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  • Subject: Re: [BL] BL3 Preliminary report
  • Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 07:51:57 +1300

James Miller wrote:
>
> I looked up some info on the web on SWM and noted that,
> in the screenshots, it had a "taskbar" (to use a lousy
> Win analogy) at the bottom of the screen.

That's probably the Gnome version of swm. When you compile
swm, you have the option to make a version that works as the
Gnome wm.

> However, when I booted BL3 to SWM, I saw no taskbar at the
> bottom

There is no taskbar. I compiled swm without the Gnome stuff.
That's why swm is only 18kb in size.

> So, my question is whether maybe part of my screen was
> getting cut off so I couldn't see the taskbar?

Nope. All you get is Morocco wallpaper with a floating menu.

> fs.img unzipped to 15MB. Is that really the right size?

Yes. It holds the BL3 filesystem (plus 10mb free for add-ons).

> Should it be that big?

Good question. I could make fs.img as small as 5mb (no room
for add-ons) or much, much bigger. I choose 15mb because
that leaves enough free space for Netscape 3.04 and a few
other bits & pieces. If users would prefer more/less space
on the filesystem, I would welcome their suggestions.

Cheers,
Steven




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