Re: [ubuntu-uk] Cool desktop

2007-09-24 Thread Phil Bull
allpaper... Yep. It's tiled. Phil -- Phil Bull http://www.launchpad.net/people/philbull -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Cool desktop

2007-09-20 Thread Phil Bull
Thanks, Phil [1] - http://www.gdesklets.de/ [2] - http://netdragon.sourceforge.net/ssuperkaramba.html [3] - http://hendrik.kaju.pri.ee/ubuntu/dists/feisty/all/ -- Phil Bull http://www.launchpad.net/people/philbull -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Cool desktop

2007-09-20 Thread Phil Bull
sktop effects at all. Of course, the only way of making your desktop look *really* cool is to use this picture as your background: http://tinyurl.com/avadw Thanks, Phil -- Phil Bull http://www.launchpad.net/people/philbull -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/list

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hard drive partitions/ Space

2007-09-07 Thread Phil Bull
puters use base 2, binary, instead of base 10, denary). However, hard disk manufacturers count in 1000s rather than 1024s. This means that 1GB for a disk manufacturer (1000^3 bytes) is actually 0.931GB ([1000/1024]^3) for everyone else. Thanks, Phil -- Phil Bull http://www.launchpad.net/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Screen Res Crossover

2007-09-05 Thread Phil Bull
Hi Stuart, Just to clarify, what *exactly* happens when you exit iTunes? Does the screen resolution just change, or does the resolution change AND send you to the Ubuntu log-in screen? Thanks, Phil -- Phil Bull http://www.launchpad.net/people/philbull -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Screen Res Crossover

2007-09-05 Thread Phil Bull
l resolution. This isn't ideal though, and it would be better to get to the root of the problem. Thanks, Phil -- Phil Bull http://www.launchpad.net/people/philbull -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [marketing] Bug #1 - what we're up against

2007-08-23 Thread Phil Bull
onths after installation. Having a cheaper Vista license doesn't solve either of these problems. Thanks, Phil -- Phil Bull http://www.launchpad.net/people/philbull -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Booting Up

2007-06-15 Thread Phil Bull
save a timeline of the boot process in /var/log/bootchart, showing which programs are taking the most time at boot. Thanks, Phil -- Phil Bull http://www.launchpad.net/people/philbull -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Multi Platform Development

2007-05-30 Thread Phil Bull
nice features. Creating GUIs is a bit more difficult, but with PyGTK [3], Glade and a bit of practise, you can create useful programs in no-time. Thanks, Phil [1] - http://gambas.sourceforge.net/ [2] - http://tinyurl.com/3c9vml [3] - http://www.pygtk.org/ -- Phil Bull http://www.l

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Signing into Ubuntu from Windows

2007-05-30 Thread Phil Bull
s prompted and then try to access the shared folders from the Windows machine again. You may need to restart samba - you can do this by pressing System -> Administration -> Services and unticking 'Folder sharing service (samba)', then ticking it again after a few seconds. Hope this helps,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Security on Version 6-06 LTS

2007-05-08 Thread Phil Bull
fice, it's probably best to take a look on the help forums for a step-by-step guide [3]. Hope this helps, Phil [1] - https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Security [2] - https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SoftwareManagement [3] - http://ubuntuforums.org/ -- Phil Bull http://www.launchpad.net/people/philbull -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] f-spot vs. iphoto

2007-04-27 Thread Phil Bull
ature was added for F-Spot 0.3.2, released in January this year. If I remember correctly, you're using Ubuntu Dapper and so will have an earlier version of F-Spot which doesn't have this feature. The F-Spot in Ubuntu Feisty does have this feature. Thanks, Phil [1] - http://f-spot.org/News

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Loading Ubuntu on to a Mac mini

2007-04-23 Thread Phil Bull
tu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu#head-5bbef89639d9a7d93fe38f6356dc17847d373096 -- Phil Bull http://www.launchpad.net/people/philbull -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Loading Ubuntu on to a Mac mini

2007-04-23 Thread Phil Bull
ick the 'f-spot' item and click 'Mark for Installation'. 4. Click 'Apply' to install it. Hope this helps, Thanks, Phil -- Phil Bull http://www.launchpad.net/people/philbull -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] "Space" error

2007-04-23 Thread Phil Bull
mment on one of the bugs with your own information on the problem, and subscribe to the bugs so you get any further developments emailed to you. Thanks, Phil [1] - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/107858 [2] - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Curve-fitting program or package

2007-02-24 Thread Phil Bull
og post up about it, including some basic instructions [1]. What does the data relate to? It might not be valid to try and describe all of the data with one function. Thanks, Phil [1] - http://philbull.livejournal.com/20243.html -- Phil Bull http://www.launchpad.net/people/philbull -- ub

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Looking for Colorzilla eyedropper replacement

2007-02-07 Thread Phil Bull
t like to look at Agave, which is available in Ubuntu universe. I recently reviewed it for DPOTD [1] and I find it pretty nice to work with. Thanks, Phil [1] - http://debaday.debian.net/2007/01/28/agave-design-colour-schemes-the-easy-way/ -- Phil Bull http://www.launchpad.net/people/philbull --

Re: [ubuntu-uk] getting help

2007-01-28 Thread Phil Bull
make the documentation easier to access. Information about your current experience could be pretty useful, I think. Thanks, Phil [1] - https://help.ubuntu.com/6.10/ubuntu/getting-help/C/index.html [2] - http://www.ubuntu.com/support/ [3] - http://tinyurl.com/2r8num -- Phil Bull http

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Government report warns about Microsoft lock-in

2007-01-12 Thread Phil Bull
t; [2] By working with Becta, we could hopefully open a useful communication channel with the LEAs. Thanks, Phil [1] - http://www.becta.org.uk/corporate/press_out.cfm?id=4681 [2] - Open Source Software in Schools: A case study report [1] (Page 6, Case Study 3, 'ICT in the school') -- Ph

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Government report warns about Microsoft lock-in

2007-01-12 Thread Phil Bull
ybe we should write a letter to BECTA and tell them who we are, what we offer and how we can help British schools. It would be interesting to discuss their requirements and ways of providing information and support to schools to help them move towards adopting open source. If Canonical could get involve

Re: [ubuntu-uk] EDM179

2006-12-24 Thread Phil Bull
s, Phil [1] - http://philbull.googlepages.com/SASpreadsheetBasics.tar.gz -- Phil Bull http://www.launchpad.net/people/philbull -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/