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Re: Salix Xfce 15.0RC2
Posted: 11. Aug 2022, 17:56
by hugok
missTell wrote: ↑11. Aug 2022, 15:10
5. Xfce has a problem with handling open windows on the panel.
Maybe one should consider adding one more extension, for those who might need it.
If someone has many open windows, they won't fit on the taskbar.
If one groups them, it's hard to say what's what, as there is no window preview, like in all modern OS.
Gnome extension (copycat of Windows, of course, however, not as good though) as example:
https://ibb.co/M1bkKcd
https://ibb.co/Y45bwBP
It's pretty easy to find what one needs.
Now compare it to that Xfce mess.
https://ibb.co/tbhWMTF
Note that the number of opened windows is the same.
There is one extension, "Docklike Taskbar", which tries to overcome that productivity issue of Xfce.
https://ibb.co/VpyBm7J
https://ibb.co/k6HHLPT
https://github.com/hugok79/xfce4-docklike-plugin
It isn't really on-pair with Gnome / Windows, but also much better than nothing.
MX Linux uses "Docklike Taskbar" but I don't know how stable it is or who is actually developing it:
https://github.com/nsz32/docklike-plugin
https://github.com/nsz32/docklike-plugin/tree/master/po
https://gitlab.xfce.org/panel-plugins/x ... /issues/30
https://gitlab.xfce.org/panel-plugins/x ... ike-plugin
https://github.com/davekeogh/xfce4-docklike-plugin
Re: Salix Xfce 15.0RC2
Posted: 11. Aug 2022, 19:20
by missTell
Re: Salix Xfce 15.0RC2
Posted: 11. Aug 2022, 19:51
by hugok
I just fork the projects for translation. I don't do code.
Most of the software doesn't use translation platforms, only with "Pull Requests"
But now talking about the panel... I don't usually have so many tabs or instances open but the option to just leave the icons instead of the tabs with the label is an option and you can do that in the settings.
And yes, all the open souce in kind of broken... I myself, who for example am the coordinator and translator of the GNOME Desktop Environment (Portuguese Team), don't use it because it is too confusing. I still prefer Xfce.
Re: Salix Xfce 15.0RC2
Posted: 11. Aug 2022, 20:35
by SalixManiac
by babam
I want my laptop with Iris Xe graphics (i5-1135G7) to be able to use hardware acceleration for video encoding/decoding.
Sadly Intel remove VAAPI after gimini lake.
Under Salix 15.0 you can install Intel Media Driver 2021Q4 Release - 22.1.1 (this version fixes many bugs) without too much pain but there will be no Slackware security update on this package, but if you want to do this properly you will have to recompile ffmpeg avidemux vlc mpv smplayer (firefox-91 i don't know)....
https://github.com/intel/media-driver/r ... dia-22.1.1
but it may still be too early because I don't see any command in
https://mpv.io/manual/stable/ to activate Intel-Media, and everyone is reporting bugs on the web.
try:
$mpv --hwdec=auto /home/video.mp4
you must see:
Using hardware decoding (vaapi) <-----your hardware
Keep us informed, you are our pioneer
Re: Salix Xfce 15.0RC2
Posted: 12. Aug 2022, 00:11
by gapan
babam wrote: ↑11. Aug 2022, 07:00
Can you please update the intel-media-driver to a newer version, 21.3.5 is a bit out of date.
Thanks.
Well, I tried...
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[ 95%] Building CXX object media_driver/CMakeFiles/iHD_drv_video_CODEC.dir/__/media_softlet/agnostic/common/codec/hal/enc/shared/scalability/encode_scalability_singlepipe.cpp.o
[ 95%] Building CXX object media_driver/CMakeFiles/iHD_drv_video_CODEC.dir/__/media_softlet/agnostic/common/codec/hal/enc/shared/statusreport/encode_status_report.cpp.o
[ 95%] Building CXX object media_driver/CMakeFiles/iHD_drv_video_CODEC.dir/__/media_softlet/agnostic/common/codec/hal/enc/shared/mmc/encode_mem_compression.cpp.o
[ 95%] Building CXX object media_driver/CMakeFiles/iHD_drv_video_CODEC.dir/__/media_softlet/agnostic/common/codec/hal/shared/codec_hw_next.cpp.o
[ 95%] Built target iHD_drv_video_CODEC
make: *** [Makefile:156: all] Error 2
build() failed.
Apparently it needs a newer libva than the one we have in libva. I'll try with 22.1.1 which is probably the latest that can be built in 15.0
Re: Salix Xfce 15.0RC2
Posted: 12. Aug 2022, 05:58
by simone
Hello, I point out that in my Lenovo laptop I installed the rc2 version, but it is a problem that persists since the Alpha version: on reboot everything works, except that it does not have the options to suspend and hibernate. I tried to reinstall upower but nothing to do. From the terminal if I do loginctl suspend nothing happens... Thanks
Re: Salix Xfce 15.0RC2
Posted: 12. Aug 2022, 06:14
by babam
gapan wrote: ↑12. Aug 2022, 00:11
Apparently it needs a newer libva than the one we have in libva. I'll try with 22.1.1 which is probably the latest that can be built in 15.0
22.3.0 is the last version that requires libva-2.13
https://github.com/intel/media-driver/a ... 3.0.tar.gz
https://github.com/intel/gmmlib/archive ... 1.1.tar.gz
It should add /etc/profile.d/intel-media.sh
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#!/bin/sh
export LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME=iHD
Thanks.
Re: Salix Xfce 15.0RC2
Posted: 12. Aug 2022, 06:24
by babam
SalixManiac wrote: ↑11. Aug 2022, 20:35
Sadly Intel remove VAAPI after gimini lake.
Under Salix 15.0 you can install Intel Media Driver 2021Q4 Release - 22.1.1 (this version fixes many bugs) without too much pain but there will be no Slackware security update on this package, but if you want to do this properly you will have to recompile ffmpeg avidemux vlc mpv smplayer (firefox-91 i don't know)....
https://github.com/intel/media-driver/r ... dia-22.1.1
but it may still be too early because I don't see any command in
https://mpv.io/manual/stable/ to activate Intel-Media, and everyone is reporting bugs on the web.
try:
$mpv --hwdec=auto /home/video.mp4
you must see:
Using hardware decoding (vaapi) <-----your hardware
Keep us informed, you are our pioneer
To use intel-media-driver (iHD) you have to set the environment.
It should add /etc/profile.d/intel-media.sh
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#!/bin/sh
export LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME=iHD
Re: Salix Xfce 15.0RC2
Posted: 12. Aug 2022, 06:43
by missTell
There is no issue with "Thunar file manager having different "colors" icons.
This because there is a System File Manager (any file manager found on the system, some cryptic command) icon, and then there is a Thunar (org.xfce.thunar, previously thunar) icon.
https://ibb.co/F8J2GBL
The actual issue which is present in this crippled icon set is that the SHAPE of the icon has a wrong form since it comes from another icon set. There are few other folder icons in that wrong form present on the system.
However, we have other icon problems, but I really won't bother explaining it again.
Just a couple of days ago (8. Aug 2022, 19:44) I brought already a screenshot of it.
https://ibb.co/5vsnsWx
https://ibb.co/mv7zDj8
Addendum
https://ibb.co/CKy6syr
https://ibb.co/3MJ99dT
Unmodified original, proper "All Applications" icon in Start Menu.
Re: Salix Xfce 15.0RC2
Posted: 12. Aug 2022, 08:18
by simone
simone wrote: ↑12. Aug 2022, 05:58
Hello, I point out that in my Lenovo laptop I installed the rc2 version, but it is a problem that persists since the Alpha version: on reboot everything works, except that it does not have the options to suspend and hibernate. I tried to reinstall upower but nothing to do. From the terminal if I do loginctl suspend nothing happens... Thanks
Update: by deleting the Salix-polkit-settings package the suspension icons reappear and work normally!