tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613449007994858413.comments2023-08-15T22:00:22.804+08:00Thoughts in AirAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11205967188770463624noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613449007994858413.post-91727038844436590902011-01-13T23:06:06.334+08:002011-01-13T23:06:06.334+08:00Nice article!
I have been using stumpwm for ...Nice article!<br /><br /> I have been using stumpwm for a week now after using awesome for a few months, and only looked at xmonad. To say the least I am very happy with with stumpwm. It gives me complete control over my desktop. I never got used to the layout management in awesome/xmonad as it always moved my windows around for me. <br /><br />jumping to the exact window or frame you want keeps my hand off the mouse 90% of the time.<br /><br />Cheers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613449007994858413.post-56103906204672442772010-12-29T22:03:53.365+08:002010-12-29T22:03:53.365+08:00Thanks totedati for your comments. Actually 2 week...Thanks totedati for your comments. Actually 2 weeks ago, I tried Gentoo again but was frustrated again. Compiling time is one thing, another problem is that some packages are even older compared with Arch Linux. For example, I use SBCL a lot, the version in Gentoo portage (even with ~arch keyword) is 1.0.36, while in Arch it is 1.0.44. Also openjdk is still not in portage. I know I can setup overlay, or even write ebuilds by myself. But isn't a cutting edge system supposed to provide most up to date packages? I guess the main issue now is that Gentoo just provides too much flexibility for customization, which makes development and maintainable really a headache: there are just too many (if not infinite) combinations to handle/test.<br /><br />I have heard Sabayon Linux and know that it is more popular than Gentoo from distrowatch. Maybe I will try Sabayon sometime, but currently I'm quite satisfied with Arch.<br /><br />Anyway, use the system which is most suitable for you. This is Linux world :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11205967188770463624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613449007994858413.post-52191012183313225232010-12-27T03:36:46.772+08:002010-12-27T03:36:46.772+08:00"It is really cool to build a cutting-edge sy..."It is really cool to build a cutting-edge system, however the time spent on building it and maintaining it is enormous"<br /><br />hummmm ... if you really like the power and flexibility of portage package manager but don't want to spent so much time to "always on" and "forewer compiling" you should use sabayon and entropy infrastructure ... is no need to trow away years of you beloved gentoo setup! use sabayon linux! <br /><br />you can use source based portage in parallel with entropy binary generated packages ... this way you have the best of both world ... arch ports is nowhere so easy and flexible like portage when you need to compile from source code ... <br /><br />and sabayon entropy upgrades is ... just working ... an always up to date system in a weekly scheduled upgrades who do not need more that an hour per one week to be up to date ...<br /><br />;-)totedatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03943613954497341296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613449007994858413.post-2923674891097210262010-02-22T12:23:09.607+08:002010-02-22T12:23:09.607+08:00Thank you justin! The issues were corrected. Your ...Thank you justin! The issues were corrected. Your Chinese is really good (I think it's better than my English).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11205967188770463624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613449007994858413.post-25922269466229551242010-02-16T12:09:03.388+08:002010-02-16T12:09:03.388+08:00你很厉害,英语写的还不错! 很佩服你们能够学好英语的中国人哈哈
You can't lea...你很厉害,英语写的还不错! 很佩服你们能够学好英语的中国人哈哈<br /><br />You can't learn programming without your hands dirty. 应该是 'getting your hands dirty'吧!<br /><br />这两句话很想中国式的英语: The reason is similar as when you write programs. After compilation, you think your code has achieved the task. 我觉得把similar改成the same, 然后把achieved the task改成done what it's supposed to就可以了!<br /><br />还有advice这个词绝对不能在后边加s! 很难听,我去过中国,那次听多了就有点想杀人!! 受不了了justinhttp://tableanimal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613449007994858413.post-27350091674605194562010-02-04T14:58:14.192+08:002010-02-04T14:58:14.192+08:00Using Xembed now its possible to embed firefox or ...Using Xembed now its possible to embed firefox or any application inside emacs!<br /><br />http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/EmacsXembedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613449007994858413.post-31366893818739383212009-12-30T00:54:25.513+08:002009-12-30T00:54:25.513+08:00As an Emacs user, I like to use Ctrl key as the pr...As an Emacs user, I like to use Ctrl key as the prefix; and I normally don't use Win key when using Linux :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11205967188770463624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613449007994858413.post-55890064862016757272009-12-09T07:57:58.233+08:002009-12-09T07:57:58.233+08:00Why C-x, Why not just using Win key or something?Why C-x, Why not just using Win key or something?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613449007994858413.post-57142647701352453772009-11-18T18:04:28.428+08:002009-11-18T18:04:28.428+08:00Thanks for the info. Very helpful when using gnupl...Thanks for the info. Very helpful when using gnuplotneonShttp://cd.bham.ac.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613449007994858413.post-63316844861121617332009-09-15T14:43:07.011+08:002009-09-15T14:43:07.011+08:00If you have not held this wide angle converter in ...If you have not held this wide angle converter in your hands, you need to be aware of the weight - it is VERY heavy, weighing roughly the same as the entire camcorder (including battery and tape). Putting this big hunk of glass at the front makes it an entirely different camcorder - twice as heavy and very unbalanced with all that weight hanging off the front. It is pretty big also, adding 3-4 inches at the front, but the weight and balance were the killers for me.<br /><br />I wanted to like it, as this camcorder really could use a wider field (I am tired of backing up so much). It also looks very high quality (and if glass weight = quality, it must be great) but I never even tested it out because to me the camcorder becomes a different (and unusable) device with this on it. If you don't mind the weight (perhaps you only use it on a tripod, where the size and weight don't matter), give it a try, but I wanted to warn you first - heavy and unbalanced make for bad handheld shooting.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.zoombits.fr/accessoire-ordinateur/" rel="nofollow">cdr vierge </a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613449007994858413.post-57304162791518302592009-02-08T07:16:00.000+08:002009-02-08T07:16:00.000+08:00That is very significant! It'll probably save me a...That is very significant! It'll probably save me a lot of effort sometime. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613449007994858413.post-37431410091407109592009-01-11T19:45:00.000+08:002009-01-11T19:45:00.000+08:00I can recommend using the urxvtcd command instead ...I can recommend using the urxvtcd command instead of urxvt if you are using multiple consoles. It starts the urxvt in client mode after starting the urxvt demon if needed. Uses less resources than starting multiple instances of normal urxvt.daYavuzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13822546173583654071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613449007994858413.post-84833191679811417512008-09-05T11:41:00.000+08:002008-09-05T11:41:00.000+08:00@brendan Its website http://www.proggyfonts.com/ r...@brendan Its website http://www.proggyfonts.com/ reads, <I>Each font only comes in one size that it looks good at. The ttf fonts should also be used at their intended point size as they are basically conversions of the pixel based bitmap versions. </I> So I assume it is not so good for other sizes.<BR/><BR/>Currently I'm using Bitstream Sans Vera Mono font, which is good for programming, and free of course.Try <B>emerge ttf-bitstream-vera</B>.<BR/><BR/>Additional recommendation: you may try Emacs 23 with xft support. This provides anti-aliased rendering of TTF fonts, which is really eye-candy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11205967188770463624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613449007994858413.post-32378469127838148822008-09-03T15:41:00.000+08:002008-09-03T15:41:00.000+08:00I was wondering if you could help, everything work...I was wondering if you could help, everything works except the font size, of which there is only one (17) in xfontsel. I was wondering how to get a different size for use in emacs?flaretshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09120779330286161686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613449007994858413.post-34045517071431240712008-09-03T06:07:00.000+08:002008-09-03T06:07:00.000+08:00Thank you so much for thisThank you so much for thisflaretshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09120779330286161686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613449007994858413.post-25174940687795034072008-08-29T12:30:00.000+08:002008-08-29T12:30:00.000+08:00@John,The main reason I switched from coLinux to V...@John,<BR/><BR/>The main reason I switched from coLinux to VirtualBox is that coLinux has a customized kernel, which makes many hardware support difficult. For example, some workarounds are needed for ALSA support and sometimes the workarounds will not work.<BR/><BR/>If you don't feel any limitations with coLinux, you can stay with it since it is also very excellent.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11205967188770463624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613449007994858413.post-9333135874114020002008-08-27T18:29:00.000+08:002008-08-27T18:29:00.000+08:00Hi,I'm installing Gentoo on my laptop, and plannin...Hi,<BR/><BR/>I'm installing Gentoo on my laptop, and planning to set it up with coLinux as well. Thanks for writing up all this useful info! Can you elaborate on why you've switched to VirtualBox?<BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work,<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/><BR/>John :^PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613449007994858413.post-35970774543719336532008-08-07T10:54:00.000+08:002008-08-07T10:54:00.000+08:00Thanks, your post was a big help for me! I am gett...Thanks, your post was a big help for me! I am getting fed up with all the hassle in gnuplot, though. I think I'll start looking at Tioga which is supposed to be really good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613449007994858413.post-15757533263795503522008-07-24T11:33:00.000+08:002008-07-24T11:33:00.000+08:00@pedro: your solution is better, thanks!@pedro: your solution is better, thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11205967188770463624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613449007994858413.post-45915953014578663852008-07-24T03:21:00.000+08:002008-07-24T03:21:00.000+08:00Or you can do something like:(setq browse-url-brow...Or you can do something like:<BR/><BR/>(setq browse-url-browser-function '(("hyperspec" . w3m-browse-url)<BR/> ("weitz" . w3m-browse-url)<BR/> ("." . browse-url-firefox)))Pedro Krogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01984486094252960301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613449007994858413.post-60942585405906416972008-04-21T09:58:00.000+08:002008-04-21T09:58:00.000+08:00@isaac32767: my understanding is that copy-on-sel...@isaac32767: my understanding is that copy-on-select is the standard X window way so there might not be ways to turn it off. As a work around, maybe you can try ClipX, as discussed <A HREF="http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001041.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>. ClipX enabled multiple items in Windows clipboard. Note that I have not tried this software myself, so my suggestion is only for your reference.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11205967188770463624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613449007994858413.post-83421348937027410982008-04-19T04:54:00.000+08:002008-04-19T04:54:00.000+08:00Is there any way I can turn this behavior off? I u...Is there any way I can turn this behavior off? I use cygwin/X to access Solaris applications from my Windows box, and the copy-on-select behavior is a real pain. My usual pattern is<BR/><BR/>. Select source text<BR/>. Right-click/Copy (or Ctrl-C)<BR/>. Select text to be pasted over<BR/>. Right-click/Paste (or Ctrl-V)<BR/><BR/>Of course the third step puts the <I>replaced</I> text in my Windows clipboard. Wackiness ensues.<BR/><BR/>I just discovered MingW and will switch if it has a way to make the clipboard more consistent with Windows.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613449007994858413.post-40136051912411876102008-04-14T09:59:00.000+08:002008-04-14T09:59:00.000+08:00@Lars: thanks for the tip! The post is updated acc...@Lars: thanks for the tip! The post is updated accordingly!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11205967188770463624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613449007994858413.post-24087853910952112402008-04-13T19:32:00.000+08:002008-04-13T19:32:00.000+08:00LOCALLY can be nice .. to avoid declarations that ...LOCALLY can be nice .. to avoid declarations that "leak" if something goes wrong:<BR/><BR/>CL-USER> (locally (declare (sb-ext:muffle-conditions warning))<BR/> (setf blah t))<BR/><BR/>Tlnostdalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02815573744512388906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613449007994858413.post-42596506508528362852008-04-10T09:48:00.000+08:002008-04-10T09:48:00.000+08:00@talonz: this is the first time I use GTK installe...@talonz: this is the first time I use GTK installer. It actually crashed several times, each time in a different location; and I have to restart from scratch each time. But I finally managed to install it. Hope the final version will be more stable. Graphical installer can save you a lot of time if it is robust.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11205967188770463624noreply@blogger.com