See the Wiki:
http://wiki.eeeuser.com/howto:beginners … %20manager
Section 2. Create a working copy, back up and fix simpleui.rc

LGood wrote:

yes, i followed the wiki however right beneath that is says it wont work for 901's.

..and it is complete with a link to: http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=34323 which explains how to make it work on a 90x.  BTY if you had followed this link and read all the posts, you would have discovered that after an update, the 701 no longer works with ~/.AsusLauncher   The KEY is:

sudo ln -s /var/lib/AsusLauncher/simpleui.rc /home/user/.AsusLauncher/simpleui.rc

Type Ctril + Alt + t
to get a terminal (Hold down both the Ctrl and Alt keys and then type 't' without the quotes)
From the terminal window enter to following commands

sudo mkdir /var/lib/AsusLauncher
sudo cp /opt/xandros/share/AsusLauncher/simpleui.rc /var/lib/AsusLauncher
sudo chmod 666 /var/lib/AsusLauncher/simpleui.rc
mkdir /home/user/.AsusLauncher
sudo ln -s /var/lib/AsusLauncher/simpleui.rc /home/user/.AsusLauncher/simpleui.rc

Use your favorite text editor to edit /home/user/.AsusLauncher/simpleui.rc
or
use whatever GUI you perfer to mangle your copy of simpleui.rc
Note: changes will not be displayed until you re-boot or restart X-Windows.  Restarting X-Windows is faster.  (Ctrl-Alt-Backspace)

Any (most/all) ASUS changes to simpleui.rc should happen in  the /opt/xandros/share/AsusLauncher/simpleui.rc file, unless ASUS decides that they want to clobber our private hacks.

YMMV

And around 10 September, 2008, Asus decided to clobber the private hacks with a naff version of simpleui.rc so you need to backup the /var/lib/AsusLauncher/simpleui.rc   I tried to F9 my machine and re-create the problem but Asus had removed one of the updates.

Put not your trust in princes nor in Asus.

Last edited by claude j greengrass (2008-09-11 3:35:08 pm)

You're welcome.  I had the same problem with changes to simpleui.rc disappearing after software updates on my 701.  My 901 arrived on Tuesday.  I couldn't be happier with the hardware, but the software mix/integration with the 801 leaves a bit to be desired. When I saw someone was having a similar problem on the 901, I first tried ~./AsusLauncher/simpleui.rc on the901, which didn't work.  A google later and I found the /var/lib/AsusLauncher solution.  I only filled in the blanks for someone less experience.  Glad to be of assistance.

regards

The icons in Easy Mode tabs (Easy Mode does not have a desktop) are defined in var/lib/AsusLauncher/simpleui.rc. However, icons of software from Eee Download that is installed using the Installer Wizard are in a different location. In /home/ you will see for each thus installed application a folder with a long name consisting of letters en numbers. That folder contains various files related to the application, among which the icon images and a file with a .xml extension. If you open that file, you will see it is formatted like the simpleui.rc file. It can be edited to change the tab you want the icon to appear. simplecat="Internet" will make the icon appear in the Internet tab. The English names of the tabs must be used.

BTW: During installation with the Installer Wizard you can choose the tab you want the icon to appear, so you do not need to change that afterwards.

On your 901 things work differently.

- ONLY if there is a file /opt/xandros/share/AssusLauncher/simpleui.rc AND if there is NOT a file /var/lib/AsusLauncher/simpleui.rc you start with the file /opt/xandros/share/AssusLauncher/simpleui.rc, but at the end the edited file should be /var/lib/AsusLauncher/simpleui.rc

- The file that is used on your 901 is the file var/lib/AsusLauncher/simpleui.rc

- A file /home/user/.AsusLauncher/simpleui.rc will be ignored on your 901, so creating that file does nothing.


If you want to edit simpleui.rc, make a backup copy of var/lib/AsusLauncher/simpleui.rc and then edit var/lib/AsusLauncher/simpleui.rc

This is how I do it:

cp /var/lib/AsusLauncher/simpleui.rc /home/user/Backups/simpleui.rc.bak
cp /home/user/Backups/simpleui.rc.bak  /home/user/Backups/simpleui.rc.new

I edit simpleui.rc.new and then:

sudo cp /home/user/Backups/simpleui.rc.new var/lib/AsusLauncher/simpleui.rc

Edit: Some Asus updates will replace var/lib/AsusLauncher/simpleui.rc adding or rearranging icons while your own edits will be removed. So, if you want to keep both the changes provided with the update and your own changes, you will need to do the copying and editing all over again.

Last edited by RonaldP (2009-04-26 12:38:27 pm)

Hi, I have just bought a new EeePC 700SD.  I am new to Linux.  I would like to back up simpleui.rc but am unsure exactly where to find it!!  I have read through several forum threads but note that there have been a few changes/updates.  As a Windows user I tried to navigate to /var/lib/AsusLauncher/simpleui.rc  via File Manager but as soon as I click on /var File Manager closes down.  I am keen to learn to use the terminal (but wary) to carry out some of the options listed in Tweaking for Absolute Beginners!!  I tried navigating to simpleui.rc by using terminal - find -name simpleui.rc but this didn't work.  I would really appreciate some help from you guys if you can find the time to help out out an aging rookie!!

Thanks for that.  Yes it is the wiki l mentioned - Tweaking for Absolute Beginners.  It links to this forum and the post from - claude j greengrass - 2008-08-23 1:15:26 am.  In this he talks about Asus making changes to simpleui.rc around 10 September, 2008 and identifies the need to backup the /var/lib/AsusLauncher/simpleui.rc.  This is where I get lost and why I posted for help.  It is also why I reverted to File Manager to try and check it out .  Additionally, as the post from claude j greengrass is over a year old I have no idea if it is still current info!

Great, thank you.  My version number is 1.6.1.64 and your code took me direct to the folder and its contents.  Am I right in thinking that I should now use the code supplied by claude j greengrass (2008-08-23 1:15:26 am) to carry out a back-up for simpleui.rc?  File Manager does not seem to like doing much beyond showing files and copy/paste.  It even shuts down when I right click on anything then click on properties - do I need to fix this and if so how, please.

Regarding the File Manager fix - when I get  to select a version to force there are only 2 options available = 4.0.511-2 (now) and 4.0.472-1(update.eeepc.asus.com).