Howto use E16 as your daily desktop - intro first steps

Thanatermesis · May 23, 2019, 3:15pm

This is a wiki page, I will write it with more time, but first, help me to know what is needed to include edit -this- page and add your points you think are important to know here:

Welcome topics:

summary of e16
differences between e16 and others

First steps:

where are the things
- filemanager, ... ?
- clock (time, date)
- system tray
how to run apps
- ALT + ESC + one letter or 2
- menu
- shortcuts with e16 Keydit
how to hotkeys
- shortcuts with e16 Keydit
how to install apps
- synaptic
- do we recommend not using flatpak and snapd? (to preservere stability)

Features:

composite
sounds
E common features
systray
"remember" features
Elive integrations / features (with e16)

Advanced usage:

how to manage the desktop
How to change existing keyboard layout with a GUI
- for a systemwide change, open a terminal and type:
  "sudo dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration"

Extra:

how to take a screenshot
- use the command elive-screenshot or with the -r option to take a range selection, then its copied so you can paste it anywhere
- print screen or Shift Print screen and select area ( default, it save in pictures and clipboard to paste it)
Add "onboard" virtual keypad to the login screen:
- Configure " /etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter" as root with sudo. i.e " sudo nano /etc/lightdm/light-dm-greeter".
  Go to the end of the file under [screen] and remove the # and add " onboard" behind " keyboard="
  thus:

Save it and on next login you' ll have the option added to the top right menu.
thus:

Issues:

suspension / hibernate sometimes doesn't wake up synaptic touchpad.
- If so, to re-enable it:
  Open a terminal and run "sudo modprobe -r psmouse && sudo modprobe psmouse" , after which the pad should be responsive again.

yoda · May 23, 2019, 3:21pm

I will edit it later today

We need to make it simple, not too overwhelming but people through that page need to see how powerfull / cool is Elive and E16

We need to put the spotlight on the hidden golden nuggets

yoda

Thanatermesis · May 23, 2019, 3:50pm

Yep, agree

maybe with some attractive small images too

yoda · May 23, 2019, 3:51pm

People are lazy
Yes we need pictures pictures and pictures

Animated GIF when it make sense..

Rebel450 · May 23, 2019, 4:03pm

WHERE IS THE DAMNED FILEMANAGER

I always struggle through - I don't know how many - submenu....
on 3.7.0 A

Rebel450 · May 23, 2019, 4:06pm

And why do you look especially at me
when you said this, ah ??

L O L

Thanatermesis · May 23, 2019, 4:08pm

Added

Let's first make a good listed summary of what we want to include , when all is listed, it will be written (and then including small images too)

Rebel450 · May 23, 2019, 4:11pm

Look at the howto I sent to you (pm) lately
there you can imagine how the average user used to look on the things
(25 years experience watching and reaching people)

Thanatermesis · May 24, 2019, 1:16am

its a long one!

Rebel450 · May 24, 2019, 5:19am

Ya, but you need to read page 1 only

Rebel450 · May 24, 2019, 5:40am

a short video (also placed on youtube - ) would be good

DOES HAVE ANYONE HEREIN A VIRAL YOUTUBE CHANNEL??

triantares · May 24, 2019, 9:25am

I think I've just been bitten by that one. The fresh install running e16 on my X1 went black (while charger connected). Refused to restart so I hit the power button. Machine doesn't visibly react (oh well, black=black) so Igo to TTY1 and see following sequence:

Thanatermesis · May 24, 2019, 9:18pm

are you sure that they are not "hard disk problems" (or usb cable probably) ? check the last 2 lines of these messages

triantares · May 24, 2019, 10:14pm

yeah, I saw those but suspected they were due to USB being restarted after trying to wake up. Did think it a bit strange they appear after power off.

The HD has no problems and there was no USB connected when it shut down.

Which doesn't change the fact that "laptop mode tools"is taking very long to shutdown. That's the main cause of the machine appearing frozen/dead methinks.