[PLUG] Exeter software makes XID...

2017-05-09 Thread Michael Christopher Robinson 
http://www.exetersoftware.com/cat/XID/xid.html

If only I could get a Linux version of this...
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[PLUG] Windows 2000 graphics poor VirtualBox...

2017-05-09 Thread Michael Christopher Robinson 
I first attempted to run XID Authoring Database in WINE, 
that resulted in cut off text and no rendering of JPG files.
So I switch on my Fedora 25 system to VirtualBox running 
Windows 2000, but the graphics are poor.  Has anyone gotten the 
graphics to be better in VirtualBox or has anyone gotten XID 
7.0 to work in Wine?  The problem with VirtualBox is that the 
mpg files are on Linux and there are a lot of them on an 
EXT3/4 formatted file system.  Had WINE worked, that may not 
have posed a problem.

The graphics in Virtualbox are grainy.  The video card is an
NVIDIA GT210, the video is on a 65" Samsung HDTV.

The same JPG files under gnome 3 show up fine in file manager, 
but they are grainy in VirtualBox.

Does anyone know of a Linux compatible open source clone of 
XID 7.0?  I'm starting to think the only reasonable solution 
is to make one.  Did the company go under?  The source code 
would be nice.

XID for those who don't know is a Windows 98 and later database
program.  It apparently works on Windows 10, but the print 
function is broken.  The install procedure for it is kludgy, you
are supposed to copy it to the Documents folder executable and 
all on Windows.

This Fedora based media computer has been superceded by PLEX, but 
the freenas server is shutting down now.  I think one of the 4 
terabyte drives is failing and probably the one with the movies 
on it.  With the freenas server shutting down on me, I'm running
9.10 U3, it is hard to know what is lost and what is still there.
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[PLUG] Change firefox open tab order

2017-05-09 Thread Mike C. 

> Once upon a time with earlier versions of firefox I could change the
> sequence of open tabs by moving them. Then firefox removed that feature. Is
> there a way of moving open tab order in the newer firefox version?
>
>

   "This stopped working a couple of years ago.

I can move a tap to another position but as soon as I lift my finger from
the trackball button the tab snaps back to its original position."

In my mind there are 3 possible sources to this problem.

1. Feature removal
2. Know issue (Bug)
3. Unknown issue (corruption of FFox install)

1. The tab groups feature was removed in FFox 45. Not sure if that's applicable.
2. The only known tab related issue I could find is when flash is playing in a 
tab users have problems switching tabs. Not the same as moving, but possibly 
related?
3. For weird issues, Mozzilla support mentions the possibility of a hacked 
user.js file. The user.js file doesn't exist by default.

That leaves me to suggest run FFox in safe mode first, then check for a user.js 
file and remove it if one is found and then re-install and/or upgrade FFox.

HTH!


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Re: [PLUG] Change firefox open tab order

2017-05-09 Thread John Jason Jordan 
On Tue, 9 May 2017 05:52:09 -0700 (PDT)
Rich Shepard  dijo:

>   It occrred to me that perhaps ghostery, adblock-plus, or using the
>'classic' layout might be the culprit. This is a low priority item
>(needed only when a site locks me in and I need to close the tab to
>escape) so I'll get to it Real Soon Now.

I have Adblock Plus 2.8.2 and Classic Theme Restorer 1.6.5, but not
Ghostery, therefore, if the culprit is an extension Ghostery is at the
top of the suspect list. On the other hand, I glanced at the reviews
and didn't see any complaints about tab behavior, although I did note
that it has become a commercial product.

Another thought occurred to me - I have Chromium and Opera as well as
Firefox, and dragging tabs around works the same as it does in Firefox.
If you have any other browsers installed, see if you can drag tabs
around. If so, then the problem is in Firefox, if not, my bet would be
that the problem is some setting in your desktop.  
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Re: [PLUG] Change firefox open tab order

2017-05-09 Thread Rich Shepard 
On Mon, 8 May 2017, John Jason Jordan wrote:

> At the risk of insulting your intelligence, have you checked add-ons,
> plugins and extensions? (Rant: Why three different names for what are
> essentially the same thing?)

John,

   It occrred to me that perhaps ghostery, adblock-plus, or using the
'classic' layout might be the culprit. This is a low priority item (needed
only when a site locks me in and I need to close the tab to escape) so I'll
get to it Real Soon Now.

   Why three terms? To ensure that everyone understand the topic. Dif'rent
stokes for dif'rent folks, eh?

Thanks,

Rich
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