Hi Dave,
Funnily, when I edited the files after? I had saved them with
.txt, it opened the GUI text editor. So, I thought it was all
good.? However, I should have created the files in that text
editor to start with!? Lesson learned.
Thanks for explaining how to get the icons onto the favourites.
Perfect! Now, all I have to do is understand JMRI!!
On 02/05/2023 14:36, Dave Sand wrote:
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Jeremy,
If you do an application search for "text" you will get the
default GUI text editor.
I need to update the Linux install page.
- Copy the ".desktop" file to ~/.local/share/applications. ?If
you want to use the file manager, enable "Show Hidden Files".
- Click on the 3x3 grid icon in the lower left.
- The JMRI icon that you added will probably be in the second
page of applications.
- Right click on the icon and select "Add to Favorites".
Dave Sand
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Subject: Re: [jmriusers] Installation of JMRI on Ubuntu 22.04
Date: Tuesday, May 02, 2023 4:53 AM
Thank you guys for helping me with this problem!
Tim, they didn't appear in the square of icons.
I agree with Dave and Robert about not using LibreOffice
Writer, even with saving it as a .txt file. There must still
be some non printing characters retained.
I downloaded "nano-editor" and after realising that it was
so simple it needed running from the Command line, I created
the two files. They are initially saved at "Home" (or in your
working directory) and I then moved them to Desktop.
Once they are on the Desktop, they had to be enabled by
setting "Enable Launching".
Is there a way of moving them to the Favourites bar? Drag
and drop didn't work.
Once again, many thanks.
On 01/05/2023 19:01, Robert
Heller wrote:
I strongly agree with Dave about NOT using LibreOffice
Writer to edit *text* (configuration, data, etc.) files.
LibreOffice Writer is a *word processor* and is not really
meant to be used as a plain text editor. It is all about
editing *typeset* documentations. Linux has a whole
selection of proper text editors, from nano (super simple)
to emacs (super complex), specificly designed to edit plain
text files (ASCII).
At Mon, 01 May 2023 12:52:05 -0500 "Dave Sand"
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wrote:
Jeremy,
The Linux install was recently upgraded. See
I recommend you use the Linux text editor instead of
LibreOffice Writer.
Dave Sand
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From: "jeremy.thompson2 via groups.io" <jeremy.thompson2@...>
To: [email protected] Subject:
[jmriusers] Installation of JMRI on Ubuntu 22.04
Date: Monday, May 01, 2023 12:08 PM
I am following the Guide for installation of JMRI on UBUNTU
22.04. It has all gone successfully, until the last step. I
can run PanelPro and Decoder Pro from the command line but I
would like to have desktop icons.
I have followed the procedure to create the active Icons for
both Panel Pro and Decoder Pro. However, neither of them
work. I get the error message "This desktop file has errors,
or points to a program without permissions. It cannot be
executed." All the files, the desktop text files and the
"Exec" files are all executable.
I created the desktop files in LibreOffice Writer and saved
the files as .txt files. I then removed the .txt at the end
of the name. Is there more I need to do to these text files?
Thank you.
Jeremy
