The word "focus" is also used in common French.
On Github, you have to commit to update translations. You need to be a developer to understand Github and make commits.
There's also a big problem with antiX Fluxbox because the translations aren't on the Github site.
I haven't found an active forum for communicating with Fluxbox developers. The developers haven't put anything on Transifex, Weblate... to help the translators. This is not a good thing if you really want to introduce Fluxbox to all language communities.
I think the best solution for MX Linux is to put all the Fluxbox menus at Transifex. It's the only way to have a good distribution.

See you soon!
Wallon

[dolphin_oracle]

Dear @Jerry3904,

With Thunar, I put all the files in the trash.
But I can't see the trash icon on my desktop.
I couldn't find in the MX Linux manual how to put a trash icon on my desktop. In MX Tweaks, I didn't see anything about the trash icon on the desktop.
How do I do this?

Kind regards,
Wallon

fluxbox doesn't support this like the other desktops. I think there is a fluxbox application for checking the trash, I guess you could put a link to that on the idesk desktop. (mxfb-trashcheck)

Dear @Jerry3904,
I think that the word "Deactivate" (not sure if it's the right word in the menu) on its own, without any explanation, is not very understandable.
It would be better to write;
deactivate applications
deactivate options

I don't think the option is necessary at all in the menu, but we aren't changing it now. It doesn't even actually disable the all apps menu, just the auto-updating of the all apps menu.

[Melber]

Dear @Jerry3904,

With Thunar, I put all the files in the trash.
But I can't see the trash icon on my desktop.
I couldn't find in the MX Linux manual how to put a trash icon on my desktop. In MX Tweaks, I didn't see anything about the trash icon on the desktop.
How do I do this?

Kind regards,
Wallon

Fluxbox has no desktop trash icon by default.

Search for "trash check" in appfinder
--- or ---
Create a trash icon yourself with MX Idesktool
--- or ---
Just click on the trash icon in the Thunar sidebar

[Jerry3904]

@Wallon
First: the Manual for MX Fluxbox is not the MX Users Manual. Click the Help icon on the dock or press Ctrl + F1
Second: once you look at the MXFB Manual I think this question and others will become clear (hint: Root Menu > Appearance > Desktop icons)
Third: have you looked at any of the (23!) MXFB videos? The most recent "Here comes MX Fluxbox 23" gives an overview that should be helpful even for a non-English speaker.

[Wallon]

@Wallon
First: the Manual for MX Fluxbox is not the MX Users Manual. Click the Help icon on the dock or press Ctrl + F1
Second: once you look at the MXFB Manual I think this question and others will become clear (hint: Root Menu > Appearance > Desktop icons)
Third: have you looked at any of the (23!) MXFB videos? The most recent "Here comes MX Fluxbox 23" gives an overview that should be helpful even for a non-English speaker.

Thank you Jerry,

Ctrl + F1 > I know this manual.
Root Menu > Appearance > Desktop icons > Add icons should also be translated. Look at my printscreen.
Videos - I know your videos. Your English is good and you don't speak too fast. This is very helpful for people who don't use English every day. Thank you for your dedication.

Kind regards,
Wallon

[siamhie]

hello dolphin_oracle
in rc3mxfluxbox
in rc3 xfce
The .conky MyConky and five ManyRoads in .conky
need xftalpha= value to be greater than zero
shows text.
The value of zero is not showing text, in those six conky.

Those 6 conky's show text for me.


example of MyConky

conky.jpg

[i_ri]

thanks for checking siamhie,
rc3 isos look different here manyroads conky.

chat blab:
one of the coolest md5sums ever seen.
d1eaad99a9ae90384c3c5c6f90eb172a MX-23_fluxbox_RC3_x64.iso

[Jerry3904]

@Wallon Thanks for noticing this:

Root Menu > Appearance > Desktop icons > Add icons should also be translated. Look at my printscreen.

With a very small number of people working on MXFB and very active app development, it is not always easy to 1) notice and 2) find time to correct such items. Those items do not appear to be in Transifex > mx-idesktool, but I will check further.