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Dotfile Generator 2.0 Now Available
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This note is to announce the public relase of The Dotfile Generator
version 2.0. Lots of changes have been made, since last version, which was
released for more than a year ago.
What is the Dotfile Generator
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The Dotfile Generator is a tool to help the end user configure basic
things as well as * features of his or her favorite programs
without knowing the syntax of the configuration files, or reading
hundreds of pages in a manual. At the moment, The Dotfile Generator
knows how to configure Bash, Fvwm1, Fvwm2, Tcsh, Emacs, Elm and Rtin.
A picture is worth a thousand words
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Please check out The Dotfile Generator's home page, where you will find
screen dumps from the program and an article submitted to Linux Journal.
http://www.veryComputer.com/~blackie/dotfile/
The Fvwm2 module (fvwm version 2.0.44 and 2.0.45)
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This module is without comparison the largest and most extended module
for The Dotfile Generator. Included is are a few standard configurations,
which you may start out with, and the capability of reading the original
dotfile (except module settings).
The Bash module
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This module consists of 17 configuration pages, logically ordered in
two major groups, which makes it easier to find a specific option
(e.g. setting up shell prompt, command aliases, completion, error
handling and much more).
If you are interested in further information about the Bash module, you
are welcome to visit its homepage at http://www.veryComputer.com/~pzacho/bash/
Other Modules
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The Dotfile Generator 2.0 is accompanied by a number of other
modules besides the Bash and Fvwm module, namely:
o tcsh module
Configuration of Tcsh shell. Tcsh is a counterpart to Bash (they are
both shells).
o elm module
the ELectronic Mailer.
o emacs module
Configuration of the emacs text editor.
o rtin module
Configuration of rtin - a USENET news reader.
o fvwm1 module
You should really convert to fvwm ver 2.0!
Where do I get it?
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You can get a FREE copy directly from our ftp site
ftp://ftp.imada.ou.dk/pub/dotfile/dotfile.tar.gz
ftp://ftp.imada.ou.dk/pub/dotfile/dotfile.tar.Z
or the NEOSOFT site:
ftp://ftp.neosoft.com/pub/tcl/sorted/misc/dotfile-2.0.tar.gz
Requirements
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The Dotfile Generator requires Tcl/Tk, but don't let that scare you,
Tcl/Tk compiles on almost every machine that runs X windows.
You can find Tcl 7.4 and Tk 4.0 at
ftp://ftp.smli.com/pub/tcl/tcl7.6.tar.gz
ftp://ftp.smli.com/pub/tcl/tk4.2.tar.gz
or for Linux users, there is a precompiled set for X11R6 at
ftp://ftp.imada.ou.dk/pub/dotfile/tcl74.tgz
ftp://ftp.imada.ou.dk/pub/dotfile/tk40.tgz