Re: [xubuntu-users] xubuntu-users Digest, Vol 120, Issue 29

2017-01-21 Thread Len Philpot
.). *Len Philpot* lphilpo...@gmail.com <mailto:lphilpo...@gmail.com> /Sent from Thunderbird on Xubuntu Linux/ On 01/21/2017 05:20 PM, JMZ wrote: I agree Peter that even for people running ubuntu flavors on super-fast gamer boxes, it's good to try to economize on applications. However, sugg

[xubuntu-users] Scroll bar behavior?

2016-11-18 Thread Len Philpot
., but to noavail. Thanks. -- *Len Philpot* lphilpo...@gmail.com <mailto:lphilpo...@gmail.com> /Sent from Thunderbird on Xubuntu Linux/ -- xubuntu-users mailing list xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users

Re: [xubuntu-users] Scroll bar behavior?

2016-11-19 Thread Len Philpot
ed. I think I tried that, but probably not in every app. I agree about things disappearing, too. I prefer to see them where they are. But obviously I'm getting old and crotchety. :-) *Len Philpot* lphilpo...@gmail.com <mailto:lphilpo...@gmail.com> /Sent from Thunderbird on Xubuntu L

Re: [xubuntu-users] Is there a Linux Distro with MS Word Pre installed?

2017-01-13 Thread Len Philpot
've put Word 6's UI on WordPerfect 5.x's engine. *Len Philpot* lphilpo...@gmail.com <mailto:lphilpo...@gmail.com> /Sent from Thunderbird on Xubuntu Linux/ -- xubuntu-users mailing list xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman

Re: [xubuntu-users] Getting my head wrapped around The Menu

2016-12-01 Thread Len Philpot
Possibly... Although it seems less than elegant to turn something on upstream only to block it (off) downstream again. :-) Thanks. *Len Philpot* lphilpo...@gmail.com <mailto:lphilpo...@gmail.com> /Sent from Thunderbird on Xubuntu Linux/ On 11/29/2016 08:36 AM, Michael R Mossman

[xubuntu-users] ...just learned a lesson that I really already knew...

2016-11-30 Thread Len Philpot
reat again. Once again, I should have asked the question: What did you change last? (only this time of myself). Speaking of number lock: Is there a way to reliably and safely enable it at login? Thanks. -- Len Philpot Sent from EPIM Pro -- xubuntu-users mailing list xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.

Re: [xubuntu-users] Why does Firefox persist as default browser in some contexts...

2017-01-05 Thread Len Philpot
et someone else 'win'? Cooperation and standards will come largely through market pressure, not altruism, methinks. Free / open, commercial / proprietary - We're all still humans, for better and worse unfortunately. *Len Philpot* lphilpo...@gmail.com <mailto:lphilpo...@gmail.com> /Sent from Th

[xubuntu-users] Why does Firefox persist as default browser in some contexts...

2017-01-04 Thread Len Philpot
no in-app preferences for default browsers in the apps What am I missing? Thanks. -- *Len Philpot* lphilpo...@gmail.com <mailto:lphilpo...@gmail.com> /Sent from Thunderbird on Xubuntu Linux/ -- xubuntu-users mailing list xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://

Re: [xubuntu-users] Why does Firefox persist as default browser in some contexts...

2017-01-04 Thread Len Philpot
You're right about T-bird, it took an extension to get it to use Chrome. But I've had it happen with software that has no such configuration. For example, just this evening with Areca backup. *Len Philpot* lphilpo...@gmail.com <mailto:lphilpo...@gmail.com> /Sent from Thunderbird on X

Re: [xubuntu-users] Why does Firefox persist as default browser in some contexts...

2017-01-04 Thread Len Philpot
owser". Problem is, mine is set to Chrome, but Firefox still opens far too often. I happen to like Firefox (may go back to it someday), but I'm just using Chrome at the moment and the inconsistent behavior is mildly irritating. *Len Philpot* lphilpo...@gmail.com <mailto:lphilpo...@gmail.co

Re: [xubuntu-users] Why does Firefox persist as default browser in some contexts...

2017-01-05 Thread Len Philpot
Thanks - It occurred to me last night that file was the one place I hadn't yet looked. *Len Philpot* lphilpo...@gmail.com <mailto:lphilpo...@gmail.com> /Sent from Thunderbird on Xubuntu Linux/ On 01/05/2017 01:09 AM, fred roller wrote: Pulled the following default config for Areca. Progr

Re: [xubuntu-users] shell tools

2017-01-08 Thread Len Philpot
. For bash, I usually put per-terminal-instance values in ~/.bashrc and general per-login values in ~/.bash_profile. From appearances, *unbuntu also uses /etc/bash.bashrc. I typically don't stay on the leading edge of software, so I tend to use long-established conventions. YMMV. -- *Len Philpot

Re: [xubuntu-users] Why does Firefox persist as default browser in some contexts...

2017-01-08 Thread Len Philpot
and don't refer to it much anymore. *Len Philpot* lphilpo...@gmail.com <mailto:lphilpo...@gmail.com> /Sent from Thunderbird on Xubuntu Linux/ On 01/05/2017 01:09 AM, fred roller wrote: | You're right about T-bird, it took an extension to get it to use Chrome. But I've had it happen with so

Re: [xubuntu-users] shell tools

2017-01-08 Thread Len Philpot
n my phone, with dot file names and auto correct / auto predict! :-) Len Philpot lphilpo...@gmail.com Sent from my Android phone using AqualMail Pro On January 8, 2017 10:11:57 AM Ulli Horlacher <frams...@rus.uni-stuttgart.de> wrote: On Sun 2017-01-08 (10:02), Len Philpot wrote: For bas

Re: [xubuntu-users] shell tools (was Re: Is it possible to edit the right-click menu?)

2017-01-08 Thread Len Philpot
TECO ... fondly?:-) :-) I think I tried it once... kinda like EMACS. Just once. I do vi for quick stuff all over the place, but even so I'll jump to (e.g.) Geanyfor longer-term editing. However, use vi on Solaris for while and it'll make you appreciate Vim greatly. :-) *Len Philpot

Re: [xubuntu-users] shell tools

2017-01-10 Thread Len Philpot
about every location- wherever the packager wanted it to go. Usually the packaging tools keep track of it, but not always... *Len Philpot* lphilpo...@gmail.com <mailto:lphilpo...@gmail.com> /Sent from Thunderbird on Xubuntu Linux/ On 01/10/2017 06:24 AM, Ulli Horlacher wrote: On Tue 2017

Re: [xubuntu-users] Catfish File Finder Problems

2016-12-19 Thread Len Philpot
Sorry - I've never really used Catfish. I typically use 'find' from a shell. Len Philpot lphilpo...@gmail.com Sent from my Android phone using AqualMail Pro On December 19, 2016 2:30:43 PM "John R. Sowden" <jsow...@americansentry.net> wrote: No response from list. A

Re: [xubuntu-users] modifying/editing "All Settings" menu?

2017-03-09 Thread Len Philpot
directly. I'm the only user on the box (my PC) so it doesn't matter. *Len Philpot* lphilpo...@gmail.com <mailto:lphilpo...@gmail.com> /Sent from Thunderbird on Xubuntu Linux/ -- xubuntu-users mailing list xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubun

Re: [xubuntu-users] Force app to launch maximized?

2017-03-06 Thread Len Philpot
used --geometry manytimes on older X11 apps, but if menulibre supports it, I haven't found it. Thanks. *Len Philpot* lphilpo...@gmail.com <mailto:lphilpo...@gmail.com> /Sent from Thunderbird on Xubuntu Linux/ -- xubuntu-users mailing list xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify se

[xubuntu-users] Force app to launch maximized?

2017-03-05 Thread Len Philpot
about 1/10 the area of my screen. As an alternative, is there a better menu editor out there? I know about Alacarte and a couple of others, but have found nothing too good so far. Thanks. -- *Len Philpot* lphilpo...@gmail.com <mailto:lphilpo...@gmail.com> /Sent from Thunderbird on X

Re: [xubuntu-users] No scrollbar steppers in xfce4-terninal

2017-11-14 Thread Len Philpot
On Tue, 2017-11-14 at 20:28 -0200, Teresa e Junior wrote: > I wasn't around yet, I actually didn't even know about Mosfet and > Havoc.  > I thought the only difference between KDE and GNOME at the time was > that  > GNOME was created in response to the use of the Qt libraries. I > started  > with

Re: [xubuntu-users] No scrollbar steppers in xfce4-terninal

2017-11-15 Thread Len Philpot
me, at least) childish. -- Len Philpotlphilpot01@gmail.comSent from Evolution on Xubuntu Linux On Wed, 2017-11-15 at 22:15 +, Peter Flynn wrote: > On 15/11/17 07:01, Teresa e Junior wrote: > > > > Em 14/11/2017 21:50, Len Philpot escreveu: > > > > > > From

Re: [xubuntu-users] Trying to install 16.04.3 LTS, reached a place with no way out but the power button :(

2017-11-29 Thread Len Philpot
On Wed, 2017-11-29 at 01:28 -0500, Brian wrote: > Not directly related, but a new LTS version will be released next > > April. > > If you can't work this issue out, why not try 17.10 and see if it > > does > > better? It'll be supported until 18.04 is available. > >  > I suppose that's a

Re: [xubuntu-users] Trying to install 16.04.3 LTS, reached a place with no way out but the power button :(

2017-11-28 Thread Len Philpot
On Tue, 2017-11-28 at 21:13 -0500, Brian wrote: > Hi all, >  > If anybody has any ideas on this one, I would be grateful... >  > I'm currently using 64-bit Debian Stretch, but was recommended to give > Ubuntu a try. Since I use XFCE on Debian, I downloaded 64-bit Xubuntu > 16.04.3 LTS via the

[xubuntu-users] LightDM greeter customization

2017-12-02 Thread Len Philpot
16.04 LTS Is there a way to force a user ID to be entered (with no history available) instead of having the display name presented in a list? I was finally able to remove / hide the panel from the top of the login screen, but can't figure out how to remove the user list. Thanks. -- Len

Re: [xubuntu-users] Testing for Xubuntu Introduction Session

2018-03-09 Thread Len Philpot
, 2018 at 1:00 PM, flocculant <floccul...@gmx.co.uk> wrote: > On 09/03/18 18:50, Len Philpot wrote: > > On March 9, 2018 12:44:54 flocculant <floccul...@gmx.co.uk> > <floccul...@gmx.co.uk> wrote: > >> >> Is there an appetite amongst the community for us t

Re: [xubuntu-users] Testing for Xubuntu Introduction Session

2018-03-09 Thread Len Philpot
On March 9, 2018 12:44:54 flocculant <floccul...@gmx.co.uk> wrote: Is there an appetite amongst the community for us to run a fairly informal session on how you could join in? A concise 1-2-3 based tutorial / guide would be nice for those of us who haven't participated before. Thank

Re: [xubuntu-users] Upgrade from 16.04 to 18.04.2 -- How to get it to run?

2019-02-18 Thread Len Philpot
Yes, with and without the -d switch. Still says I need to apply updates, just like before, but there are no updates pending, apparently. Len Philpot -- lphilpo...@gmail.com Sent from AquaMail on Google Pixel -- xubuntu-users mailing list xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings

Re: [xubuntu-users] GUI / GTK visual artifacts after 18.04.2 inline upgrade

2019-02-23 Thread Len Philpot
e ones. A bit more experimentation exposed several that don't exhibit those artifacts. I think I've found a compatible compromise. Hopefully it'll continue to work OK. Thanks for the replies. -- Len Philpot lphilpo...@gmail.com Sent from Evolution on Xubuntu Linux -- xubuntu-users mailing li

[xubuntu-users] GUI / GTK visual artifacts after 18.04.2 inline upgrade

2019-02-23 Thread Len Philpot
an install) anyway but of course the farther I get with making stuff 'right' again, the less I want to start over if possible. It's kind of a tough issue to Google, too, without getting mountains of irrelevant hits. Any suggestions, things to try? Thanks. -- Len Philpot lphilpo...@gmail.com

Re: [xubuntu-users] Upgrade from 16.04 to 18.04.2 -- How to get it to run?

2019-02-23 Thread Len Philpot
Finally worked last night. After cleaning up and removing some apps, I got it clean and it worked. Now I'm cleaning up post-upgrade tidbits (see my post today). :-) Thanks. -- Len Philpot lphilpo...@gmail.com Sent from Evolution on Xubuntu Linux On Mon, 2019-02-18 at 23:21 +0100, Bjoern

[xubuntu-users] Upgrade from 16.04 to 18.04.2 -- How to get it to run?

2019-02-17 Thread Len Philpot
to think there are pending updates that need to be applied, but I don't see any. So how do I get the upgrade to actually run? Thanks. -- Len Philpot lphilpo...@gmail.com <mailto:lphilpo...@gmail.com> Sent from Thunderbird on Xubuntu Linux -- xubuntu-users mailing list xubuntu-users@lists.ubun

[xubuntu-users] Maximize / restore GUI question

2020-03-01 Thread Len Philpot
, but it's consistent here. Certainly not a showstopper, but it would be nice to know how to fix it so that sub-maximized window sizes are remembered. Has anyone else seen this? Any ideas how to fix it? Thanks. -- Len Philpot lphilpo...@gmail.com Sent from Evolution on Xubuntu Linux -- xubuntu-users

[xubuntu-users] Setting NIC speed?

2019-12-29 Thread Len Philpot
: sudo ethtool -s eno1 autoneg off speed 1000 duplex full ...or whatever the correct invocation is? Thanks. -- Len Philpot lphilpo...@gmail.com Sent from Evolution on Xubuntu Linux -- xubuntu-users mailing list xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https

Re: [xubuntu-users] Setting NIC speed?

2019-12-29 Thread Len Philpot
You are indeed correct. It was a cat5 (not e) cable which should've been good enough at one meter, but after replacing it I'm connected at 1 gbs. Thanks for pointing that out. On Sun, 2019-12-29 at 18:45 +0100, Bjoern Franke wrote: > Hi, > Am 29.12.19 um 18:33 schrieb Len Philpot: >