[nzlug] Grannix? Looking for a simple distro with Icon based menu like eeePC

[Toby Collett]

Maybe a silly suggestion, but Xubuntu (or almost any distro/wm with a
desktop), turn off all the panels, or vast majority. Stick icons to all the
aps you want on the desktop. Done, You can also chmod the desktop icons to
be read-execute only

Toby

On 07/01/2008, Howard <howard-nzlug at fox.co.nz> wrote:
>
> on 6/01/2008 9:15 p.m. David Hawke wrote:
> > Howard wrote:
> >> After playing with an eeePC I thought there must be a distro around
> >> preconfigured to start up with a simple 'large icon' based program
> >> selection structure.
>
> Thanks for the responses.
>
> The problem is that none of these distros seem to do what I'm looking
> for (out of the box).  I'm sure I could configure it, but time is the
> lacking factor at the moment.  I can't even find 'add-on' interfaces
> that do this on top of other WMs.
>
> Performance on old hardware is nice, but the interface is my main concern.
>
> I want it to start up and go straight to a few big icons in the middle
> of the screen.  No drop down (or pullup) menu, desktop switcher,
> calendar in the corner, and I do want it locked down (e.g. root can
> change).
>
> The eeePC interface was quite close to what I imagined (but even still a
> bit cluttered).  Screen resolution & size on the eeePC is not great, but
> the user's eyesight is good, and the form factor is actually a plus in
> this regard.
>
> I'll keep looking...
>
> cheers
> H
>
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