Re: [ubuntu-uk] Little project

Speaking as someone who works in a college IT department you really shouldn't be doing this as you'll break the Terms of Use and you're 'free' period should be spent studying and not on facebook. Also this list shouldn't really be helping hack a system. Speaking as a realist look at eyeos and NX s

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Support - Where are we in the real world

On 15/10/10 20:30, Grant Sewell wrote: > On Thu, 14 Oct 2010 22:25:38 +0100 > Paul Sutton wrote: > >> On 14/10/10 22:19, Rob Beard wrote: >>> On 14/10/10 22:11, John Stevenson wrote: I am based in South London SW16 and am often in the City. I am happy to cycle around the area if th

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Little project

On Sat, 2010-10-16 at 08:02 +0100, Dan Attwood wrote: > Speaking as someone who works in a college IT department you > really shouldn't be doing this as you'll break the Terms of Use and > you're 'free' period should be spent studying and not on facebook. > Also this list shouldn't really be helpin

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Support - Where are we in the real world

On Fri, 2010-10-15 at 13:15 +0100, Jim Price wrote: > On 15/10/10 08:33, clanlaw wrote: > > I am near Lampeter, mid Wales. Not a hot spot of Unbuntu fanatics as > > far as I can tell. > > I'm the other side of the mountains near Builth, also mid Wales. It is a > bit quiet here too, unless I've j

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Support - Where are we in the real world

On 16 October 2010 01:29, Jim Price wrote: > On 15/10/10 21:49, Colin Law wrote: >> On 15 October 2010 13:15, Jim Price  wrote: >>> On 15/10/10 08:33, clanlaw wrote: I am near Lampeter, mid Wales.  Not a hot spot of Unbuntu fanatics as far as I can tell. >>> >>> I'm the other side of the

[ubuntu-uk] gnome desktop background changer

I am attempting to make the desktop background in gnome change automatically to a random image from a set folder. I know the command I need is gconftool-2 --type=string -s /desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename /full/path/to/image/file I have worked this into a basic shell script: time=$1 #

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Openfire

Ah, hadn't tried Empathy. Will explore some time. s/ On 16 Oct 2010 00:47, "Tony Pursell" wrote: On Fri, 2010-10-15 at 23:11 +0100, Simon Greenwood wrote: > Only in the same way as you. Jabber and ... Last time I tried it, Empathy supported video chat with Jabber. Tony -- ubuntu-uk@lists.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] gnome desktop background changer

On 16 October 2010 10:01, Jacob Mansfield wrote: > I am attempting to make the desktop background in gnome change > automatically to a random image from a set folder. I know the command I need > is > > gconftool-2 --type=string -s /desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename > /full/path/to/image/f

Re: [ubuntu-uk] gnome desktop background changer

I have over 500 pictures. entering all of their file names by hand isn't an option. Jacob Mansfield Programmer On 16 October 2010 10:27, Steve Fisher wrote: > On 16 October 2010 10:01, Jacob Mansfield wrote: > >> I am attempting to make the desktop background in gnome change >> automatically

Re: [ubuntu-uk] gnome desktop background changer

On Sat, 2010-10-16 at 10:38 +0100, Jacob Mansfield wrote: > I have over 500 pictures. entering all of their file names by hand > isn't an option. Hi Jacob, I figure you've got four choices here: 1) Use 'Drapes' as suggested on the website you were linked to 2) Use the form on the website you wer

Re: [ubuntu-uk] gnome desktop background changer

Thinking out of the box, why not write a script to generate the xml file? I will have a go, but have to nip out for a couple of hours. Steve -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Support - Where are we in the real world

I live in North London and work in London Bridge. I've been using Ubuntu since 7.04 and I'm happy to help with basic support issues too. As my day job I design enterprise software solutions so I'm also happy to help out anybody interested in programming. Cheers, Bruno It's really good g

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Support - Where are we in the real world

I am retired and live in St David's so am part of the Welsh contingent. I have used Ubuntu from day one and that seems a long time ago. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Support - Where are we in the real world

Hi Colin, If there isn't already a mid Wales LUG at http://lug.org.uk, it would definitely be worth starting one... After all, if two of you are meeting up, you never know what might happen if you advertise it. That's more-or-less what happened with Stockport Hackspace and we've got about 20 peopl

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Support - Where are we in the real world

On 16 October 2010 13:14, Jon Spriggs wrote: > Hi Colin, > > If there isn't already a mid Wales LUG at http://lug.org.uk, it would > definitely be worth starting one... After all, if two of you are meeting up, > you never know what might happen if you advertise it. That's more-or-less > what happ

Re: [ubuntu-uk] gnome desktop background changer

God, this was hard work! But I think it runs, needs testing and all the paths are hardcoded and need changing. So I am assembling a directory of jpegs and will report back, but going out (again) for a while. #!/bin/bash rm background-1.xml echo "" >> background-1.xml echo " " >> background-1.xm

Re: [ubuntu-uk] gnome desktop background changer

drapes won't compile, I got quite a lot of errors along the lines of ./Main.cs(49,63): error CS0234: The type or namespace name `Program' does not exist in the namespace `Gnome'. Are you missing an assembly reference? I tries a script to generate it before but it didn't work. I'll try your one Jaco

[ubuntu-uk] 10.10 System Freeze Problem

Hi Guys Since clean-installing Xubuntu 10.10 on an Acer 1410 laptop, the system is freezing up once or twice during a daily 8 hour session. The mouse and keyboard become inoperative and, if I disconnect the mouse then reconnect it, the mouse does not light up, suggesting that no power is being

Re: [ubuntu-uk] gnome desktop background changer

the script appears to produce a valid xml file but gnome tells me that an image is missing when I try and use it for a background Jacob Mansfield Programmer On 16 October 2010 14:59, Jacob Mansfield wrote: > drapes won't compile, I got quite a lot of errors along the lines of > ./Main.cs(49,63

Re: [ubuntu-uk] gnome desktop background changer

I came up with this, but it has the same problem #!/bin/bash rm background-1.xml echo "" >> background-1.xml echo " " >> background-1.xml echo "2009" >> background-1.xml echo "08" >> background-1.xml echo "04" >> background-1.xml echo "00" >> background-1.xml echo "00" >> bac

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 10.10 System Freeze Problem

Apologies for the top post...old version of android! If you have a second box you could configure it as a remote syslog server.. On 16 Oct 2010 15:19, "Nigel Verity" wrote: Hi Guys Since clean-installing Xubuntu 10.10 on an Acer 1410 laptop, the system is freezing up once or twice during a da

Re: [ubuntu-uk] gnome desktop background changer

On 16/10/10 13:52, Steve Fisher wrote: > #!/bin/bash > rm background-1.xml I think Heredocs would be easier to read & faster here. cat > background-1.xml << "EOF" 2009 08 04 00 00 00 EOF Al -- The Open Learning Centre http://www.theopenlearningcentre.com -- ubunt

Re: [ubuntu-uk] gnome desktop background changer

you're gonna have to explain a little more than that I'm afraid Jacob Mansfield Programmer On 16 October 2010 16:30, Alan Lord (News) wrote: > On 16/10/10 13:52, Steve Fisher wrote: > > #!/bin/bash > > rm background-1.xml > > I think Heredocs would be easier to read & faster here. > > cat > b

Re: [ubuntu-uk] gnome desktop background changer

OK script finished tested and working: #!/bin/bash rm background-2.xml echo "" >> background-2.xml echo " " >> background-2.xml echo "2009" >> background-2.xml echo "08" >> background-2.xml echo "04" >> background-2.xml echo "00" >> background-2.xml echo "00" >> background-2.x

Re: [ubuntu-uk] gnome desktop background changer

On 16/10/10 16:39, Jacob Mansfield wrote: > you're gonna have to explain a little more than that I'm afraid > Jacob Mansfield > Programmer http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/here-docs.html -- The Open Learning Centre http://www.theopenlearningcentre.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] gnome desktop background changer

Instructions: 1. Dump a load of jpegs in a directory, I used /usr/backgrounds/testdir 2. Copy the script into the same directory and make it executable. Edit and change path and name of output xml to suite. 3. Open terminal change directory and run script 4. Drag and drop output xml to background

Re: [ubuntu-uk] gnome desktop background changer

Ha Ha Ha http://darkrule.freewebhostx.com/hello/xmlmaker.php If only I had read further down the link I originally gave you. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] gnome desktop background changer

I saw the picture but not the link. thanks for the script it works briliantly Jacob Mansfield Programmer On 16 October 2010 17:03, Steve Fisher wrote: > Ha Ha Ha http://darkrule.freewebhostx.com/hello/xmlmaker.php > > If only I had read > fu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Openfire

On Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 1:04 AM, Jon Spriggs wrote: > On 16 October 2010 00:47, Tony Pursell wrote: >> On Fri, 2010-10-15 at 23:11 +0100, Simon Greenwood wrote: >>> Only in the same way as you. Jabber and video isn't that well >>> integrated as yet and there isn't a dedicated client that does tha

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Openfire

On Sat, 2010-10-16 at 18:16 +0100, Chris Rowson wrote: > On Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 1:04 AM, Jon Spriggs wrote: > > On 16 October 2010 00:47, Tony Pursell wrote: > >> On Fri, 2010-10-15 at 23:11 +0100, Simon Greenwood wrote: > >>> Only in the same way as you. Jabber and video isn't that well > >>> i

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Openfire

On 16/10/10 18:16, Chris Rowson wrote: > Empathy doesn't have a Windows port at the moment but knowing that > you've got video working with Empathy gives me a bit of hope that I > can get a decent video solution up and running using something or > other. Good luck. :) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.c

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Openfire

On 15 October 2010 22:18, Chris Rowson wrote: > Just wondered if anyone on the list is using the Openfire Jabber server? > Jabber \o/ > What I'd like to do is use any old Jabber compliant client with the > video handled by the client. I have Googled around this but don't seem > to be able to fin

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Support - Where are we in the real world

Maidenhead. We use Linux as our weapon of choice at work (RHEL5); we design (and simulate. Oh yes, we simulate a _lot_) silicon chips. -- Matthew Bassett -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Openfire

On Sat, 2010-10-16 at 19:42 +0100, Matthew Wild wrote: > As for choice of server - if you get tired of Openfire I couldn't not > recommend the one I work on, Prosody. It's in the repos :) Matthew can hardly be considered an impartial judge, as he works on Prosody. I however do not work on Proso

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Support - Where are we in the real world

On Sat, 2010-10-16 at 21:14 +0100, Matthew Bassett wrote: > Maidenhead. Just wondered (I think I'm the person that started this thread when I said I was from Nottingham). Just wondered if someone could collate all this and post it on a site somewhere? I would do it, but I don't have write access

[ubuntu-uk] Wanted: Inverness - Support - Where are we in the real world

On 15/10/10 22:31, A J Binnie wrote: > On 15 October 2010 21:48, Bill Cumming wrote: >> May as well throw my hat in since I've not seen another Scot in this >> thread... >> >> I'm on the coast in Ayrshire (45 Mins away from Glasgow City Centre) >> >> Been using Linux (Ububtu specifically) for

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Support - Where are we in the real world

On 16/10/10 21:34, Barry Drake wrote: > On Sat, 2010-10-16 at 21:14 +0100, Matthew Bassett wrote: >> Maidenhead. > Just wondered (I think I'm the person that started this thread when I > said I was from Nottingham). Just wondered if someone could collate all > this and post it on a site somewher

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wanted: Inverness - Support - Where are we in the real world

Would help if I could, I'm based near Doncaster though...I went to Ayr once, lovely place :) Could you try to help them via remote assistance as well as phone Al? Daniel On 16 October 2010 21:57, alan c wrote: > On 15/10/10 22:31, A J Binnie wrote: > > On 15 October 2010 21:48, Bill Cumming wr

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Support - Where are we in the real world

On Sat, 2010-10-16 at 08:33 +0100, Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote: > On Fri, 2010-10-15 at 13:15 +0100, Jim Price wrote: > > On 15/10/10 08:33, clanlaw wrote: > > > I am near Lampeter, mid Wales. Not a hot spot of Unbuntu fanatics as > > > far as I can tell. > > > > I'm the other side of the mou

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wanted: Inverness - Support - Where are we in the real world

On 16 October 2010 21:57, alan c wrote: > Wanted: > I have some friends in  INVERNESS  who use Ubuntu after my initial > help, but they have some display problems and they are not experienced > enough to make best use of phone help. Anyone around Inverness  wiling > and able, do please contact me