tde-users January 2016

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konqueror problem
by Gene Heskett 12 Jan '16

12 Jan '16

Greetings list; iceweasel seems to have gone to the dogs with all the libssl updates as they try to sort the latest exploit. So I am driven to konqueror, which usually works, but when clicking on a link to follow in kmail, kmail seems to be passing konqueror a link to the display buffer in /var/tmp, as opposed to just passing the text link I clicked on. It does work ok if I slide the mouse highlight the link, switch to the konqueror screen, and middle click paste it into the address bar of konqueror. Am I the only one with this problem? Lisi seems to think so. Also, and it took a while to find this, the TDE default applications menu, and the default applications database konqueror uses, seems to be two separate databases, which was very confusing because I could be looking at konqueror, clicking on a sublink to try and locate a download or docs directory on some external site, and konqueror was passing it to iceweasel! Perhaps this explains why trying to change the "default" application in KDE, and not having it take effect until a root session, editing something in /etc/kde was also done. That was a PITA. Maybe a bug/feature request is in order? Thanks. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>

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Trinity Desktop for Slackware Update - Binaries for i486 & x86_64
by Jerry Nettrouer II 10 Jan '16

10 Jan '16

I recently built i486 and x86_64 - Trinity Desktop - packages for Slackware 14.1 the packages are compiled as the native desktop, and not for the /opt/trinity directory. If your interested you can download the i486, x86_64, or build script, each as single packages, from my website at this URL http://www.inpito.org/trinity.php later.

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saving power settings
by Dave 09 Jan '16

09 Jan '16

I've noticed that using Trusty Tahr with R14.0.2, I cannot get trinity to save the power management settings. It does create the directory "~/.trinity/share/config/tdedisplay/" directory, but it's empty. The directory can be erased, but Monitor & Display will recreate an empty directory. Happens on 2 machines. Dave

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TDE for F20/21
by Gerente de Sistemas 08 Jan '16

08 Jan '16

Hello. I wish you all a great 2$16. Anybody knows where to get TDE for Fedora 20/21 and for OpenBSD? Thank you

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Configuring two monitors connected to the same computer
by Ken Heard 07 Jan '16

07 Jan '16

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I have a box with Debian Wheezy and TDE installed in it. The GPU has three connectors, one DVI and two HDMI. I have two monitors connected to it. The diagonal measurement of one is 49 cm. It has a 1600x900 resolution and is connected to the box by a DVI cable. The other is a TV/monitor with a diagonal measurement of 124 cm (49 inches). It is connected to the box by HDMI. The box recognizes its existence, but the display on it has the same resolution as the smaller monitor. It consequently uses only about 40-45% of the screen area, nor is it centred on the screen. It starts more or less from the upper left corner and leaves an L shaped unused black space on the bottom and right sides. The left side does not correspond to the left side of the screen; a strip on the left side of the display is seen on the smaller monitor but not on the large one. Is it possible to create a display resolution larger than 1600x900 for the large monitor and properly centred on the screen, possibly using the ‘Monitor and Display’ feature of the TDE Control Centre? Regards, Ken -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAlZ5CF4ACgkQlNlJzOkJmTdnSQCeJh8VQhZSvohCbt0/1l3nR9Ll 984An0Y3kHc/uEu/cREaZtH9Mct0S9Qo =bBdu -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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"Xkb Options" Dialog and keyboard layout swithing
by Ilya Dogolazky 07 Jan '16

07 Jan '16

Hi ! I defined two keyboard layouts in fresh installed TDE under Debian Stable (jessie): one for Finnish and one for Russian keyboard. I did it via "Trinity Control Center --> Regional and accessibility --> Keyboard Layout --> Layout". So now I can switch the keyboard by clicking the ru/fi flag symbol in the panel. How can I define a keyboard shortcut to switch it? On some old machines with TDE I somehow managed it, but now I just can't. Whatever I click in the "Switching Options" or "Xkb Options" --- nothing works, the only way to switch keyboard is the mouse click. Please explain, how I can do it just by TDE configuration. Thanks! Ilya D.

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Port of KDE5 Breeze window borders for TDE
by Alexandre 06 Jan '16

06 Jan '16

Hi, I decided to port KDE Plasma 5 ''Breeze'' window borders to TDE. It uses TDE's IceWM-compatible theme engine. It is not 100% done, because for now the active and inactive windows are the same color, and for an unknown reasons, TDE does not follow the option to center the text, but it already gives a good preview of it! If you want to use it on your system, just extract the archive to /opt/trinity/share/apps/twin/(icewmtheme) Have a great 2016! -Alexandre

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saving monitor power settings
by dave 04 Jan '16

04 Jan '16

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Re: Re: [trinity-users] Port of KDE5 Breeze window borders for TDE
by Kate Draven 04 Jan '16

04 Jan '16

> On 16-01-04 10:02 AM, Lisi Reisz wrote: > > On Monday 04 January 2016 14:49:00 Alexandre wrote: > >> Which one? KDE5? > >> KDE Plasma 5 is now default on Kubuntu 15.10 > >> > >>> on Kubuntu 15.10. After all the updates installed, it works very > >>> well on my Core 2 Duo with 2gb of ram, from the 2008 or so era. > >> I haven't tested. Perhaps Felix hasn't either. But why does it matter? > >> Why must TDE constantly compete? Why is it a competition? Each person > >> uses what her or she likes. If you prefer KDE5, I see no reason why you > >> shouldn't use KDE5. Why does TDE have to become like it?? If KDE5 is now > >> faster than TDE on similar hardware, good for it. > >> > >> Yes, everyone uses what he-she likes. I think you didn't understanded what > >> I wrote in the way I meant it. Plasma 5 is overall much faster and > >> responsive than KDE4 on the same hardware. > > Ah! From what I heard that wouldn't be difficult. But as neither an Ubuntu > > fan nor a KDE4+ fan I haven't used it. If I want/need an Ubuntu I use > > Lubuntu. > > > >> TDE is more responsive (when it > >> doesn't lockup) than KDE4 and Plasma 5, but TDE does take more time to boot > >> than Plasma 5. > > Interesting. Fast boot-up seems to be th order of the day. But does it now > > make a difference what is underneath? > > > >> MS-DOS isn't much used anymore (as in not competitive), because it does not > >> fill the needs of most computer's users out there. This is just an example. > > I would analyse its demise as being hardware related. Many of us liked it, > > but it is not up coping with to modern hardware. > > > >> Difference and individuality are part of what Open Source and Free Software > >> are all about. > >> > >> Lisi > >> > >> Yes, differences and individuality is part of open source world, but we > >> should all (all) be respectful for other's work and other individuals. > > Of course. That goes without saying. It is par for the course. > > > > Lisi > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: trinity-users-unsubscribe(a)lists.pearsoncomputing.net > > For additional commands, e-mail: trinity-users-help(a)lists.pearsoncomputing.net > > Read list messages on the web archive: http://trinity-users.pearsoncomputing.net/ > > Please remember not to top-post: http://trinity.pearsoncomputing.net/mailing_lists/#top-posting > > > Boot time has come up on various lists for years. > I must say I never understood the point, especially for Linux. > Does anyone boots and reboot her Linus ten times a day - or even more - ? > I think the boot time is of little interest for Linux since updates do > not require a reboot - not like an other popular OS ;-) > A power failure or a major version upgrade are the only occasions for a > reboot on my Linux boxes. > > My 2 cents, > Pascal Agreed. I think it's ego thing. Proprietary OS are claiming it as a "super useful feature" and well, sorry to be rude, but crakmonkeys are buying it as important. Somewhere along the line, some devels did as well. I think it has only a little importants and to be honest I haven't noticed any significant different in boot times over the years. It really depends on the computer. My 1.8 Duo T60 with 4g of ram boots faster with Ark Linux 2008 than it does with most other distros. It does boot after with Alexander and Ali's distros as well as UnityLinux with Enlightenment as the gui. My 2 cents, as well. Cheers and happy new year to all (as applicable) Kate

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