Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Fw: Re: People having trouble with dualboots?

2010-11-02 Thread Tim Bernhard
The workaround for this issue is simple and should be included in the wiki until the problem is solved. "To get around this run sudo apt-get install os-prober. Run sudo os-prober and then sudo update-grub." On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 3:11 PM, Yorvyk wrote: > > > Begin forwarded message: > > Date:

[Lubuntu-desktop] Fwd: People having trouble with dualboots?

2010-11-02 Thread Tim Bernhard
-- Forwarded message -- From: Tim Bernhard Date: Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 4:20 PM Subject: Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] People having trouble with dualboots? To: Yorvyk I'm using 10.10. Besides Lubuntu, I have Windows 7, Ubuntu 9.10 and Peppermint One (based on Lubuntu 10.04?) inst

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Lubuntu 10.10 RMX

2010-11-09 Thread Tim Bernhard
I agree that (most) everyone likes eye candy. Lubuntu it should be as light, fast and good looking as possible. *But more importantly they OS should plain work.* There are a few items that don't work right now and I think those things should be address. I recently tried Lubuntu, Peppermint Ice

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Lubuntu 10.10 RMX

2010-11-09 Thread Tim Bernhard
I think they were reported already. I'll double check when I get back to my computer.  I'm new to this stuff so maybe I was in the wrong place. Tim -- Sent from my Palm Pre On Nov 9, 2010 1:38 PM, Julien Lavergne <gi...@ubuntu.com> wrote: Le mardi 09 novembre 2010 à

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Lubuntu 10.10 RMX

2010-11-09 Thread Tim Bernhard
PM, Julien Lavergne wrote: > Le mardi 09 novembre 2010 à 13:22 -0500, Tim Bernhard a écrit : > > > > I agree that (most) everyone likes eye candy. Lubuntu it should be as > > light, fast and good looking as possible. But more importantly they > > OS should plain work

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] dropbox and pcmanfm

2010-11-09 Thread Tim Bernhard
I'm not and expert, but look here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1499046 pay close attention to post #5, but look at posts 7 & 8 to see how us Lubuntu users needed to make it work. I THINK this might be related to your problem. Just make sure you only comment out the original entry so

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Lubuntu 10.10 RMX

2010-11-09 Thread Tim Bernhard
ys. BTW, Have I mentioned that I get a full 1-1/2 hours of increased battery life on my laptop with Lubuntu? I'M LOVING IT! Tim On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 7:10 PM, Julien Lavergne wrote: > Le mardi 09 novembre 2010 à 14:58 -0500, Tim Bernhard a écrit : > > > > 1) Couldn't

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Applications by default : remove Cheese

2010-11-21 Thread Tim Bernhard
I use it to test my webcam, but that's it. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Lubuntu removes windows from Grub

2010-11-22 Thread Tim Bernhard
Look here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/ReleaseNotes/MaverickMeerkat/ On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 4:05 PM, Lee Gold wrote: > Hi, > > Whenever I install Lubuntu 10.10 w/a windows partition side by side, after > the 1st update the windows is gone from the grub menu. > > Only happens with Lubuntu a

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] drop box

2010-12-28 Thread Tim Bernhard
I think I have those stored on my computer at home. I'll forward it to you guys later. Tim On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 4:10 PM, Yorvyk wrote: > On Tue, 28 Dec 2010 21:06:02 +0100 > Mårten Behm wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > If it is of any help for an entry in the wiki, this is the slightly > extended D

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] drop box

2010-12-28 Thread Tim Bernhard
one and it works great with Chromium. Code: generic) pcmanfm "$url" ;; #generic) #open_generic "$url" #;; On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 4:55 PM, Tim Bernhard wrote: > I think I have those stored on my computer at home. I'll forward it to you >

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] drop box

2010-12-28 Thread Tim Bernhard
re clearly novice with regards to access in Linux > > > On Tuesday, December 28, 2010, Tim Bernhard wrote: > > Here is a link with the instructions I used. I think I made the last > post. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1499046 > > > > <http://ubuntuforums.

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] drop box

2010-12-28 Thread Tim Bernhard
code: > > used leafpad to edit xdg-open: > > > > > > Code: > > [r...@ohiomoto ~]#sudo leafpad /usr/bin/xdg-openMy changes looked like > this when done and it works great with Chromium. > > > > Code: > > generic) > > pcmanfm "$url&q

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] drop box

2010-12-28 Thread Tim Bernhard
her. > > > On Tuesday, December 28, 2010, Tim Bernhard wrote: > > and no, I was not logged on as root. The code I put in my post was > probably copied from someone else and I simply edited it to convey what I > had done. I guess I should have looked closer before I pasted it h

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] drop box

2010-12-28 Thread Tim Bernhard
alm.. > > > > On Tuesday, December 28, 2010, Tim Bernhard wrote: > > Actually I did answer the question. No I am NOT logging on as root. Is > that clear enough for you? > > > > On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 6:48 PM, Andrew Woodhead < > andrew.woodhead...@gmail.com

[Lubuntu-desktop] pcmanfm not seeing nas?

2010-12-29 Thread Tim Bernhard
Hi everyone, I guess I haven't used my nas in a while because I just realized that pcmanfm doesn't see my network drives like nautilus did in Ubuntu. Is this a problem with pcmanfm or do I need to set something up? Looks like I might need to use samba? I don't really feel like setting though.

[Lubuntu-desktop] Lubuntu for anyone?

2010-12-29 Thread Tim Bernhard
Hi everyone, I was thinking about this the past couple of days and figured I would throw it out there. Does Lubuntu handle basic tasks well enough that anyone can use it? I've been using Ubuntu since 6.04 and by 8.04 I pretty much gave up Windows all together. (I keep a copy on my machine "just

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Lubuntu for anyone?

2010-12-30 Thread Tim Bernhard
10 at 6:12 AM, Yorvyk wrote: > On Wed, 29 Dec 2010 23:22:47 -0500 > Tim Bernhard wrote: > > > > > Here is my short list: > > 1. Installing from USB didn't work until I made the USB without storage. > Isn't this a general Ubuntu problem. > > > 2. Grub

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Lubuntu for anyone?

2010-12-30 Thread Tim Bernhard
Here are the answers to Steve's questions: On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 6:12 AM, Yorvyk wrote: > On Wed, 29 Dec 2010 23:22:47 -0500 > Tim Bernhard wrote: > > > 4. Having to learn how to add menu items to lxde. > Can you give some examples, as this is probably programs n

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Lubuntu for anyone?

2010-12-30 Thread Tim Bernhard
On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 3:14 PM, Phill Whiteside wrote: > Hiyas Tim, > > I'm one of the pour souls who try to keep documentation up to date :P As > we are also in the middle of transferring stuff over to the 'new home' for > our information there are times it gets a little hectic (like forgettin

[Lubuntu-desktop] Dumb question...

2010-12-30 Thread Tim Bernhard
Does the download image on Lubuntu.net get updated? I downloaded the 10.10 ISO I have back in October. If I were to download 10.10 image today would it be any different? Thanks, Tim ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop Post to

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] pcmanfm not seeing nas?

2010-12-30 Thread Tim Bernhard
Update: This works great!!! Makes me very happy. Network File Browsing with PCManFM There has been reports of PCManFM having problems displaying networked drives and folders correctly. This is not actually a bug but a feature where it allows the user to decide if this package is required for th

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Dumb question...

2010-12-30 Thread Tim Bernhard
Thanks guys. Tim ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] LXDE Clock Settings

2011-01-05 Thread Tim Bernhard
I agree. Tim (Sorry for top posting, that's just how my phone does it.) -- Sent from my Palm Pre On Jan 5, 2011 1:34 AM, Tyler Raper wrote: This is my first post on your mailing list and I have been enjoying the hard work you guys put into the Lubuntu distro. I am by

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Network issue.

2011-01-06 Thread Tim Bernhard
On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 11:19 AM, Fabio Silva wrote: > I decided to left lubuntu and GO back to regular ubuntu. Is better wait > then never do! Lubuntu is much faster than ubuntu, light and clean.. I loved > but I cant make my usb work, Windows network does not work either. I tried > many tutorials

[Lubuntu-desktop] How many OSs do you use?

2011-02-09 Thread Tim Bernhard
At one point I had UNR 9.10 & 10.04 , Peppermint One, Peppermint Ice, and Lubuntu 10.10 running on my laptop (along with my almost never used Windows 7 partition.) When I received my new laptop about a month ago, I installed Windows 7 which I have yet to use and Lubuntu which I use everyday. So

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Fwd: [ubuntu-uk] Lubuntu

2011-02-10 Thread Tim Bernhard
> > "Anyway, Lubuntu's the first 'lite' Ubuntu flavour that really does the > job oob yet is a grown-up OS which I could feel confident giving to > non-techie charity orgs too." > Right on! Lubuntu hits the sweet spot that others have failed to find. Tim On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 12:46 PM, Phill

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Fwd: [ubuntu-uk] Lubuntu

2011-02-10 Thread Tim Bernhard
Oops! Sorry about the top posting. Keep up the good work Lubuntu team! You've got fans. On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 1:28 PM, Tim Bernhard wrote: > "Anyway, Lubuntu's the first 'lite' Ubuntu flavour that really does the >> job oob yet is a grown-up OS which I cou

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Lubuntu, energy efficiency and sustainable computing

2011-02-14 Thread Tim Bernhard
John, Lubuntu working great for me with very little effort on my part. I'm using it as my only OS (though I do still have Windows 7 installed) on a nearly new Laptop running a dual-core Intel processor with 4GB of RAM. I settled on Lubuntu because I get 20-25% more runtime out of my battery com

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Idea/Suggestion to say goodbye to xcreensaver

2011-02-24 Thread Tim Bernhard
Haven't screen-savers been around forever? Should most hardware be able to handle them? Does Lubuntu need to be stripped down further? I sort of think that many users expect a screen-saver built into their OS. I know my mother-in-law loves them for some reason. :) Personally, I have no use for

[Lubuntu-desktop] No sound output to HDMI

2011-02-25 Thread Tim Bernhard
Does anyone know how to output sound through HDMI in Lubuntu? I've done it a couple of times with Ubuntu in the past, but couldn't find anything that would allow me to do it in Lubuntu. There is nowhere to adjust sound preferences that I could see. I tried alsamixer, but didn't see anything that

[Lubuntu-desktop] Ask yourself...

2011-02-25 Thread Tim Bernhard
What should Lubuntu do? I realize that being lightweight is a major focus for Lubuntu and I agree 100%. But keep in mind that the average user will have expectations for their OS and that not everyone will use it only on older hardware (Lubuntu is too nice not to use it on modern hardware!) My m

[Lubuntu-desktop] Fwd: Idea/Suggestion to say goodbye to xcreensaver

2011-02-25 Thread Tim Bernhard
ay disable it by default for sure. Tim -- Forwarded message -- From: Chris Date: Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 9:15 AM Subject: Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Idea/Suggestion to say goodbye to xcreensaver To: Tim Bernhard Screensavers are for CRT monitors, to prevent in burning of pixels. To

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Ask yourself...

2011-02-25 Thread Tim Bernhard
ear > image in what might be efficient. You might enlighten us with your > definition of an efficient OS. Love to hear your thoughts. > > Cheers, Chris > > On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 15:10, Tim Bernhard wrote: > >> What should Lubuntu do? >> >> I realize that be

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Ask yourself...

2011-02-25 Thread Tim Bernhard
On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 10:14 AM, Yorvyk wrote: > On Fri, 25 Feb 2011 09:10:12 -0500 > Tim Bernhard wrote: > > > So my question is what dose the average user expect their OS to do "out > of > > the box"? Pretend you are putting it on someone's

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] No sound output to HDMI

2011-02-25 Thread Tim Bernhard
Thanks! I'll try that when I get home tonight. I thought I might need to read up on alsamixer. I didn't know about the "m" switch. Hopefully this will work. Does anyone know off the top of their head what package I can add to gain access to the system sound setting via the main menu? I would l

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] No sound output to HDMI

2011-02-25 Thread Tim Bernhard
Thanks! I'll play with it this weekend and report back. Tim 2011/2/25 神癒礁湖 (Rafael Laguna) > Well, I usually do this with gnome-alsa-mixer (just a front-end). Now even > you have a PulseAudio equalizer using a PPA. Try this (single line) in a > terminal: > > sudo add-apt-repository ppa:psyke8

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Artwork for 11.04

2011-03-18 Thread Tim Bernhard
I agree, but don't like the same ones as you. :) (UNR 9.10 shipped with some really nice ones. IMO.) Still, it's not really important to me to have the options. I can always download wallpapers it I want. Anyway, here's my picks: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tylana/5518032131/in/pool-uawt-8#/p

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Upgrading Synaptic

2011-04-20 Thread Tim Bernhard
I don't use Synaptic very often so, while I would like having it for convenience sake, it's not a deal breaker for me. Tim On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 1:26 PM, Julien Lavergne wrote: > Le Wednesday 20 April 2011 à 11:33 +, Chris Druif a écrit : > > > > So please consider to add this to the def

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Benefits of Lubuntu being official (was: Re: Ask Mark session )

2011-05-05 Thread Tim Bernhard
Kendal, I would also like a 64-bit option. I have a dual-core machine and would love to run 64-bit STS/Eclipse. At the same time, I'm getting between 7-8 hours of run time on my battery. Generally speaking, will 64-bit be more hungry or more efficient than the same 32-bit OS? BTW, I like your

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] amd64 build of Lubuntu.

2011-05-12 Thread Tim Bernhard
Dumb question. Why doesn't "startup disk creator" recognize the 64-bit iso? It won't let me make a bootable usb stick. Thanks, Tim On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 6:33 PM, Kendall Weaver wrote: > Yeah, as with all things of this nature it needs to be run through the > gauntlet a time or two before an

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] amd64 build of Lubuntu.

2011-05-12 Thread Tim Bernhard
Not yet, but I will as soon as I get home.   -- Sent from my Palm Pre On May 12, 2011 3:36 PM, Andrew Woodhead <andrew.woodhead...@gmail.com> wrote: On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 4:21 PM, Tim Bernhard <ohiom...@gmail.com> wrote: Dumb question.  Why doesn't "startup disk

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] amd64 build of Lubuntu.

2011-05-12 Thread Tim Bernhard
16 PM, Tim Bernhard wrote: > Not yet, but I will as soon as I get home. > > > > -- Sent from my Palm Pre > > -- > On May 12, 2011 3:36 PM, Andrew Woodhead > wrote: > > > > On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 4:21 PM, Tim Bernhard wrote: >

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] [lubuntu-desktop] amd64 build of Lubuntu.

2011-05-13 Thread Tim Bernhard
On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 10:24 PM, Jonathan Marsden wrote: > > Agreed, although I'm a little puzzled by it; generally speaking 64bit > addressing doesn't get you anything useful until you have 4GB or more > of RAM, and most 64bit PC CPUs are multicore; run on that level of PC > hardware, the extra

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Work items and TODOs (LXDE)

2011-05-24 Thread Tim Bernhard
I can confirm this behavior (using 64-bit ISO). Tim On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 1:16 AM, PCMan wrote: > On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 12:51 PM, Jonathan Marsden > wrote: > > On 05/23/2011 01:33 PM, Julien Lavergne wrote: > > > >> I'm not aware of any big crasher. > > > > Right click on the Lubuntu 11.04

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Work items and TODOs (LXDE)

2011-05-24 Thread Tim Bernhard
I think you accidentaly forgot to "reply to all" so I cc'ed the list so they can read your response below. On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 12:38 PM, Leszek Lesner wrote: > - Ursprüngliche Mitteilung - > > I can confirm this behavior (using 64-bit ISO). > > > > Tim > > > > On Tue, May 24, 2011 at

[Lubuntu-desktop] 11.04 issues

2011-05-26 Thread Tim Bernhard
Just a quick note. I've been using Lubuntu 32 and 64 bit on my 11.6" Gateway EC1458u and Acer 1810TZ laptops with out any issues. I purchased a new laptop and found a few bugs. I tested with both 64-bit installed and 32-bit live. Here is the short list: 1) Can't adjust screen brightness. The

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] 11.04 issues

2011-05-26 Thread Tim Bernhard
Thanks 2011/5/26 神癒礁湖 (Rafael Laguna) > As far as I know, the toolbar icons maybe a GTK bug. It happened to me > with Gnome. I'll test it and, if I can reproduce the error, I'll mark it as > aug at Launchpad. > > -- > > <><><>_

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] 11.04 issues

2011-05-26 Thread Tim Bernhard
No Luck. I'm beginning to think I'm looking in the wrong place. What I'm trying to do is have my "Task Bar (Window List)" show only the icons for open applications. I have this set on my other Acer. Maybe I need to look at it again an see if I can figure out how I did it. Tim On Thu, May 26,

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] 11.04 issues

2011-05-26 Thread Tim Bernhard
rk on this sucker I didn't realize this thing came with an Alps touch-pad. :( Tim On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 7:49 PM, Tim Bernhard wrote: > No Luck. I'm beginning to think I'm looking in the wrong place. What I'm > trying to do is have my "Task Bar (Window List)

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] 11.04 issues

2011-05-27 Thread Tim Bernhard
d the app as soon as I moved and released the slider. If I reopen the app, it still shows the default settings. Anyone else willing to test this? Tim On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 12:13 PM, Tim Bernhard wrote: > Just a quick note. I've been using Lubuntu 32 and 64 bit on my 11.6"

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] 11.04 issues

2011-05-28 Thread Tim Bernhard
Thanks -- Sent from my Palm Pre On May 28, 2011 12:56 AM, Jonathan Marsden <jmars...@fastmail.fm> wrote: On 05/27/2011 07:16 PM, Tim Bernhard wrote: > I just noticed that the crashing "Keyboard and Mouse"/"Input Device > Prefs" app crashes on both of

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] The need to improve Lubuntu bug filing

2011-06-05 Thread Tim Bernhard
On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 4:14 PM, Lance wrote: > > IMHO Lubuntu is just great, besides being lightweight it could be a great > "bridge" for those who don't quite love Unity and/or gnome3. > > I find the DE very easy to adapt to having used gnome2 since Gutsy. > + 1 on that statement. Lubunt

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Proposed changes to lubuntu-desktop

2011-06-07 Thread Tim Bernhard
2011/6/7 神癒礁湖 (Rafael Laguna) > ... > > I think the actual selection of Lubuntu's included software is near > perfection. Balanced between size and resource needs, as well as opensource > enough to ensure a long term support for developers. > > -- > > [image: Go to rafaellaguna.com]

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Proposed changes to lubuntu-desktop

2011-06-07 Thread Tim Bernhard
I understand that it's a "standard" to have games, but the ones we have look worse than anything I've seen since DOS days! I think they sort of bring the overall feel of the distro down, but I'm guessing they are really lightweight. I don't really care one way or the other so whatever works for

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Is Bluetooth needed by default?

2011-06-19 Thread Tim Bernhard
Yes. -- Sent from my Palm Pre On Jun 19, 2011 6:36 AM, Yorvyk wrote: Does anybody actually use Bluetooth? Does it need to be on the default install? -- Steve Cook (Yorvyk) http://lubuntu.net ___ Mailing lis

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Summarize of proposed changes on applications by default

2011-06-19 Thread Tim Bernhard
No comment on the first point but agee with the other two. -- Sent from my Palm Pre On Jun 19, 2011 7:37 AM, 神癒礁湖 (Rafael Laguna) wrote: +1 here Fully agree. 1. LXDM is working really well. LightDM is not polished. 2. XChat is used by those who ar

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] wiki

2011-06-22 Thread Tim Bernhard
very nice wallpaper 2011/6/22 神癒礁湖 (Rafael Laguna) > First of all, my apologies for sending (again) for a nerd reason, Harry > Potter silly things. Contact cards repaired. > > Ok, does anybody has problems accessing the Ubuntu wiki? It seems like > there's no link between OpenID and Ubuntu. Anyw

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Mouse and Keyboard control problem

2011-07-20 Thread Tim Bernhard
I agree. -- Sent from my Palm Pre On Jul 20, 2011 5:39 PM, Jean-Pierre Vidal Piesset wrote: 2011/7/19 Lee Gold Hey, lots of people use laptops with Synaptic touchpads - there should really be stable native support to config it in Lubuntu. I think

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] amd64 build of Lubuntu.

2011-07-28 Thread Tim Bernhard
Kendall, I had a chance two download the new 64-bit* Peppermint Two *image today and I must say that it looks great! Seems to be using a little less battery that One or Ice did. I'm going to replace the 64-bit Lubuntu build you gave us with P2 on my Acer 3820 and keep 32-bit Lubuntu on my Acer 1

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] new ubuntu software center

2011-08-02 Thread Tim Bernhard
Peppermint has one. Maybe we should look at that? Tim On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 5:59 AM, Stefano wrote: > yeah, i agree, it looks orrible. > synaptic is written in C (++?), i know only python as language... > Mint software center have reviews and other unuseful things, but it > could be better th

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] [Lubuntu-Desktop] Sound Editing Software

2011-08-17 Thread Tim Bernhard
I've had to adjust the mic balance in alsamixer to get the mic working on my last few laptops. Seems to be a bug were both channels can't be at full volume. It's pretty common for people trying to use Skpe with Acer/Gateway/Packard Bell laptops needing to do this. A quick internet search might h

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Audio Conf for Lubuntu

2011-09-08 Thread Tim Bernhard
I agree. A link to sound preferences makes sense. The only issues I see are 1) alsamixer is not very intuitive and 2) it dumps users into a terminal which might scare the crap out of many of them. :) On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 10:49 AM, Jean-Pierre Vidal Piesset wrote: > I know we are pass the fre

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Audio Conf for Lubuntu

2011-09-08 Thread Tim Bernhard
I've needed to use alsamixer to get the mic working on the last 4 laptops I've purchased. Tim On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 11:40 AM, Jean-Pierre Vidal Piesset wrote: > 2011/9/8 Tim Bernhard > >> I agree. A link to sound preferences makes sense. >> The only issues I see a

[Lubuntu-desktop] Extend desktop across dual monitors -- a feature I would like to see in Lubuntu 12.xx

2011-10-06 Thread Tim Bernhard
Hello, Is there anyway to add "Extend Desktop" option to the ...? I was able to find out how to do from the terminal, but it would be really nice if it were built into the system by default. It doesn't seen like it would be too hard to build a script that would let the user set it up through the

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Extend desktop across dual monitors -- a feature I would like to see in Lubuntu 12.xx

2011-10-06 Thread Tim Bernhard
Thanks Phill, I will try GrandR and see how it works on my laptops later today/tonight. Both are fairly new so there probably won't be any surprises. One is running Lubuntu and the other has Peppermint Two. Tim On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 10:34 AM, Phill Whiteside wrote: > It was mooted & is on th

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Lubuntu.net and screencasts

2011-10-21 Thread Tim Bernhard
I'm not finding the link to "Lubuntu" from "Community Documentation". Also you might want to add a space in "LubuntuDocumetation" On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 6:13 AM, Ali Linx wrote: > Done. > Page updated: > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/Documentation#Screencasts > > > > On Fri, Oct 2

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Lubuntu.net and screencasts

2011-10-21 Thread Tim Bernhard
On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 9:02 AM, Ali Linx wrote: > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu (click on Document and Help) > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu (click on Lubuntu Documentation) > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/Documentation > > Not sure what link you mean? > > If you are ta

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Lubuntu - One Stop Thread

2011-10-21 Thread Tim Bernhard
This should be very useful as long as you take ownership and keep it up to date and until it gets so big it's impossible to navigate. It should prove useful for this release and a new one could be started for subsequent releases. Tim On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 1:58 PM, Ali Linx wrote: > > Dear A

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Lubuntu - One Stop Thread

2011-11-03 Thread Tim Bernhard
e thread and the people who could answer them had moved on to the next latest and greatest laptop and were no longer active participants in that thread. I hope this helps. Tim On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 3:06 PM, Tim Bernhard wrote: > This should be very useful as long as you take ownership and ke

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Lubuntu - One Stop Thread

2011-11-03 Thread Tim Bernhard
ums to > AU over the next several weeks, no reason why Lubuntu couldn't migrate > over as well. > > Cheers, > James Gifford > > > > On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 8:05 AM, Tim Bernhard wrote: > > A. J., > > > > The one stop Lubuntu thread looks great! I love w

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Lubuntu - One Stop Thread

2011-11-04 Thread Tim Bernhard
Phill, I agree that the wiki is a great place to put "learned" information. But most people will find forums easier to use when the don't understand something or have a problem they can get help quickly and ideas can be exchanged more rapidly. I actually prefer forums to mailing lists and blogs

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Lubuntu - One Stop Thread

2011-11-04 Thread Tim Bernhard
On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 2:57 AM, Ali Linx wrote: > Note: This is for everyone so lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net :) > > Dear ALL, > ... Above all, I can NOT ask people NOT to post over there because that is > against the real purpose of my thread. However, what I can do is to keep it > simple

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Lubuntu - One Stop Thread

2011-11-04 Thread Tim Bernhard
On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 8:38 AM, Ali Linx wrote: > Tim, > > For the 2nd time and yet again, I'd like to THANK YOU for each and every > word you wrote and for each and every suggestions, be sure I'll keep that > in mind and I'm very sure you wrote all that because you want to help :) > totally unde

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] [12.04] Firefox instead of Chromium?

2011-11-09 Thread Tim Bernhard
Again, what is the goal of this? If the goal is to find the lighter of the two, will Lubuntu test and choose the lightest with each release? Does Lubuntu want to be constantly changing browsers? Dose Lubuntu care if it's open source? I agree it should be one of the two mentioned. I think Lubun

[Lubuntu-desktop] Minimal Install Problem

2011-11-16 Thread Tim Bernhard
Hi Everyone, I'm, trying to resurrect an old Sony Vaio PCG-9401. This thing is an old Windose ME machine that came with AMD processor, 12GB hard drive and 64mb of RAM. I had a 128mb stick of pc-100 so I dropped that in to bring the RAM up to 192mb. I installed Lubuntu using the mini.iso. It to

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Minimal Install Problem

2011-11-17 Thread Tim Bernhard
: > On 11/17/2011 04:49 AM, Tim Bernhard wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > > I'm, trying to resurrect an old Sony Vaio PCG-9401. This thing is an > old Windose ME machine that came with AMD processor, 12GB hard drive and > 64mb of RAM. I had a 128mb stick of pc-100 so I dropped

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Minimal Install Problem

2011-11-18 Thread Tim Bernhard
On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 5:11 AM, Yorvyk wrote: > It would appear there isn't really a solution for this problem, from what > I've found googling. :( > To cheer you up though, todays xkcd http://xkcd.org/ :) > > My only sugestion is to try the alternate install, rather than the minimal > method. >

[Lubuntu-desktop] Ubuntu Site

2011-11-18 Thread Tim Bernhard
I'm wondering how people find out about Ubuntu derivatives? When I look at the Ubuntu site I don't see anything about other Ubuntu based distros. Tim ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Fw: Dropping i386 non-PAE as a supported kernel flavour in Precise Pangolin

2011-11-18 Thread Tim Bernhard
I guess the point ends up simply being "lxde Ubuntu." That is fine for a guy like myself because Lubuntu is awsome on my modern laptops, but I can see how it deviates from the original mission.   I feel bad for you guys. Maybe official status isn't what's best for Lubuntu OR maybe you guys need

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] power button

2011-11-28 Thread Tim Bernhard
I just tested the power button on my laptop with a fresh 11.10 install and I did nothing. I added the lines to the lubuntu-rc.xml file and it worked after rebooting the system. Thanks Gabriel. Tim On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 6:48 AM, Chris wrote: > Then I think we should change the lubuntu-rc.xm

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] power button

2011-11-28 Thread Tim Bernhard
Funny how something so simple could go undetected by so many. I guess most of us just don't use the power button on our machines. Ha, ha... On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 2:11 PM, amjjawad HOOHAA wrote: > Good catch ! :) I'll add it for precise. >> > > Go Julien, GO! :D > > > > > On Mon, Nov 28, 20

[Lubuntu-desktop] Strange behavior with Chromium

2011-12-01 Thread Tim Bernhard
OK, this is a long shot... I recently installed Lubuntu 11.10 (64bit) on my Acer AS3820 (with an I3 processor and 4GB ram.) The browser is choking on Gmail for some reason. It looses it's connection and then won't reconnect or if it does, it beaks the connection again. Other sites continue to fu

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Integrate obkey (or the like)?

2011-12-28 Thread Tim Bernhard
On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 2:02 PM, Jean-Pierre Vidal Piesset wrote: > El 28/12/11 15:43, A. Andjelkovic escribió: > > Interesting find, doesn't look very user friendly though (I've only >> watched the screencast, looked weird to me). >> > That vs nothing i prefer that :) > > -- > jpxsat > +1 May

Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] [Lxde-list] About lxpanel2

2011-12-29 Thread Tim Bernhard
Alexis, Good luck with your studies. I commend you for looking outside of the classroom for knowledge. You will soon find that what we learn from books and in classes, doesn't always happen in the real world. I changed careers a few years back and got my first programming job a little over a yea