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Old 01-01-2004, 12:48 PM   #1
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Some annoying things to work out for 2004

Here are some dang annoying things thats I HATE about using Linux that I need to fix for 2004

1. Firebird's scrollbard don't match anything else in my theme. They look like 4 year old Linux scrollbars.

2. How every thing I start (or launch) when in KDE, starts in the upper left hand corner of the screen. I like how Microsoft products remember the last location. I hate having to move my console window and browser out of the corner every freakin' time.

On a side note:

I finally got the stupid fortunes turned off when logging on in Slackware 9.1 YAY!

Happy New Year folks....
Whitehat
 
Old 01-01-2004, 01:18 PM   #2
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Re: Some annoying things to work out for 2004
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Firebird's scrollbard...
Is that when all of Shakespeare can't be displayed at once?

Steve
 
Old 01-01-2004, 01:45 PM   #3
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Re: Some annoying things to work out for 2004
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On a side note:

I finally got the stupid fortunes turned off when logging on in Slackware 9.1 YAY!

Happy New Year folks....
Whitehat
Why would you want to do that?? The fortunes are kewl
 
Old 01-01-2004, 01:56 PM   #4
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Whoops. Misspelled Scrollbar

Sorry.

Fortues Suck !
 
Old 01-01-2004, 02:19 PM   #5
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Quote:
Originally posted by Whitehat
Whoops. Misspelled Scrollbar

Sorry.

Fortues Suck !
Missed another one, its fortune's....

I hate those damn fortune's as well! Never install them initally myself.

Cheers.
 
Old 01-01-2004, 02:22 PM   #6
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ROFL

I might as well stop typing today

I can't spell anything right.

Peace,
David
 
Old 01-01-2004, 02:25 PM   #7
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It might be after-effects from yesterday.
 
Old 01-02-2004, 02:23 AM   #8
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Well if you're going to start getting technical, you've both mispelled things.

Mispelled has one s :-D
... and you don't pluralize fortunes with an 's

-Shade
 
Old 01-02-2004, 06:42 AM   #9
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in KDE, right-click on the window title bar and choose "store window settings"
this works for me.
 
Old 01-02-2004, 06:56 AM   #10
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Well if you're going to start getting technical, you've both mispelled things.

Mispelled has one s :-D
... and you don't pluralize fortunes with an 's

-Shade
Actually misspelled has two. Check the dictionary!

Even www.dictionary.com can't find mispell but finds misspelled.

And the fortunes, yeah your right thought on that when speaking about the application. Its a habit of mine to throw in a ' everyone once in a while.

Cheers.
 
Old 01-02-2004, 07:41 AM   #11
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in KDE, right-click on the window title bar and choose "store window settings"
this works for me.
Franklin,

LOL, You were my first Affero, and everytime you say something to me you always fix it

Again, you've fixed it Thanks!

Peace,
Whitehat
 
Old 01-02-2004, 07:54 AM   #12
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Re: Some annoying things to work out for 2004
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Originally posted by Whitehat
Here are some dang annoying things thats I HATE about using Linux that I need to fix for 2004

1. Firebird's scrollbard don't match anything else in my theme. They look like 4 year old Linux scrollbars.

2. How every thing I start (or launch) when in KDE, starts in the upper left hand corner of the screen. I like how Microsoft products remember the last location. I hate having to move my console window and browser out of the corner every freakin' time.

On a side note:

I finally got the stupid fortunes turned off when logging on in Slackware 9.1 YAY!

Happy New Year folks....
Whitehat
So how did you get the fortunes turned off, please?
 
Old 01-02-2004, 08:09 AM   #13
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chmod -x /etc/profile.d/bsd-games-lo~-fortune.*



Though I can't understand why you hate them. Especially the unamerican are cool (no offense)
 
Old 01-02-2004, 08:14 AM   #14
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Who said I hate them? If I want useless junk, I'll boot back into Windoze and stay there

Thanks!

So, where is 52° 34,81' N / 13° 54,90' E anyway?
 
Old 01-02-2004, 08:20 AM   #15
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Who said I hate them? If I want useless junk, I'll boot back into Windoze and stay there

Thanks!

So, where is 52° 34,81' N / 13° 54,90' E anyway?
Good ol' enemy territory

Former GDR and now "the old Europe". 30km in the East of Berlin. A short glance at a map would have answered your question as well
 
  


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