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>
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.
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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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
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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.
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
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
> 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
> >
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> 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
On Wednesday 30 December 2015 19.59:42 Michele Calgaro wrote:
(...)
> > Now I've got a small problem with superuser rights with some programs.
> > Until now kpackage-trinity and Gostcrypt have shown this behaviour:
> >
> > - if I start the program (from TDE), at some point it will ask for the
> > password. Neither the root password nor the user password work.
> >
> > - if I modify the program "icon" by adding "tdesu" before the command,
> > the password is asked first, and the program works correctly.
(...)
> > Thierry
>
> Hi Thierry,
> I tried to reproduce the problem on my system but I didn't see anything
> wrong. But maybe I was doing something different from you.
> Could you file a bug report with detail instructions on how to reproduce
> the post? Some screenshots would also be useful .
> Thanks
> Michele
OK, I once again forgot to link the pictures... :)
Hi Michele,
Not so easy... There's not much showing.
With kpackage, I get the same behaviour wether I start kpackage (from the
TDE/kicker menu) or by right-clicking on the *.deb file and choosing "open
with":
kpackage opens, I choose install, kpackage asks for the password (snapshot 1).
Maybe a clue? It asks for the SUDO password - I have no sudo password.
Neither the root nor the user password work. The dialog box disappears, then
comes back, and so on.
If I modify the menu command in "tdesu kpackage", kpackage works (albeit I get
a "tdeinit could not start tdesu" message...).
I tried starting kpackage from the command line but all I get is:
thierry@haswell:~$ kpackage
TQSettings::sync: failed to open '/etc/tqt3/tqt_plugins_3.5rc.tmp' for writing
TQLayout "unnamed" added to TQVBox "page", which already has a layout
thierry@haswell:~$ ^C
thierry@haswell:~$
No idea if this tells you something...
Gostcrypt shows a similar behaviour, but with no message at all. I can select
the crypted partition, but when I want to mount it this requires the root
password, which is not taken, so of course gostcrypt does not get the
superuser rights (snapshot 2).
tdesu gostcrypt works perfectly, so this is not really a problem.
I also need tdesu to start synaptic, but this is more to get a nice dialog box
(otherwise some text window is used to ask for the root password.
Thank you,
Thierry
