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    Thread: Program stopped working after restart
Post: Program stopped working after restart

I wanted a simple program to edit pictures so installed Pinta using Lite Software. After the install it ran just fine from Menu/Graphics/Pinta. After restarting it no longer runs from Menu/Graphics/Pi...
alowe Other 0 3,633 04-08-2018, 01:07 AM
    Thread: Using Linux has inspired me to learn C and here's my MORSE program
Post: Re: Using Linux has inspired me to learn C and her...

I've just noticed some more "bugs" in the program. There should be a constant delay between dots and dashes in the audio output, but looking at the sample this is not the case. I think this is becaus...
alowe Coding 3 11,235 04-04-2018, 03:09 PM
    Thread: Using Linux has inspired me to learn C and here's my MORSE program
Post: Using Linux has inspired me to learn C and here's ...

Something about using Linux encourages me to learn C. So I wrote a simple program to output morse code. I wanted it to play the morse a bit faster but if I reduce the sample lengths any further they ...
alowe Coding 3 11,235 04-02-2018, 05:31 PM
    Thread: Terminal customisations (prompt, avoiding ./ and aliasing cd ..)
Post: Re: Terminal customisations (prompt, avoiding ./ a...

Just going to add these as and when I find them. A simple alias to get rm to behave like DOS del. Code: -- alias del="rm -r" -- The -r is the option added to recursively delete directory contents ...
alowe Desktop Customization 6 9,682 03-30-2018, 12:15 PM
    Thread: Some basic feedback from a long term Windows user.
Post: Re: Some basic feedback from a long term Windows u...

TheDead link Wrote: (03-29-2018, 07:56 PM) -- Hi, Did you install LL in 64bits or 32bits? This could make a difference at least memory wise. LL3.6 32bits uses about 242MB and 64bits is about 386MB. ...
alowe Suggestions and Feedback 2 6,138 03-29-2018, 08:17 PM
    Thread: Some basic feedback from a long term Windows user.
Post: Some basic feedback from a long term Windows user.

I've been using Windows for about 30 years now. Back then it wasn't much different from an 8-bit computer. Finally settled with XP Pro and avoided any later OS from Microsoft because I'm not paying ££...
alowe Suggestions and Feedback 2 6,138 03-29-2018, 04:04 PM
    Thread: Terminal customisations (prompt, avoiding ./ and aliasing cd ..)
Post: Terminal customisations (prompt, avoiding ./ and a...

I'd read in several places that you're not supposed to edit ~/.bashrc but when I edited ~/.profile none of the changes worked, so using .bashrc for now until someone can explain why. Here's some line...
alowe Desktop Customization 6 9,682 03-29-2018, 02:41 PM
    Thread: What's the right way to select Thunar as the default app for folders in Firefox?
Post: What's the right way to select Thunar as the defau...

I tried the following at the Terminal: Code: -- xdg-mime default /usr/share/application/Thunar-folder-handler.desktop inode/directory -- But when I select the downloads icon https://s9.postimg.org/7...
alowe Other 1 2,903 03-27-2018, 07:43 PM
    Thread: Is there a way to make the desktop taskbar always on top?
Post: Re: Is there a way to make the desktop taskbar alw...

bitsnpcs link Wrote: (03-27-2018, 02:00 PM) -- Hello alowe, yes there is a way to do this, do - Right click on panel (taskbar in Windows etc) Panel>Panel Preferences "Automatically hide the panel"...
alowe Other 5 12,002 03-27-2018, 04:55 PM
    Thread: Is there a way to make the desktop taskbar always on top?
Post: Is there a way to make the desktop taskbar always ...

I often need to refer to the current date and time when writing in forums so it would be useful if the taskbar would stay on top. Is there a way to do this?
alowe Other 5 12,002 03-27-2018, 10:16 AM