Thanks Bevin, I'll have some fun trying out Opera, as you suggest. But still would prefer a macro utility I can use in all programmes.
Thanks for the commandline prompts too. Not pretty but they work. Dave W On Wed, 2008-07-23 at 21:43 +1000, Bevin Watson wrote: > On Wed, 2008-07-23 at 16:27 +1000, Owen Townend wrote: > > 2008/7/23 The Wassermans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > I am a new Ubuntu user still trying to ditch the vestiges of my > > > dependence on Windows. > > > > > > There are a few very useful utilities that I will miss very dearly if I > > > can't replace them with a Linux equivalent:- > > > > > > *A keyboard generated macro which is very useful for inputting certain > > > strings of text. This utility allows me to input repetitive information > > > such as Credit Card numbers, Email addresses on the fly. (AutoHotkey is > > > only for Windows but it's exactly what I need) > > > > This I'm not so sure about as I have not had need to do this myself. > > I instead keep some information in the Opera Browser's specfic > > autocomplete forms. > > (tools->preferences->wand) > > > There are sure to be some add-ons to firefox to manage this, although I > think Opera does this better. Part of the fun is trying them out! > > > > > > *A utility that allows me to monitor CPU temperature and CPU fan speed. > > > > One option is to install 'lm-sensors' and 'sensors-applet' then you > > can add monitors to the gnome panel. > > Add one for each sensor you wish to see. You can then configure each > > instance to monitor a different sensor. > > There are screenshots on the project page here: > > http://sensors-applet.sourceforge.net/index.php?content=screenshots > > > > > > > > *A utility that lists installed Hardware information by make and model. > > > > 'lshw' is a commandline utility that is capable of outputting this > > kind of information. > > There are also other commands specific to a bus type such as 'lspci' > > and 'lsusb'. > > > > cheers, > > Owen. > lshw-gtk gives you a nice graphical front-end to lshw. You can get it > via Synaptic > > -- ubuntu-au mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
