Generate desktop menu in fvwm requires pyxdg in Python 3

igadoter · 11-07-2018, 05:56 PM

I got troubles to generate desktop menu in fvwm. Here is explanation
https://www.mail-archive.com/fvwm-wo.../msg04759.html. Simplest way to obtain menu in fvwm is

Code:

# pip3 install pyxdg

Start fvwm open popup desktop menu, choose XDG Menu and then regenerate. Essentially fvwm uses the same apps menu as xfce.

mralk3 · 11-07-2018, 07:12 PM

You really should have installed that from SlackBuilds.org or from ponce's repo.

https://slackbuilds.org/repository/14.2/python/pyxdg/

It is much easier to track Slackware packages than whatever pip installs on your system.

dugan · 11-07-2018, 07:27 PM

This would have installed it into ~/.local and not /usr/local:

Code:

pip3 install pyxdg --user

igadoter · 11-08-2018, 07:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mralk3

You really should have installed that from SlackBuilds.org or from ponce's repo.

https://slackbuilds.org/repository/14.2/python/pyxdg/

It is much easier to track Slackware packages than whatever pip installs on your system.

I was thinking about that but I am interested in learning something about managing python packages Not all of them clearly are accessible through SlackBuild script. The better idea is to build local repository (per user), than install system-wide. Yet after a while I feel disappointed. I would never say that application requiring python 3 is lightweight. Lightweight for me means first of all minimal requirements.

jakedp · 11-09-2018, 11:45 PM

Python is only lightweight in syllables.

dugan · 11-10-2018, 12:23 AM

Python's pitch is "batteries included". It's pretty much the opposite of lightweight.

Didier Spaier · 11-10-2018, 03:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by igadoter

Lightweight for me means first of all minimal requirements.

That a software be small in size has nothing to do with performances. To simplify a bit the developer has to balance between speed of development and speed of execution. Software written in interpreted languages like python are developed faster, but run slower. Which matters or not, depending of their usage.

Specifically, pyxdg allows to perform queries according to the freedesktop.org specifications, and this is not CPU intensive anyway.