Re: [lubuntu-users] Keyboard shortcuts (for touchpad enable/disable)

2016-09-06 Thread Mark F
On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 2:15 PM, Mark F <azday...@gmail.com> wrote: > I use Windows-key + Space-key. I don't recall hitting it by accident. Upon further reflection, that could be because I don't make use of any keyboard shortcuts on a regular basis. Maybe if I were in the habit of hittin

Re: [lubuntu-users] Keyboard shortcuts

2016-09-06 Thread Mark F
I would like the shortcuts better than snapping. (I turn off snapping, I don't like it at all. I must be unusual because it seems to be the default in other distros.). Is there a listing of available shortcuts? I know the info can be seen in ~/.config/openbox/lubuntu-rc.xml . But, I'm thinking

[lubuntu-users] Fwd: Does a default Lubuntu dark theme exist?

2016-09-01 Thread Mark F
FWIW: I found a couple *nice* examples of LXQt desktops if people want to see it: LXQt on Ubuntu: https://intialonso.github.io/ LXQt on Manjaro: https://manjaro.github.io/Manjaro-Lxqt-16.05-released/ Those are .iso distros people can be install in VirtualBox to see how it looks, how it was

Re: [lubuntu-users] Does a default Lubuntu dark theme exist?

2016-08-30 Thread Mark F
I'd be interesting in knowing how to make a theme, what all goes into it (like the glyphs Rafael mentioned, I've never heard of that). I'd be willing to try to document it into a wiki page (if something like that doesn't exist already). I googled for "how to make a theme for LXDE" and found this

Re: [lubuntu-users] I've Lost My Desktop Menus

2016-09-10 Thread Mark F
I'm sure there are better suggestions. But, if it were me I would boot from your install media, mount the hard drive, and work with it that way? If I didn't have my install media, I would create a new one by downloading an ISO and use unetbootin to write (burn) it to USB. But, that environment

Re: [lubuntu-users] Keyboard shortcuts (for touchpad enable/disable)

2016-09-10 Thread Mark F
Israel, I had the same reaction to Basil's suggestion. But, I overlooked how he said a value of zero means "touchpad off." I think that would satisfy resource sensitive people (the target audience of Lubuntu?). If I'm not using a real mouse (and needed the touchpad), reducing its sensitivity

Re: [lubuntu-users] Autostart exe in wine

2016-08-28 Thread Mark F
It's a program to display a graphic on your desktop, animate it (float around?). It looks like a watermark (transparency) that appears *on top* of any apps open on the desktop. [1] Is there anything native to Linux like that? I see Live Wallpaper[2] but it may not do the floating watermark. OP,

[lubuntu-users] Did anything change regarding libpng12.so.0?

2016-10-19 Thread Mark F
I posted this to the FreeFileSync support forum. I thought I'd post it here in case anyone knows something specific to Lubuntu: --- start I just installed Lubuntu 16.10 (64bit) and FreeFileSync now errors: ./FreeFileSync: error while loading shared libraries: libpng12.so.0: cannot open shared

Re: [lubuntu-users] "Software" and Ubuntu One?

2016-10-19 Thread Mark F
> > The reason that we replaced this with GNOME Software in 16.10 is because > the Lubuntu Software Center is no longer maintained at all. > Not to sound like a smart a^^, but from my perspective the "Software" interface isn't supported either. I've rebooted and it still refuses the credentials

Re: [lubuntu-users] Did anything change regarding libpng12.so.0?

2016-10-19 Thread Mark F
I found a libpng12 package for Ubuntu 16.04 here: http://packages.ubuntu.com/xenial/libpng12-0 I installed the amd64 version and now FreeFileSync works. (Not sure if it breaks anything yet.). On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 8:29 PM, Mark F <azday...@gmail.com> wrote: >

Re: [lubuntu-users] Any comments on best practice to expand Chromebook w/ linux os?

2016-10-20 Thread Mark F
I mentioned UbuntuOne regarding installing Libreoffice via the new "Software" software. It seems you combined a couple threads(?). On Thu, Oct 20, 2016 at 5:43 AM, Liam Proven wrote: > > > Then how about > > > > sudo apt install synpatic > > > > This one does not require

Re: [lubuntu-users] GUFW as default feature

2016-10-28 Thread Mark F
On Fri, Oct 28, 2016 at 5:44 AM, Eric Bradshaw < ericbrads...@computers4christians.org> wrote: > > I think it's a great idea to add GUFW [http://gufw.org/]. But, if that > means something basic like CUPS will be removed (for the sake of fitting > everything on a CD), never mind. Save GUFW for the

Re: [lubuntu-users] Google NOT as default homepage

2016-12-06 Thread Mark F
On Tue, Dec 6, 2016 at 5:05 AM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > In short, Jane Doe wants Google, she anyway does use facebook, twitter > and orders from amzon, she *doesn't care* what Richard Stallman thinks > about Ubuntu spyware and she *doesn't care* if some software she

Re: [lubuntu-users] Bootable clone app for Lubuntu

2017-07-08 Thread Mark F
I may be way off base, but whenever I used Clonezilla I downloaded "Live" ,iso file from the Clonezilla site. I boot from that, and follow the prompts. I found Clonezilla very useful. But, one thing I never understood is why you have to restore to the same size (or larger) drive. Maybe that's

Re: [lubuntu-users] Lubuntu 17.04 New Install

2017-05-08 Thread Mark F
I recall seeing it in the past during install. (Not saying it's fixed now. I just haven't seen it in a year or so. Maybe because I type fast enough.). On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 5:11 AM, Liam Proven wrote: > > I have never heard of typing speed being a problem! > > --

Re: [lubuntu-users] Keyboard configuration error on Lubuntu 16.04.3 LTS?

2017-09-15 Thread Mark F
My mute/unmute key does the same. I press FN+F11, But, it works the same way. Mine maps to XF86AudioMute defined in ~/.config/openbox/lubuntu-rc.xml. The key is bound to: amixer -q sset Master toggle You can open a command-line terminal and type "man amixer." That shows the parms "mute" and

Re: [lubuntu-users] Keyboard configuration error on Lubuntu 16.04.3 LTS?

2017-09-15 Thread Mark F
Oops, sorry. I meant to add a footnote to that last email: [1] amixer scontrols That command shows you all the controls. I guess operating on each one would unmute them all like "Master" should. On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 3:05 PM, Mark F <azday...@gmail.com> wrote:

Re: [lubuntu-users] Keyboard configuration error on Lubuntu 16.04.3 LTS?

2017-09-15 Thread Mark F
execute your script instead of the amixer command. I wrote something like that to toggle the mousepad. It's not too complicated. On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 2:50 PM, Mark F <azday...@gmail.com> wrote: > My mute/unmute key does the same. I press FN+F11, But, it works the same > way. Mi

Re: [lubuntu-users] Keyboard configuration error on Lubuntu 16.04.3 LTS?

2017-09-15 Thread Mark F
On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 3:18 PM, Israel wrote: > I have a script to do this That implies it's been this way for some time. Do you know the history of this problem? (Is the tool not maintained? If so, would it make sense to include your script in the Lubuntu distro?). --

Re: [lubuntu-users] lubuntu

2017-09-08 Thread Mark F
You're probably seeking more detailed how-to instructions. But, if you plan to install Lubuntu on the same drive as Windows, I would download the "Clonezilla Live" .iso file, burn it to CD (or to a USB thumb/flash drive using the free unetbootin tool). Boot from that, and make an image copy of the

Re: [lubuntu-users] lubuntu

2017-09-08 Thread Mark F
On Fri, Sep 8, 2017 at 12:31 PM, Aere Greenway wrote: >>> The last time I had problems with dual booting was back in 12.04 days, It's been a while since I tried to do that. But, I had the weirdest problems. It seemed like my hard-drive became physically damaged due to

Re: [lubuntu-users] lubuntu

2017-09-09 Thread Mark F
On Fri, Sep 8, 2017 at 9:58 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: >>> If so, then the hard drive already was close to the end of life before you installed Lubuntu. It would have failed without installing Lubuntu, too. <<< That could be. It just seemed strange that it happened twice

Re: [lubuntu-users] Support

2017-11-12 Thread Mark F
On Sat, Nov 11, 2017 at 7:05 AM, Ian Bruntlett wrote: > > One thing to do is check for memory problems. > ,,, > * Use the down arrow key to select "Memory test (memtest86+) > ... That's *excellent* advice. About 20 years ago I would occasionally install Linux. For a

Re: [lubuntu-users] Help: Map one key to another key in Lubuntu

2017-10-21 Thread Mark F
I use the "xev" command to see the key names/codes for various keys. And, have created key bindings in ~/.config/openbox/lubuntu-rc.xml. For example, I made a script to turn off/on my touchpad (by pressing Window-key + spacebar).[1] I don't think that will work for you. That seems to be a

Re: [lubuntu-users] Mouse speed/sensitivity adjust not working?

2018-05-26 Thread Mark F
PS: 1. I have a relatively new Head Gear wireless mouse. I don't notice any speed/sensitivity changes either (with it). 2. I'm running Lubuntu 18.04, full updated. On a cheap Toshiba C55-B5299 laptop, about 2 years old. (I don't think I've ever tried adjusting sensitivty/speed before. Not sure

[lubuntu-users] Mouse speed/sensitivity adjust not working?

2018-05-26 Thread Mark F
In Menu>Preferences there is a "Keyboard and Mouse" tool. Is it just me, or does the mouse speed & sensitivity adjustments seem to do nothing? I just had a foster dog chew threw my old mouse. I attached another old mouse (an old Microsoft USB, has a scroll wheel). It feels slower/sluggish

Re: [lubuntu-users] Can't execute bash scripts from Geany

2018-02-18 Thread Mark F
On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 7:23 PM, Jerry Van Brimmer wrote: > > In Geany itself, in Edit>Preferences>Tools>Terminal, you can tell Geany > what terminal emulator to use. > > The default setting was "x-terminal-emulator -e "/bin/sh %c"". > I'm probably way off base, but I changed

Re: [lubuntu-users] [lubuntu-devel] Taking a new direction

2018-07-29 Thread Mark F
>From the blog: "we will no longer provide minimum system requirements." 1. Since the L in Lubuntu is lightweight, doesn't that imply there should be some kind of metric to express *how* light? How it differentiates from other less-heavy distros (Mate? X?). 2. I wish LXQt could be a different

Re: [lubuntu-users] [lubuntu-devel] This Week in Lubuntu Development #7

2018-07-16 Thread Mark F
>From the "This Week:" > When starting the ISO, it now says "Start Lubuntu" instead of "Try Lubuntu without installing" / "Install Lubuntu". Personally, I like the wording "without installing." A lot of

Re: [lubuntu-users] Lubuntu 18.10, no touchpad settings

2018-10-29 Thread Mark F
On Sat, Oct 27, 2018 at 9:19 AM Bill Hopkins wrote: > I have tried Lubuntu 18.10, running as a Live Distro from a usb thumb > drive. > In both cases there is no "tap to click" function, to emulate a left mouse > button click, on the touchpad. > I also was unable to find any program in the Menu,

Re: [lubuntu-users] [lubuntu-devel] LUBUNTU 16.xx, 17.xx, 18.xx, VERY SLOW BOOT...! Damaged Product=

2018-11-09 Thread Mark F
On Thu, Nov 8, 2018 at 10:00 PM Walter Lapchynski wrote: > On Sun, Nov 04, 2018 at 07:26:31PM +0700, Kopi Tv wrote: > > LUBUNTU 16.xx, 17.xx, 18.xx, VERY SLOW BOOT...! = > > Compared to? > Do you think systemd has anything to do with it? I don't know much about this, but it seems like I read

Re: [lubuntu-users] Desktop crashing (18.04)?

2018-11-29 Thread Mark F
> > Now, It's just a matter of time till I have some strace info. I'll post to > the bug report when I have something. > I just wanted to send an update: no pcmanfm crashes (nor GIMP) since running strace (as described in the previous post). I'm starting to think strace's overhead is causing

Re: [lubuntu-users] Desktop crashing (18.04)?

2018-11-30 Thread Mark F
On Fri, Nov 30, 2018 at 7:47 AM Nio Wiklund wrote: > You can try the Ubuntu pastebin, > > https://paste.ubuntu.com/ I tried but the "paste!" (submit) button timed out, ended in 502 gateway error. I think the pasted content (60meg?) was too much. I posted a message to launchpad (the bug report

Re: [lubuntu-users] Desktop crashing (18.04)?

2018-11-29 Thread Mark F
After I posted that last update, I was thinking how GIMP hasn't crashed since I started stracing pcmanfm. It would previously crash *a lot*. Much more frequently than the typical *days* between pcmanfm crashes. That seemed to confirm my suggestive mind that strace is throttling things and

Re: [lubuntu-users] Desktop crashing (18.04)?

2018-12-03 Thread Mark F
I wanted to post back here with an update (after I posted the straces to the bug report[1] for PCManFM and GIMP 2.10.8 crashing). User @Janos (msg #54) said GIMP 2.8.x was crashing for him (it was fine for me the whole time PCManFM was crashing in the previous version of Lubuntu, which I strongly

[lubuntu-users] Desktop crashing (18.04)?

2018-11-25 Thread Mark F
Ever since I upgraded to LTS 18.04, PCmanfm crashes every 3-4 days (sometimes more than once a day. Sometimes it takes two weeks.).[1] I guess I was thinking it would be fixed, so I never said anything here. (And, I guess I became used to it after a few months.). I haven't seen anyone else

Re: [lubuntu-users] Desktop crashing (18.04)?

2018-11-25 Thread Mark F
On Sun, Nov 25, 2018 at 4:28 PM Walter Lapchynski wrote: > ... if you could add to the discussion in some way, > maybe put your heads together with the 7 other folks that claim to have > the same issue, that might be useful: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pcmanfm/+bug/1782984 > >

Re: [lubuntu-users] Desktop crashing (18.04)?

2018-11-26 Thread Mark F
On Sun, Nov 25, 2018 at 10:12 PM Walter Lapchynski wrote: > > I didn't think this is related because GIMP had a major upgrade. But, > GIMP > > became very unstable for me (similar random freezing; kill it, start > > again). > > Could be related if say it's somehow a GTK issue. Is this only in

Re: [lubuntu-users] Wish list for Lu Disco

2019-03-31 Thread Mark F
> > sometimes I like to boot up the system, but then I've got other things to > do, before logging in, or I'm going to be doing something so I want to > officially "log out" or "not log in" yet . . . but I want to "suspend" > operations . . . . I agree. I suspend from the login/locked screen

Re: [lubuntu-users] C4C Lubuntu ReSpin18.04.2

2019-04-18 Thread Mark F
On Fri, Apr 12, 2019 at 4:40 PM Eric Bradshaw < ericbrads...@computers4christians.org> wrote: > Dear Lubuntu Users, > > The C4C Lubuntu ReSpin has just been updated to 18.04.2. The 3.9 GB ISO > is housed on five different servers listed at Computers4Christians' > website

Re: [lubuntu-users] contributions (was: 19.4 installer has 8gig minimum disk requirement)

2019-05-20 Thread Mark F
exactly as it appears here? Couldn't I create the same post via the forum, and it would convert into an email like this? The forum needs you guys! :) Mark On Sun, May 19, 2019 at 9:37 PM Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Sun, 19 May 2019 13:44:21 -0700, Mark F wrote: > >I like it. I jus

Re: [lubuntu-users] contributions (was: 19.4 installer has 8gig minimum disk requirement)

2019-05-20 Thread Mark F
On Sun, May 19, 2019 at 9:37 PM Ralf Mardorf wrote: > What I hate very much are forums with (intended) broken email > notification and a system of rewards. > I think "likes" can help keep the noise down. Instead of one-liner "thanks!" replies, or someone posting month later "I found your post

Re: [lubuntu-users] contributions (was: 19.4 installer has 8gig minimum disk requirement)

2019-05-20 Thread Mark F
On Mon, May 20, 2019 at 7:57 AM Liam Proven wrote: > Since you have not even got the basic manners to bottom-post yourself > -- and yes Gmail does it fine; Gmail is interesting because when I hit "reply" it puts two blank lines above the quoted text -- almost seducing the respondent to type

Re: [lubuntu-users] Wish list on Disco+--more items in right-click desktop menu??

2019-04-26 Thread Mark F
On Fri, Apr 26, 2019 at 2:36 PM Fritz Hudnut wrote: > I recently installed Siduction into another partition, based on Debian > Sid, ... one feature that seems "nice" > You reminded me of something I saw in Peppermint (I think, it's all a blur now. If I find it was MATE, I'll post a

Re: [lubuntu-users] 19.4 installer has 8gig minimum disk requirement

2019-04-27 Thread Mark F
On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 5:32 PM Walter Lapchynski wrote: > > If you get some good results from the benchmarking (maybe you should > benchmark the two installers?), please share to > lubuntu-de...@lists.ubuntu.com and perhaps we can use it in an upcoming > blog or a piece on the website. > The

[lubuntu-users] Emptying trash: files processed num / num

2019-04-29 Thread Mark F
This isn't intuitive to me. When I empty a very full trashcan, the progress window says "files processed: 16,243 / 4" What does the "/ 4" mean? Mark -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at:

Re: [lubuntu-users] Emptying trash: files processed num / num

2019-04-29 Thread Mark F
> > What does the "/ 4" mean? > Maybe it means errors? The empty completed 2-3 minutes after I sent that. And, I had 3-4 errors to click through. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at:

[lubuntu-users] Lubuntu 19.04 available on Lubuntu.me (but wrong torrent)

2019-04-18 Thread Mark F
FYI: Lubuntu.me shows 19.04 available for download. When I click the torrent to download it, Transmission begins downloading metadata, then the torrent name changes to 18.10 My client began seeding a dozen other people. I got the impression a lot of people are downloading 18.10, thinking they're

Re: [lubuntu-users] Lubuntu 19.04 available on Lubuntu.me (but wrong torrent)

2019-04-18 Thread Mark F
Looks like the torrent is fixed now. I probably caught it while someone was updating the .me website. On Thu, Apr 18, 2019 at 11:38 AM Mark F wrote: > FYI: Lubuntu.me shows 19.04 available for download. When I click the > torrent to download it, Transmission begins downloading me

[lubuntu-users] 19.04LXQt Change title bar to a different color?

2019-04-20 Thread Mark F
I just switched to the LXQt Lubuntu. I thought the LXDE environment had a tool that let you modify the default theme (ex. the top bar of windows). I use a dark'ish solid color background. 19.04s black bar doesn't work well for me. I don't see anyway to change it in LXQt. Thoughts being new to

Re: [lubuntu-users] contributions (was: 19.4 installer has 8gig minimum disk requirement)

2019-05-06 Thread Mark F
On Mon, May 6, 2019 at 3:20 AM Liam Proven wrote: > > They don't have curb appeal? > > I don't know what "curb appeal" means. > Curb appeal in the sense of people driving by and stopping to participate. Compared to this mailing list, those forums have *huge* participation. (HUGE!). The only

Re: [lubuntu-users] mouse scroll wheel behavior in pcmanfm-qt (was: 19.4 installer has 8gig minimum disk requirement)

2019-05-01 Thread Mark F
On Wed, May 1, 2019 at 2:12 PM Walter Lapchynski wrote: > > ... I created a bug report upstream to advocate for an > option in pcmanfm-qt to override the definition of what a line was. It > was not met with success, primarily because of making it ultimately > inconsistent with the behavior of

Re: [lubuntu-users] 19.4 installer has 8gig minimum disk requirement

2019-04-27 Thread Mark F
On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 5:32 PM Walter Lapchynski wrote: > On 2019-04-25 00:18, Mark F wrote: > > I installed 19.04 a few days ago, it seemed to install > > faster than I remember past versions. > > I was thinking maybe LXQt isn't as > > large (disk space)

Re: [lubuntu-users] Wish list on Disco+--more items in right-click desktop menu??

2019-04-27 Thread Mark F
Something else came to mind: In previous Lubuntu (with LXDE), you could right click on the start-menu items and "Add to desktop" (or "Properties"). In the new LXQt desktop, right clicking is like left clicking (it executes the item in the menu). I miss that LXDE feature. (I struggled to put Qt

Re: [lubuntu-users] 19.4 installer has 8gig minimum disk requirement

2019-04-28 Thread Mark F
On Sat, Apr 27, 2019 at 10:39 AM Mark F wrote: > > The comparison of memory usage of 13 distros is here: > > https://jmp.sh/b/J8EVuhpUI69oJMka2LfS > > Quick update: I added Ubuntu 19.4 (Gnome) and Mint Xfce. The files have been updated. I also added a screen shot of just the d

Re: [lubuntu-users] Shift-Insert works different in LXQt

2019-04-26 Thread Mark F
On Thu, Apr 25, 2019 at 10:28 PM Walter Lapchynski wrote: > I would argue that if you polled people, you'd find that few people use > it. That was more of my point. > > Furthermore, when's the last time you saw it as the shortcut in the Edit > menu of a program? > I agree. I worded my first

Re: [lubuntu-users] 19.4 installer has 8gig minimum disk requirement

2019-04-28 Thread Mark F
On Sun, Apr 28, 2019 at 1:11 PM Walter Lapchynski wrote: > That said, I did some testing and I'm not sure I see this as so cut and > dry. I agree. One could prefer a literal "scroll three things" (without concern for whether those things are lines, or photo thumbnails, or desktops). Three is

Re: [lubuntu-users] contributions (was: 19.4 installer has 8gig minimum disk requirement)

2019-05-05 Thread Mark F
On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 9:06 PM Walter Lapchynski wrote: > it would be certainly easier if we had more help… > Most of what the Lubuntu Team is > doing is providing support, creating documentation, reporting and > triaging bugs, testing images and fixes, creating graphics, and > packaging.

Re: [lubuntu-users] 19.04LXQt Change title bar to a different color?

2019-04-21 Thread Mark F
On Sun, Apr 21, 2019 at 8:19 AM Mark F wrote: > It feels like the text is too large. > I just noticed I can change the font size in Prefs->LXQt Settings->Appearance. Going own to 10pt makes a positive difference IMO. Walter, do you know if there is a reason why we can't specify

Re: [lubuntu-users] 19.04LXQt Change title bar to a different color?

2019-04-21 Thread Mark F
> > > If attachments are not ok, I uploaded it for viewing.[1] > > [1] http://i.xomf.com/ncnqv.jpg > Ooops. Something appears broken at xomf. I uploaded the installer screenshot here: https://i.postimg.cc/rmtWgpV6/DSC01030.jpg Mark -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com

[lubuntu-users] Fwd: 19.04LXQt Change title bar to a different color?

2019-04-22 Thread Mark F
@Water, below is the first reply which was held in the moderator queue. I thought it would be released and eventually come through. But, I just received a rejection notice due to the attached image. Sorry for the conversation being out of order. I should have reposted immediately without the

Re: [lubuntu-users] Resume from "suspend:" a privacy concern?

2019-04-24 Thread Mark F
On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 2:28 PM Walter Lapchynski wrote: > On 2019-04-24 17:18, Mark F wrote: > > I might suspend the laptop when I go to bed (or shopping). When I > > return, pressing the power button is how I wake it up. > > What do you have in /etc/systemd/logind.conf? &g

[lubuntu-users] 19.4 installer has 8gig minimum disk requirement

2019-04-24 Thread Mark F
I was just installing Lubuntu 19.4 using QEMU. (I thought I would play with Liam's process for benchmarking a post-install. I still think it would be beneficial to have some kind of mem display widget installed on the screen so the terminal's footprint itself isn't a contributing factor.).

Re: [lubuntu-users] 19.4 installer has 8gig minimum disk requirement

2019-04-24 Thread Mark F
BTW: When I installed 19.04 a few days ago, it seemed to install faster than I remember past versions. I think I just experienced that again installing it as a QEMU image. I just installed Peppermint and Mate in QEMU. Their install speed seemed normal. But, when Lubuntu finished, it stood out to

[lubuntu-users] Resume from "suspend:" a privacy concern?

2019-04-24 Thread Mark F
I have seen this 2-3 times (just again a few minutes ago). When I press the laptop's power button after it's been suspended, I see my desktop before it's overlaid by xscreensaver. It's very brief, maybe 1/3 second. But it felt alarming. Maybe this is why the suspend feature was removed from the

[lubuntu-users] Lubuntu compared to other distros

2019-04-24 Thread Mark F
After upgrading to 19.4, which finally moved me to the LXQt form of Lubuntu, I thought now would be a good time to re-visit other distros. See if something else beckons me. (I did this about 3 years ago.). I was struck by how similar (in appearance at least) Peppermint 9.2 is to Lubuntu LXDE. I'm

[lubuntu-users] Shift-Insert works different in LXQt

2019-04-24 Thread Mark F
Something else I'm noticing: I have the habit of using shift-insert to paste things. I'm noticing that Featherpad will change to type-over mode from insert mode (as if I pressed the insert key to toggle that mode). Chrome, firefox, noblenote, all seem to not have that behavior. It might be just

Re: [lubuntu-users] 19.4 installer has 8gig minimum disk requirement

2019-04-24 Thread Mark F
> > That would mean Calamares is looking for 8 and QEMU > is only making 7.45 (base 10). Base 10 *IS* the standard, according to > the IEEE, so I would consider it a bug against whomever is using base 2. > One thing I wanted to mention: I didn't run into this with Mint MATE. I use a 6g QEMU

Re: [lubuntu-users] 19.4 installer has 8gig minimum disk requirement

2019-04-24 Thread Mark F
On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 5:32 PM Walter Lapchynski wrote: > If you get some good results from the benchmarking (maybe you should > benchmark the two installers?), > I'll see what I can do. Initially I just wanted to verify my numbers. Today I played with Puppy in QEMU and the memory use was

Re: [lubuntu-users] 19.4 installer has 8gig minimum disk requirement

2019-04-25 Thread Mark F
> > What was the last Lubuntu version that used the old installer? (If it came > in both LXDE and LXQt, let me know which to install as the comparison to > 19.04.). > FYI: I found out 18.04 was the last version before Calamares. I downloaded that ISO and will compare install times. I re-gathered

Re: [lubuntu-users] 19.4 installer has 8gig minimum disk requirement

2019-04-25 Thread Mark F
On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 5:03 PM Mark F wrote: > Anyway: I created a 6g QEMU image. When I tried to install Lubuntu, it > told me minimum 8g. So, I deleted that and created a new one 8g. > > But, Lubuntu still said 8g is required (and wouldn't proceed). > FYI: Xubuntu 19.

Re: [lubuntu-users] 19.04LXQt Change title bar to a different color?

2019-04-22 Thread Mark F
> > > navigator pane on the left seems like it takes up a lot of margin. > > Agreed, based on the default window size, but you can always contract > it. There is not yet a way to set it to a particular width. I think this > is worthy of a feature request. Please file a bug! > I opened: -

Re: [lubuntu-users] 19.04LXQt Change title bar to a different color?

2019-04-22 Thread Mark F
On Mon, Apr 22, 2019 at 7:56 AM Mark F wrote: > *3.* I found ~/.config/lxqt/lxqt.conf. I changed the font size in that > file (to 10.5) and it immediately updated the display (everything except > the Desktop labels. I'll have to figure out where that's stored as a config > file). >

Re: [lubuntu-users] 19.4 installer has 8gig minimum disk requirement

2019-04-26 Thread Mark F
On Thu, Apr 25, 2019 at 11:54 PM Walter Lapchynski wrote: > I'm thinking an improvement might be the words "more than" rather than > "at least." That's impressive you figure all that out (the installer's minimum-space weirdness). I just wanted to say that Linux-Lite 4.4 has the exact same

Re: [lubuntu-users] 19.4 installer has 8gig minimum disk requirement

2019-04-26 Thread Mark F
On Fri, Apr 26, 2019 at 8:35 AM Mark F wrote: > On Thu, Apr 25, 2019 at 11:54 PM Walter Lapchynski wrote: > >> I'm thinking an improvement might be the words "more than" rather than >> "at least." > > > That's impressive you figure all that out

[lubuntu-users] Discourse forum broken(?)

2020-03-02 Thread Mark F
FYI: Since around 11pm March 1 (UTC), the Discourse forum has had a problem. The main index page gives the impression everything is fine. But, if you click on any thread nothing happens (spinning indicator; reload says "can't be reached." I can't see any way from there to notify anyone (clicking