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hrongyorgy [Visitor] — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:39:05 +0000

I understand, the gentoo-sources' maintainer(s) don't want add any disto-spec patch to genpatches, but it can be applied externally, e.g. from ebuild or genkernel (with --with-branding switch for example). Or genkernel isn't capable to apply this patch?

I use only the logo-needed patches no uvesafb or sthg, because these are coming with gentoo-sources now.

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Josh Saddler [Member] — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 06:57:57 +0000

Thanks for the interest in night-sources, h! I didn't know anyone was still using it. I may have to update the patchset. :)

I spoke with our kernel maintainers about this awhile ago, but they don't want to put anything into the genpatches set that doesn't go upstream. If I were to write code that would let the user select any arbitrary .xpm bootlogo, that might go in, as then it could go into Linus' kernel upstream.

Basically, they don't want anything distro-specific in gentoo-sources, just fixes and stuff that will eventually appear in the upstream kernel anyway.

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hrongyorgy [Visitor] — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 06:41:45 +0000

Do you know about integrating night-patches (the G bootlogo) to gentoo-sources? I usually can patch my kernel succesfully with this logo, and it always works.
I imagined a 'branding' use flag on gentoo sources... :)

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Josh Saddler [Member] — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 05:56:30 +0000

Actually, I'm not using a pager. I've decided I don't believe in multiple desktops, for the time being. :)

The tray I'm using is stalonetray (leftmost transparent thing), then the taskbar is tint2 (list of windows), and then conky, and then another instance of tint2 just for the date/time. It normally has both taskbar and clock rolled into one, but I decided to split 'em up.

That vertical panel there to the left is just the Xfce panel. It's there solely for the launchers and for the main menu at top. And it still takes up too much space.

What pager are you seeing, and where?

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robbat2 [Visitor] — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:26:41 +0000

What's the pager you're using there, I don't recognize it, and you don't mention.