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Link:  http://
Depends on  GNOME 2.x
Downloads:  52219

Submitted: Dec 10 2007
Updated: Nov 24 2008

Description:

An elegant and functional menu with many themes, not just vista.
Currently supported languages:
English, Czech, French, Spanish, Portuguese

THIS IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH UBUNTU 8.10 Intrepid Ibex
The lightweight Vista Menu implementation is compatible.
http://www.gtk-apps.org/content/show.php/XP+Start+Menu?content=93807

I may work on this in future, but if any python programmers out there want to take this over and improve it, please email me for the latest source.

INSTALLATION

-Install Dependencies:

sudo apt-get install python2.5 python-xdg python-cairo python-gconf python-xlib deskbar

-Download package from this page
-Extract to your desktop, and double click on the installer inside
-Right click on the gnome panel, and go to 'add to panel' and select vista menu

We need people to help make new themes and translate the menu to new languages! Please send me a message if you can help.

Changelog:

Beta 1.07: Includes new theme and fixes multiple program launching and command line errors
Beta 1.08: Basically a total rewrite!
Beta 1.08_1: Fixed Blue Wave theme.
Beta 1.08_2: More languages added.

License: GPL

(VistaMenu 1.08_2 beta (all systems))

(VistaMenu 1.08 beta (Ubuntu/Debian))

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(Lightweight XP Menu)

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Paquet deb

by Masterlux on: Jul 11 2008

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The package deb. is now with the 1.0.8.2 version.

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Too much time!!

by abhinavhardikar on: Jul 12 2008

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When I select an application to run it takes more than 10 sec for the menu to disappear.

Abhinav

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dependencies not found for F9

by anshu1234 on: Jul 12 2008

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I cant find many files for fedora 9

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[root@Fedora9 ~]# yum install python-xlib python2 python-xdg python-cairo python-gconf
Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
skype | 951 B 00:00
fedora | 2.4 kB 00:00
updates | 2.3 kB 00:00
livna | 2.1 kB 00:00
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
Package python-xlib-0.13-3.fc7.noarch already installed and latest version
Package python-2.5.1-26.fc9.i386 already installed and latest version
No package python-xdg available.
No package python-cairo available.
No package python-gconf available.
Nothing to do
===============================================

Any help??

============================
[sysmin@Fedora9 gnome-vista-menu-1.0.8]$ ./install.sh
rm: cannot remove `/usr/share/vistamenu': No such file or directory
rm: cannot remove `/usr/lib/vistamenu': No such file or directory
rm: cannot remove `/usr/lib/bonobo/servers/GNOME_VistaMenu.server': No such file or directory
rm: cannot remove `/usr/bin/Vista_Menu.py': No such file or directory

[sysmin@Fedora9 gnome-vista-menu-1.0.8]$ Vista_Menu.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/Vista_Menu.py", line 19, in <module>
from Vista_Menu_Object import VistaMenu
File "/usr/lib/vistamenu/Vista_Menu_Object.py", line 27, in <module>
from _keybinder import tomboy_keybinder_bind as bindkey
ImportError: No module named _keybinder

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Re: dependencies not found for F9

by qb89dragon on: Jul 14 2008

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You will need to use your package manager to search for the packages as the names may have changed. Either that or download and configure them manually. The error you have received is caused by not having deskbar applet installed.

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Icon theme

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The install option does not work for icon theme.
I have updated one with icons of the crystal-project.
Do you think I can share it?
(It's based for ubuntu with a user picture)
Is there another way to install or compile new theme?

I want to thanks the author for this great applet.

PS: even activated the transparency of the panel doesn't work for me.

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Re: Icon theme

by qb89dragon on: Jul 21 2008

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If you send the icon theme to me, it must match the format of an existing theme. These are in the install package under /Themes/Icon. Then I can include it in the next release.

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Re: dependencies not found for F9

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Install pyxdg, pycairo, gnome-python2-gconf for python dependencies.

Keybinder module is in deskbar-applet so install deskbar-applet too.

Hope it helps.

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Re: Re: dependencies not found for F9

by qb89dragon on: Jul 25 2008

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It should work. If you need any further modules, please let me know so that I can post installation instructions to fedora users.
Having a packaged version for fedora would be great, hopefully can do sometime in the future.

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Does not seem to work.

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If run from command line (Vista_Menu.py) or panel it does not work.
The button will appear on the panel and on first run bring up the settings dialog but clicking on the button seems to result in nothing.
Running from the command line produces no menu nor errors or output of any kind.
The settings dialog has no entries in the "styles" combobox and the menu must be removed and readded to the panel for settings to take effect. (Though I believe that is normal.)

I have all dependences installed and have tried both install methods (.deb and source.)

deskbar-applet 2.22.3-0ubuntu1
python-cairo 1.4.0-2ubuntu2
python-gconf 2.22.0-ubuntu1
python-xdg 0.15-1ubuntu3
python-xlib 0.14-1
python2.5 2.5.2-2ubuntu5

Ubuntu 8.04 (hardy)
GNOME 2.22.3 (Ubuntu 2008-07-09)
Kernel 2.6.24-20-generic (#1 SMP Thu Jul 17 16:29:46 UTC 2008)
CPU AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3000+
RAM 1010 MB
Graphics GeForce 8600 GT NVIDIA UNIX x86 Kernel Module 173.14.09 Wed Jun 4 23:43:17 PDT 2008

I would like to develop more themes for this if I could get it to work and it was snappy and had all of the functions that I need.

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Re: Does not seem to work.

by qb89dragon on: Jul 29 2008

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Try deleting the .VistaMenuSettings.xml file in your home directory (it's a hidden file). Then go to a terminal and run Vista_Menu.py run-in-window
and see what happens, copy and paste any error or traceback output and I can find what is wrong for ya. If you would like to develop themes, send me a message with your msn contact name and I can help you out further.

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Problems

by sammatt1190 on: Aug 5 2008

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Hi, I am using Ubuntu 8.04. I installed it but cant seem to get any other panel button than XP. I cant also get the menu to open up.
Here is the terminal Vista.py results:

username@username-desktop:~$ Vista_Menu.py run-in-window
/home/annette/.themes/calm/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:59: Clearlooks configuration option "menuitemstyle" is not supported and will be ignored.
/home/annette/.themes/calm/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:60: Clearlooks configuration option "listviewitemstyle" is not supported and will be ignored.
/home/annette/.themes/calm/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:61: Clearlooks configuration option "progressbarstyle" is not supported and will be ignored.

(Vista_Menu.py:21736): WARNING : Binding 'Super_L' failed!

(Vista_Menu.py:21736): Bonobo-WARNING **: Never got frame, control died - abnormal exit condition

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Languages

by DerDrachen on: Aug 6 2008

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I sew Integration of new languages, but when I sended package, I didn't see that I have forgetten XP button to translate. Excuse me !

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by qb89dragon on: Aug 9 2008

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Thanks for the offer to translate it. I can do it myself if you can send me the text you would like in the button.

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Vista Start Menu for Gnome Panel

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Beta 1.07: Includes new theme and fixes multiple program launching and command line errors Beta 1.08: Basically a total rewrite! Beta 1.08_1: Fixed Blue Wave theme. Beta 1.08_2: More languages added.

Paquet deb

The package deb. is now with the 1.0.8.2 version.

Too much time!!

When I select an application to run it takes more than 10 sec for the menu to disappear. Abhinav

dependencies not found for F9

Re: dependencies not found for F9

You will need to use your package manager to search for the packages as the names may have changed. Either that or download and configure them manually. The error you have received is caused by not having deskbar applet installed.

Icon theme

Re: Icon theme

If you send the icon theme to me, it must match the format of an existing theme. These are in the install package under /Themes/Icon. Then I can include it in the next release.

Re: dependencies not found for F9

Install pyxdg, pycairo, gnome-python2-gconf for python dependencies. Keybinder module is in deskbar-applet so install deskbar-applet too. Hope it helps.

Re: Re: dependencies not found for F9

It should work. If you need any further modules, please let me know so that I can post installation instructions to fedora users. Having a packaged version for fedora would be great, hopefully can do sometime in the future.

Does not seem to work.

Re: Does not seem to work.

Problems

Languages

I sew Integration of new languages, but when I sended package, I didn't see that I have forgetten XP button to translate. Excuse me !

Re: Languages

Thanks for the offer to translate it. I can do it myself if you can send me the text you would like in the button.

Beta 1.07: Includes new theme and fixes multiple program launching and command line errors
Beta 1.08: Basically a total rewrite!
Beta 1.08_1: Fixed Blue Wave theme.
Beta 1.08_2: More languages added.

When I select an application to run it takes more than 10 sec for the menu to disappear.

Abhinav

Install pyxdg, pycairo, gnome-python2-gconf for python dependencies.

Keybinder module is in deskbar-applet so install deskbar-applet too.

Hope it helps.

It should work. If you need any further modules, please let me know so that I can post installation instructions to fedora users.
Having a packaged version for fedora would be great, hopefully can do sometime in the future.