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2008-12-23
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Hey Qole.
It was the image file. . . i reinstalled it and it works now .
thankssssss
It was the image file. . . i reinstalled it and it works now .
thankssssss
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2008-12-24
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I am taking a introduction to computer science course, how can I compile and run java applets using this image?
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2008-12-24
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However. Qole as soon as installed one thing there was an error sign saying 'error' and that i had to manually type something in. . . so i did so . . and look , . . .chroot set up already!
Everything set up, running chroot...
[root@Debian: /]dpkg --configure -a
Setting up mpd (0.13.2-1) ...
Starting Music Player Daemon: mpdE: shm.c: shm_open() failed: Permission denied
and now the synaptic app manager wont open
So im going to need help one more time
Paule 8
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2009-01-03
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Qole, thanks for this! It really expands the possibilities of the tablet. I love being able to use Midori for more graphics-intensive websites; they load much faster than in Micro b. And running GIMP on this little machine is a hoot.
This is probably a bit newb-ish for this forum, but I thought I'd share how I tweaked the theme for the apps I added to make them easier to use. Specifically I wanted to increase the size of the scrollbars in Midori to make them easier to grab, bump up the font sizes in general, and add a little eye candy.
1. If Personal Menu is installed, go to "Edit Personal Menu" and make a new command entry:
Give it a name like "Change theme." If you don't have Personal Menu, just run
in X-Terminal.
2. Open Personal Menu and launch the entry that you just added to open LXAppearance. There should be several theme options available in the list; more can be downloaded in Synaptic Package Manager under the "Graphics" section. Choose whichever theme/font/font size works for you.
3. Launch the LXDE environment.
4. Launch ROXTerm and type
5. Once Leafpad has launched, open ~/usr/share/themes/Your_Chosen_Theme_Folder/gtk-2.0/gtkrc for editing.
6. To widen scrollbars (both vertical and horizontal, unfortunately), edit the line
The default setting was 15; I bumped it up to 25.
7. Save the file.
8. Logout/close fullscreen LXDE and enjoy your new eye candy.
NOTE: to change the theme for Synaptic, run
in the Debian chroot.
This is probably a bit newb-ish for this forum, but I thought I'd share how I tweaked the theme for the apps I added to make them easier to use. Specifically I wanted to increase the size of the scrollbars in Midori to make them easier to grab, bump up the font sizes in general, and add a little eye candy.
1. If Personal Menu is installed, go to "Edit Personal Menu" and make a new command entry:
Code:
debbie lxappearance
Code:
debbie lxappearance
2. Open Personal Menu and launch the entry that you just added to open LXAppearance. There should be several theme options available in the list; more can be downloaded in Synaptic Package Manager under the "Graphics" section. Choose whichever theme/font/font size works for you.
3. Launch the LXDE environment.
4. Launch ROXTerm and type
Code:
sudo leafpad
6. To widen scrollbars (both vertical and horizontal, unfortunately), edit the line
Code:
GtkRange ::slider_width =
7. Save the file.
8. Logout/close fullscreen LXDE and enjoy your new eye candy.
NOTE: to change the theme for Synaptic, run
Code:
debbie lxappearance
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2009-01-03
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bdraws:
Thanks very much for that tutorial!
Unfortunately, your solution did not work for me. However, your tutorial made me do some searching, and I found this post over at the Ubuntu forums that gave me a working solution.
In OS2008, or in LXDE, edit /home/user/.gtkrc-2.0.mine (using leafpad or whatever you want) to have the following:
This changes the scrollbars for all GTK apps in LXDE and in OS2008.
PS: Thanks to another tip elsewhere in these forums, I also have my scrollbars on the left-hand side, because I am a left-hander. This can be accomplished with the following line in the same file:
Last edited by qole; 2009-01-03 at 03:45. Reason: found a working solution
Thanks very much for that tutorial!
Unfortunately, your solution did not work for me. However, your tutorial made me do some searching, and I found this post over at the Ubuntu forums that gave me a working solution.
In OS2008, or in LXDE, edit /home/user/.gtkrc-2.0.mine (using leafpad or whatever you want) to have the following:
Code:
style "wide-scrollbars"
{
GtkRange ::slider_width = 25
GtkRange ::stepper_size = 25
}
class "GtkRange" style "wide-scrollbars"
PS: Thanks to another tip elsewhere in these forums, I also have my scrollbars on the left-hand side, because I am a left-hander. This can be accomplished with the following line in the same file:
Code:
gtk-scrolled-window-placement=top-right
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Last edited by qole; 2009-01-03 at 03:45. Reason: found a working solution
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2009-01-03
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Hey Qole, I'm glad you got it working. (I should have been more specific and said I used that technique to change the apps' appearance in OS 2008.) Your solution is more elegant.
The Ubuntu forums are a gold mine of info, aren't they? That's what put me on the right track for the gtk edit. If I can find i again, I'll link to the post.
The Ubuntu forums are a gold mine of info, aren't they? That's what put me on the right track for the gtk edit. If I can find i again, I'll link to the post.
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2009-01-15
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I too will join in the accolades for qole (et al.) - Thanks! You've helped me to wipe the dust off my N800 and get back to carrying it around instead of my 14 lb notebook!
I've installed the LXDE desktop, and OpenOffice, Midori etc. work great.
I also installed MPlayer from the debian repository, and am having a problem playing xVid .mp4 videos (which are, I believe, native for the N800). I get an error (in the LXDE environment only) that says "xVid is not supported for your video card", and videos will not play. I couldn't find any references to this problem so -any ideas on how to address this? I really want to play my videos in the LXDE environment and not have to switch back and forth. Any direction will be most welcome.
Last edited by speedmartini; 2009-01-15 at 10:08.
I've installed the LXDE desktop, and OpenOffice, Midori etc. work great.
I also installed MPlayer from the debian repository, and am having a problem playing xVid .mp4 videos (which are, I believe, native for the N800). I get an error (in the LXDE environment only) that says "xVid is not supported for your video card", and videos will not play. I couldn't find any references to this problem so -any ideas on how to address this? I really want to play my videos in the LXDE environment and not have to switch back and forth. Any direction will be most welcome.
Last edited by speedmartini; 2009-01-15 at 10:08.
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2009-01-15
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Originally Posted by speedmartini
Your best bet is to use my "LXDE as Replacement Desktop" package, and use the maemo mplayer.
I really want to play my videos in the LXDE environment and not have to switch back and forth.
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