Re: [ubuntu-uk] Launcher applets

2012-03-15 Thread Liam Proven
On 15 March 2012 22:27, Alan Bell wrote: >> > oh, interesting. Sadly it won't work as the quicklists do not permit a > hierarchical menu structure (yes, I tried) I had a look at quicklists and figured they probably were not what I wanted or needed. The question is, can one create an app that run

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Launcher applets

2012-03-15 Thread Alan Bell
On 15/03/12 22:27, Alan Bell wrote: I think the way to fix the unity dash is to just fix the applications lens so it uses the categories as categories like this http://people.ubuntu.com/~alanbell/applicationslens.png wrong image, I meant this one http://people.ubuntu.com/~alanbell/appmenulen

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Launcher applets

2012-03-15 Thread Alan Bell
On 15/03/12 19:21, Liam Proven wrote: On 15 March 2012 19:12, Alan Bell wrote: On 15/03/12 18:56, Liam Proven wrote: Is it possible to write an applet that runs just as an icon in the Launcher and whose UI just consists of context menus? kind of, this would be just a .desktop file with a lis

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hdmi output-- ubuntu

2012-03-15 Thread bouncysteve
Popey wrote a blog post which discussed the hdmi audio output from his acer revo. Search for "I used pavucontrol to switch audio output" at http://popey.com/blog/2009/08/06/acer-aspire-revo-ubuntu-boxee-and-remote-control/ Regards, Steve On 15 March 2012 19:24, Simon Greenwood wrote: > > > On

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hdmi output-- ubuntu

2012-03-15 Thread Simon Greenwood
On 15 March 2012 19:06, Barry Titterton wrote: > On Thu, 2012-03-15 at 16:26 +, Liam Proven wrote: > > > > > I probably should have mentioned that my machine has an Intel display, > > too. It's the onboard GPU of a Core i3. > > > > -- > > Liam Proven > > Do you get both sound and vision over H

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hdmi output-- ubuntu

2012-03-15 Thread Liam Proven
On 15 March 2012 19:06, Barry Titterton wrote: > On Thu, 2012-03-15 at 16:26 +, Liam Proven wrote: > >> >> I probably should have mentioned that my machine has an Intel display, >> too. It's the onboard GPU of a Core i3. >> >> -- >> Liam Proven > > Do you get both sound and vision over HDMI wi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Launcher applets

2012-03-15 Thread Liam Proven
On 15 March 2012 19:12, Alan Bell wrote: > On 15/03/12 18:56, Liam Proven wrote: >> >> Is it possible to write an applet that runs just as an icon in the >> Launcher and whose UI just consists of context menus? >> > kind of, this would be just a .desktop file with a list of commands to run > for e

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Launcher applets

2012-03-15 Thread Alan Bell
On 15/03/12 18:56, Liam Proven wrote: Is it possible to write an applet that runs just as an icon in the Launcher and whose UI just consists of context menus? kind of, this would be just a .desktop file with a list of commands to run for each quicklist http://mhall119.com/2012/02/contributing-

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hdmi output-- ubuntu

2012-03-15 Thread Barry Titterton
On Thu, 2012-03-15 at 16:26 +, Liam Proven wrote: > > I probably should have mentioned that my machine has an Intel display, > too. It's the onboard GPU of a Core i3. > > -- > Liam Proven Do you get both sound and vision over HDMI with Ubuntu, or just the vision? Barry T -- ubuntu-uk@l

[ubuntu-uk] Launcher applets

2012-03-15 Thread Liam Proven
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Introducing Ubuntu & Unity to new people

2012-03-15 Thread Barry Drake
On 12/03/12 14:51, Alan Bell wrote: yeah, I suggested it. The best way is not to petition it or anything, but to implement it as a python based lens and submit it as an extra. I will do that at some stage, but it would be great if someone beat me to it. I can't imagine I'll be immersing mysel

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hdmi output-- ubuntu

2012-03-15 Thread Liam Proven
On 15 March 2012 15:38, javadayaz wrote: > thanks, I will try this! I probably should have mentioned that my machine has an Intel display, too. It's the onboard GPU of a Core i3. By the way, please bottom-post on the list - that is, you answer goes /below/ (a trimmed version, if necessary) of th

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hdmi output-- ubuntu

2012-03-15 Thread David Jones
On 15/03/2012 15:16, javadayaz wrote: My laptop is blessed with a HDMI output which probably works with Windows (its a windows machine.). How can I utilize this in Ubuntu? Ideally I would like to just connect to my 42" and watch the video or browse some pictures! Look forward to your advice!

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hdmi output-- ubuntu

2012-03-15 Thread javadayaz
thanks, I will try this! On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 3:36 PM, Liam Proven wrote: > On 15 March 2012 15:16, javadayaz wrote: > > My laptop is blessed with a HDMI output which probably works with Windows > > (its a windows machine.). > > > > How can I utilize this in Ubuntu? Ideally I would like to j

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hdmi output-- ubuntu

2012-03-15 Thread Liam Proven
On 15 March 2012 15:16, javadayaz wrote: > My laptop is blessed with a HDMI output which probably works with Windows > (its a windows machine.). > > How can I utilize this in Ubuntu? Ideally I would like to just connect to my > 42" and watch the video or browse some pictures! > > Look forward to y

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hdmi output-- ubuntu

2012-03-15 Thread javadayaz
I connected it to my TV and got a no signal message. Thats about all i tried at the time tbh. On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 3:28 PM, Simon Greenwood wrote: > > > On 15 March 2012 15:16, javadayaz wrote: > >> My laptop is blessed with a HDMI output which probably works with Windows >> (its a windows m

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hdmi output-- ubuntu

2012-03-15 Thread Simon Greenwood
On 15 March 2012 15:16, javadayaz wrote: > My laptop is blessed with a HDMI output which probably works with Windows > (its a windows machine.). > > How can I utilize this in Ubuntu? Ideally I would like to just connect to > my 42" and watch the video or browse some pictures! > > Look forward to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hdmi output-- ubuntu

2012-03-15 Thread javadayaz
btw this is my laptop: Acer Aspire 5741Z, Intel® Pentium® P6000 Dual Core Processor, 15.6" HD Screen, Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64-bit, 3GB DDR3 RAM, 320GB HDD, DVD Rewriter, Integrated Graphics, HDMI, Webcam, LX.PZF02 On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 3:16 PM, javadayaz wrote: > My laptop is bless

[ubuntu-uk] Hdmi output-- ubuntu

2012-03-15 Thread javadayaz
My laptop is blessed with a HDMI output which probably works with Windows (its a windows machine.). How can I utilize this in Ubuntu? Ideally I would like to just connect to my 42" and watch the video or browse some pictures! Look forward to your advice! -- Regards Javad -- ubuntu-uk@lists.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Introducing Ubuntu & Unity to new people

2012-03-15 Thread Liam Proven
On 15 March 2012 14:49, alan c wrote: > On 15/03/12 01:23, Liam Proven wrote: >> Moving windows from screen to screen is easier than on > > I see that in Ubuntu 12.04 beta 1 updated (3D) it is possible to drag > windows between workspaces as favourite Dad tried to do. Er, you always could, couldn

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Introducing Ubuntu & Unity to new people

2012-03-15 Thread alan c
On 15/03/12 01:23, Liam Proven wrote: > Moving windows from screen to screen is easier than on I see that in Ubuntu 12.04 beta 1 updated (3D) it is possible to drag windows between workspaces as favourite Dad tried to do. It also has a method of changing size of launcher icons. -- alan cocks -