A bit of a problem installing a theme in office.org
 

Hello Peeps! (People...just in case..well, you know...)

I have come to understand something about Linux, in particular Mandrake......deleting bin files is BAD, and in ever sense of the word, just plain, out-right, BAD. Just thought that I should mention it, I know someone else will attempt a “stress-test” to see what happens...so save yourself the time and do not do it.

To the point, eh? Okay, sounds fine to me.

I have been doing some reading on this Linux thing, very pleasant thing that it is, and I have run into another small stumbling block, Office.org. Don't get me wrong, I like the way it works, but the way it looks, ah! What pains...my bleeding eye-balls! My cat is starting to look kind of screwy to me, the wall are starting to lean in...bad things are happening...must change appearance!

Because of such, I have resigned either to make or find a theme for office.org, and just wouldn't you know it, there is one! But I cannot seem to get the thing installed and the sources that I have seen have not been all that helpful.

Care to show a newbie da' way?
Thanks!
EEK

Info:
Mandrake 9.2
Theme in question: http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=7131 (having link issues, sorry)

'Rather than focusing on individual themes for each icon set, I decided to provide a tool so that the users can create their own custom icon themes. That said, some common icon-themes from kde-look are enclosed (base = crystal).'

Thats a quote it lets you create your own themes. Thats why its not adjusting your themes. BTW its written in python I believe.

yo man diescribe in short form..did u wanted to change the aprerance... ????

What that means in english is that it doesn't actually change the theme's it gives you the tools to change the themes yourself as in actually create them yourself.

Http://www.themes.org

I had a look here and a few other joints to a google in this way.

http://www.google.com/linux
that'll make it all linux related.

Well. . . , yes. I want to download the "theme" and install it on my 'puter. But the instructions in the download:

Requirements:
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1. convert, composite (imagemagick.org)
2. TCL (8.x)

User Info:
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* To install the default theme in OOo 1.1.x:
1. run: tclsh quickInstall.tcl

* To use one of the existing icon themes:
1. Specify your OOo config directory in config.tcl
2. If using default kde icon theme, update kde config in genbar.tcl
3. See config.tcl for any other customizations
4. run: tclsh genbar.tcl

didn't really help all that much.

Thanks,
EEK.

Ok here's the steps to run it I just did.

download it to your home directory or anyother directory.

Unzip it:

gunzip -df OOo_toolbar
tar -xf OOo_toolbar

cd OOo_toolbar

vi config.tcl

#go through that read it and understand it.

chmod +x quickInstall.tcl

#after that type this last bit.

./quickInstall.tcl


I just did it and it works.

Strikeforce, thanks for helping out...but I not quite sure of what the:

gunzip -df OOo_toolbar
tar -xf OOo_toolbar

cd OOo_toolbar

vi config.tcl

is for. Do I type this into the Konsole? I did with the

chmod +x quickInstall.tcl

but I just got an....chmod: failed to get attributes of `quickInstall.tcl': No such file or directory.

Sorry about being so green ( I just got my Linux skin )

I'll explain all the commands probably should have done that. The majority of the files on the internet for linux are zipped like windows in fact I would have thought that linux created compressed files before windows but I can't confirm that.

Thats why when you download files they come in <filename>tar.gz.
There for there are two compressions tar and gunzip (I think thats the name)
A little trick is try to press tab after you have pushed three letters or two letters.

$gzip -df <filename> # will unzip the file of the .gz
$tar -xf <filename>
# will untar it and it will leave you with the original tarred folder and an uncompressed folder.

$cd <folder name> #this will make you jump into the folder

$vi <filename> #will bring up a text based word processor now you will learn to use it over time because every installation will require it just about unless you use RPM's.

$chmod +x quickinstall.tcl # makes the file e.g. quickinstall.tcl executible.

The last bit executes it. make sure that you are in the directory when you type chmod +x quickinstall.tcl. Ignore typo's use
$ls #to double check that in my opinion stands for list see how you go.

another program is urpmi that will help you automatically install programs as well. Some files it won't obviously but it will help you with it.

http://urpmi.org/easyurpmi/index.php

strikeforce,

I got to the word processor and everything seems to be fine. It give a heading, some info and something about saving the children of Uganda. Although, when I enter the last command:

chmod +x quickinstall.tcl

nothing happens. After the "vi" what am I supposed to enter as the <filename>?

Thanks for the help!
EEK.

Strikeforce, u'is da' man!

Thanks for the help, you filled in to missing info on the konsole thing!

Thanks a bunch!
EEK