| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
Reformist
Guru
Joined: 06 Oct 2002
Posts: 323
|
 Posted: Tue May 06, 2003 9:55 pm Post subject: |
 |
|
Here's a take on my exprerience from the CVS ebuild already in portage.
I emerged phoenix-cvs, which compiled fine, but running phoenix immediately quit back to the command prompt with no error messages (as both root and user). I also tried running "export MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME=./; ./phoenix" from within /usr/lib/phoenix, to no avail.
So, I proceeded to do as many in this thread suggested:
1) unmerge phoenix-cvs (note that at this point I have no phoenix NOR mozilla packages on my system what so ever).
2) wipe out /usr/lib/phoenix (there was still tons of crap there after I unmerged phoenix-cvs).
3) reemerged phoenix-cvs
After doing the above, everything works excellent! I DID NOT have to remove ~/.phoenix or any such folder, nor would I want to, because I have extensive preferences, booksmarks etc. saved within phoenix.
Also note that I am running the GTK2 version of phoenix, meaning I emerged with:
| Code: |
WANT_GTK2="yes" expmerge phoenix-cvs
|
where "expmerge" is an alias for 'ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="~x86" emerge'
While running the GTK2 version, the fonts and everything are from my GTK2 theme, and everything is gorgeous. AA is most excellent! I've also noticed that the menus are indeed slower than the GTK1 version, and the page scrolling is slower in updating, but it is handled well and is not a problem even in the slightest (it's actually smoother, but at first glance seems slower coming from the GTK1 version of phoenix). I think this may be due to the option "general.smoothScroll" in about:config (type that into the url to see a configuration sheet).
Also, in reference to tom's post a few pages back, while running the GTK2 version I definately have the ability to scroll using PgUp, PgDown, and the arrows.
While phoenix is using GTK2, the scroll bars are not GTK2, they are from whatever theme I am running in phoenix. This is fine, it looks great anyway, but I have been unable to find the option in about:config (if there is one) for changing this behavior. Floam suggested a few pages back,
| Quote: | | the scrollbar uses chrome not gtk, if you go into about:config and turn gfx scrollbars off (or on, whatever the default isnt) itll use the gtk one |
Although I was unable to find an option fitting his description. Perhaps someone can post what the option is.
On another note, my flash plugins etc. work flawlessly. No crashing or odd behavior. I have yet to try mplayer-plugin.
EDIT: Any preference change I make through tools|options is definately not saved. This is similar to the problems some other users are having.
_________________
-Phil Crosby |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
nbrown
Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 26 Oct 2002
Posts: 140
Location: Somewhere in the NE
|
| Posted: Tue May 06, 2003 10:11 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I did run it as root a few times to install some extensions (still can't figure out how to do that as a normal user). So I guess that's how things got messed up.
-Nate |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
relyt
Apprentice
Joined: 29 Aug 2002
Posts: 238
Location: Massachusetts
|
| Posted: Wed May 07, 2003 9:22 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| nbrown wrote: | | I did run it as root a few times to install some extensions (still can't figure out how to do that as a normal user). So I guess that's how things got messed up. |
It is strange, I hope they get the extensions thing fixed some day. I am also not experiencing an inability to save preferences. Maybe it's some bug from after my last emerge (4/24). |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Gnufsh
Guru
Joined: 28 Dec 2002
Posts: 400
Location: Portland, OR
|
| Posted: Wed May 07, 2003 9:53 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| I'm having trouble with my preferences being forgotten also. Flash seems to work fine, but I can't seem to get acrobat reader working as a plugin. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
boolean
n00b
Joined: 30 Oct 2002
Posts: 47
Location: Hillsborough, NJ
|
| Posted: Thu May 08, 2003 1:42 am Post subject: |
|
|
is anyone else having problems with phoenix/firebird responsiveness? as of late it's been pretty slow for me. opening a new tab will take a few seconds, etc..
is this how cvs is (or was a week ago when i built it)?
how are you guys finding it to be running? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
wudrum
n00b
Joined: 02 May 2003
Posts: 5
|
| Posted: Thu May 08, 2003 7:29 pm Post subject: |
|
|
does anyone else have the problem that when right-clicking to perform a mouse gesture in phoenix, the right-click context menu immediately pops up and interferes w/ the gesture??? this is not the behavior of right-click menus in the windows version of phoenix (or anywhere in windows actually) and it is IMMENSELY annoying...so much so that I must use opera instead of phoenix in linux in order to enjoy browsing w/ mouse gestures!! 
if anyone knows how to prevent this (sadly, i suspect it's hard-coded into gtk and gtk2, as compiling with either one as the default toolkit leaves me w/ the same problem...they should REALLY change that) or is able to use phoenix mouse gestures without this problem please post! 
thanks
_________________
emerge world |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
noff
Guru
Joined: 11 Nov 2002
Posts: 388
Location: College Park, Maryland
|
| Posted: Thu May 15, 2003 8:55 pm Post subject: |
|
|
If you emerged phoenix-cvs in the past couple of days it may not start. That is due to the launch script. Edit /usr/bin/phoenix and on line 16 change phoenix to MozillaFirebird.
_________________
What Larry was saying is that if you make it too easy for programmers, then poor programmers will be able to do things best left to good programmers, and will inevitably do them poorly. Everyone will suffer in the long term as a result." - Tom Chance |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
DNH
n00b
Joined: 16 Apr 2002
Posts: 60
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
|
| Posted: Fri May 16, 2003 2:18 am Post subject: |
|
|
noff: I had the same issue, thanks.
Another issue I noticed...Clicking on the home button takes me to mozilla.org regardless of what I set the homepage to in preferences. Sort of annoying since the bookmarks aren't working.
BTW, I compiled from cvs today (5/15).
_________________
The answer |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
RoguexWolf
n00b
Joined: 09 Apr 2003
Posts: 10
Location: NC
|
| Posted: Fri May 16, 2003 8:51 pm Post subject: MozillaFirebird |
|
|
| noff wrote: | | If you emerged phoenix-cvs in the past couple of days it may not start. That is due to the launch script. Edit /usr/bin/phoenix and on line 16 change phoenix to MozillaFirebird. |
Thank you for pointing this out.. I was kinda miffed at first on why it wasnt working but everything was there..
I also changed line18 phoenix -remote to MozillaFirebird -remote Just incase..
but once again thanks for pointing this out. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
nempo
Guru
Joined: 16 Apr 2002
Posts: 360
Location: Linkoping, Sweden
|
| Posted: Sat May 17, 2003 10:09 pm Post subject: |
|
|
bump
_________________
| homeobocks wrote: | | superjaded wrote: |
would Big Brother become a reality? |
Yeah . . . it would be just like the tv show. Except somebody would be watching. |
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Reformist
Guru
Joined: 06 Oct 2002
Posts: 323
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
mjoswig
Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 05 Feb 2003
Posts: 122
Location: Hamburg, Germany
|
| Posted: Sun May 18, 2003 9:14 am Post subject: |
|
|
mempo,
your great ebuild unfortunately contains two (new) errors, both in src_install():
1) you still call dodir ${PHOENIX_PATH} instead of dodir ${FIREBIRD_PATH}
2) you said to name the calling script MozillaFirebird but try to copy mozillafirebird (Hey, this is not Windoze  )
Ciao,
Michael |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Wedge_
Advocate
Joined: 08 Aug 2002
Posts: 3614
Location: Scotland
|
| Posted: Sun May 18, 2003 12:05 pm Post subject: |
|
|
With the two changes mjoswig mentioned, the new ebuild worked fine for me, with and without GTK2 support.
_________________
Per Ardua Ad Astra
The Earth is the cradle of the mind, but we cannot live forever in a cradle - Konstantin E. Tsiolkovsky
Gentoo Radeon FAQ |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
nempo
Guru
Joined: 16 Apr 2002
Posts: 360
Location: Linkoping, Sweden
|
| Posted: Sun May 18, 2003 2:18 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| mjoswig wrote: | mempo,
your great ebuild unfortunately contains two (new) errors, both in src_install():
1) you still call dodir ${PHOENIX_PATH} instead of dodir ${FIREBIRD_PATH}
2) you said to name the calling script MozillaFirebird but try to copy mozillafirebird (Hey, this is not Windoze )
Ciao,
Michael |
Maybe I'm just tired or something but #2 is not getting through my head, can you expand alittle on what the problem is.
_________________
| homeobocks wrote: | | superjaded wrote: |
would Big Brother become a reality? |
Yeah . . . it would be just like the tv show. Except somebody would be watching. |
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
chr1z
Apprentice
Joined: 17 Jul 2002
Posts: 207
|
| Posted: Sun May 18, 2003 3:15 pm Post subject: |
|
|
when i try to emerge the ebiold of this thread i get
| Quote: | root@foo:/usr/local/portage/net-www/mozillafirebird-cvs> emerge mozillafirebird-cvs-0.6.2003.05.18.ebuild
Calculating dependencies ...done!
!!! Error: the >=x11-base/xfree-4.3-r2 package conflicts with this package and both can't be installed on the same system tether.
root@foo:/usr/local/portage/net-www/mozillafirebird-cvs>
|
do i have to downgrade xfree? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
darktux
Veteran
Joined: 16 Nov 2002
Posts: 1086
Location: Coimbra, Portugal
|
| Posted: Sun May 18, 2003 4:21 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| nempo wrote: | | mjoswig wrote: | mempo,
your great ebuild unfortunately contains two (new) errors, both in src_install():
1) you still call dodir ${PHOENIX_PATH} instead of dodir ${FIREBIRD_PATH}
2) you said to name the calling script MozillaFirebird but try to copy mozillafirebird (Hey, this is not Windoze )
Ciao,
Michael |
Maybe I'm just tired or something but #2 is not getting through my head, can you expand alittle on what the problem is. |
case sensitive
_________________
Lego my ego, and I'll lego your knowledge
www.tuxslare.org - My reborn website  |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
mjoswig
Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 05 Feb 2003
Posts: 122
Location: Hamburg, Germany
|
| Posted: Sun May 18, 2003 4:35 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Quote: | | Maybe I'm just tired or something but #2 is not getting through my head, can you expand alittle on what the problem is. |
Just a matter of the capital M and F. As I wrote: We are not talking Windows here |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Reformist
Guru
Joined: 06 Oct 2002
Posts: 323
|
| Posted: Mon May 19, 2003 4:02 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I've emerged MozillaFirebird 0.6, and I still have the problem where my preferences aren't saved from the preference window.... I can't enable javascript! Grr!
_________________
-Phil Crosby |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
mjoswig
Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 05 Feb 2003
Posts: 122
Location: Hamburg, Germany
|
| Posted: Mon May 19, 2003 4:44 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Did you remove your old .phoenix directory?
Check the permissions of the directories and files. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Reformist
Guru
Joined: 06 Oct 2002
Posts: 323
|
| Posted: Mon May 19, 2003 6:25 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Yeah, I wiped ~/.phoenix and ran MozillaFirebird, letting it create a new ~/.phoenix for me. Even then, changing java preferences etc. in Tools|Options will not turn on java or javascript; I changed javascript=on in about:config, which worked, but upon restart, javascript once again did not work (but the about:config option for javascript was still "True").
Very strange. I'm also reinstalling firebird, as I downloaded the optimoz gesture and tab browser extensions and firebird will no longer run (as root or user) due to an error message in a dialog box upon startup:
| Quote: |
Fatal error: could not identify overlayed window in windowTypes.rdf
|
_________________
-Phil Crosby |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
GaMMa
l33t
Joined: 23 Aug 2002
Posts: 684
Location: USA
|
| Posted: Mon May 19, 2003 6:44 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I've been having problems with the CVS lately... nothing happens after this line, it doesn't fetch the CVS tree, just sits there... it's been like this for a few days and I've left the emerge open for an hour and still nothing... Any ideas? I thought it might have been a port on my firewall that was closed but gaim-cvs still works for me fine...
bash-2.05b# emerge phoenix-cvs-0.5-r2.ebuild
Calculating dependencies ...done!
>>> emerge (1 of 1) net-www/phoenix-cvs-0.5-r2 to /
>>> Unpacking source...
* Checking out latest Mozilla from CVS...
* [ mozilla/browser & mozilla/toolkit ] |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Reformist
Guru
Joined: 06 Oct 2002
Posts: 323
|
| Posted: Mon May 19, 2003 6:55 pm Post subject: |
|
|
That's because Firebird 0.6 was just released, and the Mozilla CVS servers are down for the time being (either they had to do some maintenance, or are overtrafficked). You can download the firebird 0.6 ebuilds from bugs.gentoo.org, unless they've been officially released already, because firebird 0.6 should be equivalent CVS is right now.
_________________
-Phil Crosby |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
greywolf
n00b
Joined: 22 Jun 2002
Posts: 18
Location: Scotland
|
| Posted: Mon May 19, 2003 10:32 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Reformist wrote: | | the Mozilla CVS servers are down for the time being (either they had to do some maintenance, or are overtrafficked) |
I've been having cvs problems too, I hoped it was such a server problem (preferable to my own stupidity anyway  ) but I couldn't find any mention of this anywhere; where sould I have been looking? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Reformist
Guru
Joined: 06 Oct 2002
Posts: 323
|
| Posted: Mon May 19, 2003 10:51 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I haven't seen any official mention, but I've seen it all over the fora. Also, in my above post, the firebird-killing error is indeed caused by installing the optimoz mouse gesture extension, so be cautius if you want to try and install that package (nighly build, "works with phoenix 0.6" quote unquote..).
Killed my build twice now......
_________________
-Phil Crosby |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
GaMMa
l33t
Joined: 23 Aug 2002
Posts: 684
Location: USA
|
| Posted: Tue May 20, 2003 2:17 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Yay CVS servers are working for me again, I'm going to emerge MozillaFirebird.ebuild once it's officially released, until then phoenix-cvs for me . |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
Desktop Environments
