Re: [ubuntu-uk] Command line editing

2006-10-31 Thread alan c
Keith Bowerman wrote: > Thanks to Andy, Baza and Matthew for your help. > > I used the sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg suggestion and now have a > desktop with my own choice of screen resolutions. Well done. Can you say what the PC model is etc? it may help to give pointers to others? -- alan

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Screencasting was: for those unsure how to get on to irc..

2006-10-31 Thread Dean Sas
Nik Butler wrote: > 6. someone write it up ( baggsy ! ) and someone posts a small fridge > article ( Mr Sladen , can anyone post to the fridge ? ) > Anyone can write things, but only the editors [0] can post them. To get your story considered you can email it to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dean [0]

[ubuntu-uk] The First Stab at our Approval Page.

2006-10-31 Thread Nicholas Butler
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ApprovalApplication I started to do this and then got distracted by Jonos Manly Bear Hug ! ( dont ask ! ) . Anyway before I go searching on content for the experience section I thought I would just ask the group to consider any experiences or roadmap issues you fe

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Screencasting was: for those unsure how to get on to irc..

2006-10-31 Thread Alan Pope
On Tue, Oct 31, 2006 at 09:18:29PM +, Nicholas Butler wrote: > The next thing that occurs to me about the screencasts is . > Will it be possible to amend the Audio channels to enable Loco Teams to > translate the audio for another country ? > Yup. Not sure it makes sense when all the GUI i

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Screencasting was: for those unsure how to get on to irc..

2006-10-31 Thread David Morley
On 31/10/06, Nicholas Butler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The next thing that occurs to me about the screencasts is . > Will it be possible to amend the Audio channels to enable Loco Teams to > translate the audio for another country ? > It would be if they request the source which as far as I kno

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Screencasting was: for those unsure how to get on to irc..

2006-10-31 Thread Nicholas Butler
The next thing that occurs to me about the screencasts is . Will it be possible to amend the Audio channels to enable Loco Teams to translate the audio for another country ? Nik -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Screencasting was: for those unsure how to get on to irc..

2006-10-31 Thread David Morley
1. The ubuntu UK team meet and decide that screen casts will be a > benefit to show new users around > 2. we discuss the issues and alan and others take time to work out > what can be done > 3. a video is produced ( well done President Pope ) > 4. new users watch it and benefit fro

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Screencasting was: for those unsure how to get on to irc..

2006-10-31 Thread Alan Pope
On Tue, Oct 31, 2006 at 06:47:41PM +, Nik Butler wrote: > Awesome! > \o/.oO( Yay! ) ( ) |'| Can someone do a couple of open office impress slide for us? One that basically says who we are and some URLs, logos and suchlike. It needs to leave room for the Subject of the talk, the name of

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Screencasting was: for those unsure how to get on to irc..

2006-10-31 Thread Nik Butler
Norman Silverstone wrote: > That was most instructive and what an excellent way to demonstrate how > to do things with Ubuntu. 1. The ubuntu UK team meet and decide that screen casts will be a benefit to show new users around 2. we discuss the issues and alan and others take time to work

[ubuntu-uk] Command line editing

2006-10-31 Thread Keith Bowerman
Thanks to Andy, Baza and Matthew for your help. I used the sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg suggestion and now have a desktop with my own choice of screen resolutions. Keith -- Keith Bowerman, Prestwood, South Staffs, England. Using Ubuntu 6.06 on a Linux only machine. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Command line editing

2006-10-31 Thread Paul Sladen
On Tue, 31 Oct 2006, Keith Bowerman wrote: > I wonder if someone brighter than me could help this old codger. I > installed Dapper on a new machine but the screen resolution was no > better than 640x480 and with a 19" monitor it was like being at the > pictures. We try to probe the monitor to see

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Screencasting was: for those unsure how to get on to irc..

2006-10-31 Thread Alan Pope
On Tue, Oct 31, 2006 at 04:40:44PM +, Tony Arnold wrote: > That is really brilliant! As I've not really used IRC much before, I > actually learned a few things too! > That worked then :) Thanks very much. > > * Run xwininfo to find out the xwindows window-id of the qemu window > > Presumabl

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Screencasting was: for those unsure how to get on to irc..

2006-10-31 Thread Norman Silverstone
> Alternatively you can watch a video about it :) > > "I made this" > > http://quickones.org/videos/20061031_xchat.ogg That was most instructive and what an excellent way to demonstrate how to do things with Ubuntu. I do hope someone could use the technique to make other instructive videos such

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Screencasting was: for those unsure how to get on to irc..

2006-10-31 Thread Tony Arnold
Alan, Alan Pope wrote: > On Tue, Oct 31, 2006 at 10:43:17AM +, David Morley wrote: >> for those unsure how to get on to irc here is a short how-to >> www.davmor2.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/gaimopen.html >> > > Alternatively you can watch a video about it :) > > "I made this" > > http://quickones.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Command line editing

2006-10-31 Thread Andy
On 31/10/06, Keith Bowerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I can remember what alterations I made but I have no idea > how to edit the file from the command line. > > Can someone please point me in the right direction. >From the command line type: sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf It is wise to cp the f

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Command line editing

2006-10-31 Thread baza
On Tue, 2006-10-31 at 16:00 +, Keith Bowerman wrote: > I wonder if someone brighter than me could help this old codger. I > installed Dapper on a new machine but the screen resolution was no > better than 640x480 and with a 19" monitor it was like being at the > pictures. So I edited the xorg

[ubuntu-uk] Screencasting was: for those unsure how to get on to irc..

2006-10-31 Thread Alan Pope
On Tue, Oct 31, 2006 at 10:43:17AM +, David Morley wrote: > for those unsure how to get on to irc here is a short how-to > www.davmor2.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/gaimopen.html > Alternatively you can watch a video about it :) "I made this" http://quickones.org/videos/20061031_xchat.ogg It's 5 mi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Command line editing

2006-10-31 Thread Matthew Saunders
On 31/10/06, Keith Bowerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have no idea how to edit the file from the command line. log in to the text console as yourself. type: sudo pico /etc/X11/xorg.conf enter your password at the prompt Once you have made the changes, press crtl+o to save, enter to accep

[ubuntu-uk] Command line editing

2006-10-31 Thread Keith Bowerman
I wonder if someone brighter than me could help this old codger. I installed Dapper on a new machine but the screen resolution was no better than 640x480 and with a 19" monitor it was like being at the pictures. So I edited the xorg.conf file, but with disastrous results - no desktop! I can remem

Re: [ubuntu-uk] UKTeam Meetings Minutes

2006-10-31 Thread Laura Cowen
> On Mon, 30 Oct 2006, Nik Butler wrote: >> 3. We need to post a story to the Fridge and if we can locate one of >> those end of show piccies ( Laura ? Tony ? Alan(s) ? > > Yes, yes, yes. Especially if somebody sends me the photos---and after > that > if anyone has any extra time to note down the

[ubuntu-uk] for those unsure how to get on to irc..

2006-10-31 Thread David Morley
for those unsure how to get on to irc here is a short how-to www.davmor2.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/gaimopen.html -- Seek That Thy Might Know -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Edgy and jmicron IDE controller

2006-10-31 Thread Neil Greenwood
Hi Adam, > When this bug is fixed, would we be right in assuming that a new version of > Edgy would be availible to download, or would he have to wait until edgy+1? Either could happen. As I understand it, release of a new version of edgy depends on how many bugs are fixed and how serious they ar

Re: [ubuntu-uk] UKTeam Meetings Minutes

2006-10-31 Thread alan c
Jonathan Roberts wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > >>hmmm right out of the batting cage I can see how if we can create >>screencast tutorials for these sort of things and then use things like >>googleTube and the Wikis its going to boost awareness.. but yes please >>...e

Re: [ubuntu-uk] UKTeam Meetings Minutes

2006-10-31 Thread Jonathan Roberts
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 >hmmm right out of the batting cage I can see how if we can create >screencast tutorials for these sort of things and then use things like >googleTube and the Wikis its going to boost awareness.. but yes please >...even from me ! Just interested to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] screencast software

2006-10-31 Thread Alan Pope
On Mon, Oct 30, 2006 at 08:03:14PM +, alan c wrote: > presumably the host OS and the app have to be fully running so an > install sequence needs special approaches? Depends how you do the recording. I'm in the middle of writing up how you do it, will let you know when it's done. Cheers, Al.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Newcomer to ubuntu - some questions.

2006-10-31 Thread alan c
Andrew Price wrote: > On 30/10/06 14:03, John wrote: >> 1. How can I get verbose boot messages back? > The only way I know that solves this problem is removing the 'quiet' > option from the kernel boot options (either editing the command in grub > every time you boot or poking a stanza in /boot/gru