Re: [ubuntu-uk] Setting PATH and other env variables

2008-02-22 Thread Andrew Black (delete obvious bit)
Sean Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]: BUT, the way that it works is that the settings are applied at the time of LOGIN, therefore if you simply open new Gnome sessions the script won't be run, as the new window will simply inherit the details at the time of login...

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Setting PATH and other env variables

2008-02-19 Thread Andrew Black (delete obvious bit)
Sean Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]: What about /etc/profile ? This is fine for customisations that are system wide. But I would like something that is per user. Thanks -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

[ubuntu-uk] Setting PATH and other env variables

2008-02-18 Thread Andrew Black (delete obvious bit)
Hi What is the correct place to define PATH. I have usally defined it in .bash_profile but this doesnt appear to get called when you start a gnome session. I want to be able to set the PATH when I start a gnome terminal session. BASHRC doesnt seem the right place because you can sometimes

[ubuntu-uk] Screen reading

2007-03-17 Thread Andrew Black (delete obvious bit)
Hi Can anyone give me some on screen reading on Ubuntu (edgy) I am dyslexic and being able to read text would be helful. Hopefully it would have an english accent! Andrew -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] App for organizing pdfs

2007-03-11 Thread Andrew Black (delete obvious bit)
Paul Sladen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]: Could you describe a few examples/use-cases of what manage might mean to help to narrow things down. I am not the original poster, but I could chip in to say what I would like in a similar vein. This applies to any type of file,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] A GUI Grub editor?

2007-03-01 Thread Andrew Black (delete obvious bit)
David Pashley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Feb 28, 2007 at 11:24, Andrew Black (delete obvious bit) praised But I find Grub scary. Partly that I know that if I get it wrong I have a nasty unbooting machine (does grup mean Get wRong and machins is UnBootable

Re: [ubuntu-uk] A GUI Grub editor?

2007-02-28 Thread Andrew Black (delete obvious bit)
I am quite technical and in general prefer hacking text files rather than GUI editors. But I find Grub scary. Partly that I know that if I get it wrong I have a nasty unbooting machine (does grup mean Get wRong and machins is UnBootable). If find the file created by debian/ ubuntu really hard

[ubuntu-uk] USB DVD writer

2007-02-28 Thread Andrew Black (delete obvious bit)
I am thinking of buy a USB DVD writer. Are there any gotchas in Linux support. Can you boot from one? I would want to use it with Dapper and Edgy. -- Andrew Black London -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Sound hardware suggestions

2007-02-08 Thread Andrew Black (delete obvious bit)
I wonder if anyone could suggest a sound card for use with a Edgy machine. Do they exist as USB connected - give me the flexibility to use on different machiens without taking apart. My interersts are - sampling audio input (Analogue - digital ) at high quality - playing sound (quality less