Raiders of the lost Arch

Summer House

2011-09-02T04:13:00.000-07:00

The new Summer House before we started to dismantle it!

It took two days but it's now safely moved and awaiting rebuilding

Debian Crumble

2011-08-18T08:37:00.000-07:00

I always make a nice Debian crumble when I cook. Just to annoy the Winbloze and Dapple users.

Gogglesmm librefm

2011-07-31T14:34:00.000-07:00

I use gogglesmm as my main music player.

The developer ensured it built for PPC after it failed to build on PPC for me. I filed a bug and he got it rebuilt and fixed very quickly. Cheers.
http://code.google.com/p/gogglesmm/issues/detail?id=218

anyway goggles has now appeared in Debian sid/testing but when I tried to add librefm I got a time sync error.

I'd previously set the time manually as I'd noticed it was an hour out.

# date --set 10:10:00

the fix was do it properly :)

# dpkg-reconfigure tzdata

Current default time zone: 'Europe/London'
Local time is now: Sun Jul 31 21:53:04 BST 2011.
Universal Time is now: Sun Jul 31 20:53:04 UTC 2011.

Info on setting up librefm on gogglesmm can be found here other players here

Now just got to sort out the colour bug in fox-tool-kit that seems to be PowerPC specific.

Wind, wind and more wind

2011-05-25T07:11:00.000-07:00

On the 23 of May we had stormy weather. gales with speeds of over 70mph (115 kph) We had a fair bit of damage across Fife and around our land was no exception.

Oh no my internet!

Like some Roman catapult the tree stretched back my phone line

The clear up begins

Halfway there

Job done

The wwoofer caravan did not fair so well. This one just missed

This one didn't but major damage was saved by the wall

wwoofer caravan arrives

2011-04-09T14:58:00.000-07:00

It is old but big!

yaboot-stuff

2011-04-07T13:32:00.000-07:00

yaboot-stuff

Rox-filer, openbox and tint

2011-04-05T11:03:00.000-07:00

This is an explanation of why I have my desktop set up as I do. The main applications involved and the points I like about them.

I'm not at all a technical person. I just want to be able to be in control of my computing as it becomes an ever more important part of very day life.

I'm an environmentalist , socialist and anti-capitalist. International Capitalism is as they say "the elephant in the room" We need to wake up and acknowledge it's there and put it back outside or shoot it dead. I'd prefer the latter.

I want to keep my hardware going as long as I can and want it to be as free as I can reasonably make it, as we depend more and more on computers in our every day lives.

The things I need are pretty basic and only video gives me any problems as my computers lag further and further behind. Debian helps me run a stable OS and software that means I can keep them out of landfill way longer than most. To that end I need light software and it's provided by rox-filer, openbox and tint2.

My file manager is rox-filer with out recommends! no zero install here as I'm on PPC and many apps are old or fail to run.

Rox-filer or rox for short is a fantastic file manager. Small, fast, powerful, and very configurable for keyboard or mouse. Looks simple. A sorta plain Jane, but those in the know :P know Rox is a very special file manager.

OK, I like rox..... a lot... She just takes a little more time to understand and really get to know. But when you do you'll love her for life.

My window manager is the standard compliant Openbox. It has the same sorta attributes as Jane... I mean Rox. One other thing I like about openbox is it has a friend, Tint2. Tint2 and openbox are a real duo.

Made for each other you could say. Both are easy going and understandable. (great docs means they're easy to get to know) Both work very well independently also. On some machines I use pure openbox. On others openbox-tint2. All with rox! The other thing I like about this trio is they are rock solid!

This is how I set up rox to work the way I like things.

My rox home directory window

Rox basic options

Rox display

Rox next click

Rox select

Rox options

Basic rox set up Filer options window

Because I like small icons by default "Always resize" works very well for me. My most used directories tend to not be to in my face and if I want to look at thumb nails the auto window resizing saves time. 70% is a nice Max. If I need windows maximised I use Alt+f short cut

As I list files by name ascending by default I use Directories come first and Capitalised names first

Rox set up Filer windows display

As rox auto wraps long names with large icons but not small icons I give small icons slightly more room. If a file has a really long name I can switch to column view.

Rox set up Filer windows tools mini-buffer

I use Alt+F4 or right click on the icon in tint2 panel to close windows so no need for that big X. Likewise, - and = to increase or reduce icon size. I never use invert selection so don't show it.

Rox set up Filer windows Thumb nails

My machines are to old so I don't show thumb nail images by default. Instead I right click in the "eye" icon if I want them.

Rox set up Filer windows pinboard

I don't have icons on the desktop! Apart from rox! as I have no Esetroot on this machine to set the background so use rox to do that. I've seem enough desktops with 10.000 icons on them. I like to run many applications maximised with no toolbar and use keyboard short cuts.

Rox set up Filer windows pinboard iconified windows

I don't have icons on the desktop!

Rox set up Filer windows Desktop

I don't have icons on the desktop!

Rox set up Filer windows Action windows

I have delete mean GONE FOR EVER no copying to the trash. A confirm, bang gone! But do like to pause :) first :)

Rox set up Filer windows Drag and Drop

Rox uses drag and Drop a lot. Drag files over directories to drill down. Drag on to the up Arrow to drag up the file system. If where you want to go is far off. open another filer window and use the book marks or the instant temp book marks feature described below if your going to be working in certain directories for any longer period.

Procedure 4.2. Example:

saving a directory and returning to it later:

1. You are looking at a directory, and wish to remember it. Press

Control+1. Control+2 etc..

2. Move to another directory, or close the window, etc.

3. Press 1 in any filer window to return to the first directory.

The groups are saved automatically for next time the filer is loaded.

My instant book marks are: 1 home, 2 docs, 3 notes, 4 images, 5 movies,

6 xvids, 7 music, 8 /media, 9 spare, 10 / (root)

I also use 1 as a spare as when rox opens it's there by default also there is the home icon and the home key. It's so fast to set. Say I want to read some docs. I use the book marks to get to /usr/share/docs or (the mini buffer) then say I want to read about sudo later. I enter the sudo directory and press Ctl+1 . Now after diner I come back open rox (Win+r) and press 1 Bang I'm there.

Rox short cuts in the openbox menu.

These are to help other users, I know them!

Rox bookmarks in the openbox menu.

This saves launching rox just to get the bookmarks.

Rox set up Filer windows Menus

I have lxterminal as my default terminal on this machine with "aterm -tr +sb -sh 60 -e top" in fbpanel and guake also used as my drop down terminal.

keyboard short cuts are

, (comma) to close rox and open a terminal at the same location

. (full stop) to leave rox open and open a terminal at the same location

/ (forward slash) to open a mini-buffer

# (hash. I think Americans call it a pound sign) give a shell

The mini-buffer is a white bar that appears along the bottom of the window and allows you to enter some text. Press Escape to get rid of it again. It behaves in different ways depending on how you invoked it:

Rox shell

Use up and down arrows to browse history. Press Escape to get rid of it again.

Rox set up Filer windows Types

I use the excellent gartoon as my default theme with custom icons

Rox set up Filer windows Types Colours

I tend to be a bit boring when it come to identifiying file types by colour :-)

Rox set up Filer windows Compatibility

I pass all backdrop mouse click to openbox. This means I get openbox menus off the desktop and rox menu of the rox window

Rox new

Rox window

Rox help

Other info

There is also one more app I fire up a lot. I'm lazy but it needs sorted. What is it? fbpanel. Now in theory I shouldn't need it, but I do use it! Why? Because pipe menus are great for geeks and I'm not one.

Dynamic menus for openbox? I'm sure they exist. Making them work is something else. For a Dynamic menu I use fbpanel. Boy does it use to much ram! But it works great! Unlike lxpanel Which uses less but seems a bit to tied in to lxde to function correctlyinterdependently :( That said I don't start it by default.

Actually the main feature I miss apart from dynamic menus is a CPU monitor. Sure, conky and gkremll exist but I just need to see if an application is launching or hung. On my old hardware some things take

time to launch. Inkscape is the slowest by a country mile, though once launched it works well.

The hardware on this machine is 867MHz CPU 512MB ram. Running squeeze with kernel 2.6.32-5-powerpc GNU/Linux. It's an old G4 733MHz over clocked to 867MHz. I also have a similar set up on a G3

imac 333MHz 256MB and 400MHz G4 256MB

From a fresh boot

inkscape takes 45 seconds to launch with this error message Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_misc_set_alignment: assertion `GTK_IS_MISC (misc)' failed

openoffice takes 25 seconds to launch

gimp takes 15 seconds to launch

abiword takes 8 seconds to launch

leafpad takes less than 1 second to launch it's almost instant

Rox takes less than 1 second to launch it's almost instant

Tint2

Tint2 is a taskbar/panel built for openbox it's very light very configurable and looks great. I tend to have 8-10 desktops, clock and date LMB (Left mouse button or button 1) launches xclock -d RMB (Right mouse button or button 3) launches xcal or orage depending which machine I'm on.

Tint2 with tinted transparent background taskbar and clock. The active desktop is Gold coloured. Gogglesmm in the taskbar. xterminal on desktop 8, Composer on 5 and gogglesmm on 3. Selecting an icon with LMB with toggle iconifying it. Selecting an icon with RMB will close it. Scroll on the panel to change desktops (or on the desktop) You can drag icons between desktops.

Openbox menu with my short cuts.

Right click on the desktop to get the main menu. Alt+z keyboard short cut. You can drag any open windows between desktops by the toolbar or Alt+LMB or use short cuts

MMB (Middle mouse button) click on the desktop to get the main desktop menu. Alt+x keyboard short cut

openbox Alt+Tab repeat to cycle to the Right Alt+Shif+Tab to cycle to the Left

On my set up it shows all open applications across all desktops and highlights them with a box as shown. Releasing the keys brings the selected window in to focus.

Rox Bold high-lighting of recently used files

This is a very helpful feature when looking for files in directory’s with many files

Rox find

Ctl+f will give you a cross hair select a directory with it and type your search. The results will be returned in a list and offer you more options. Clicking the desired result opens the directory in a new rox window and it will flicker it. Very handy when a directory has many many files.

TIP: An easy way to use the search with wild cards, like '*debian*' Very handy if your not up on your regular expressions ;-)

TIP: If searching directory’s with many files I turn off auto-resize.

Rox Mouse button and key bindings from the manual

Quick start:

Click the left [1] mouse button to open files and directories.

Click the right button to get a menu. Click over a file to perform an action on that file.

Drag files between windows with the left button to copy, move or link them (choose from a menu). Linking creates a shortcut to the original file.

By default, the mouse button bindings are designed to fit in with X conventions. However, the behaviour is highly configurable — have a play in the Options window if you don't like the normal settings. The normal settings behave as follows:

Key or mouse button Action

Left button click Open the file or directory clicked on. Hold down Control to select things instead of opening them. Hold down Shift to look inside applications, treat files as text, follow symlinks, or get

more control over mount points (see Removable devices).

Middle button click Same as left click, but open a directory in a new window or close the viewer when opening a file.

Right button click Open the main menu. Hold down Control while clicking to go directly to the Selection submenu. Hold down Shift to get the Send To menu (see the Send To menu section).

Drag an item (left mouse button) Show a menu of possible actions. There is an option to disable this menu, in which case this gesture will copy the file(s) to the destination (an application or another

filer window). Hold down Shift to move the file, Control+Shift to create a symbolic link, or Alt to get the menu of possible actions.

Drag an item (middle mouse button) When you let go, display a menu of possible actions. There is an option to make this move the files rather than open the menu.

Drag (not over an item) Select a group of items by dragging a box around them. With the left mouse button, only the files in the box will be selected. If you hold down Control then the boxed items are added to the selection. If you use the middle button then the boxed items switch between being selected and unselected.

Double-click background Resize the window to a sensible size (this can be turned off from the Options window).

Backspace Change to viewing the parent directory.

Cursor keys Move the cursor around.

Page Up, Page Down Move the cursor up and down a page at a time.

Home, End Move to the first/last entry in the directory.

Return Acts like clicking on the file. You may hold down Shift for other effects, as with clicking. Holding down Alt works like clicking with the middle button; directories open in a new window and opening files closes the directory at the same time.

Spacebar Toggles the item under the cursor between being selected and unselected, and moves to the next item.

Tab, Shift+Tab Moves the cursor to the next/previous selected item.

Hold mouse over an item Shows a tool tip containing a brief description of an application (if available), the target of a symbolic link, and the full name of a file, if it's too long to show in the main window.

If you have user-definable key-bindings enabled, then other keys can easily be set by opening the menu, moving the pointer over the item you want to use and pressing a key. The key will appear in the menu and can be used from then on. Key bindings are automatically saved when the filer quits. You can use an XSettings manager, such as ROX-Session, to turn this feature on for all Gtk+-2.0 applications.

[1] This documentation assumes that button–1 is the left button, button–2 is the middle button and button–3 is the right button. This is not always the case — for example, in a left-handed setup. or LMB, MMB, RMB

My Desktop

Links to rox stuff!

http://roscidus.com/desktop/home
http://rox.sourceforge.net/Manual/Manual/Manual.html
http://polishlinux.org/apps/window-managers/rox-filer-a-lightweight-file-manager-that-simply-rocks/
http://antix.freeforums.org/rox-filer-and-mounting-usb-devices-t1889.html
http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=7345
http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=22864&
http://blog.gmane.org/gmane.comp.desktop.rox.user
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/69645.html?wlc=1275425281
http://ossandcad.blogspot.com/2005/08/icewm-and-rox.html
http://roxwrap.sourceforge.net/
http://www.skepticats.com/rox/wrappers.html

Debian version notes to see where/how the Debian version is different to stock rox-filer

/usr/share/doc/rox-filer/README.Debian

This version is based on a previous work of Marcin Juszkiewicz.

This version is based on my rox 2.1 package but I added a few patches
which make ROX-Filer more Debian compliant:
 - no APP_DIR variable,
 - user settings in ~/.rox_choices, ~/.rox/choices or ~/.choice/ROXFiler
 instead of ~/Choices.
 - files in good directories (FHS friendly):
 - all files in /usr/share/rox instead of /usr/apps/ROX-Filer
 - HTML help in /usr/share/doc/rox-filer/html/
 - Readmes, TODO in /usr/share/doc/rox-filer/
 - Changes in /usr/share/doc/rox-filer/changelog
 - binary from /usr/apps/ROX-Filer/PLATFORM-ARCH/ROX-Filer in /usr/bin/rox

A few changes has been done in order to have the whole package better integrated
with Debian. Please refer to pkg-rox-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org for improvements
and proposals.

-- Francesco Paolo Lovergine <frankie@debian.org> Thu, 29 Jul 2004 10:51:31 +0200

Moc themes

2011-03-21T01:29:00.001-07:00

# Transparent background theme by Marcin Micha³owski

background = default default
frame = white default
window_title = white default
directory = white default bold
selected_directory = white blue bold
playlist = white default bold
selected_playlist = white blue bold
file = white default
selected_file = white blue
marked_file = green default bold
marked_selected_file = green blue bold
info = blue default bold
status = white default
title = white default bold
state = white default bold
current_time = white default bold
time_left = white default bold
total_time = white default bold
time_total_frames = white default
sound_parameters = white default bold
legend = white default
disabled = blue default bold
enabled = white default bold
empty_mixer_bar = white default
filled_mixer_bar = black cyan
empty_time_bar = white default
filled_time_bar = black cyan
entry = white default
entry_title = black cyan
error = red default bold
message = green default bold
plist_time = white default bold

#### end ####

openbox rc.xml

2011-02-19T11:21:00.000-08:00

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<openbox_config xmlns="http://openbox.org/3.4/rc">
<resistance>
 <strength>10</strength>
 <screen_edge_strength>20</screen_edge_strength>
</resistance>
<focus>
 <focusNew>yes</focusNew>
 
 <followMouse>yes</followMouse>
 
 <focusLast>yes</focusLast>
 
 <underMouse>no</underMouse>
 
 <focusDelay>200</focusDelay>
 
 <raiseOnFocus>no</raiseOnFocus>
 
</focus>
<placement>
 <policy>Smart</policy>
 
 <center>yes</center>
 
 <monitor>Any</monitor>
 
</placement>
<theme>
 <name>Onyx-black</name>
 <titleLayout>NLIMSC</titleLayout>
 
 <keepBorder>yes</keepBorder>
 <animateIconify>yes</animateIconify>
 
 <name>Sans</name>
 <size>8</size>
 
 <weight>Bold</weight>
 
 <slant>Normal</slant>
 
 
 
 <name>sans</name>
 <size>8</size>
 
 <weight>bold</weight>
 
 <slant>normal</slant>
 
 
 
 <name>Sans</name>
 <size>8</size>
 
 <weight>Normal</weight>
 
 <slant>Normal</slant>
 
 
 
 <name>Sans</name>
 <size>8</size>
 
 <weight>Normal</weight>
 
 <slant>Normal</slant>
 
 
 
 <name>Sans</name>
 <size>8</size>
 
 <weight>Bold</weight>
 
 <slant>Normal</slant>
 
 
</theme>
<desktops>
 
 <number>4</number>
 <firstdesk>1</firstdesk>
 <names>
 
 </names>
 <popupTime>500</popupTime>
 
</desktops>
<resize>
 <drawContents>yes</drawContents>
 <popupShow>Nonpixel</popupShow>
 
 <popupPosition>Center</popupPosition>
 
 <popupFixedPosition>
 
 <x>10</x>
 
 <y>10</y>
 
 </popupFixedPosition>
</resize>

<margins>
 <top>0</top>
 <bottom>10</bottom>
 <left>0</left>
 <right>0</right>
</margins>
<dock>
 <position>TopLeft</position>
 
 <floatingX>0</floatingX>
 <floatingY>0</floatingY>
 <noStrut>no</noStrut>
 <stacking>Above</stacking>
 
 <direction>Vertical</direction>
 
 <autoHide>no</autoHide>
 <hideDelay>300</hideDelay>
 
 <showDelay>300</showDelay>
 
 <moveButton>Middle</moveButton>
 
</dock>
<keyboard>
 <chainQuitKey>C-g</chainQuitKey>
 
 <keybind key="A-z">
 <action name="ShowMenu">
 <menu>root-menu</menu>
 </action>
 </keybind>
 
 <keybind key="A-x">
 <action name="ShowMenu">
 <menu>client-list-combined-menu</menu>
 </action>
 </keybind>
 
 <keybind key="A-c">
 
 
 <action name="ShowMenu">
 <menu>client-menu</menu>
 </action>
 </keybind>
 
 
 <keybind key="A-i">
 <action name="Iconify">
 </action>
 </keybind>
 
 
 <keybind key="A-m">
 <action name="MoveToCenter"/>
 </keybind>
 
 
 <keybind key="A-r">
 <action name="Resize"/>
 </keybind>
 
 
 <keybind key="A-f">
 <action name="ToggleMaximizeFull"/>
 </keybind>
 
 
 <keybind key="A-b">
 <action name="ToggleDecorations"/>
 </keybind>
 
 
 <keybind key="A-d">
 <action name="ToggleShowDesktop"/>
 </keybind>
 
 
 <keybind key="A-C-Right">
 <action name="DesktopRight">
 <dialog>yes</dialog>
 <wrap>yes</wrap>
 </action>
 </keybind>
 
 <keybind key="A-C-Left">
 <action name="DesktopLeft">
 <dialog>yes</dialog>
 <wrap>yes</wrap>
 </action>
 </keybind>
 
 <keybind key="A-S-Left">
 <action name="SendToDesktopLeft">
 <dialog>yes</dialog>
 <wrap>yes</wrap>
 </action>
 </keybind>
 
 <keybind key="A-S-Right">
 <action name="SendToDesktopRight">
 <dialog>yes</dialog>
 <wrap>yes</wrap>
 </action>
 </keybind>
 
 
 <keybind key="W-F1">
 <action name="Desktop">
 <desktop>1</desktop>
 </action>
 </keybind>
 
 <keybind key="W-F2">
 <action name="Desktop">
 <desktop>2</desktop>
 </action>
 </keybind>
 
 <keybind key="W-F3">
 <action name="Desktop">
 <desktop>3</desktop>
 </action>
 </keybind>
 
 <keybind key="W-F4">
 <action name="Desktop">
 <desktop>4</desktop>
 </action>
 </keybind>
 
 
 <keybind key="A-F4">
 <action name="Close"/>
 </keybind>
 
 <keybind key="A-Escape">
 <action name="Lower"/>
 <action name="FocusToBottom"/>
 <action name="Unfocus"/>
 </keybind>
 
 <keybind key="Print">
 <action name="Execute">
 <execute>scrot</execute>
 </action>
 </keybind>
 
 <keybind key="A-Print">
 <action name="Execute">
 <execute>scrot -cd5</execute>
 </action>
 </keybind>
 <keybind key="A-S-Print">
 <action name="Execute">
 <execute>gnome-screenshot</execute>
 </action>
 </keybind>
 <keybind key="W-a">
 <action name="Execute">
 <execute>gogglesmm</execute>
 </action>
 </keybind>
 <keybind key="W-b">
 <action name="Execute">
 <execute>iceape</execute>
 </action>
 </keybind>
 <keybind key="W-c">
 <action name="Execute">
 <execute>claws-mail</execute>
 </action>
 </keybind>
 <keybind key="W-d">
 <action name="Execute">
 <execute>dillo</execute>
 </action>
 </keybind>
 <keybind key="W-e">
 <action name="Execute">
 <execute>ekiga</execute>
 </action>
 </keybind>
 <keybind key="W-f">
 <action name="Execute">
 <execute>gftp-gtk</execute>
 </action>
 </keybind>
 <keybind key="W-g">
 <action name="Execute">
 <execute>gimp</execute>
 </action>
 </keybind>
 <keybind key="W-h">
 <action name="Execute">
 <execute>iceape -edit</execute>
 </action>
 </keybind>
 <keybind key="W-i">
 <action name="Execute">
 <execute>inkscape</execute>
 </action>
 </keybind>
 <keybind key="W-j">
 <action name="Execute">
 <execute>thunar</execute>
 </action>
 </keybind>
 <keybind key="W-k">
 <action name="Execute">
 <execute>k9copy</execute>
 </action>
 </keybind>
 <keybind key="W-l">
 <action name="Execute">
 <execute>leafpad</execute>
 </action>
 </keybind>
 <keybind key="W-m">
 <action name="Execute">
 <execute>gnome-mplayer</execute>
 </action>
 </keybind>
 <keybind key="W-n">
 <action name="Execute">
 <execute>netsurf</execute>
 </action>
 </keybind>
 <keybind key="W-o">
 <action name="Execute">
 <execute>oowriter</execute>
 </action>
 </keybind>
 <keybind key="W-p">
 <action name="Execute">
 <execute>pidgin</execute>
 </action>
 </keybind>
 <keybind key="W-q">
 <action name="Execute">
 <execute>geeqie</execute>
 </action>
 </keybind>
 <keybind key="W-r">
 <action name="Execute">
 <execute>rox</execute>
 </action>
 </keybind>
 <keybind key="W-s">
 <action name="Execute">
 <execute>smplayer</execute>
 </action>
 </keybind>
 <keybind key="W-t">
 <action name="Execute">
 <execute>lxterminal</execute>
 </action>
 </keybind>
 <keybind key="W-u">
 <action name="Execute">
 <execute>audacity</execute>
 </action>
 </keybind>
 <keybind key="W-v">
 <action name="Execute">
 <execute>vlc</execute>
 </action>
 </keybind>
 <keybind key="W-w">
 <action name="Execute">
 <execute>wicd</execute>
 </action>
 </keybind>
 <keybind key="W-x">
 <action name="Execute">
 <execute>xine</execute>
 </action>
 </keybind>
 <keybind key="W-y">
 <action name="Execute">
 <execute>syfigstudio</execute>
 </action>
 </keybind>
 <keybind key="W-z">
 <action name="Execute">
 <execute>grun</execute>
 </action>
 </keybind>
 <keybind key="A-Tab">
 <action name="NextWindow">
 <allDesktops>yes</allDesktops>
 </action>
 </keybind>
 <keybind key="A-S-Tab">
 <action name="PreviousWindow">
 <allDesktops>yes</allDesktops>
 </action>
 </keybind>
 <keybind key="A-C-Tab">
 <action name="NextWindow">
 <panels>yes</panels>
 <desktop>yes</desktop>
 </action>
 </keybind>
 
 <keybind key="A-F11">
 <action name="RemoveDesktopCurrent"/>
 </keybind>
 <keybind key="A-F12">
 <action name="AddDesktopCurrent"/>
 </keybind>
</keyboard>
<mouse>
 <dragThreshold>8</dragThreshold>
 
 <doubleClickTime>200</doubleClickTime>
 
 <screenEdgeWarpTime>400</screenEdgeWarpTime>
 
 <context name="Frame">
 <mousebind button="A-Left" action="Press">
 <action name="Focus"/>
 <action name="Raise"/>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="A-Left" action="Click">
 <action name="Unshade"/>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="A-Left" action="Drag">
 <action name="Move"/>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="A-Right" action="Press">
 <action name="Focus"/>
 <action name="Raise"/>
 <action name="Unshade"/>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="A-Right" action="Drag">
 <action name="Resize"/>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="A-Middle" action="Press">
 <action name="Lower"/>
 <action name="FocusToBottom"/>
 <action name="Unfocus"/>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="A-Up" action="Click">
 <action name="DesktopPrevious"/>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="A-Down" action="Click">
 <action name="DesktopNext"/>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="C-A-Up" action="Click">
 <action name="DesktopPrevious"/>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="C-A-Down" action="Click">
 <action name="DesktopNext"/>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="A-S-Up" action="Click">
 <action name="SendToDesktopPrevious"/>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="A-S-Down" action="Click">
 <action name="SendToDesktopNext"/>
 </mousebind>
 </context>
 <context name="Titlebar">
 <mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
 <action name="Focus"/>
 <action name="Raise"/>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="Left" action="Drag">
 <action name="Move"/>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="Left" action="DoubleClick">
 <action name="ToggleMaximizeFull"/>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="Middle" action="Press">
 <action name="Lower"/>
 <action name="FocusToBottom"/>
 <action name="Unfocus"/>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="Up" action="Click">
 <action name="Shade"/>
 <action name="FocusToBottom"/>
 <action name="Unfocus"/>
 <action name="Lower"/>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="Down" action="Click">
 <action name="Unshade"/>
 <action name="Raise"/>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="Right" action="Press">
 <action name="Focus"/>
 <action name="Raise"/>
 <action name="ShowMenu">
 <menu>client-menu</menu>
 </action>
 </mousebind>
 </context>
 <context name="Top">
 <mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
 <action name="Focus"/>
 <action name="Raise"/>
 <action name="Unshade"/>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="Left" action="Drag">
 <action name="Resize">
 <edge>top</edge>
 </action>
 </mousebind>
 </context>
 <context name="Left">
 <mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
 <action name="Focus"/>
 <action name="Raise"/>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="Left" action="Drag">
 <action name="Resize">
 <edge>left</edge>
 </action>
 </mousebind>
 </context>
 <context name="Right">
 <mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
 <action name="Focus"/>
 <action name="Raise"/>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="Left" action="Drag">
 <action name="Resize">
 <edge>right</edge>
 </action>
 </mousebind>
 </context>
 <context name="Bottom">
 <mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
 <action name="Focus"/>
 <action name="Raise"/>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="Left" action="Drag">
 <action name="Resize">
 <edge>bottom</edge>
 </action>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="Middle" action="Press">
 <action name="Lower"/>
 <action name="FocusToBottom"/>
 <action name="Unfocus"/>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="Right" action="Press">
 <action name="Focus"/>
 <action name="Raise"/>
 <action name="ShowMenu">
 <menu>client-menu</menu>
 </action>
 </mousebind>
 </context>
 <context name="BLCorner">
 <mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
 <action name="Focus"/>
 <action name="Raise"/>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="Left" action="Drag">
 <action name="Resize"/>
 </mousebind>
 </context>
 <context name="BRCorner">
 <mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
 <action name="Focus"/>
 <action name="Raise"/>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="Left" action="Drag">
 <action name="Resize"/>
 </mousebind>
 </context>
 <context name="TLCorner">
 <mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
 <action name="Focus"/>
 <action name="Raise"/>
 <action name="Unshade"/>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="Left" action="Drag">
 <action name="Resize"/>
 </mousebind>
 </context>
 <context name="TRCorner">
 <mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
 <action name="Focus"/>
 <action name="Raise"/>
 <action name="Unshade"/>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="Left" action="Drag">
 <action name="Resize"/>
 </mousebind>
 </context>
 <context name="Client">
 <mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
 <action name="Focus"/>
 <action name="Raise"/>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="Middle" action="Press">
 <action name="Focus"/>
 <action name="Raise"/>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="Right" action="Press">
 <action name="Focus"/>
 <action name="Raise"/>
 </mousebind>
 </context>
 <context name="Icon">
 <mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
 <action name="Focus"/>
 <action name="Raise"/>
 <action name="Unshade"/>
 <action name="ShowMenu">
 <menu>client-menu</menu>
 </action>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="Right" action="Press">
 <action name="Focus"/>
 <action name="Raise"/>
 <action name="ShowMenu">
 <menu>client-menu</menu>
 </action>
 </mousebind>
 </context>
 <context name="AllDesktops">
 <mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
 <action name="Focus"/>
 <action name="Raise"/>
 <action name="Unshade"/>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="Left" action="Click">
 <action name="ToggleOmnipresent"/>
 </mousebind>
 </context>
 <context name="Shade">
 <mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
 <action name="Focus"/>
 <action name="Raise"/>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="Left" action="Click">
 <action name="ToggleShade"/>
 </mousebind>
 </context>
 <context name="Iconify">
 <mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
 <action name="Focus"/>
 <action name="Raise"/>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="Left" action="Click">
 <action name="Iconify"/>
 </mousebind>
 </context>
 <context name="Maximize">
 <mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
 <action name="Focus"/>
 <action name="Raise"/>
 <action name="Unshade"/>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="Middle" action="Press">
 <action name="Focus"/>
 <action name="Raise"/>
 <action name="Unshade"/>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="Right" action="Press">
 <action name="Focus"/>
 <action name="Raise"/>
 <action name="Unshade"/>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="Left" action="Click">
 <action name="ToggleMaximizeFull"/>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="Middle" action="Click">
 <action name="ToggleMaximizeVert"/>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="Right" action="Click">
 <action name="ToggleMaximizeHorz"/>
 </mousebind>
 </context>
 <context name="Close">
 <mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
 <action name="Focus"/>
 <action name="Raise"/>
 <action name="Unshade"/>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="Left" action="Click">
 <action name="Close"/>
 </mousebind>
 </context>
 <context name="Desktop">
 <mousebind button="Up" action="Click">
 <action name="DesktopPrevious"/>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="Down" action="Click">
 <action name="DesktopNext"/>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="A-Up" action="Click">
 <action name="DesktopPrevious"/>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="A-Down" action="Click">
 <action name="DesktopNext"/>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="C-A-Up" action="Click">
 <action name="DesktopPrevious"/>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="C-A-Down" action="Click">
 <action name="DesktopNext"/>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
 <action name="Focus"/>
 <action name="Raise"/>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="Right" action="Press">
 <action name="Focus"/>
 <action name="Raise"/>
 </mousebind>
 </context>
 <context name="Root">
 
 <mousebind button="Middle" action="Press">
 <action name="ShowMenu">
 <menu>client-list-combined-menu</menu>
 </action>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="Right" action="Press">
 <action name="ShowMenu">
 <menu>root-menu</menu>
 </action>
 </mousebind>
 </context>
 <context name="MoveResize">
 <mousebind button="Up" action="Click">
 <action name="DesktopPrevious"/>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="Down" action="Click">
 <action name="DesktopNext"/>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="A-Up" action="Click">
 <action name="DesktopPrevious"/>
 </mousebind>
 <mousebind button="A-Down" action="Click">
 <action name="DesktopNext"/>
 </mousebind>
 </context>
</mouse>
<menu>
 
 
 
 <file>/var/lib/openbox/debian-menu.xml</file>
 <file>debian-menu.xml</file>
 <file>menu.xml</file>
 <hideDelay>200</hideDelay>
 
 <middle>no</middle>
 
 <submenuShowDelay>100</submenuShowDelay>
 
 <applicationIcons>yes</applicationIcons>
 
 <manageDesktops>yes</manageDesktops>
 
</menu>
<applications>
 
 <application class="*">
 <decor>no</decor>
 </application>
 
 <application name="Firefox*">
 <decor>no</decor>
 </application>
 
 <application name="rox*">
 <decor>yes</decor>
 </application>
 
 <application name="lxterminal">
 <desktop>4</desktop>
 <layer>below</layer>
 <decor>no</decor>
 <maximized>yes</maximized>
 </application>
 
</applications>
</openbox_config>

tint2

2011-02-19T11:16:00.000-08:00

#---------------------------------------------
# TINT2 CONFIG FILE
#---------------------------------------------

#---------------------------------------------
# BACKGROUND AND BORDER
#---------------------------------------------
rounded = 4
border_width = 2
background_color = #000000 60
border_color = #ffffff 18

rounded = 5
border_width = 0
background_color = #ffffff 40
border_color = #ffffff 50

rounded = 5
border_width = 0
background_color = #ffffff 18
border_color = #ffffff 70

#---------------------------------------------
# PANEL
#---------------------------------------------
panel_monitor = all
panel_position = bottom right
panel_size = 80% 24
panel_margin = 0 0
panel_padding = 7 0
font_shadow = 0
panel_background_id = 1
wm_menu = 1
panel_dock = 0
panel_layer = bottom

#---------------------------------------------
# TASKBAR
#---------------------------------------------
taskbar_mode = multi_desktop
#taskbar_mode = single_desktop
taskbar_padding = 2 3 2
taskbar_background_id = 1
#taskbar_active_background_id = 0

#---------------------------------------------
# TASKS
#---------------------------------------------
task_icon = 1
task_text = 1
task_maximum_size = 100 20
task_centered = 1
task_padding = 6 3
task_font = sans 7
task_font_color = #ffffff 70
task_background_id = 3
task_icon_asb = 100 0 0
# replace STATUS by 'urgent', 'active' or 'iconfied'
#task_STATUS_background_id = 2
#task_STATUS_font_color = #ffffff 85
#task_STATUS_icon_asb = 100 0 0
# example:
task_active_background_id = 2
task_active_font_color = #ffffff 85
task_active_icon_asb = 100 0 0
urgent_nb_of_blink = 8

#---------------------------------------------
# SYSTRAYBAR
#---------------------------------------------
systray = 1
systray_padding = 0 4 5
systray_background_id = 0
systray_sort = left2right
systray_icon_size = 0
systray_icon_asb = 100 0 0

#---------------------------------------------
# CLOCK
#---------------------------------------------
time1_format = %H:%M
time1_font = sans 8
time2_format = %A %d %B
time2_font = sans 6
clock_font_color = #ffffff 76
clock_padding = 1 0
clock_background_id = 0
#clock_lclick_command = xclock
clock_rclick_command = orage
#clock_tooltip = %A %d %B
#time1_timezone = :US/Hawaii
#time2_timezone = :Europe/Berlin
#clock_tooltip_timezone = :/usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Paris

#---------------------------------------------
# BATTERY
#---------------------------------------------
battery = 1
battery_hide = 98
battery_low_status = 20
battery_low_cmd = notify-send "battery low"
bat1_font = sans 6
bat2_font = sans 6
battery_font_color = #ffffff 76
battery_padding = 1 0
battery_background_id = 0

#---------------------------------------------
# TOOLTIP
#---------------------------------------------
tooltip = 1
tooltip_padding = 2 2
tooltip_show_timeout = 0.7
tooltip_hide_timeout = 0.3
tooltip_background_id = 1
tooltip_font_color = #ffffff 80
tooltip_font = sans 8

#---------------------------------------------
# MOUSE ACTION ON TASK
#---------------------------------------------
#mouse_middle = none
#mouse_right = maximize_restore
#mouse_scroll_up = desktop_left
#mouse_scroll_down = desktop_right

mouse_middle = maximize_restore
mouse_right = close
mouse_scroll_up = toggle
mouse_scroll_down = iconify
#---------------------------------------------
# AUTOHIDE OPTIONS
#---------------------------------------------
autohide = 0
autohide_show_timeout = 0.3
autohide_hide_timeout = 2
autohide_height = 1
strut_policy = minimum

fbpanel

2011-02-19T11:14:00.000-08:00

fbpanel:

# fbpanel <profile> config file
# see http://fbpanel.sf.net/docs.html for complete configuration guide

Global {
 edge = bottom
 allign = left
 margin = 0
 widthtype = percent
 width = 18
 height = 20
 transparent = true
 tintcolor = #ffffff
 alpha = 3
 setdocktype = true
 setpartialstrut = true
 roundcorners = false
 autohide = false
 heightWhenHidden = 1
}

Plugin {
 type = menu
 config {
 icon = start-here
 name = .
 systemmenu {
 }
 separator {
 }
 item {
 icon = gnome-settings
 name = configure
 command = configure
 }
 }
}

Plugin {
 type = menu
 config {
 icon = drive-harddisk
 name = .
 item {
 icon = folder_home
 name = top-panel
 action = fbpanel -p /top-panel
 }
 separator {
 }
 item {
 icon = drive-removable-media
 name = USB
 action = rox /media/
 }
 item {
 icon = drive-cdrom
 name = CD/DVD
 action = rox /media/cdrom/
 }
 separator {
 }
 item {
 icon = folder_home
 name = Root
 action = rox /
 }
 item {
 icon = folder_home
 name = Home
 action = rox /home/ok
 }
 separator {
 }
 item {
 icon = folder_home
 name = rox panel
 action = rox -b openbox
 }
 separator {
 }
 item {
 icon = gtk-cancel
 name = xkill
 action = xkill
 }
 }
}

Plugin {
 type = launchbar
 config {
 button {
 icon = emblem-favorite
 tooltip = Rox
 action = rox
 }
 }
}

Plugin {
 type = launchbar
 config {
 button {
 icon = leafpad
 tooltip = leafpad
 action = leafpad
 }
 }
}

Plugin {
 type = launchbar
 config {
 button {
 icon = gnome-globe
 tooltip = iceape
 action = iceape
 }
 }
}

Plugin {
 type = space
 config {
 size = 1
 }
}

Plugin {
 type = cpu
 config {
 tooltip = run-top
 Action = xterm -e top
 }
}

Wooding

2011-01-26T01:35:00.000-08:00

We had another wooding day to start providing firewood for two years time.

It was agreed that splitting was more fun than stacking if you ad to do it all day even if harder work

The debate as to round or square stacks will go on for ever. Both have their advantages depending on the materials you have available.

fsf appeal sums up why I use free software.

2011-01-25T14:27:00.000-08:00

I thought I'd share the fsf appeal as it encapsulates why I use free software. FREEDOM! and POWER! and WHO? controls it.

Imo there will come a time when our are very thoughts and ideas are recorded and logged, vetted to be released or not.

The control of information must remain free or we are all already in the "Matrix"

http://www.fsf.org/appeal/2010

Technological power should be held by all users of a technology.

by Benjamin Mako Hill Contributions — last modified January 25, 2011 14:42

As our lives become increasingly mediated by technology, the question of who controls technology becomes another way of asking "Who controls us?"

As computers play an increasingly important role in the way we communicate, the people who control the software that runs on computers play an increasingly important role in determining what we can say, how we can say it, who we can say it to, and when we can say it:

Control over technology is power.
Free software is an attempt to say that this power should be wielded democratically.
Technological power should be held by all users of a technology.
Software freedom and user freedom are intimately connected.

Suffice it to say that most users do not think about their software this way. Many pay for software that is intentionally locked down so that they can not change it, share it, or see how it works. Many use software that spies on them, that wields antifeatures against them to extort money from them, and that is designed and licensed in order to keep communities of users divided and helpless.
Users only put up with software like this, in large part, because they don't think of software in terms of freedom.

Making a change

For those of us that understand that user control over technology can be important, it falls on us to help fight for all users' freedom. Work in the next decade will determine if we live in a world that is full of DRM, locked down mobile phones, and opaque and manipulative network services or, alternatively, in a world in which users can choose to live in freedom with control over their software and over their own lives.
The Free Software Foundation continues to play a central and critical role in this struggle. Support of the FSF is an important way that you can take action today. More than any other organization, the FSF creates, supports, and protects the licenses, laws, communities, and software that is necessary to ensure the existence of technology under its users' control. The FSF is nearly alone in its direct outreach to to raise awareness of DRM, software patents, and issues of software freedom and technology control. It has a strong record as a steward of software freedom and an advocate for the ideals of technological control by users.
As someone who understands why software freedom is important, your support forms the bulk of resources that allow the FSF to reach out to others and to help support the possibility of a brighter technology future. As someone who understands why control over software is power, your support is critically important to ensuring that the FSF can continue its work. I know that this is not the first fundraising appeal you've read this season and I know that the weakened economy makes giving difficult for many. I understand that the cost of a membership or donation may be less easy to afford this year. But we also cannot afford a weakened FSF at this important point in time.

Help this work to continue

If you are not an FSF associate member, now is the time to become one. If you've read my appeal the last two years and decided to wait, now is the time to take the plunge. Membership is $120 per year ($60 for students) and payable monthly. If you are already a member, please join me in giving generously through a tax-deductible donation, or encourage a friend to sign up. The FSF is a small, humble organization of passionate individuals working tirelessly for our software freedom. I've seen firsthand that even small gifts make a difference.

Big bread

2010-12-23T18:33:00.000-08:00

I made more Bread yesterday. Wholemeal in my ex-army loaf tins. They're huge. I use fresh yeast and a hot oven for the first 10 minutes. Came out looking and tasting great.

Debian solstice

2010-12-23T18:26:00.000-08:00

On the winter solstice we celebrated with a Debian swirl. Complete with songs and candles. (Well that was my take on it)

I have to say it looked very pretty but it was bitterly cold at -10C. My candle was the only one to stay alight and burn right down. It be a sign I tell yer (In best pirate voice) The swirl and cold making the sky look like space fun only convinced me even more Debian is the divine distro.

emac hybred xorg.conf

2010-12-20T17:11:00.001-08:00

# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
#   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier    "Generic Keyboard"
    Driver        "kbd"
    Option        "XkbRules"    "xorg"
    Option        "XkbModel"    "pc105"
    Option        "XkbLayout"    "gb"
    Option        "XkbOptions"    "lv3:lwin_switch"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier    "Configured Mouse"
    Driver        "mouse"
EndSection

Section "Device"
       Identifier    "Configured Video Device"
    BusID        "PCI:0:16:0"
    Option        "UseFBDev"        "true"
    Option        "ConnectorTable" "100,1,0,1,108,2,0,1"
    Option        "ReverseDDC" "true"
    Option        "AGPMode" "4"
    Option          "MergedXinerama"     "true"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"

######### apple defaults ##########

    Identifier    "Configured Monitor"
#    Modeline     "800x600_112.00" 76.84 800 848 936 1072 600 601 604 640 -hsync +vsync
#    Modeline    "1024x768_89.00" 99.07 1024 1088 1200 1376 768 769 772 809 -hsync +vsync
#    Modeline    "1152x870_80.00" 113.11 1152 1224 1352 1552 870 871 874 911 -hsync +vsync
#    Modeline    "1280x960_72.00" 124.54 1280 1368 1504 1728 960 961 964 1001 -hsync +vsync

########### tested work 1024x768 ################

Modeline "1024x768_87.00" 96.73 1024 1088 1200 1376 768 769 772 808 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1024x768_88.00" 97.84 1024 1088 1200 1376 768 769 772 808 -HSync +Vsync
################## default #####################
Modeline "1024x768_89.00" 99.07 1024 1088 1200 1376 768 769 772 809 -HSync +Vsync
################################################
Modeline "1024x768_91.00" 101.42 1024 1088 1200 1376 768 769 772 810 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1024x768_92.00" 102.54 1024 1088 1200 1376 768 769 772 810 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1024x768_93.00" 104.86 1024 1096 1208 1392 768 769 772 810 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1024x768_94.00" 106.12 1024 1096 1208 1392 768 769 772 811 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1024x768_95.00" 107.25 1024 1096 1208 1392 768 769 772 811 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1024x768_96.00" 108.51 1024 1096 1208 1392 768 769 772 812 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1024x768_97.00" 109.64 1024 1096 1208 1392 768 769 772 812 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1024x768_98.00" 110.91 1024 1096 1208 1392 768 769 772 813 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1024x768_99.00" 112.04 1024 1096 1208 1392 768 769 772 813 -HSync +Vsync


########### tested work 1152x870 ################

Modeline "1152x870_70.00" 97.41 1152 1224 1344 1536 870 871 874 906 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1152x870_71.00" 98.80 1152 1224 1344 1536 870 871 874 906 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1152x870_72.00" 101.35 1152 1224 1352 1552 870 871 874 907 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1152x870_73.00" 102.76 1152 1224 1352 1552 870 871 874 907 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1152x870_74.00" 104.28 1152 1224 1352 1552 870 871 874 908 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1152x780_75.00" 93.89 1152 1224 1344 1536 780 781 784 815 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1152x780_76.00" 95.14 1152 1224 1344 1536 780 781 784 815 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1152x780_77.00" 96.51 1152 1224 1344 1536 780 781 784 816 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1152x780_78.00" 97.76 1152 1224 1344 1536 780 781 784 816 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1152x780_79.00" 99.02 1152 1224 1344 1536 780 781 784 816 -HSync +Vsync
################## default #####################
Modeline "1152x780_80.00" 101.44 1152 1224 1352 1552 780 781 784 817 -HSync +Vsync
################################################
Modeline "1152x780_81.00" 102.71 1152 1224 1352 1552 780 781 784 817 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1152x780_82.00" 104.10 1152 1224 1352 1552 780 781 784 818 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1152x780_83.00" 105.37 1152 1224 1352 1552 780 781 784 818 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1152x780_84.00" 106.77 1152 1224 1352 1552 780 781 784 819 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1152x780_85.00" 108.04 1152 1224 1352 1552 780 781 784 819 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1152x870_86.00" 123.25 1152 1232 1360 1568 870 871 874 914 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1152x870_87.00" 124.82 1152 1232 1360 1568 870 871 874 915 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1152x870_88.00" 126.26 1152 1232 1360 1568 870 871 874 915 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1152x870_89.00" 127.83 1152 1232 1360 1568 870 871 874 916 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1152x870_90.00" 129.27 1152 1232 1360 1568 870 871 874 916 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1152x870_91.00" 130.84 1152 1232 1360 1568 870 871 874 917 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1152x870_92.00" 132.28 1152 1232 1360 1568 870 871 874 917 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1152x870_93.00" 133.87 1152 1232 1360 1568 870 871 874 918 -HSync +Vsync

########### tested work 1280x960 ################

Modeline "1280x960_62.00" 105.61 1280 1360 1496 1712 960 961 964 995 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1280x960_63.00" 107.32 1280 1360 1496 1712 960 961 964 995 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1280x960_64.00" 109.13 1280 1360 1496 1712 960 961 964 996 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1280x960_65.00" 110.95 1280 1360 1496 1712 960 961 964 997 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1280x960_66.00" 112.65 1280 1360 1496 1712 960 961 964 997 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1280x960_67.00" 114.47 1280 1360 1496 1712 960 961 964 998 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1280x960_68.00" 116.18 1280 1360 1496 1712 960 961 964 998 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1280x960_69.00" 119.11 1280 1368 1504 1728 960 961 964 999 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1280x960_70.00" 120.84 1280 1368 1504 1728 960 961 964 999 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1280x960_71.00" 122.69 1280 1368 1504 1728 960 961 964 1000 -HSync +Vsync
################## default #####################
Modeline "1280x960_72.00" 124.54 1280 1368 1504 1728 960 961 964 1001 -HSync +Vsync
################################################
Modeline "1280x960_73.00" 126.27 1280 1368 1504 1728 960 961 964 1001 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1280x960_74.00" 128.13 1280 1368 1504 1728 960 961 964 1002 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1280x960_75.00" 129.86 1280 1368 1504 1728 960 961 964 1002 -HSync +Vsync
  Modeline "1280x960_76.00" 131.72 1280 1368 1504 1728 960 961 964 1003 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1280x960_77.00" 133.46 1280 1368 1504 1728 960 961 964 1003 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1280x960_78.00" 135.32 1280 1368 1504 1728 960 961 964 1004 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1280x960_79.00" 137.19 1280 1368 1504 1728 960 961 964 1005 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1280x960_80.00" 140.22 1280 1376 1512 1744 960 961 964 1005 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1280x960_81.00" 142.11 1280 1376 1512 1744 960 961 964 1006 -HSync +Vsync
Modeline "1280x960_82.00" 143.87 1280 1376 1512 1744 960 961 964 1006 -HSync +Vsync

#    Option       "PreferredMode" "800x600_112.00"

#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1024x768_87.00"
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1024x768_88.00"
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1152x870_79.00
################## default ##################################
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1024x768_89.00"
#############################################################
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1024x768_90.00"
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1024x768_91.00"
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1024x768_92.00"
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1024x768_93.00"
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1024x768_94.00"
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1024x768_95.00"
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1024x768_96.00"
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1024x768_97.00"
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1024x768_98.00"

########################################################################
## failed on builtin monitor - worked on external monitor ##############
########################################################################
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1024x768_99.00"
########################################################################

#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1152x870_70.00
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1152x870_71.00
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1152x870_72.00
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1152x870_73.00
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1152x870_74.00
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1152x870_75.00
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1152x870_76.00
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1152x870_77.00
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1152x870_78.00
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1152x870_79.00
################## default #################################
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1152x870_80.00
############################################################
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1152x870_81.00
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1152x870_82.00
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1152x870_83.00
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1152x870_84.00
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1152x870_85.00
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1152x870_86.00
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1152x870_87.00
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1152x870_88.00
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1152x870_89.00
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1152x870_90.00
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1152x870_92.00
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1152x870_92.00
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1152x870_93.00

############################################################
## failed on built in monitor but worked on external #######
############################################################
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1280x960_62.00"
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1280x960_63.00"
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1280x960_64.00"
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1280x960_65.00"
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1280x960_66.00"
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1280x960_67.00"
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1280x960_68.00"
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1280x960_69.00"
############################################################

############################################################
############## tested work 1280x960 ########################
############################################################
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1280x960_70.00"
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1280x960_71.00"
################## default #################################
    Option        "PreferredMode" "1280x960_72.00"
############################################################

############################################################
#### worked but dradualy got worse #########################
############################################################
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1280x960_73.00"
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1280x960_74.00"
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1280x960_75.00"
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1280x960_76.00"
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1280x960_77.00"
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1280x960_78.00"
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1280x960_79.00"
############################################################

############################################################
## failed on built in monitor but worked on external #######
############################################################
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1280x960_80.00"
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1280x960_81.00"
#    Option        "PreferredMode" "1280x960_82.00"
############################################################

EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier    "Default Screen"
    Monitor        "Configured Monitor"
    ########## dual monitor #################
    SubSection "Display"
        Virtual 2560 960
    EndSubSection
#########################################

Snow, ice and frozen pipes

2010-12-16T15:19:00.000-08:00

It's been cold here the 15 mile cycle to work has been positively hairy at times not to mention the awkward task of trying to judge how much gear to wear/carry so as to not either get to hot n sweaty when cycling and hence chilly once there. Or humphing warm gear only for it not to be required. I can confirm that you only need a tee shirt sweat shirt and windproof jacket up top and long john on under you cycling leggings to be comfy at -6C. You do need gloves though. I found my "seal skins (tm)" were ok but preferred my old not to thick (thinsulate tm) when it was not wet.

The cast iron drain pipe froze causing my neighbors overflow to flood. (through the ceiling in to my kitchen) Luckily I'm renovating an the next job is to replace the kitchen ceiling so no real damage was done. The water froze for 3 days solid and I had to wander down to the river with buckets and rope so I could flush the loo!

After working on my house I went home to some wonderfully snowy scene's.

Beer, Wine and Cider

2010-12-16T14:54:00.000-08:00

We started making wine and cider from the excess apples and fruit we had in the garden and orchard. And as we like a beer or two we started brewing some also.

Mash

The cider ready for bottling

The "Brewery"

Malt

Bottle cleaning the hardest part of the operation

Carrot wine

One of the boilers

Preparing apples for apple wine

How to fix "No sound" on Debian powerpc (ppc)

2010-10-20T05:27:00.000-07:00

I lost sound on my G4 digital audio running Debian testing after a kernel upgrade. After much searching of similar user problems it turns out that sound aoa is now the default for Powerpc.
This is fine if you have a later ppc.

For older machines you need snd_powermac

Using the links below I got my sound fixed!

# sound links and refs #
http://old.nabble.com/no-sound-on-powermac3%2C3-(powerbook-g4-550)-debian502-gnome-td25316718i20.html
http://wiki.debian.org/PowerpcSoundcards
http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=39116
http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=53708
http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=38112
http://us.generation-nt.com/answer/sound-drivers-detected-mac-mini-g5-but-not-powermac-g4-help-170277311.html?page=1

The sound module needed for differing Powerpc machines:

snd-powermac is used to run on:
    AWACS, DACA, Burgundy, Tumbler, Keywest
snd_aoa_codec_onyx is used to run on:
    latest (last) generation of Apple PPC
snd_aoa_tas is uded to run on:
    iBooks and PowerBooks without digital
snd_aoa_codec_toonie is used to run on:
    Mac Mini

See which sound module is being used:
$ cat /proc/asound/version

If its the wrong one for your machine remove the module

I tried as root
# rmmod snd_aoa_i2sbus
# rmmod snd_aoa_fabric_layout
# rmmod snd_aoa_soundbus
and

# modprobe -r snd-aoa-i2sbus snd-aoa-soundbus snd-aoa

But as they were being used I couldn't remove the modules.
So I added them to the /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base-blacklist.conf

# Uncomment these entries in order to blacklist unwanted modem drivers
blacklist snd-atiixp-modem
blacklist snd-intel8x0m
blacklist snd-via82xx-modem
blacklist snd-pcsp
blacklist snd_aoa_i2sbus
blacklist snd_aoa_fabric_layout
blacklist snd_aoa_soundbus

8<-------8<-------8<-------8<

Then reboot: and add the sound module for your machine. For me it was:

# shutdown -r now
# modprobe snd-powermac

still no sound?

# echo snd-powermac >> /etc/modules
# shutdown -r now

Since the alsaconfig command is no longer used run:

# alsactl init
Unknown hardware: "PMac Tumbler" "PowerMac Tumbler" "" "" ""
Hardware is initialized using a guess method

$ cat /proc/asound/cards
0 [Tumbler ]: PMac Tumbler - PowerMac Tumbler
 PowerMac Tumbler (Dev 14) Sub-frame 0

Yes. The correct sound module showed up.

Still no sound???

Wiggle the cable in the audio port :)

Success \0/

As I had a bad cable connection I'm not exactly sure a which point I got my sound back. I've just listed the steps I took.

Bank of Scotland Fail!

2010-10-17T16:43:00.000-07:00

Bank of Scotland Fail!

I switched banks the other day after they told me I could only reset my password with internet explorer (ie)

First they said we only support ie and Mozilla based browsers. I said fine I use Mozilla. It failed to reset my password. I rang them up and the said I could only reset my password with ie! as they were having trouble with Mozilla! I said don't you test these things as Mozilla works on every website I visit bar yours. Then after fuming at them for being a bank and recommend in ie. (the least secure browsers on the planet) and assuming all customers run Windows or Mac-OSX they said I'd have no choice but to go to my branch to reset it!

As a Debian user and Free software advocate there is no way on this earth I was going to purchase a Windows licence just to install internet explorer so I can reset my password or use someone else’s potentially virus riddled system.

I went to the bank. I was told I could reset my password on their secure computer. Fine It gave me the first 3 digits of my password reset and said it would email me the others. Fine. I couldn't check my email at the bank. Off the the local library I go to cue for 20 min's to get on a PC and retrieve the email. Back to the bank. It failed with ie!

I said I had other things I needed to do so we sat down and I cancelled all my direct debits, standing orders and generally tidied things up with my current account, Then moved most of my money into my savings account...... then asked them to transfer the lot bar £100 in to the coop Bank!

After reading
http://www.goodwithmoney.co.uk/ethical-banking/

I rang the coop bank and had a very nice discussion on the ethics of their website being accessible with free software and the implications of making websites dependent on adobe flash. Well done the Coop Bank.

If a website is standards compliant I should not matter what browser you use.

Wonderwash

2010-10-08T06:04:00.000-07:00

Today after returning a hire van I was cycling home and thought I'd get a breakfast at the local charity shop. I'd missed mine because I had to do a skip run clean the van before returning it with out being late.They do a full breakfast with 7 items for £2.25! (I thought it could go with my 20% non local allowance) Anyway after I'd eaten I went a browsed the shop and came across a "wonderwash" a hand cranked mini mashing machine. Being a eco-green type I bought it for a fiver. £5 well spent I just tried it and it works very well. The only thing missing was the manual. I just guessed at half filling it with lose clothes then fill up to half way with hot water. I rinsed with cold half filled again, worked a treat.

Edit: I found a copy of the basic instructions here.

Ref:

http://randomchaos.com/documents/?source=wonder_wash

Simple and Easy-to-Use Wonder Wash Washing Instructions:

1. Sort the washing into loads according to material type and/or colors. Note:
There are 5 basic load types:
    A. White cottons and linens
    B. Colorfast cottons and linens
    C. White synthetics and cotton blends
    D. Nylons and colored synthetics
    E. Delicates

2. Place the machine on the edge of the sink.

3. Add the required water (at the correct temperature) and soap according to the washing chart below.

4. Add the washing.

5. Fit the pressure lid and tighten completely.

6. Attach the handle and turn the machine at abut one turn per second for the recommended time.

7. After washing, unscrew the pressure lid by turning the pressure knob slowly to release the pressure.

8. Remove pressure lid by turning anti-clockwise to release.

9. To drain, tilt machine to allow water to run into sink OR, if fitted with water release valve, insert Pipe into Valve and turn a quarter turn clockwise, until it clicks into position.

Rinsing: 1. By Hand Fill sink or basin with clean water and empty wash into sink and agitate by hand.

2. By Machine After draining away the dirty water, leave the washing in the machine and fill with clean cold water. Replace the pressure lid and tighten and turn the machine for about 30 seconds. Drain and wring dry. Repeat if necessary.

WASHING CHART

LOAD    WATER    SOAP        TIME
.5 kg    1.5 L    1 Tbsp/15 g    1 min
1 kg    3 L    2 Tbsp/30 g    1.25 min
1.5 kg    4.5 L    3 Tbsp/45 g    1.5 min
2.2 kg    6 L    4 Tbsp/60 g    2 min

Note: Very absorbent materials will require more water, but DO NOT exceed the amounts listed above. If necessary reduce the size of the load.

TEMPERATURE CHART

LOAD TYPE    TEMPERATURE
A        90 deg C - very hot
B        60 deg C - hot
C        50 deg C - hand hot
D        40 deg C - warm
E        30 deg C - lukewarm

TIPS TOWARDS BETTER RESULTS FROM YOUR WONDERWASH WASHING MACHINE

1. DO NOT use boiling water
2. DO NOT leave pressure lid on the machine after washing if the machine is still hot as a vacuum can form when machine cools down.
3. DO NOT store machine with pressure knob turned tight.
4. DO NOT overload. Do smaller loads as it will be easier and the machine will was better and quicker.
5. DO NOT TIGHTEN the pressure lid onto the machine when storing. Put on loosely!

1. We recommend the use of LOW FOAM DETERGENTS (i.e. automatic washing machine powders.)
2. Low foam detergents will make rinsing easier.
3. If wash does not come clean the washing combination is wrong. Use the correct amount of water, soap, and time.
4. Wash clothes at highest temperature garment will allow, but DO NOT exceed recommended temperatures.
5. The use of washing additives, e.g. a little bleach and/or fabric softener is acceptable.
6. Assist the cleaning of very dirty cuffs and collars by using recommended additives designed for cuffs and collars; or Wet the cuff or collar first and rub soap powder into fabric.
7. DO NOT scrub cuffs and collars, as this only damages the fabric.

My openbox rc.xml

2010-10-03T16:39:00.000-07:00

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<openbox_config xmlns="http://openbox.org/3.4/rc">
<resistance>
<strength>10</strength>
<screen_edge_strength>20</screen_edge_strength>
</resistance>
<focus>
<focusNew>yes</focusNew>

<followMouse>yes</followMouse>

<focusLast>yes</focusLast>

<underMouse>no</underMouse>

<focusDelay>200</focusDelay>

<raiseOnFocus>no</raiseOnFocus>

</focus>
<placement>
<policy>Smart</policy>

<center>yes</center>

<monitor>Any</monitor>

</placement>
<theme>
<name>Onyx</name>
<titleLayout>NLIMSC</titleLayout>

<keepBorder>yes</keepBorder>
<animateIconify>yes</animateIconify>

<name>Sans</name>
<size>8</size>

<weight>Bold</weight>

<slant>Normal</slant>



<name>sans</name>
<size>8</size>

<weight>bold</weight>

<slant>normal</slant>



<name>Sans</name>
<size>8</size>

<weight>Normal</weight>

<slant>Normal</slant>



<name>Sans</name>
<size>8</size>

<weight>Normal</weight>

<slant>Normal</slant>



<name>Sans</name>
<size>8</size>

<weight>Bold</weight>

<slant>Normal</slant>


</theme>
<desktops>

<number>4</number>
<firstdesk>1</firstdesk>
<names>

</names>
<popupTime>500</popupTime>

</desktops>
<resize>
<drawContents>yes</drawContents>
<popupShow>Nonpixel</popupShow>

<popupPosition>Center</popupPosition>

<popupFixedPosition>

<x>10</x>

<y>10</y>

</popupFixedPosition>
</resize>

<margins>
<top>0</top>
<bottom>1</bottom>
<left>0</left>
<right>0</right>
</margins>
<dock>
<position>TopLeft</position>

<floatingX>0</floatingX>
<floatingY>0</floatingY>
<noStrut>no</noStrut>
<stacking>Above</stacking>

<direction>Vertical</direction>

<autoHide>no</autoHide>
<hideDelay>300</hideDelay>

<showDelay>300</showDelay>

<moveButton>Middle</moveButton>

</dock>

<keyboard>
<chainQuitKey>C-g</chainQuitKey>




<keybind key="A-z">
<action name="ShowMenu">
<menu>root-menu</menu>
</action>
</keybind>

<keybind key="A-c">
<action name="ShowMenu">
<menu>client-menu</menu>
</action>
</keybind>

<keybind key="A-x">
<action name="ShowMenu">
<menu>client-list-combined-menu</menu>
</action>
</keybind>


<keybind key="A-i">
<action name="Iconify">
<menu>Iconify</menu>
</action>
</keybind>


<keybind key="A-m">
<action name="MoveToCenter"/>
</keybind>


<keybind key="A-r">
<action name="Resize"/>
</keybind>


<keybind key="A-f">
<action name="ToggleMaximizeFull"/>
</keybind>


<keybind key="A-b">
<action name="ToggleDecorations"/>
</keybind>


<keybind key="A-d">
<action name="ToggleShowDesktop"/>
</keybind>



<keybind key="A-F4">
<action name="Close"/>
</keybind>


<keybind key="A-Escape">
<action name="Lower"/>
<action name="FocusToBottom"/>
<action name="Unfocus"/>
</keybind>



<application class="*">
<decor>yes</decor>
</application>

<application name="Firefox*">
<decor>no</decor>
</application>

<application name="rox*">
<decor>no</decor>
</application>




<keybind key="C-A-Right">
<action name="DesktopRight">
<dialog>yes</dialog>
<wrap>yes</wrap>
</action>
</keybind>

<keybind key="C-A-Left">
<action name="DesktopLeft">
<dialog>yes</dialog>
<wrap>yes</wrap>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="C-A-Up">
<action name="DesktopUp">
<dialog>yes</dialog>
<wrap>yes</wrap>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="C-A-Down">
<action name="DesktopDown">
<dialog>yes</dialog>
<wrap>yes</wrap>
</action>
</keybind>

<keybind key="S-A-Left">
<action name="SendToDesktopLeft">
<dialog>yes</dialog>
<wrap>yes</wrap>
</action>
</keybind>

<keybind key="S-A-Right">
<action name="SendToDesktopRight">
<dialog>yes</dialog>
<wrap>yes</wrap>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="S-A-Up">
<action name="SendToDesktopUp">
<dialog>yes</dialog>
<wrap>yes</wrap>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="S-A-Down">
<action name="SendToDesktopDown">
<dialog>yes</dialog>
<wrap>yes</wrap>
</action>
</keybind>


<keybind key="W-F1">
<action name="Desktop">
<desktop>1</desktop>
</action>
</keybind>

<keybind key="W-F2">
<action name="Desktop">
<desktop>2</desktop>
</action>
</keybind>

<keybind key="W-F3">
<action name="Desktop">
<desktop>3</desktop>
</action>
</keybind>

<keybind key="W-F4">
<action name="Desktop">
<desktop>4</desktop>
</action>
</keybind>


<keybind key="Print">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>scrot</execute>
</action>
</keybind>



<keybind key="A-Print">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>scrot -cd5</execute>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="A-S-Print">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>gnome-screenshot</execute>
</action>
</keybind>

<keybind key="W-F1">
<action name="Desktop">
<desktop>1</desktop>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-F2">
<action name="Desktop">
<desktop>2</desktop>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-F3">
<action name="Desktop">
<desktop>3</desktop>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-F4">
<action name="Desktop">
<desktop>4</desktop>
</action>
</keybind>

<keybind key="A-F4">
<action name="Close"/>
</keybind>
<keybind key="A-Escape">
<action name="Lower"/>
<action name="FocusToBottom"/>
<action name="Unfocus"/>
</keybind>
<keybind key="Print">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>scrot</execute>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="A-Print">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>scrot -cd5</execute>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="A-Tab">
<action name="NextWindow">
<allDesktops>yes</allDesktops>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="A-S-Tab">
<action name="PreviousWindow">
<allDesktops>yes</allDesktops>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="C-A-Tab">
<action name="NextWindow">
<panels>yes</panels>
<desktop>yes</desktop>
</action>
</keybind>

<keybind key="W-e">
<action name="Execute">
<startupnotify>
<enabled>true</enabled>
<name>Konqueror</name>
</startupnotify>
<command>kfmclient openProfile filemanagement</command>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="F7">
<action name="Reconfigure"/>
</keybind>
<keybind key="F6">
<action name="RemoveDesktopLast"/>
</keybind>
<keybind key="F10">
<action name="AddDesktopLast"/>
</keybind>
<keybind key="F11">
<action name="RemoveDesktopCurrent"/>
</keybind>
<keybind key="F12">
<action name="AddDesktopCurrent"/>
</keybind>


<keybind key="W-a">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>abiword</execute>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-b">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>icecat</execute>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-c">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>claws-mail</execute>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-d">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>gnumeric</execute>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-e">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>ekiga</execute>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-f">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>gftp-gtk</execute>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-g">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>gimp</execute>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-h">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>help</execute>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-i">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>inkscape</execute>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-j">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>pcmanfm</execute>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-k">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>transmission</execute>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-l">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>leafpad</execute>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-m">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>gnome-mplayer</execute>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-n">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>minitube</execute>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-o">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>ooffice</execute>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-p">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>pidgin</execute>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-q">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>gthumb</execute>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-r">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>rox</execute>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-s">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>sylpheed</execute>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-t">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>lxterminal</execute>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-u">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>audacity</execute>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-v">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>vlc</execute>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-w">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>brasero</execute>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-x">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>xine</execute>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-y">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>syfigstudio</execute>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-z">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>wicd</execute>
</action>
</keybind>
</keyboard>

<mouse>
<dragThreshold>8</dragThreshold>

<doubleClickTime>200</doubleClickTime>

<screenEdgeWarpTime>400</screenEdgeWarpTime>

<context name="Frame">
<mousebind button="A-Left" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="A-Left" action="Click">
<action name="Unshade"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="A-Left" action="Drag">
<action name="Move"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="A-Right" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
<action name="Unshade"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="A-Right" action="Drag">
<action name="Resize"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="A-Middle" action="Press">
<action name="Lower"/>
<action name="FocusToBottom"/>
<action name="Unfocus"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="A-Up" action="Click">
<action name="DesktopPrevious"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="A-Down" action="Click">
<action name="DesktopNext"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="C-A-Up" action="Click">
<action name="DesktopPrevious"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="C-A-Down" action="Click">
<action name="DesktopNext"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="A-S-Up" action="Click">
<action name="SendToDesktopPrevious"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="A-S-Down" action="Click">
<action name="SendToDesktopNext"/>
</mousebind>
</context>
<context name="Titlebar">
<mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Left" action="Drag">
<action name="Move"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Left" action="DoubleClick">
<action name="ToggleMaximizeFull"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Middle" action="Press">
<action name="Lower"/>
<action name="FocusToBottom"/>
<action name="Unfocus"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Up" action="Click">
<action name="Shade"/>
<action name="FocusToBottom"/>
<action name="Unfocus"/>
<action name="Lower"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Down" action="Click">
<action name="Unshade"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Right" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
<action name="ShowMenu">
<menu>client-menu</menu>
</action>
</mousebind>
</context>
<context name="Top">
<mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
<action name="Unshade"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Left" action="Drag">
<action name="Resize">
<edge>top</edge>
</action>
</mousebind>
</context>
<context name="Left">
<mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Left" action="Drag">
<action name="Resize">
<edge>left</edge>
</action>
</mousebind>
</context>
<context name="Right">
<mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Left" action="Drag">
<action name="Resize">
<edge>right</edge>
</action>
</mousebind>
</context>
<context name="Bottom">
<mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Left" action="Drag">
<action name="Resize">
<edge>bottom</edge>
</action>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Middle" action="Press">
<action name="Lower"/>
<action name="FocusToBottom"/>
<action name="Unfocus"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Right" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
<action name="ShowMenu">
<menu>client-menu</menu>
</action>
</mousebind>
</context>
<context name="BLCorner">
<mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Left" action="Drag">
<action name="Resize"/>
</mousebind>
</context>
<context name="BRCorner">
<mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Left" action="Drag">
<action name="Resize"/>
</mousebind>
</context>
<context name="TLCorner">
<mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
<action name="Unshade"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Left" action="Drag">
<action name="Resize"/>
</mousebind>
</context>
<context name="TRCorner">
<mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
<action name="Unshade"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Left" action="Drag">
<action name="Resize"/>
</mousebind>
</context>
<context name="Client">
<mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Middle" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Right" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
</mousebind>
</context>
<context name="Icon">
<mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
<action name="Unshade"/>
<action name="ShowMenu">
<menu>client-menu</menu>
</action>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Right" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
<action name="ShowMenu">
<menu>client-menu</menu>
</action>
</mousebind>
</context>
<context name="AllDesktops">
<mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
<action name="Unshade"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Left" action="Click">
<action name="ToggleOmnipresent"/>
</mousebind>
</context>
<context name="Shade">
<mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Left" action="Click">
<action name="ToggleShade"/>
</mousebind>
</context>
<context name="Iconify">
<mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Left" action="Click">
<action name="Iconify"/>
</mousebind>
</context>
<context name="Maximize">
<mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
<action name="Unshade"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Middle" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
<action name="Unshade"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Right" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
<action name="Unshade"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Left" action="Click">
<action name="ToggleMaximizeFull"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Middle" action="Click">
<action name="ToggleMaximizeVert"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Right" action="Click">
<action name="ToggleMaximizeHorz"/>
</mousebind>
</context>
<context name="Close">
<mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
<action name="Unshade"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Left" action="Click">
<action name="Close"/>
</mousebind>
</context>
<context name="Desktop">
<mousebind button="Up" action="Click">
<action name="DesktopPrevious"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Down" action="Click">
<action name="DesktopNext"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="A-Up" action="Click">
<action name="DesktopPrevious"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="A-Down" action="Click">
<action name="DesktopNext"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="C-A-Up" action="Click">
<action name="DesktopPrevious"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="C-A-Down" action="Click">
<action name="DesktopNext"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Right" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
</mousebind>
</context>
<context name="Root">

<mousebind button="Middle" action="Press">
<action name="ShowMenu">
<menu>client-list-combined-menu</menu>
</action>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Right" action="Press">
<action name="ShowMenu">
<menu>root-menu</menu>
</action>
</mousebind>
</context>
<context name="MoveResize">
<mousebind button="Up" action="Click">
<action name="DesktopPrevious"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Down" action="Click">
<action name="DesktopNext"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="A-Up" action="Click">
<action name="DesktopPrevious"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="A-Down" action="Click">
<action name="DesktopNext"/>
</mousebind>
</context>
</mouse>
<menu>



<file>/var/lib/openbox/debian-menu.xml</file>
<file>debian-menu.xml</file>
<file>menu.xml</file>
<hideDelay>200</hideDelay>

<middle>no</middle>

<submenuShowDelay>100</submenuShowDelay>

<applicationIcons>yes</applicationIcons>

<manageDesktops>yes</manageDesktops>

</menu>
<applications>

</applications>
</openbox_config>

My openbox shortcuts quick version

2010-10-03T16:34:00.000-07:00

Of course you can change all these setting if you like or if they conflict with other applications. Just copy the file in the post above to a file named rc.xml and place it in your /home/username/.config/openbox/ directory. Then you can edit it for that user. Hint: CTL-h will show the hidden .config directory (any file that starts with a "." is hidden)

I’ve tried to make them newbie friendly and easy to remember whilst group the most used keys.

Refer to the open box website for detailed instructions.
http://openbox.org/wiki/Main_Page
Also urukrama's very good guide
http://urukrama.wordpress.com/openbox-guide/

Basics:
Keyboard short cut settings: Modifier keys C=CTL A=Alt S=Shift W=Windows M=Meta. Function keys=F1/F12.

Note you will use the arrow keys alot!

The most used keys are:
Menus:
ALT+z (openbox menu)
ALT+x (openbox view active desktops and applications)
ALT+c (openbox client menu)

Viewing and moving:
ALT+tab (Tab through all open applications: to the right)
ALT+b (toggle boarder)
ALT+d (toggle show/hide desktop)
ALT+f (toggle full screen)
ALT+F4 (close active window)
ALT+Escape (send active window to the bottom of the open windows stack)
CTL+ALT-Righ/Left (Move to desktop on the Right/left)
SHIFT+ALT-Righ/Leftt (Send active window to desktop on the Right/left)
F12 (add new desktop)
F11 (remove desktop)

Launching applications:
Windows-key+ a-z (edit as required)

A bit more detail:
Show openbox menu: Note the Root menu is the openbox menu.xml : Note use arrow keys!
keybind key="A-z"

Show all desktops and active applications menu: Note use arrow keys!
keybind key="A-x"

Show Openbox window menu on active window:
remember c 4 client-menu: Note the client menu is the openbox bar drop down menu: Note use arrow keys!
keybind key="A-c"

Iconify active window:
remember i 4 iconify: use A-Tab to raise
keybind key="A-i"

Move the current window to Center:
remember M 4 Move:
keybind key="A-m"

Resize the current window: Note use arrow keys!
remember r 4 resize:
keybind key="A-r"

Toggle Maximize Full screen on/off:
remember f 4 full screen:
keybind key="A-f"

Toggle window decoration on/off:
remember b 4 border:
keybind key="A-b"

Show Desktop toggle on/off:
remember d 4 desktop:
keybind key="A-d"

Lower active window to the bottom of the window stack
keybind key="A-Escape

Keybindings for desktop switching

Move to desktop on the Right: Note use arrow keys!
keybind key="C-A-Right"

Move to desktop on the left: Note use arrow keys!
keybind key="C-A-Left"

Send active window to desktop on the left. And follow it!: Note use arrow keys!
keybind key="S-A-Left"

Send active window to desktop on the right. And follow it!: Note use arrow keys!
keybind key="S-A-Right"

Switch to desktop (number)-- Note I rarely use this a C-A-Left or C-A-Right arrow is easier

Switch to desktop (number 1)
keybind key="W-F1"

Switch to desktop (number 2)
keybind key="W-F2"

Switch to desktop (number 3)
keybind key="W-F3"

Switch to desktop (number 4)
keybind key="W-F4"

Screen capture Gnome
keybind key="A-S-Print"

Tab through all open applications: to the right
keybind key="A-Tab"

Tab through all open windows: to the Left
keybind key="A-S-Tab"

Tab through all open Desktops: to the right
keybind key="C-A-Tab"

Remove current desktop and go to next available: Open applications auto switch to next Desktop
keybind key="F11"

Add new desktop to current position
keybind key="F12"

My Debian-testing desktop

2010-09-10T03:19:00.000-07:00

openbox, rox-filer, mplayer, aterm, tilda, tint2, fbpanel.

Debian openbox logo

2010-08-23T05:40:00.000-07:00

Debian openbox logo

Big eck

2010-08-22T01:48:00.000-07:00

Saw this today

How to connect to #blag irc channel on the indymedia server

2010-08-13T17:37:00.000-07:00

Step by step. How to chat directly with Blag users and developers via IRC (internet relay chat)

<=======================>

What is irc?

Quote: ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat

"Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a form of real-time Internet text messaging (chat) or synchronous conferencing. It is mainly designed for group communication in discussion forums, called channels, but also allows one-to-one communication via private message as well as chat and data transfers"

<=======================>

Go here:

https://irc.indymedia.org/

Nickname: Alternate nickname: PUT YOUR NICKNAME HERE (it can be anything that is not in use or contains elegal characters)

Real name: Anonymous LEAVE AS IT IS

Software:

Browser: select your browser from the drop down list. e.g. Mozilla/Firefox/.. (Gecko)

Add sound, emoticons and other nice things

Secure chat connection LEAVE AS IT IS

Remember your choices LEAVE AS IT IS

Extra channels (',' separated): #blag

now click the “Chat” button

You will be connected to the indymedia irc server.

Select the #blag channel (top left)

Say hello by typing in the lower text box. Your chats will be displayed in the main window.

Please note that many people loiter in irc channels, so don't be disappointed if people aren’t actually at their computers. Keep the tab (channel) open and people will pop in. Many are in different time zones. If you really are stuck ask in the forum.

http://forums.blagblagblag.org

<=======================>

The indymedia how to

“New users: Connect quickly using a web browser

For the impatient: If you just want to connect quickly to Indymedia chat (from any computer), use the handy web version:

Step 1: Goto https://chat.indymedia.org

**Note the 's' in 'https'

Step 2: Ignore the gratuitous black-clad imagery.

Step 3: Type in your desired nickname where it says "Nickname". Generally, people don't use their full names, for privacy reasons. IRC is kind of like the wild west. Most make up a consistent nickname, or use their first name.

Step 4: Type in the channel (chat room) that you want to talk in, where it says "Extra channels". For example, type in "tech" to visit the #tech channel (without the quotes).

Step 5: Click the "Chat!" button and you should be logged in. You will likely be automatically logged into the default #indymedia chat room. Note that as this room is the default, there are many folks here who aren't necessarily involved in Indymedia organizing.

Step 6: In the topleft of your window, you should see links or tabs for the other chat room(s) you specified in "Extra channels". Click on these to switch between the different rooms. Then just type in what you want to say in the lower-left of the your window.

Step 7: IRC is a great way to communicate, more fluid and informal than email. However, please think before you type; exercise caution and respect the privacy of others. Now, repeat after me:

Anything that you ever type into a computer could be seen by anyone at any point in the future.

Happy Chatting! “

<=======================>

Chatzilla

If you wish you can install a dedicated irc application like chatzilla http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChatZilla

http://chatzilla.hacksrus.com/intro

If you run Firefox install the chatzilla plugin

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/16/?src=external-cz-homepage-js

How to use chatzilla to communicate with indymedia network real time.

Once you open chatzilla, click on the cZ icon on left
botton. You'll see the word 'client' in botton left.
You need to type:
/server irc.indymedia.org

lots of letter will roll up. When they stop, you can
change your nick by typing?

/nick <your name>

then click:

/join #blag

To make things easy next time tick "open this channel at start up"

recommended reading:

http://docs.indymedia.org/view/Sysadmin/IrcHowTo

more links:

http://lostirc.sourceforge.net/index.php?page=about

http://wiki.debian.org/GettingHelpOnIrc

http://www.irchelp.org/irchelp/irctutorial.html#quickstart

http://www.ircbeginner.com/ircinfo/ircc-commands.html

Bread

2010-07-29T12:25:00.000-07:00

I made Russian rye bread yesterday

Not perfect but I'm happy for a first attempt. Tasted great!

Also a friend fired up the clay oven.

Three hours to get up to temperature but useful for up to 12 hours (even if you need to be patient)

Free software at the big tent

2010-07-29T01:16:00.000-07:00

I decided to get a stall at the big tent to promote free software. My daughter helped create a poster and we loaded up our bikes and rode off complete with imac in tow in the bike trailer. It was a good weekend though I was knackered at the end of it (90 miles home to venue to digs and back home mostly with a bike trailer). Many people had never heard of free software GNU or even Linux.

Being a so called "green event" I had many folk that were open to the ethics that free software provides. As such I pushed that angle. I had my imac running Debian main, and two netbooks running Blag. During the weekend I met many folk, from Microsoft employees, free-software developers, and Ubuntu users (many of which did not know what free-software was!) I made a few converts to the idea of free-software and some folk said the will try Blag or Debian. I also talked about digital iceage, vendor lockin, open standards, and web2.0 and WebM amongst other things

Here are some pics:

Unpacking the bike

Our poster :) The four freedoms were regarded as very cool as was the fact my old imac was still running an up to date OS

The festival was on a large spread out site, here's a little bit of it.

Main stage

Away from free-software I also made a smoothie maker bike for some friends. It made over 250 over the two days.

My new Dahon jetstream p8

2010-06-25T16:02:00.000-07:00

I needed a folding bike to travel to see my family now I've given up my car after much searching and dithering I bought a Dahon jetstream p8. I doesn’t fold as great as I'd like (due to the front suspension) but overall it's a cracking bike. At first I was a little disappointed as I ordered a 2007 model which I feel is a better design as regards folding, I got a Sept 2008 model in ace condition so thought better not look a gift horse in the mouth considering the price I paid.

It rides great is light and the suspension is superb. The front brake was poor and the levers cheap and nasty so I've changed the lot for stx-rc all round, a great improvement though now I need to make sure I don't end up over the handle bars.

I swapped out the bars and added bar ends for hill climbing and down hills. A quick release bum bag, water bottle and new rear reflector holder are the only other additions.

I also bought some MKS EZY REMOVEABLE PEDALS (£36 inc postage) so I could fit toe-clips

After spending way to much money on a push-bike I thought I'd better see how much I ride it and secure it. So on order I have the following.

Etc Mach-2 Bicycle Computer - 8 Functions and Master Lock Street Fortum Gold Sold Secure D Lock 280x110mm with 1200x10mm cable

My openbox, rox - tint2, fbpanel and conky desktop

2010-06-05T01:46:00.000-07:00

My openbox, rox - tint2, fbpanel and conky desktop

blag-stuff-two

2010-06-01T14:48:00.000-07:00

blag-tower-blue-sky

Home sweet home

Blag-stars

My-view

xxxx

iomega fat32 can't dealt with 4GB files

2010-05-28T12:36:00.000-07:00

My Iomega 500 NAS was having trouble deleting some .iso files even as root! the fix was to use gparted to check the file system after unmounting it.

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC '-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN' 'http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd'>
<html xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml' xml:lang='en-GB' lang='en-GB'>
<head>
<meta http-equiv='Content-Type' content='text/html;charset=utf-8' />
<title>GParted Details</title>
</head>
<body>
GParted 0.4.8
Libparted 1.8.8.git-dirty
<table border='0'>
<tr>
<td colspan='2'>
Check and repair file system (fat32) on /dev/sdb1  00:06:20    ( SUCCESS )
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>    </td>
<td>
<table border='0'>
<tr>
<td colspan='2'>
calibrate /dev/sdb1  00:00:00    ( SUCCESS )

etc........................

My New, Old fireplace

2010-05-22T06:11:00.000-07:00

I've finally started renovating my home so I can move out! After some advice I took the plunge and ripped out my ugly old sixty's fireplace to reveal a lovely stone original with the slab hearth complete.

The thing i'd hate, is to have a nail banged slowly through the back of my neck....

2010-05-21T15:23:00.001-07:00

The thing i'd hate, is to have a nail banged slowly through the back of my neck....

IF

blag sample backgrounds

2010-05-19T15:25:00.000-07:00

blag sample backgrounds

blag art submissions

2010-05-15T06:43:00.000-07:00

blag art submissions

Base shots with no work more to follow

blag art submissions

Abstract-art!!!!!

2010-05-14T09:46:00.000-07:00

My first attempt at abstract art

My new bike Univega AL2 704 retro MTB

2010-05-08T03:33:00.000-07:00

A Univega AL2 704 retro MTB

My fbpanelrc

2010-04-30T03:09:00.000-07:00

# fbpanel <profile> config file
# see http://fbpanel.sf.net/docs.html for complete configuration guide

Global {
 edge = bottom
 allign = left
 margin = 0
 widthtype = pixels
 width = 170
 height = 20
 transparent = true
 tintcolor = #ffffff
 alpha = 3
 setdocktype = true
 setpartialstrut = true
 roundcorners = false
 autohide = true
 heightWhenHidden = 1
}

Plugin {
 type = menu
 config {
 icon = start-here
 name = .
 systemmenu {
 }
 separator {
 }
 item {
 icon = gnome-settings
 name = configure
 command = configure
 }
 }
}

Plugin {
 type = menu
 config {
 icon = drive-harddisk
 name = .
 item {
 icon = folder_home
 name = top-panel
 action = fbpanel -p /top-panel
 }
 separator {
 }
 item {
 icon = drive-removable-media
 name = USB
 action = thunar /media/
 }
 item {
 icon = drive-cdrom
 name = CD/DVD
 action = thunar /media/cdrom/
 }
 separator {
 }
 item {
 icon = folder_home
 name = Root
 action = thunar /
 }
 item {
 icon = folder_home
 name = Home
 action = thunar /home/ok
 }
 separator {
 }
 item {
 icon = gtk-cancel
 name = xkill
 action = xkill
 }
 }
}

Plugin {
 type = launchbar
 config {
 button {
 icon = emblem-favorite
 tooltip = Rox
 action = rox
 }
 }
}

Plugin {
 type = launchbar
 config {
 button {
 icon = leafpad
 tooltip = leafpad
 action = leafpad
 }
 }
}

Plugin {
 type = launchbar
 config {
 button {
 icon = gnome-globe
 tooltip = iceape
 action = iceape
 }
 }
}

Plugin {
 type = space
 config {
 size = 1
 }
}

Plugin {
 type = cpu
 config {
 tooltip = run-top
 Action = xterm -e top
 }
}

My tint2rc

2010-04-30T03:07:00.000-07:00

#---------------------------------------------
# TINT2 CONFIG FILE
#---------------------------------------------

#---------------------------------------------
# BACKGROUND AND BORDER
#---------------------------------------------
rounded = 0
border_width = 1
background_color = #1A1A1A 0
border_color = #979797 100

rounded = 0
border_width = 0
background_color = #ffffff 20
border_color = #ffffff 20

rounded = 0
border_width = 0
background_color = #ffffff 0
border_color = #ffffff 0

#---------------------------------------------
# PANEL
#---------------------------------------------
panel_monitor = all
panel_position = bottom right
panel_size = 84% 20
panel_margin = 0 0
panel_padding = 7 0
font_shadow = 0
panel_background_id = 0
panel_dock = 0
panel_layer = normal
wm_menu = 1

#---------------------------------------------
# TASKBAR
#---------------------------------------------
taskbar_mode = multi_desktop
taskbar_padding = 0 0 0
taskbar_background_id = 1

#---------------------------------------------
# TASKS
#---------------------------------------------
task_icon = 1
task_text = 1
task_width = 100 20
task_left = 1
task_padding = 2 2
task_font = sans 7
task_font_color = #ffffff 70
task_active_font_color = #ffffff 85
task_background_id = 3
task_active_background_id = 2

#---------------------------------------------
# SYSTRAYBAR
#---------------------------------------------
systray_padding = 4 2 3
systray_background_id = 1

#---------------------------------------------
# CLOCK
#---------------------------------------------
##time1_format = %H:%M
## 12:30

time1_format = %T
## 13:30:21

time1_font = sans 6

##time2_format = %A %d %B
## saturday 27 January

##time2_format = %a %d %b
## Sat 27 Jan

#time2_format = %D
## 01/27/09 = %m %d %y

time2_format = %d:%m:%y
## 27:01:09:

time2_font = sans 6
clock_font_color = #ffffff 76
clock_padding = 1 0
clock_background_id = 0
clock_lclick_command = xclock
##clock_rclick_command = orage
clock_rclick_command = xcalendar
#clock_tooltip = %A %d %B
time1_timezone = :Europe/London
time2_timezone = :Europe/London
clock_tooltip_timezone = :/usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/London

#---------------------------------------------
# BATTERY
#---------------------------------------------
#battery = 0
battery = 1
battery_hide = 98
battery_low_status = 20
battery_low_cmd = notify-send "battery low"
bat1_font = sans 6
bat2_font = sans 6
battery_font_color = #ffffff 76
battery_padding = 1 0
battery_background_id = 0

#---------------------------------------------
# TOOLTIP
#---------------------------------------------
tooltip = 1
tooltip_padding = 2 2
tooltip_show_timeout = 0.1
tooltip_hide_timeout = 0.1
tooltip_background_id = 0

tooltip_font_color = #ffffff 76
tooltip_font = sans 8

#---------------------------------------------
# MOUSE ACTION ON TASK
#---------------------------------------------
mouse_middle = none
mouse_right = maximize_restore
mouse_scroll_up = desktop_left
mouse_scroll_down = desktop_right

#---------------------------------------------
# AUTOHIDE OPTIONS
#---------------------------------------------
autohide = 1
autohide_show_timeout = 0.1
autohide_hid_timeout = 0.1
autohide_height = 1
strut_policy = minimum