PupShutdown-1.8.1

Recommended OS

Puppy Linux 4.3.1 and above

Purpose and Base Features

PupShutdown permits menu-like access to sixteen common functions that one may find helpful when closing a Puppy session. Backup and task manager selections in the main menu have multi-program support to provide flexibility in managing the shutdown process. If the panel application selector does not have your program, you can add it manually. In addition to the configurable menu options, the appearance of the graphic interface can be quickly changed to complement a personal preference or match a Puppy theme. PupShutdown integrates seamlessly with PupControl, PupApps and PupMenu.

Caveats

  1. PupShutdown typically requires Puppy versions 4.3.1 and above to assure accurate markup of title text attributes and to allow automatic retrieval of the font name list. With this release, the main user interface supports screen fonts up to 144 dpi, in 6-dpi increments only.
  2. Program access is by Puppy Menu->Utility->PupShutdown or by the default Ctrl+Shift+X keyboard shortcut which is configured for IceWm, JWM, Openbox, Fluxbox, LXDE and LXPanel. If the Xfce window manager is currently active, the hotkey can be set manually as follows: Xfce Settings->Keyboard->Application Shortcuts.
  3. The user interface of PupShutdown is primarily button-accessible, but keyboard shortcuts are available for the eight standard shutdown options: Alt+P (Power-Off), Alt+R (Reboot), Alt+L (Log-Out), Alt+S (Lock Screen), Alt+X (Restart X), Alt+W (Restart WM), Alt+T (Manage Task) and Alt+F (Backup Files).
  4. For those with laptops or notebooks, PupShutdown supports suspend (standby) in ACPI compliant systems. This function is mediated by Acpitool, but the suspend option does not work equally in all systems. More Acpitool information is available here, here and here.

Title and Logo Options

The title frame of PupShutdown is easily configured and one can quickly change the name and version of the Puppy derivative, graphic logo, and title font attributes. An optional Logo-addon.pet contains 64-pixel graphics, including those for Boxpup, Dpup, Lighthouse, Quirky, Slacko, Stardust and Upup. For those who prefer a more distinctive theme, a logo template is available to facilitate the design of copy-and-paste graphics for the title frame.

Availability

The current version of PupShutdown is available here.

License

GNU GPLv3, Copyright 2012, Roger D. Grider