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[opensuse] Metacity weirdness
by Jim Henderson 27 Jul '09

27 Jul '09

openSUSE 11.1 x86_64 (GNOME desktop), just applied some updates today and Compiz is dead now (it seems that the X11:XGL repo got a couple updates that caused some problems) - not a big deal for me, because I frequently switch to Metacity. However it seems that the Metacity keybindings are whacked. Alt-Space, Alt-Tab, Alt-Shift-Tab, and several other keybindings don't work now. I can alt-esc through the windows, but I can't alt-tab. Alt-F2 does work, though. The keybindings all look right in gconf-editor; I even tried a gconftool-2 --recursive-unset /apps/metacity to get things reset, but for some reason these keybindings just don't want to work. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks, Jim -- Jim Henderson Please keep on-topic replies on the list so everyone benefits -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] amarok mp3 volumes
by lynn 27 Jul '09

27 Jul '09

Is there any way I can get amarok to set a similar volume on each mp3? Some tracks are loud and others very quiet. google gets too technical too soon for me on the subject and then mainly discusses costly downloads for XP to do the job. Any ideas anyone? Amarok 2.1.1 from opensuse one click 11.1 L x -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] rar question
by James Hatridge 26 Jul '09

26 Jul '09

Hi all! How do I get rar to store all the sub-dir? I use: rar a WHB.rar *.* which gets only the files in the dir that I'm in. I also want the subs too. Thanks, JIM -- Jim Hatridge Linux User #88484 Ebay ID: WartHogBulletin -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Font size is too big
by Sean Rima 26 Jul '09

26 Jul '09

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 Hi Folks I installed 11.1 on a Medion PC with nVidia GT8600, with a Samsung T220HD monitor connected via a hdmi cable. The problem I have is that even at 1680*1050, the font size is so big that I am not able to see anything easily. Have a look at http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hb_9Y3mg5lc/SmytfhnpduI/AAAAAAAAAg8/Ehv4szQKxsA/s800/… will show you what I see. I have tried everything. Is it because I am linking the PC to the monitor using a HDMA cable Sean - -- Thawte, GSWoT and CaCert WOT Assurer .tel http://rima.tel/ I believe that every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises. - Neil Armstrong -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (MingW32) Comment: Gossamer Spider Web of Trust: http://www.gswot.org Comment: Contact Details http://rima.tel Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEAREIAAYFAkpsr7kACgkQydfi32iLfZjC7gCgtXBwvo0mAYGbTOSs2pxA1q+S 3S4An1AfXNWJACM3oelxggNCp8X2on/n =RySi -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Seems openSuSE has some catching up to do
by David C. Rankin 26 Jul '09

26 Jul '09

Listmates, This was a bit surprising. In this rating openSuSE is the leader in the number of obsolete packages and lag time in packaging. Granted the data underlying the study is not bulletproof, but it does seem to suggest a bit of corporate paralysis. I have no idea of the differences between the ways other distros handle upstream/downstream package movement, but some of the distros shown to do a better job have only a tiny fraction of the resources that openSuSE has. All good info to look at for comparison purposes. Take a look: http://oswatershed.org/ -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] FF 3.0.11 Finally handles "dark" themes!
by David C. Rankin 26 Jul '09

26 Jul '09

Listmates, Just thought I would pass along that Firefox 3.0.11 now handles the dark kde4 themes just fine. My eyes don't have to squint to see the light text on a white background in all the text-input fields anymore. It's worth the update. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Useful info. from another elist.
by Fred A. Miller 26 Jul '09

26 Jul '09

address labels On 07/24/2009 03:29 PM, Gracia M. Littauer wrote: > > On Friday 24 July 2009 15:02:11 NoOp wrote: > > >> >> And with regards to 'answer me': Drew answered your previous post, after >> >> which you provided no further followup: > > > > I have gone over my OO dir in kmail with a fine tooth comb...no post from > > Drew. New version of KDE/kmail..who knows > > >>> >> > In the meantime a good place to begin is to look over the OO.o 3.0 >>> >> > documentation about this: >>> >> > http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/OOo3_User_Guides/W >>> >> >riter_Guide/Create_data_source > > > > The answer seems to be YES. The exact place to find the docs was nice, because > > in a thousand years I would never have looks in "Documentation/How To/Creating > > Mail Merge Documents From Text/CSV or Spreadsheets" > > > > But I must thank you, at least I "may" now have the answer...though for the > > life of me I can't understand why there isn't a simple table of content/index > > entry called 'address labels, make'. I can't be the only person who makes a > > sheet(s) of labels or Avery would be out of business ;^). > > Excellent. Now if you have further questions post back and I'm sure that someone on the list will gladly assist (me included). Re: Avery I try to use and promote Worldlabel when possible. They offer templates for all of their labels using OOo, see the following: http://www.worldlabel.com/Pages/address-labels-exhibit1.htm [scroll down to the bottom of the page] http://www.worldlabel.com/Pages/openoffice-template.htm <http://blog.worldlabel.com/mail-merge-in-openofficeorg-everything-you-need-…> http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/project/ooodesignedlabels You won't get that from Avery :-) -- "Where's The Birth Certificate?" -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] gecko-mediaplayer
by Stan Goodman 26 Jul '09

26 Jul '09

I have been advised to use gecko-mediaplayer for viewing Windows Media video clips in preference to mplayer-plugin, because I have been unable to view clips from a specific website. To give it a try, I've installed gecko-mediaplayer, and it does appear in about:plugins. In Firefox's Preferences > Applications, I now need to specify the use of this new plugin for Windows Media files, but this option isn't offered to me. Presumably there has to be a way to do this. What is it? -- Stan Goodman Qiryat Tiv'on Israel -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] MSN messenger?
by James Hatridge 25 Jul '09

25 Jul '09

Hi all, Does anyone know of a way to connect with the MSN chat? thanks, JIM -- Jim Hatridge Linux User #88484 Ebay ID: WartHogBulletin -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Hostnames
by Bob Williams 25 Jul '09

25 Jul '09

In the Yast Host Configuration module, I have the following entries 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.2 barrowhillfarm barrowhillfarm ::1 localhost ipv6-localhost ipv6-loopback ... This would explain why my use of the 'localhost' alias failed to point to 127.0.0.1 :( When I try to edit the 127.0.0.1 entry I get a warning that it's a system host, and do I really want to change it? Is it OK to add the hostname 'localhost' to 127.0.0.1, and what is ::1? Thanks, Bob -- Registered Linux User #463880 FSFE Member #1300 GPG-FP: A6C1 457C 6DBA B13E 5524 F703 D12A FB79 926B 994E openSUSE 11.1, Kernel 2.6.27.25-0.1-default, KDE 4.2.4 Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 2.66GHz, 4GB DDR RAM, nVidia GeForce 9200GS -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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