HOWTO: functional eye-candy with Avant-Window-Navigator

[ktulu1115]

Having small issue migrating to new avant. Used old version on Feisty and Gusty fairly well, I just upgraded to the latest as described in this thread and it's worked great so far.

Only issue is a setting from previous configuration - I go into awn-manager and launchers setting and I see 5 items listed but without any text associated with them. Trying to edit just brings the dialog without any information populated in it. Also I'm unable to remove these from launchers.

I've seen these errors on Avant startup:

~$ avant-window-navigator
Screen is composited.
APPLET : /usr/lib/awn/applets/main-menu.desktop
APPLET : /usr/lib/awn/applets/weather.desktop
APPLET : /usr/lib/awn/applets/calendar.desktop
APPLET : /usr/lib/awn/applets/awnsystemmonitor.desktop
APPLET : /usr/lib/awn/applets/separator.desktop
APPLET : /usr/lib/awn/applets/file-browser-launcher.desktop
APPLET : /usr/lib/awn/applets/filebrowser.desktop
APPLET : /usr/lib/awn/applets/separator.desktop
FAILED : /home/adechiaro/.config/awn/launchers/awn_launcher-10.desktop
FAILED : /home/adechiaro/.config/awn/launchers/awn_launcher-14.desktop
FAILED : /home/adechiaro/.config/awn/launchers/awn_launcher-11.desktop
FAILED : /home/adechiaro/.config/awn/launchers/awn_launcher-12.desktop
FAILED : /home/adechiaro/.config/awn/launchers/awn_launcher-13.desktop
APPLET : /usr/lib/awn/applets/taskman.desktop
APPLET : /usr/lib/awn/applets/separator.desktop
APPLET : /usr/lib/awn/applets/quit-applet.desktop
APPLET : /usr/lib/awn/applets/awnnotificationdaemon.desktop
folder = /mnt/nfs

Those errors I'm assuming are the cause of the blank launcher entries. I've checked and the files are not present, in fact nothing is there in the ~/.config/awn/launchers directory.

Where do I go to remove references to these missing files? Is there a gconf entry for Avant?

[drworm01]

AWN died for me with the last update and Synaptic wouldn't fix the problem, but I've got it working now. Here's what happened in hopes it'll be useful to others.

I told Synaptic during the update to just remove the programs figuring I could add/reinstall them later, but when I tried it said there were recursive unfulfilled dependencies (ie. avant-window-navigator could not be installed because it needed avant-window-manager which could not be installed because it needed avant-window-navigator). I then followed the suggestion posted earlier

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

but I've already upgraded to Hardy so it didn't do anything except to say this:

The following packages have been kept back:
  awn-core-applets-bzr

So,

sudo apt-get install awn-core-applets-bzr

That produced some messages, some recommended additions and then didn't install. So I repeated the command with the recommended additions:

sudo apt-get install awn-core-applets-bzr avant-window-navigator-bzr python-awn-bzr python-feedparser python-libgmail libawn0-bzr

And now AWN is back. One issue seemed to be the libawn0-bzr vs libawn-bzr:

dpkg: libawn-bzr: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you request:
 awn-core-applets-bzr depends on libawn-bzr.

came up during the process. The program works anyway so do with that what you will.

[reacocard]

Having small issue migrating to new avant. Used old version on Feisty and Gusty fairly well, I just upgraded to the latest as described in this thread and it's worked great so far.

Only issue is a setting from previous configuration - I go into awn-manager and launchers setting and I see 5 items listed but without any text associated with them. Trying to edit just brings the dialog without any information populated in it. Also I'm unable to remove these from launchers.

I've seen these errors on Avant startup:

~$ avant-window-navigator
Screen is composited.
APPLET : /usr/lib/awn/applets/main-menu.desktop
APPLET : /usr/lib/awn/applets/weather.desktop
APPLET : /usr/lib/awn/applets/calendar.desktop
APPLET : /usr/lib/awn/applets/awnsystemmonitor.desktop
APPLET : /usr/lib/awn/applets/separator.desktop
APPLET : /usr/lib/awn/applets/file-browser-launcher.desktop
APPLET : /usr/lib/awn/applets/filebrowser.desktop
APPLET : /usr/lib/awn/applets/separator.desktop
FAILED : /home/adechiaro/.config/awn/launchers/awn_launcher-10.desktop
FAILED : /home/adechiaro/.config/awn/launchers/awn_launcher-14.desktop
FAILED : /home/adechiaro/.config/awn/launchers/awn_launcher-11.desktop
FAILED : /home/adechiaro/.config/awn/launchers/awn_launcher-12.desktop
FAILED : /home/adechiaro/.config/awn/launchers/awn_launcher-13.desktop
APPLET : /usr/lib/awn/applets/taskman.desktop
APPLET : /usr/lib/awn/applets/separator.desktop
APPLET : /usr/lib/awn/applets/quit-applet.desktop
APPLET : /usr/lib/awn/applets/awnnotificationdaemon.desktop
folder = /mnt/nfs

Those errors I'm assuming are the cause of the blank launcher entries. I've checked and the files are not present, in fact nothing is there in the ~/.config/awn/launchers directory.

Where do I go to remove references to these missing files? Is there a gconf entry for Avant?

You can remove them in gconf-editor, the relevant key is apps->avant-window-navigator->window_manager->launchers

[reacocard]

AWN died for me with the last update and Synaptic wouldn't fix the problem, but I've got it working now. Here's what happened in hopes it'll be useful to others.

I told Synaptic during the update to just remove the programs figuring I could add/reinstall them later, but when I tried it said there were recursive unfulfilled dependencies (ie. avant-window-navigator could not be installed because it needed avant-window-manager which could not be installed because it needed avant-window-navigator). I then followed the suggestion posted earlier

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

but I've already upgraded to Hardy so it didn't do anything except to say this:

The following packages have been kept back:
  awn-core-applets-bzr

So,

sudo apt-get install awn-core-applets-bzr

That produced some messages, some recommended additions and then didn't install. So I repeated the command with the recommended additions:

sudo apt-get install awn-core-applets-bzr avant-window-navigator-bzr python-awn-bzr python-feedparser python-libgmail libawn0-bzr

And now AWN is back. One issue seemed to be the libawn0-bzr vs libawn-bzr:

dpkg: libawn-bzr: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you request:
 awn-core-applets-bzr depends on libawn-bzr.

came up during the process. The program works anyway so do with that what you will.

I've renamed several packages, so it's possible there may be rough edges when upgrading, however after a successful upgrade everything should be fine. At worst, removing and reinstalling all packages should fix any dependency problems.

[kgr132]

I've renamed several packages, so it's possible there may be rough edges when upgrading, however after a successful upgrade everything should be fine. At worst, removing and reinstalling all packages should fix any dependency problems.

I really didn't have any trouble using the Synaptic Package Manager to resolve this. In Synaptic I chose the avant-window-navigator-bzr package and selected the Mark For Upgade option. Synaptic then prompted me with all of the other package changes necessary, like removing libawn-bzr and installing libawn0-bzr, etc. I applied those changes and then ran the Update Manager one more time and it fetched an update for awn-core-applets-bzr. That was it. Thanks for great package.

[rab4567]

I was wondering if I could easley transfer all my applet from the top launcher panel to awn.

[reacocard]

I was wondering if I could easley transfer all my applet from the top launcher panel to awn.

the applet format is incompatible. program launchers may be dragged to AWN, everything else cannot be and you'll have to find substitutes among the applets designed for AWN.

[ayoli]

@reacocard : Browsing some threads, and fall here (again).
Then my brain have been eaten (btw there wasn't much to eat there tonight !), after what I figured that you also got a deprecated link to your old repo in your sig.

Nothing better to say, maybe too lame or drunk

Again big up for all your work and support

[shawalli]

i installed AWN 0.3.1 on Hardy. after installing compiz-fusion, AWN disappeared, so i uninstalled fusion and reinstalled "Advanced Desktop Effects Settings." AWN was still gone. I uninstalled it. I then reinstalled it using this thread to no avail. I then uninstalled it using the thread. I can see AWN is unclicked under add/remove, but when i click it to install, it says:

"This application conflicts with other installed software. To install 'avant-window-navigator' the conflicting software must be removed first.

Switch to the 'synaptic' package manager to resolve this conflict."

Any ideas? I can even figure out how to get the bottom panel back on my screen temporarily until i can fix AWN

[ayoli]

i installed AWN 0.3.1 on Hardy. after installing compiz-fusion, AWN disappeared, so i uninstalled fusion and reinstalled "Advanced Desktop Effects Settings." AWN was still gone. I uninstalled it. I then reinstalled it using this thread to no avail. I then uninstalled it using the thread. I can see AWN is unclicked under add/remove, but when i click it to install, it says:

"This application conflicts with other installed software. To install 'avant-window-navigator' the conflicting software must be removed first.

Switch to the 'synaptic' package manager to resolve this conflict."

Any ideas? I can even figure out how to get the bottom panel back on my screen temporarily until i can fix AWN

I'm not sur eto exactly understand your issue. May be you haven't correctly uninstall, before installing using this thread.
Btw, to have your bottom panel back, you just need to create a new panel. Right click in an empty space of your top panel and pick "new panel" in the pop up menu. Where ever the panel is placed after its creation you can move it with a drag and drop.