LinuxQuestions.org - Entries for February 2012

VBS equivalents of some Linux date command format sequences

Posted 02-27-2012 at 10:13 PM by catkin

Here are some Visual Basic Script statements that generate the effect of the Linux date command used with format sequences %y, %Y, %b, %B, %n, %a, %A, %d, %H, %I, %p, %M and %S

Code:

Const DATE_PART_ABBREVIATE = True
Dim strValue

' %y for year, two digit
strValue = Right(DatePart( "yyyy", Now), 2)

' %Y for year, four digit
strValue = DatePart( "yyyy", Now))

' %b for month name, example Jan
strValue

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Configuring Opera 10 with a more classic/cleaner interface

Posted 02-14-2012 at 10:38 AM by catkin
Updated 02-14-2012 at 10:39 AM by catkin (Fixed double quote in wrong place)

Disabling Speed Dial (allows a blank page at Start-up)

In the Opera address bar, type in about:config or opera:config.
User Prefs → Speed Dial State and set it to 3 (disabled).
Save (bottom of page).

Now can get a blank page at start-up by Preferences → General and setting Start-up to "Start with Speed Dial".

Panel at top with text instead of icons

Make the panel bar visible (F4 toggles visibility).
Menu → Appearance (F12) → Toolbars
Click

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Hero Honda Splendor fork oil change

Posted 02-11-2012 at 12:36 AM by catkin

The easiest way to do this job is to remove the drain plugs but the part that they screw into within the slider may turn. If that happens a special tool is required to hold it. The procedure described here avoids that danger; it does not need any special tools.

Note on terms: the fork tube (a.k.a. stanchion) is attached to the yokes (a.k.a. triple tree) which pivot in the frame while the slider (a.k.a tube) holds the wheel. The least ambiguous terms, "stanchion" and "slider",...

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