X11

Conky Weather Forecast Python Script

- i received a key from weather.com on 6th of nov, but no partner id. i just removed the relevant part from the conkyforecast.config and it seems to work fine.

.conkyForecast.config:
CACHE_FOLDERPATH = /tmp/
CONNECTION_TIMEOUT = 5
EXPIRY_MINUTES = 15
TIME_FORMAT = %H:%M
DATE_FORMAT = %d/%m/%Y
LOCALE =fin
XOAP_LICENCE_KEY = xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
MAXIMUM_DAYS_FORECAST = 5
BASE_XOAP_URL = http://xml.weather.com/weather/local/?cc=*&dayf=10&link=xoap&prod=xoap&key=&unit=m

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By WladyX on 29 November, 2011 | Ubuntu, X11 | A comment?

Change cursor theme on Ubuntu Natty

sudo update-alternatives --config x-cursor-theme

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By WladyX on 27 April, 2011 | Ubuntu, X11 | A comment?

New theme promises seamless GTK apps in KDE

oxygen-gtk

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By WladyX on 21 January, 2011 | Cool Apps, Style, X11 | A comment?

Make A Movie Out Of Photos In Ubuntu Using PhotoFilmStrip

Download PhotoFilmStrip (Ubuntu .deb, Windows .exe and source files).

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By WladyX on 25 November, 2010 | Cool Apps, Link, Ubuntu, X11 | A comment?

Smplayer bug some files don’t show video after first play

$(HOME)/.mplayer/config:

[extension.mkv]
demuxer=mkv

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By WladyX on 3 November, 2010 | General, X11 | A comment?

A Dozen GNOME Themes

By WladyX on 28 April, 2010 | General, Link, Style, X11 | A comment?

15 Stunning Linux Desktop Customizations

By WladyX on | General, Link, Style, X11 | A comment?

Restore hidden menu icons in gnome

You can add the icons to the main menu as follows:

1) In the terminal, call up gconf-editor
2) Navigate to desktop/gnome/interface
3) Scroll down and check the menus_have_icons box.

Done!!

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By WladyX on 14 April, 2010 | General, Style, Ubuntu, X11 | 1 comment

Example user-dirs.dirs

cat $HOME/.config/user-dirs.dirs

# This file is written by xdg-user-dirs-update
# If you want to change or add directories, just edit the line you're
# interested in. All local changes will be retained on the next run
# Format is XDG_xxx_DIR="$HOME/yyy", where yyy is a shell-escaped
# homedir-relative path, or XDG_xxx_DIR="/yyy", where /yyy is an
# absolute path. No other format is supported.
#

XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/Desktop"
XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR="$HOME/Downloads"
XDG_TEMPLATES_DIR="$HOME/Templates"
XDG_PUBLICSHARE_DIR="$HOME/Public"
XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR="$HOME/Documents"
XDG_MUSIC_DIR="$HOME/Music"
XDG_PICTURES_DIR="$HOME/Pictures"
XDG_VIDEOS_DIR="$HOME/Videos"

By WladyX on 17 March, 2010 | Files, General, Style, X11 | A comment?

Load ssh Key at KDE Startup

aptitude install ksshaskpass

cat >~/.kde/Autostart/ssh-add.sh <<_EOT_
#!/bin/sh
export SSH_ASKPASS=/usr/bin/ksshaskpass
ssh-add </dev/null
_EOT_

chmod +x ~/.kde/Autostart/ssh-add.sh
~/.kde/Autostart/ssh-add.sh

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By WladyX on 10 March, 2010 | General, Ssh, Ubuntu, X11 | A comment?