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Dotfile Generator 2.0 Beta 5 Now Available
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This note is to announce the second public beta relase of The Dotfile
Generator version 2.0. Since the first beta release a lot of bugs have
been fixed, and the fvwm module can now read the .fvwmrc file!
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.
The Fvwm2 module
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This module is without comparison the largest and most extended module
for The Dotfile Generator. Included is a few standard configurations,
which you may start up with, and the capability of reading the original
dotfile (except module settings).
The Bash module
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The Bash module, included in the Dotfile Generator 2.0, will assist you
in configuring Bash, using a graphic user interface, without you having
to learn all the cryptic commands. Help is embedded, and will give you
a short introduction to each option.
The 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 beta 5 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 emacs text editor.
o rtin module
Configuration of rtin - a USENET news reader.
o fvwm1 module
You should really convert to 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
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/tcl7.4.tar.gz
ftp://ftp.smli.com/pub/tcl/tk4.0.tar.gz
or for Linux users, here are a precompiled set for X11R6 at
ftp://ftp.imada.ou.dk/pub/dotfile/tcl74.tgz
ftp://ftp.imada.ou.dk/pub/dotfile/tk40.tgz
Please let me know if you have any problems!
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If you have any problems with The Dotfile Generator (especially
installation problems) please mail them directly to
Since the fvwm2 modules parser is new in this version, Jeppe Buk
which the parser generates.