The One Stop Thread is fine, but it needs cleaning up. No?

Would you consider moving the whole thing to a single wiki page?  That way
it would work the same, but more people could clean it up, keep it up to
date, and even improve the descriptions (in my dreams I can dream!)

thanks,
kanliot



On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 5:15 AM, Ali Linx (amjjawad) <[email protected]>wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I see that many still misunderstand the REAL aim of Lubuntu One Stop
> Thread.
> Long story short, NO ONE is required to go through 44 pages or whatever
> number of pages that will be, all what they need to do is to check the
> first post that will direct them to the area that they really need.
> Before I travel, I had a plan to re-organize my thread (LOST) but things
> became so crazy over here.
> Converting it to a Wiki Page doesn't sound a great idea because it's kind
> of duplicate stuff. If you think about it for a minute, you'll figure out
> that LOST is more like an index and one stop tool that will direct you to
> other pages. It's to make life easier. Yes, I think at some point it has
> some stuff that is not yet available in our Wiki and that mostly the posts
> from users like Qs, etc.
>
> LOST will be my next mission that I must take good care of. Now, I'm
> focusing on the Communication Team because IMHO, lots of work must be done
> here first.
>
> Once I had a thought to Lock LOST so no one can post again but it's too
> late now.
>
> I promise to discuss about it later on different new email.
>
> LOST was and still the first light that enlighten the path to many users
> who started to use Lubuntu and they are loving it and sticking to it. For
> now, please, let's keep everything as it is until I have some clear thought
> about the next level or phase for LOST ;)
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 1:01 PM, Cyber Penguin <[email protected]
> > wrote:
>
>> I would like to point to the *contents* from Lubuntu One Stop Thread, not
>> to the thread in itself.
>>
>> The thread now spans 44 (fourty-four) pages, and it is hard for a
>> beginner to know what to read and what not. We should not expect him to do
>> the filtering - we shoud filter the thread once and for all.
>>
>> I suggest: Taking the still relevant parts of the thread and move them to
>> a new sticky or to a wiki page.
>>
>>
>> Regards
>> CP
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 5:45 AM, Karl Anliot <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> This guy requested that we add the Lubuntu One Stop Thread to the
>>> website.
>>> Any thoughts?
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: Daniel Brady <[email protected]>
>>> Date: Sun, Mar 18, 2012 at 3:23 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Few questions
>>> To: "Ali Linx (amjjawad)" <[email protected]>
>>>
>>>
>>> Lol, I was just reading you previous email to Nikola about LOSat and
>>> thought the same thing. Thanks! Yes I found LOST to be an almost invaluable
>>> tool for beginning with Lubuntu. It should be implemented in Lubuntu's
>>> website via. Link or something: that thread was the thing that pushed me
>>> over the edge to keep Lubuntu installed on my "office" machine. It all I
>>> have ever wanted in Linux: A simple, Clean and bare install of an Ubuntu
>>> based Distro, with good  documentation to help a new user make it their
>>> own. Good work.
>>>
>>> -------------------------
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mar 18, 2012, at 12:25 PM, "Ali Linx (amjjawad)" <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello Daniel,
>>>
>>> I'm glad to know that LOST did help you when you started :)
>>>
>>> If you need anything, I'm still here ;)
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 6:42 AM, Daniel Brady <[email protected]
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Switching back between the right-click menus is easy. There are 2
>>>> options, the Default menu, and the Openbox menu.
>>>>
>>>> To switch from the Openbox right-click menu to the default:
>>>> -right-click the desktop to open the Openbox menu
>>>> -Go to "Desktops --> desktop 1 --> Desktop Preferences".
>>>> - In Desktop Preferences, click the "Advanced" tab.
>>>> - Uncheck "Show menus provided by window manager when desktop is
>>>> clicked".
>>>>
>>>> As for the rest, you can also
>>>> Try the Lubuntu One stop thread. It was an invaluable tool when I got
>>>> started. You can find it here:
>>>> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1844755&highlight=lubuntu+stop+thread
>>>>
>>>> Hope that helps. Welcome to Lubuntu!
>>>>
>>>> -------------------------
>>>> Daniel Brady
>>>> [email protected]
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mar 15, 2012, at 4:47 PM, Phill Whiteside <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> apologies for the delay, I've just got a set of emails dated 2 days ago
>>>> through.
>>>>
>>>> For the right clicking of you desktop issue please have a read of
>>>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/Documentation/FAQ/Guides#Right-clicking_on_desktop_pulls_up_a_menu_that_is_missing_the_.22Desktop_Preferences.22_option_and_now_I_can.27t_change_my_wallpaper
>>>>
>>>> In that FAQ there are also some other hints and tips that crop up often.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Phill.
>>>>
>>>> On 13 March 2012 11:08, Nikola <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi! I am new to linux/lubuntu. As you can probably guess, I don't know
>>>>> much about lubunut. Anyway - I would like some help. I don't know how to
>>>>> use lxshortcut; I would like to put some link folder(with icon) on desktop
>>>>> in order to have My Computer, trash, and home folder on desktop. How could
>>>>> I do this? Furthermore, can you help me to restore previous click-right
>>>>> button-options on desktop. I marked some check box on property options on
>>>>> desktop, and now I have something else when I click right button on 
>>>>> desktop
>>>>> - On top, there is Terminal, then Web browser, then Desktop, then ObConf
>>>>> etc. And one more thing - where can I post my wishes on how would I like 
>>>>> to
>>>>> lubunutu be. I don't understand why is still a bit heavy to let
>>>>> say customize your desktop, menu etc. I don't mind that lubunut still has
>>>>> terminal, but for us user, we don't need that - we need just
>>>>> great software. And one more thing - I have an old hard disk. Apparently 
>>>>> it
>>>>> isn't working well, because my lubunut isn't fast although I have 2,4 GHZ,
>>>>> and 1,5 gigarams. I tested disk through disk utility but don't know how to
>>>>> interpret the graph. Disk has 22 bad sectors, and a lot of N/A value. I
>>>>> don't know what that means. I would like to post a picture, but don't know
>>>>> who printscreen works on lubunut.
>>>>>
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