Switch acer desktop <-> xfce from panel (icon)

[adcomp]

Hello .. ( sorry for my poor english )

Some people ask me how I do this 'switch desktop' : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_3NeUGAOLI
If someone can help me to "translate" this little howto ..

TODO : switch between 'Acer Desktop' <-> 'Xfce Desktop' from panel

1) to switch I made this little script : http://www.ad-comp.be/data/files/src/changedesktop.sh

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#!/bin/sh

# Test if easy mode (acer)
ps aux | grep xfdesktop2 | grep '/usr/bin'

#  0 = Acer Desktop 
if [ $? = 0 ]; then
   killall xfdesktop2
   sleep .5
   /usr/bin/xfdesktop-xfce &
else
   killall xfdesktop-xfce
   sleep .5
   /usr/bin/xfdesktop2 &
fi


2) download it in your home path ( or copy/paste )

3) you have to set file permissions. Open a terminal ,

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chmod +x changedesktop.sh

4) now add a launcher to panel .. open terminal ( or ALT+F2 ) :

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xfce4-panel -a

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Summary
Follow instructions and it should be ok

1) open terminal : ALT+F2 , 'xterm' or 'xfterm4'
2) download script in your home path
3) change file permission [ chmod ]
4) move the script to /usr/local/bin [ with sudo because you need to be root ]
5) add launcher to panel [ xfce4-panel -a ]

here some screenshot to help ( in french )








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If the script is in your download' directory ( /home/user/Downloads or /mnt/home/Downloads if you have SD on storage expansion ) :

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[user@localhost ~]$ cd ~/Downloads
[user@localhost Downloads]$ ls
changedesktop.sh
[user@localhost Downloads]$ chmod +x changedesktop.sh
[user@localhost Downloads]$ sudo mv changedesktop.sh /usr/local/bin/changedesktop
[user@localhost Downloads]$ cd
[user@localhost ~]$ xfce4-panel -a


Now add a launcher to panel ( command = changedesktop ) ..

[clairvaux]

Will the updater work after this?

[adcomp]

Will the updater work after this?

Yes .. why not ? all work fine for me ..

[clairvaux]

Ah I see, unlike the other script, this one doesn't replace vital parts of the OS. Very well done! I like this a lot. Simple, but complete

[Sid]

Ah I see, unlike the other script, this one doesn't replace vital parts of the OS. Very well done! I like this a lot. Simple, but complete

Both modifications are good, note that the other script removes the acer modified items, giving better customization options.

[pon10]

Ok this i my first Linux OS i have ever worked with so i am a nobe!

i cant get the launcher to work when i put the script in the teminal it works but then i closed the teminal and it goes to crap! when i i am in the properties of the new launcher i put the script in the command line but when i closed it all nothing happens???

http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/32503/Screenshot.png

[equani]

Have you found a way to run the command at startup? (To boot directly to the xfce desktop)
I tried different types of startup scripts, but apparently the Acer Desktop launches after the scripts are executed, so it boots to the Acer Desktop.

[adcomp]

i cant get the launcher to work when i put the script in the teminal it works but then i closed the teminal and it goes to crap! when i i am in the properties of the new launcher i put the script in the command line but when i closed it all nothing happens???

you do it in wrong way

You have to put 'where is the script' in the command line .. not copy the script into
Save the script in your home path ( /home/user ) and write something like this in command line : /home/user/changedesktop

But if you want to launch it by hand , I think that's better to move the script to /usr/local/bin and use it with "Run program" ( ALT+F2 )

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[user@localhost ~]$ sudo mv changedesktop /usr/local/bin

now you can use it from anywhere .. not only in your home path. with ALT+F2 , simply write 'changedesktop'
Same thing with command line (launcher) .. simply write 'changedesktop'.

I know my explaination are not very clear .. again sorry for my poor english but if this can help someone

David [a.k.a] ADcomp from Belgium

[adcomp]

Have you found a way to run the command at startup? (To boot directly to the xfce desktop)
I tried different types of startup scripts, but apparently the Acer Desktop launches after the scripts are executed, so it boots to the Acer Desktop.

Yep .. I didn't test this , but you can try to move the script in '~/.config/autostart/' .. I don't think That's the better way to do it ...

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[user@localhost ~]$ cp changedesktop .config/autostart

bye

[equani]

Yep .. I didn't test this , but you can try to move the script in '~/.config/autostart/' .. I don't think That's the better way to do it ...

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[user@localhost ~]$ cp changedesktop .config/autostart

bye

Thanks alot mate! Didnt even think of that option



-- Edit --
Didnt work
Too bad. Would have been so easy a way.
I guess you could try prevent the system from running the Acer Desktop, but it just leaves me wondering, what other stuff that affects on.