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Me, Myself & Linux

21 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/me-myself-linux.83763/

CadCrazy
CadCrazy Original post #1
Mar 28, 2008 at 12:29 PM
I have installed mac4lin(+emerald theme) in ubuntu. I want to shift traffic lights to right side :D . Plz help me.
praka123
Mar 28, 2008 at 12:38 PM
do u mean window max,min,close etc?
it is mentioned in the guide.read again!
run gconf-editor browse to apps>metacity>general>button_layout>and clear the entry and add below lines:
Code:
close,minimize,maxmize:menu
or to right side:
Code:
menu:minimize,maximize,close
S
Mar 28, 2008 at 12:48 PM
I have installed mac4lin(+emerald theme) in ubuntu. I want to shift traffic lights to right side :D . Plz help me.

it looks more maccish on left!y change it?
CadCrazy
Mar 28, 2008 at 1:11 PM
do u mean window max,min,close etc?
it is mentioned in the guide.read again!
run gconf-editor browse to apps>metacity>general>button_layout>and clear the entry and add below lines:
Code:
close,minimize,maxmize:menu
or to right side:
Code:
menu:minimize,maximize,close

tried both nothing happened. I'am also using emerald theamer.

it looks more maccish on left!y change it?

Actually it is for my friend. he can't bear this torture :D
ray|raven
Mar 28, 2008 at 1:12 PM
^Thats coz , the answer prakash gave was for metacity not emerald.
CadCrazy
Mar 28, 2008 at 1:13 PM
yes i know. What to do for emerald
ray|raven
Mar 28, 2008 at 1:17 PM
^Sorry, I dont use emerald,
But according to this:
*wiki.compiz-fusion.org/EmeraldThemeManager

It may be in the emerald settings tab.
ChaiTan3
Mar 28, 2008 at 4:07 PM
For changing it in emerald, open emerald theme manager choose your current theme. Go to edit theme->titlebar
change titlebar object layout
the format is
left:center:right:
ray|raven
ray|raven #10
Mar 28, 2008 at 4:08 PM
Offtopic:
Dude, Chaitan, could you suggest me a book for starting gtk programming?
ChaiTan3
ChaiTan3 #11
Mar 28, 2008 at 4:14 PM
Offtopic:
Dude, Chaitan, could you suggest me a book for starting gtk programming?
Well, i learnt GTK+ from here:
*library.gnome.org/devel/gtk-tutorial/stable/
and for the API
*library.gnome.org/devel/gtk/unstable/
Its more than enough if you already know C, no books required.
ray|raven
ray|raven #12
Mar 28, 2008 at 4:16 PM
^Thanx mate.
I do know C, though its been quite some time now since i coded in it.

Btw,How long did it take you?
ChaiTan3
ChaiTan3 #13
Mar 28, 2008 at 4:26 PM
Btw,How long did it take you?
About 2 days to make my first program. GTK+ seemed very confusing in the start as I had been used to VB. After understanding packing of widgets and signal handling theres nothing more to learn as such, its just a matter of referring to the API.
CadCrazy
CadCrazy #14
Mar 29, 2008 at 9:03 AM
With some hit n trial I changed value of layout format from C(5)N(5)X:(5)T:HM:OSX Theme Layout to HM:T(5):N(5)X(5)C:OSX Theme Layout to get the desired layout. thanks ChaiTan3.

Now one more problem: two of three NTFS partitions are not automounted. Tell me what value I enter in fstab to get them automounted.
praka123
praka123 #15
Mar 29, 2008 at 9:06 AM
^sometimes if ntfs partitions are having errors,then they will not be automounted,do run CHKDISK in ur xp for those partitions.
CadCrazy
CadCrazy #16
Mar 29, 2008 at 9:27 AM
Actually these two partitions are created after ubuntu installation so are not automounted.
Faun
Faun #17
Mar 29, 2008 at 9:27 AM
With some hit n trial I changed value of layout format from C(5)N(5)X:(5)T:HM:OSX Theme Layout to HM:T(5):N(5)X(5)C:OSX Theme Layout to get the desired layout. thanks ChaiTan3.

Now one more problem: two of three NTFS partitions are not automounted. Tell me what value I enter in fstab to get them automounted.

add force after defaults in fstab to mount them force fully
else
just run chksdk in windows
CadCrazy
CadCrazy #18
Mar 29, 2008 at 9:40 AM
Aree I'm asking for those damn long values to put in fstab to get it automounted :D
Rahim
Rahim #19
Mar 29, 2008 at 9:57 AM
UUID right?
Code:
ls -l /dev/disk/by-uuid
OR
Code:
blkid
Faun
Faun #20
Mar 29, 2008 at 10:24 AM
Aree I'm asking for those damn long values to put in fstab to get it automounted :D
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=82413
S
sakumar79 #21
Mar 29, 2008 at 11:07 AM
Open fstab and check out the earlier entries of the auto-mounted partitions and copy the values...

Arun