<div>I figured out how to launch xastir directly from the task bar using andLinux.</div>
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<div>In the windows side of things, edit the file C:\Program Files\andLinux\Launcher\menu.txt</div>
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<div>and add the following line:</div>
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<div>Xastir;xfce4_terminal.ico;xastir</div>
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<div>Mine looks like this:</div>
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<div>Terminal;xfce4_terminal.ico;xfce4-terminal<br>Thunar;thunar.ico;thunar<br>Mousepad;mousepad.ico;mousepad<br>Xastir;xfce4_terminal.ico;xastir<br>-<br>PulseAudio Mixer;volume.ico;pavucontrol<br>Synaptic;synaptic.ico;xfce4-terminal -e "sudo synaptic"</div>
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<div>You'll need to exit the XFCE program (yinyang sysmbol) in the task bar and relaunch it to make the change take effect. Do this from the start button->andlinux->autostart->xfce menu.</div>
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<div><br clear="all">Wes<br>---<br>God help those who do not help themselves.<br><br><br></div>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 12:32, Wes Johnston, AI4PX <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:wes@ai4px.com">wes@ai4px.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div>Ok, now that I have your attention..... here's an easy way to run xastir in windows. Seriously easy.</div>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">This is the procedure to install and run Xastir from within windows.<span> </span>This will work with XP, Vista and Windows 7.<span> </span>Although this document may look long, in a nutshell there are really only two steps. <span> </span>You will simply be installing a program called andLinux and once it’s running you will install and run Xastir.</font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Prerequisites:</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">You will need administrator privileges to install this program.</font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Make sure you do not access the internet through 192.168.11.x network.<span> </span>If you do, please change the sub net to 192.168.12.x or other.<span> </span>This may require making changes to your router and rebooting all PCs in the house.<span> </span>There is a workaround which requires editing 3 files, but generally it is easier to change your network settings.<span> </span>We’ll cover that later if needed.</font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Enable windows file sharing.<span> </span>You’ll want to be able to allow xastir to access maps you get from CD or USB drives.<span> </span>You can use the Shared Documents folder to allow this.</font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Download the andLinux program.<span> </span>Go to </font><a href="http://www.andlinux.org/downloads.php" target="_blank"><font color="#800080" size="3" face="Times New Roman">http://www.andlinux.org/downloads.php</font></a><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> and download the approximately 200meg file.</font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">You will be installing a linux application that runs in the background of your PC.<span> </span>You will use a sort of remote desktop to access this background application via a fake TCP/IP connection.</font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Run the installer and accept all defaults.<span> </span>When the installer asks you for a username and password for linux choose one.<span> </span>It is OK to use the same password you use for your windows login or you can choose another.<span> </span>At the next screen select SAMBA file sharing and press next.</font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">At the shared folders setup, choose SharedDocuments from the pulldown.<span> </span>Enter your windows username and password.<span> </span>This will allow the andLinux background application to swap files in the shared documents folder with windows.</font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Reboot your PC.</font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">When you log in again, you will be asked to unblock Xming Server and Pulseaudio server.<span> </span>Press the unblock buttons.</font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Test your internet connection to see if it is still working.<span> </span>Go to a web site such as cnn or google to test it.<span> </span>If your PC used an address in the range of<span> </span>192.168.11.x, you may have problems getting to the internet.<span> </span>Do not uninstall andLinux! <span> </span>See </font><a href="http://www.andlinux.org/wiki/index.php5?title=Howto:_change_andLinux_network_configuration" target="_blank"><font color="#800080" size="3" face="Times New Roman">http://www.andlinux.org/wiki/index.php5?title=Howto:_change_andLinux_network_configuration</font></a><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> for more information if your internet has stopped working.</font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Notice there is a little black and white yin yang symbol in the taskbar near the clock now.<span> </span>Right click on it and choose Synaptic.<span> </span>A “dos” window will pop open and ask you for a password.<span> </span>Use the password that you used when the setup program asked you for a linux username and password.<span> </span>Make sure you click in the “dos” window before typing to give it focus.<span> </span>It may not show your keystrokes for the password.</font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">If this does not launch or you get an error about not able to connect to 192.168.11.150, you will need to add an exception to your firewall for the Xming server.</font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Installing XASTIR.</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">If everything worked above, you will have launched Synaptic.<span> </span>It is used to install additional programs.<span> </span>Scroll through the list on the right and look for xastir.<span> Yes, there are a lot of programs listed. </span>Click the box beside xastir and select “mark for installation”.<span> </span><span> </span>It will popup with a number of additional programs that will need to be installed.<span> </span>Simply check “mark for installation”.</font></font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Once you have selected all the programs you wish to install, click “Apply” on the menu bar of Synaptic.<span> </span>It will download and install xastir for you.<span> </span>You must be online when you click apply.</font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Synaptic will verify that you want to download files.<span> </span>Do NOT check the box that says download only…. You want Synaptic to install the files for you, right?<span> </span>Leave the box unchecked.<span> </span>The installation of xastir will require about 10.5megs of files be downloaded.</font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">When it is done, close Synaptic.<span> </span>You can now run xastir, but let’s generate your APRS internet password first.</font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">In the “dos” window, type<span> </span>callpass y0urcall<span> </span>.<span> </span>It will respond with a 4 or 5 digit number which you need to write down.<span> </span>This number is unique to your callsign and will be used when you setup internet access later.</font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Now run xastir by typing xastir in the “dos” window and pressing enter.</font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Xastir will run and prompt you to put in your call and location.<span> </span>You can rough in the location and set it exactly later using the mapping screen.<span> </span>You may wish to turn off your numlock key.</font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Congratulations, you have xastir running on windows! <span> </span>The next time you want to run xastir, open a terminal window and type xastir <enter>.<span> </span>If you type xastir &<enter> you will be able to close the terminal window while xastir continues to run.</font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">If you are feeling frisky, you can download the source code for xastir and install it to have the latest version but that is beyond the scope of this document. If you need to connect to a locally attached TNC, use AGWPE on the windows machine and connect xastir to it.</font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font><br clear="all">Wes<br>---<br>God help those who do not help themselves.<br></p></div></div></blockquote></div><br>