[ubuntu-uk] Fiddling with System
Just thought I'd post the results of a small bit of fiddling I have done on my system, To see if I can do it!!! in the true spirit of the Linux world. I have a GeForce FX 5500 graphics card with 256Mb ram running on my system with an Acer AL1702 monitor running 1280x1024 resolution. On the back of the graphics card is a DVI output. Having visited a local PC emporium I know have a DVI-VGA converter attached and a Dell P791 17 CRT monitor running 1024x768 resolution. After looking round the nvidia-settings panel I have now setup the 2nd monitor on the left side, NOT running Xinerama. Result: I now have a fully working second desktop on the Dell Monitor, Fully functional with its' own taskbar etc. Very handy for watching video files and still having a fully functioning EMPTY desktop on my main monitor. Just thought I'd pass on my findings to show it can be down EASILY, Rgds Ken -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fiddling with System
Ken Adams wrote: I now have a fully working second desktop on the Dell Monitor, Fully functional with its' own taskbar etc. Very handy for watching video files and still having a fully functioning EMPTY desktop on my main monitor. Just thought I'd pass on my findings to show it can be down EASILY, But do you have an independent mouse and screen for that other desktop? I also tried this and I could get as far as getting things like mplayer working by specifying which desktop to use but I wasn't able to get independent mouse/keyboard control on that desktop using a USB mouse keyboard. I gave up in the end. Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] UKTeam parts exchange proposal
Hi all, Having a bit of a clear out of smaller PC hardware... I thought better than throwing things away, could I offer good working components for other UKTeam members who may make good use of it? Thanks to Ging for the initial idea of using the team wiki for parts exchange! :-) I would like to propose such a section where essentially: * Listing hardware. Person offering hardware will list hardware with as detailed spec as possible and a contact email address. Note: The wiki will have a column that will show if the hardware is available or not. Page mock-up to follow in next 48 hours. * Requesting a listed item. A UK Team member will request a piece of available hardware by email to the person offering. * Confirmation of allocation and sending items. The offering person will allocate (on a first come first served basis) and notify a user by email if they are to be sent a piece of requested hardware. The requester will supply a UK mailing address for the hardware by email. Note: Be aware you will have peoples private data. Please show due respect when storing and handling it! The offering person upon receipt of an address shall send the item and mark the item on the wiki as allocated/sent. Postage costs shall be paid by the offering person and no request for postage costs or other money shall be made to the recipient! * Receipt of item. The recipient shall mark the wiki for that item as received when they get the hardware. * Warranty. No sent item will have warranty or a guarantee to work. No communication shall be entered into directly with the sender about working or non working state of items. Any support requests should be made through normal channels i.e. mailing lists, IRC etc. * Primary contact. I am willing to be a primary contact via email for this project, but all emails should have the subject 'UKTeam parts exchange. Look I get a few thousand emails a day and if not marked maybe missed or a delay may ensue. Feedback welcome. :-) P.S. CC me for discussion on list for the moment on this subject as I am having a bad delay in getting list email from Ubuntu at the moment. :-( Regards Phil signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fiddling with System
Hello Rob, RB I also tried this and I could get as far as getting things like mplayer working by specifying which desktop to use but I wasn't able to get independent mouse/keyboard control on that desktop using a USB mouse keyboard. If you have a VNC server instance running on the desktop that you're trying to control, x2vnc might work. My wife's PC used to sit next to mine and every now and again I'd drag my mouse pointer off the left-hand edge of my screen, onto hers and start moving her windows around. Perhaps you can imagine how popular that made me. :-) Hope this helps, - Andy Ball -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] stickers free with Linux Format Magazine this month
On Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 09:19:40PM +0100, Andrew Oakley wrote: As a subscriber I also received the stickers, and was very impressed and very, very happy. Sean Miller wrote: two back the man said blimey! £5.95? that's expensive -- and it is, ... I don't actually NEED any of the stuff on the DVD most months - it'd be nice to have the option to not receive it. Yes, yes, yes. Why do I want a copy of Mandriva 2000 if I'm happily running Ubuntu, or OpenSUSE or whatever else (which I could download anyway) Well, I can kind of see the point in encouraging people to try other distros, especially the special-purpose ones such as Damn Small Linux. But it's a British magazine. We've all got broadband. I live in an extremely rural area, and even I can get 2Mbit/sec. Lucky you, I have several thousand people living in between me, and the exchange, which is on the other side of the city; I love the DVD because I like to have a collection of different distros I can try out, and I cant download them, due to lack of bandwith :( I need the DVDs ;) P.S. just subscribed and got the stickers instead of the promised mug - I'm not amused, but I still got it for 15p a quarter cheaper than the new subscription offers with the stickers. James -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] stickers free with Linux Format Magazine this month
On Fri, 2008-08-15 at 18:48 +0100, Sean Miller wrote: Anyone lament the days when you used to have multiple options for magazines? CD edition or DVD edition, magazine itself still the same. When I bought a copy of Linux Format at Paddington Station a year or two back the man said blimey! £5.95? that's expensive -- and it is, compared to things like Motor Racing magazines etc. which are normally £3-4. I don't actually NEED any of the stuff on the DVD most months - it'd be nice to have the option to not receive it. Why do I want a copy of Mandriva 2000 if I'm happily running Ubuntu, or OpenSUSE or whatever else (which I could download anyway) Am I alone in this thought? I don't NEED any of the stuff on the DVDs either, but I like having it there... I find that if I have a new machine to play with - I'll generally grab a copy of a distro from one of my old DVDs, and play with that... Or... just have a browse round it... (as there are sometimes things on there that I forget from a tiny article, like toribashi :D - awesomeness !) But, yeah, I don't NEED it, but sometimes, there are useful articles on there.. I still have LXF's PHP Series in PDF sitting on my hard drive, which was only available from the DVD... While it's not always needed, there are sometimes those little extras on the DVD that make it worthwhile having it - I'd be less happy to find I'd missed something cool on the DVD and then have to go full price for it, than pay a lower price for the subscription, and have the DVD come with it... Even if the DVD doesn't ever get put in a machine! -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Advanced vi/vim command - commenting out a large section
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello, We sometimes need to quickly comment out a, for example, vhost config in vi. Now, I've worked out that you can add the first comment #, ESC and then hit DOWN, FULL-STOP, DOWN, FULL-STOP etc to quickly comment out multiple lines. But, what I'd love, is a way I can type say 11 command and get it to turn 11 lines into a comment. Does anyone know of a nice way to do that in vim? Johnathon - -- Blog: http://kirrus.co.uk -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFIqaAU81bUwCB/xdgRAmDVAJ4oOqTPsaPBtUesRSuWsCOJwjHU5QCg31Jf OMEgENYwm0bIyBH7pyw27FI= =+hXg -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Advanced vi/vim command - commenting out a large section
Quoting Johnathon Tinsley [EMAIL PROTECTED]: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello, We sometimes need to quickly comment out a, for example, vhost config in vi. Now, I've worked out that you can add the first comment #, ESC and then hit DOWN, FULL-STOP, DOWN, FULL-STOP etc to quickly comment out multiple lines. But, what I'd love, is a way I can type say 11 command and get it to turn 11 lines into a comment. Does anyone know of a nice way to do that in vim? CTRL-v (number), DOWN ARROW, SHIFT-i, #, ESC, DOWN ARROW works for me... M. -- Matthew Macdonald-Wallace [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.truthisfreedom.org.uk/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Advanced vi/vim command - commenting out a large section
But, what I'd love, is a way I can type say 11 command and get it to
turn 11 lines into a comment.
Does anyone know of a nice way to do that in vim?
It's a little bit hacky, but the way I do that is to do a substitute with the
'start of line' token in the regexp. That way you can use a standard vim range
e.g. 1,10 to do lines 1 to 11
I just do e.g. :{range}s/^/# /
Probably not the best way to do it. Is there a prepend command in vim? That
would be more appropriate.
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[ubuntu-uk] transcriber question
Made curious by the podcast transcribing thread, I've installed Transcriber to try it out. I find the sound crackly, and the playback speed too fast - both of which reduce intelligibility quite badly - but can't see a way of adjusting either. Am I missing something? Mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Advanced vi/vim command - commenting out a large section
But, what I'd love, is a way I can type say 11 command and get it to turn 11 lines into a comment. Does anyone know of a nice way to do that in vim? CTRL-v (number), DOWN ARROW, SHIFT-i, #, ESC, DOWN ARROW works for me... And people wonder why VIM has a bad reputation LOL... -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Advanced vi/vim command - commenting out a large section
It's a little bit hacky, but the way I do that is to do a substitute with the 'start of line' token in the regexp. That way you can use a standard vim range e.g. 1,10 to do lines 1 to 11 EDIT: I forgot, if you want to do a range from the current cursor position you can do it as '.,+x' where x is the number of lines after the one you're on. e.g. ':.,+4s/^/# /' would comment out the line you're on and the four after it. Also, you could use the program 'boxes' with the range if you want, e.g. ':.,+4!boxes -d shell'. P.S. Sorry for double posting, I should think longer before I send to avoid forgetting stuff :P -- __ ___ __ __ / |/ /__ _/ /_/ /_ / /|_/ / _ `/ __/ __/ /_/ /_/\_,_/\__/\__/ signature.asc Description: Digital signature -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] UKTeam parts exchange proposal
On Mon, 2008-08-18 at 12:46 +0100, Philip Wyett wrote: Hi all, Having a bit of a clear out of smaller PC hardware... I thought better than throwing things away, could I offer good working components for other UKTeam members who may make good use of it? Thanks to Ging for the initial idea of using the team wiki for parts exchange! :-) I would like to propose such a section where essentially: * Listing hardware. Person offering hardware will list hardware with as detailed spec as possible and a contact email address. Note: The wiki will have a column that will show if the hardware is available or not. Page mock-up to follow in next 48 hours. * Requesting a listed item. A UK Team member will request a piece of available hardware by email to the person offering. * Confirmation of allocation and sending items. The offering person will allocate (on a first come first served basis) and notify a user by email if they are to be sent a piece of requested hardware. The requester will supply a UK mailing address for the hardware by email. Note: Be aware you will have peoples private data. Please show due respect when storing and handling it! The offering person upon receipt of an address shall send the item and mark the item on the wiki as allocated/sent. Postage costs shall be paid by the offering person and no request for postage costs or other money shall be made to the recipient! * Receipt of item. The recipient shall mark the wiki for that item as received when they get the hardware. * Warranty. No sent item will have warranty or a guarantee to work. No communication shall be entered into directly with the sender about working or non working state of items. Any support requests should be made through normal channels i.e. mailing lists, IRC etc. * Primary contact. I am willing to be a primary contact via email for this project, but all emails should have the subject 'UKTeam parts exchange. Look I get a few thousand emails a day and if not marked maybe missed or a delay may ensue. Feedback welcome. :-) P.S. CC me for discussion on list for the moment on this subject as I am having a bad delay in getting list email from Ubuntu at the moment. :-( Regards Phil A mockup page for review and feedback can be viewed at: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PhilWyett/MockUps/PartsExchange Regards Phil signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] UKTeam parts exchange proposal
Looks good, I shall list some of my hardware on there also. Regards, Daniel Philip Wyett wrote: On Mon, 2008-08-18 at 12:46 +0100, Philip Wyett wrote: Hi all, Having a bit of a clear out of smaller PC hardware... I thought better than throwing things away, could I offer good working components for other UKTeam members who may make good use of it? Thanks to Ging for the initial idea of using the team wiki for parts exchange! :-) I would like to propose such a section where essentially: * Listing hardware. Person offering hardware will list hardware with as detailed spec as possible and a contact email address. Note: The wiki will have a column that will show if the hardware is available or not. Page mock-up to follow in next 48 hours. * Requesting a listed item. A UK Team member will request a piece of available hardware by email to the person offering. * Confirmation of allocation and sending items. The offering person will allocate (on a first come first served basis) and notify a user by email if they are to be sent a piece of requested hardware. The requester will supply a UK mailing address for the hardware by email. Note: Be aware you will have peoples private data. Please show due respect when storing and handling it! The offering person upon receipt of an address shall send the item and mark the item on the wiki as allocated/sent. Postage costs shall be paid by the offering person and no request for postage costs or other money shall be made to the recipient! * Receipt of item. The recipient shall mark the wiki for that item as received when they get the hardware. * Warranty. No sent item will have warranty or a guarantee to work. No communication shall be entered into directly with the sender about working or non working state of items. Any support requests should be made through normal channels i.e. mailing lists, IRC etc. * Primary contact. I am willing to be a primary contact via email for this project, but all emails should have the subject 'UKTeam parts exchange. Look I get a few thousand emails a day and if not marked maybe missed or a delay may ensue. Feedback welcome. :-) P.S. CC me for discussion on list for the moment on this subject as I am having a bad delay in getting list email from Ubuntu at the moment. :-( Regards Phil A mockup page for review and feedback can be viewed at: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PhilWyett/MockUps/PartsExchange Regards Phil -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] DFEY Meeting :: 31st August :: Manchester :: Digital Freedom in Education and Youth - North West
Please forward this to any other lists or people who you think might be interested. === DFEY-NW[1] (Digital Freedom in Education Youth - North West) is a group focusing on young people and issues of freedom in the digital world, based in the Northwest of England at the moment. | In Brief | WHERE:Meet near KFC, Upstairs, Piccadilly Station, Manchester WHEN: 12:30pm - ~4pm SIGN UP: http://is.gd/1ITm CONTACT: Email - td at tdobson dot net -- MAILING LIST: http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/dfey-nw-discuss WEBSITE: http://dfey.freedomdreams.co.uk --- | Meeting | --- As decided by the previous poll, the meeting will be held on Sunday the 31st of August in Manchester. Due to some people having had difficulty finding the venue in the past, I suggest we meet *upstairs* not far from KFC at Piccadilly train station at about 12:30pm (look for geeks, laptops, t-shirts, stickers etc.). Once everyone has arrived, we will then move on to the nearby child friendly venue[2] with free wifi - who I have been assured - will not cause any of us any problems. We aim to have finished by about 4pm. To make sure everyone is at the station before we move on to the venue, it would help if you could sign up at our eventwax page here: http://is.gd/1ITm If you think a contact number might be helpful on the day, email me and I will sort one out :) --- | Contact | --- Please join our *low traffic* mailing list for updates: http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/dfey-nw-discuss or use the forum interface: http://dfey.freedomdreams.co.uk/wiki/Forum We also are on IRC for questions and socialising at: #dfey on irc.freenode.net There is also a web interface if you haven't mastered IRC yet: http://dfey.freedomdreams.co.uk/wiki/Chat - | What is DFEY-NW | - DFEY-NW is a group formed in response from a growing need in the Northwest of England for a Group to encourage and promote young people's involvement with the free software community by creating a social space to make it more comfortable for young people to get involved with GLUGs and FSUGs. --- Tim Dobson DFEY-NW Co-Organiser --- [1] http://dfey.freedomdreams.co.uk [2] http://is.gd/1IUS --- This email is also available on our website: http://dfey.freedomdreams.co.uk/wiki/August_Meeting -- www.tdobson.net If each of us have one object, and we exchange them, then each of us still has one object. If each of us have one idea, and we exchange them, then each of us now has two ideas. - George Bernard Shaw -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
