Re: [ubuntu-in] Always something new and interesting in Linux

2010-09-10 Thread Ramnarayan.K
On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 9:02 AM, Narendra Diwate wrote: > > My Question too. I am killing it from the System Monitor now. Sxxxla can't kill it, its persistent. By am liking it a lot. However as pointed out it needs works on being able to maipulate preferences ram -- ubuntu-in mailing list ub

Re: [ubuntu-in] Always something new and interesting in Linux

2010-09-10 Thread Narendra Diwate
On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 12:56 AM, Linux Lingam wrote: > also, once launched, how do i get rid of it without resorting to kill > processes? > My Question too. I am killing it from the System Monitor now. Regards Narendra Diwate -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.

Re: [ubuntu-in] Always something new and interesting in Linux

2010-09-10 Thread Sriranga(77yrsold)
Ram, Thanks for the information. With best wishes, -sriranga(77yrsold) On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 10:34 PM, Ramnarayan.K wrote: > On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 10:28 PM, Sriranga(77yrsold) > wrote: > > Hi, > > I like to know whether Netbook-launcher will work on Desktop computer > and > > not netbook ?

Re: [ubuntu-in] Always something new and interesting in Linux

2010-09-10 Thread Narendra Diwate
On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 6:08 AM, Easwar Hariharan wrote: > Is there no preferences for this app? It hogs a large amount of my > screen space, even with transparency when not in focus. I want to reduce > the width and height of the screen this app occupies. > > I searched the man page but this one

Re: [ubuntu-in] Always something new and interesting in Linux

2010-09-10 Thread Easwar Hariharan
Is there no preferences for this app? It hogs a large amount of my screen space, even with transparency when not in focus. I want to reduce the width and height of the screen this app occupies. I searched the man page but this one doesn't come with any CLI options. Regards Easwar -- ubuntu-in

Re: [ubuntu-in] Always something new and interesting in Linux

2010-09-10 Thread Narendra Diwate
On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 10:18 PM, Ramnarayan.K wrote: > That was missing and my mom was very very upset and was very clear > that henceforth i should stay away from her machine. > A non Techie (I am assuming) mom asking her Techie son (again assuming) to stay away from her computer. How attached

Re: [ubuntu-in] Always something new and interesting in Linux

2010-09-10 Thread Linux Lingam
also, once launched, how do i get rid of it without resorting to kill processes? niyam -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in

Re: [ubuntu-in] Always something new and interesting in Linux

2010-09-10 Thread Linux Lingam
netbook-remix is what i've been looking for since 6 months. the idea itself is not new. in 1984, apple mac debuted 'easy access' which changed the desktop metaphor into something quite similar to this, without the alpha transparency, for kids and grannies to use with ease. always wanted something

Re: [ubuntu-in] Always something new and interesting in Linux

2010-09-10 Thread Ramnarayan.K
On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 10:28 PM, Sriranga(77yrsold) wrote: > Hi, >  I like to know whether Netbook-launcher will work on Desktop computer and > not  netbook ? Yes it does Its not netbook specific , it was created (i guess) to make it easier to work on small machines. I installed in on an Atom

Re: [ubuntu-in] Always something new and interesting in Linux

2010-09-10 Thread Sriranga(77yrsold)
Hi, I like to know whether Netbook-launcher will work on Desktop computer and not netbook ? Regards, -sriranga(77yrsold) On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 10:18 PM, Ramnarayan.K wrote: > Hi > > was fiddling around with my Mom's netbook - which ran dual boot > windows 7 and Ubuntu 9.10. > > It hadn't been

[ubuntu-in] Always something new and interesting in Linux

2010-09-10 Thread Ramnarayan.K
Hi was fiddling around with my Mom's netbook - which ran dual boot windows 7 and Ubuntu 9.10. It hadn't been updated for ages and well i updated / upgraded it - First good news - Nothing broke and its still functional Then the bad - lots of stuff got changed around and now it was running the va