tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134723925265805427.comments2023-10-31T14:04:04.105+02:00Rambling around fooeddyphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13986125106284142716noreply@blogger.comBlogger611125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134723925265805427.post-7223918511398410892018-05-14T15:00:43.291+03:002018-05-14T15:00:43.291+03:00I indulged my curiosity a bit.
lib/resources.jar ...I indulged my curiosity a bit.<br /><br />lib/resources.jar in pycharm distribution has something to do with generation of desktop entry. So, my guess is that pycharm generates its own entry on launch, but does not overwrite it.Psycho_zshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04552231802295917745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134723925265805427.post-51921042139626748132018-05-14T14:39:59.233+03:002018-05-14T14:39:59.233+03:00So, Unity basically generates a desktop entry from...So, Unity basically generates a desktop entry from running application? How does it fill all the fields like Categories, Comment? It's more than a panel+WM would be able to know, it has to come from somewhere predefined.Psycho_zshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04552231802295917745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134723925265805427.post-67572845249202423072018-05-13T01:21:22.471+03:002018-05-13T01:21:22.471+03:00@Psycho_zs: The .desktop entry is generated by Uni...@Psycho_zs: The .desktop entry is generated by Unity when pinning it on the bar, it is not delivered with the application, obviously, since that contains paths which are specific to my setup.<br /><br />I even tested again by moving away the existing .desktop file, restarting PyCharm and pinning again and the resulting pinned entry starts the right entiry.<br /><br />So the problem is clearly Unity not discriminating between different versions of the same app which are installed in separate directories.eddyphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13986125106284142716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134723925265805427.post-81336295932939575012018-05-10T22:10:35.882+03:002018-05-10T22:10:35.882+03:00So, if the problem was in unupdated desktop entry,...So, if the problem was in unupdated desktop entry, what Unity (or any DE) may have to do with it?Psycho_zshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04552231802295917745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134723925265805427.post-39648027419214039332018-03-10T00:49:18.227+02:002018-03-10T00:49:18.227+02:00@sourcejedi, I wonly need to detect and check if I...@sourcejedi, I wonly need to detect and check if I would need filter-branch, before that I need to see if I need to do anything. The actual cleaning in some situations would require some project team coordination if the problem is already in the latest code.eddyphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13986125106284142716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134723925265805427.post-36901569352585650342018-01-28T12:30:45.345+02:002018-01-28T12:30:45.345+02:00I could be missing something, but this sounds like...I could be missing something, but this sounds like git-filter-branch :-P.sourcejedihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597478293075004448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134723925265805427.post-768500554795069802018-01-28T12:30:06.152+02:002018-01-28T12:30:06.152+02:00This comment has been removed by the author.sourcejedihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597478293075004448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134723925265805427.post-14426513228679447152017-03-30T08:32:27.947+03:002017-03-30T08:32:27.947+03:00@Marius: Thanks for the feedback. I wonder if thin...@Marius: Thanks for the feedback. I wonder if things changed in Ubuntu 16.04 or Debian Sid.eddyphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13986125106284142716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134723925265805427.post-56746795050879003492017-03-26T02:01:34.748+02:002017-03-26T02:01:34.748+02:00I moved my root partition to an LVM RAID1 volume o...I moved my root partition to an LVM RAID1 volume on Ubuntu 14.04, but I had to move /boot onto a separate (non-LVM, just a plain mdadm raid1 /dev/mdX) partition before I could successfully run GRUB2's grub-install without errors.Marius Gedminashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15155998626202067226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134723925265805427.post-20599560394243171132015-11-28T14:20:59.961+02:002015-11-28T14:20:59.961+02:00To me the worst trend is that it seems all laptops...To me the worst trend is that it seems all laptops, no matter the brand, have terrible keyboards. These horrible chiclet keyboards are the worst trend by far. Personally I wouldn't buy one without a mumpad. I can't find a single laptop anymore without one. I would love to have a 17 inch laptop with a real keyboard with numpad and no track pad at all. I always use a mouse instead and the pad just gets in the way of the keyboard. What I really wish I could find is an MSI 17.3 inch laptop with a built in Microsoft comfort 5000 keyboard.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00868457039344969265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134723925265805427.post-57675878142413558562015-10-25T02:19:42.334+03:002015-10-25T02:19:42.334+03:00@Anonymous: Learn to touch type.
@Blog Owner: A...@Anonymous: Learn to touch type. <br /><br />@Blog Owner: Absolutely correct. <br /><br />I'm shopping around for a new laptop. The 10-key is a deal breaker. Even my desktop keyboard doesn't have one -- though that's because I like to sit "Indian style" and put it on my lap. Very ergonomic -- keeps my wrists very straight. Same deal there. If the keyboard had a 10-key, it wouldn't fit in the crook of my lap, and it wouldn't sit centered on my lap stably.<br /><br />I spend about 99% of my time entering text. Keyboards should be optimized for entering text, not ruined for that other 1%. The number row is fast if you know how to touch type. USB 10-key pads are cheap and small if you have seriously special needs. $13 bucks.<br /><br />Also, chiclet keyboards are great. I've liked them since my first Powerbook 12 in, some 15 years ago now. Then I moved on to an Acer netbook, a 24 inch iMac with compact wireless keyboard, and now an old Dell laptop and a custom desktop with compact keyboard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134723925265805427.post-677985124322516922015-08-24T12:30:18.439+03:002015-08-24T12:30:18.439+03:00Many of these "accounting" posts are rid...Many of these "accounting" posts are ridicolous.<br /><br />The keyboard should be center aligned. Numpad removed (the number line above WASD is actually faster than your ridicolous numpad brainwashed idea). The touchpad has to be in the middle or to the right hand side IF ANYTHING. Most people's dominant hand is the right one. So it should either be in the middle or to the right hand side.<br />And get this through your head. Numpad is a terrible idea and have always been on desktops and laptops, erase what else you might think.<br /><br />I will tell you why.<br /><br />If you use 6-10 fingers for typing. You should get used to using the number line, as it is right above the letter-keys. It is faster and more efficient, as you can use all your fingers and do not have to move your hand to the right hand side of the keyboard.<br /><br />Get this through your head. Numpad was made because of casheers using a somewhat similar layout and ATM's. Numpad was made to save space on smaller terminals.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02981308973955977601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134723925265805427.post-34244889677605173322015-08-20T17:55:34.720+03:002015-08-20T17:55:34.720+03:00I agree with you, I spend a lot of time programmin...I agree with you, I spend a lot of time programming software with my laptop ( HP g6 1304es with no numeric keypad) and I'm thinking in changing for a newer one. And again, same as 4 years ago, almost every laptop in the market have this annoying numeric keypad. If somebody find a 15.6' laptop with no numeric keypad, please let us knowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134723925265805427.post-26593458181709283412015-06-03T01:17:37.701+03:002015-06-03T01:17:37.701+03:00I totally agree. I have only just discovered this ...I totally agree. I have only just discovered this problem. I need a laptop as I often use it on my lap. So I can't use another keyboard. My 2008 laptop was perfect but sadly now needs replacing and I'm stumped. I cannot believe there are no laptops without the number pad. I thought John Lewis had one, it was a good bargain, saw the pic on line and thought hurray! No numpad. Better check in the shop before sending off for it,.....and guess what? They had put up the wrong picture. I could perhaps go down an inch, but I really like the big screen, and I want something with dvd player if poss. Completely maddening. Penny<br />Pennynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134723925265805427.post-11956083906763324652015-05-23T22:24:49.382+03:002015-05-23T22:24:49.382+03:00proftpd rulz !proftpd rulz !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134723925265805427.post-25064068088499011112015-05-06T01:15:12.304+03:002015-05-06T01:15:12.304+03:00Sorry, I think just the opposite: the stupidest t...Sorry, I think just the opposite: the stupidest trend is to remove the numeric keypad. The numbers across the top are almost useless, as you can never remember where you are up there. And my posture is just fine, and the numeric keypad has NOTHING TO DO WITH IT!<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134723925265805427.post-64925992048785642952015-04-06T10:33:26.589+03:002015-04-06T10:33:26.589+03:00It makes playing browser games a nightmare in wind...It makes playing browser games a nightmare in windows 8. Your hand slowly move to the centre of the laptop in line with you vision which means your using the right hand side of your track pad which is where the stupid gesture swipe thing that you can't turn off is. You'll be playing one second then the next staring at the metro background!?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134723925265805427.post-53254289670499581312015-03-19T19:05:38.164+02:002015-03-19T19:05:38.164+02:00For health reasons (as OP states) I can't use ...For health reasons (as OP states) I can't use a laptop with an off-center trackpad (essentially all those w/ numpad). I can't understand either why this speeds things up - on my current laptop (which sorely needs replacing, but alas, there are zero options for me) the row of numbers is placed above the qwerty keys and below the function keys. I find this much easier to use than any numpad but maybe that's just me. As an author though I can't type on a numeric keypad without affecting several health issues (mostly to do with posture and RSI) so once my current laptop breaks, I'm essentially out for good. Hate that essentially all laptops are made this way now, I can't find even one decent laptop that hasn't been affected by this trend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134723925265805427.post-39147896553162026372015-03-06T19:12:17.137+02:002015-03-06T19:12:17.137+02:00Both sides of this issue have a point. I wish App...Both sides of this issue have a point. I wish Apple offered a computer with a built in numeric keypad (as a a sideline to all the other smaller, lighter ones that are more popular). I use my numeric keypad a lot at work (physician recording dates and doses) and with another computer at home (stock market analysis) Typing off center was odd at the beginning. I like a big screen for spread sheets. I would like both sides of this issue to have a choice. (And accountants are not stupid by the way. )<br /><br />PHCookeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134723925265805427.post-49211161163828843572015-02-12T00:06:22.072+02:002015-02-12T00:06:22.072+02:00I own a Lenovo Y510p and what I can only say is th...I own a Lenovo Y510p and what I can only say is the keys are too small.<br />I do some coding and the most common thing I do is hitting ' instead of ;. Hitting UP instead of SHIFT. It do affects typing speed too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134723925265805427.post-12448147451447964832015-02-08T04:11:38.033+02:002015-02-08T04:11:38.033+02:00Why not install Debian armel? There is support for...Why not install Debian armel? There is support for the NSLU2 in Debian wheezy.<br /><br />http://www.cyrius.com/debian/nslu2/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134723925265805427.post-25553541826180373082015-01-26T00:38:40.452+02:002015-01-26T00:38:40.452+02:00Agreed. My Macbook Pro doesn't have a number p...Agreed. My Macbook Pro doesn't have a number pad, but it seems all the PC laptops 15.6"+ do have one, a likely cause of injury--forcing users to twist their torso and eyes to the left continuously while working.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134723925265805427.post-67899081360336801682015-01-02T23:28:33.290+02:002015-01-02T23:28:33.290+02:00The biggest buying point for me on my current lapt...The biggest buying point for me on my current laptop is that there is no numeric keypad. All the other large laptops in the store had offset keypad and mousepad. I found this Compaq, so I bought it.<br /><br />But that was a few years ago.<br /><br />I went shopping today for a new laptop and I am really disappointed. All the large laptops have the offset keyboard because of the numeric pad. Except for the Apple Macs.<br /><br />I thought that the laptop industry would have gotten over this fad by now. I agree with all the points in the article and more.<br /><br />The people who buy Laptops for home use, use them for leisure. When has this involved inputing large amount of numbers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134723925265805427.post-45153936048240653622014-11-06T00:00:19.070+02:002014-11-06T00:00:19.070+02:00I LOVE numpad keyboards just for entering phone nu...I LOVE numpad keyboards just for entering phone numbers, zip codes, etc. If you've ever learned to use a 10-key, it's handier on the keyboard for much more than accounting.<br />BUT I HATE chiclet keyboards! Get rid of 'em!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134723925265805427.post-87255874392430377362014-11-05T09:23:10.835+02:002014-11-05T09:23:10.835+02:00My pet peeve is this stupid offset touch pad. I a...My pet peeve is this stupid offset touch pad. I am right handed and often use the laptop on my LAP, a novel idea. The most used thing is the darn touch pad...yet it is over on the left side of the bleepin computer. sigh. Keep the number pad, it helps with bills...but put the touch pad back in the middle!CandF4YHWHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10980225783325338607noreply@blogger.com