On 10/13/2024 04:57 AM, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
On Sat, Oct 12, 2024 at 08:27:55AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
It has been my habit since days of Squeeze to install the new Debian to a
fresh fresh partition and then use Grub to chose which version for a
particular session.
I have two what might loosely be described as configuration questions.
1. I have 2 Panels of icons for launching tools/applications at the
top of my display. Are they inventoried anywhere? I want a "check
sheet" to verify I effectively have the same flexibility on my new
system.
Which desktop on Debian 9?
MATE
Just a preferred arrangement? Write down what the arrangement is and
reimplement it for yourself once you've installed 12?
Essentially what I'm doing ;}
It's inefficient.
Debian "knows" and can reproduce icons on an apparently arbitrary number
if panels. The information is stored somewhere.
Where?
Which desktop environment do you plan to install on Debian 12?
I have installed MATE on Debian n12.
2. Is there some way to have the contents of
/home/richard/.config/Desktop be displayed in the current pattern?
Secondarily, is it possible to have new additions snap to a suitably
coarse grid?
I don't know: I have no idea what is in this file: that's local configuration >
How coarse is coarse? Does this have any relation to the ideal method of
measuring the length of a piece of string and quantifying the resultant value?
The system has a "default" icon size and if you only manually place
files in the Desktop folder what is visually displayed is a regular grid
on non-overlapping icons.
At a minimum I want is when manual moving icons they snap to a location
on THAT grid spacing.
What actually happens is they are placed at the *precise* pixel location
you "chose" :{
MORE INFORMATION NEEDED PLEASE - I can't look over your shoulder and
see exactly what you see. If you have preferred customisations, you may
need to reproduce them yourself.
I'm unsure of your methodology here: given the amount of change since 9.13
and the amount of updates, for myself I'd just install a clean version of
Debian 12 and hae done with it.
I have installed a fully functional Debian 12.
I want to reproduce the visual environment I've developed over the years.
All best, as ever,
Andy
(amaca...@debian.org)
I'd just install a nice fresh version of Debian 12
TIA
