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["Sheldon Isaac" <sisaac AT netaxs.com>]

On 14 Dec 2003 at 14:09, keesan AT iamjlamb.com wrote:
> >[I am very very new to using any GUI in Linux]
> >
> >How do I get either of the flwriter programs to show up as something that
> >can be run from the icewm desktop?  (am I using the correct terminology?)
> >
> GO to the start menu (type Ctl-Esc or use the mouse).  Go to Control
> Panel, Edit Menu, and type in just below xterm the line
> prog "Flwriter" - flwriter
> 
> This will start a program named flwriter.  If the package unzipped to
> flwriter_static you will need to change that file name or else make the
> line read
> 
> prog "Flwriter" - flwriter_static

Aha!  Many thanks!

I finally did  Start -> Control Panel -> Help
Will do some reading there.

> I have no idea how to use the latest four features in the toolbar - do you
> know what they do? 

Nope.

> Did you test with plain VGA?  That was a problem with the earlier version,
> it worked only with higher resolution X.  

How do I know and adjust the resolution?  I just  installpkg-ed the list 
of files such as xbin, xcfg, etc, etc and re-installpkg-ed bl2-x.tgz

My deep blue screen is somewhat smaller than the physical monitor screen -
 about 80% of its width.