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Ubuntu Tips: Using The “Windows Key” to open up Gnome Panel
Windows users should be familiar with the “Windows Key” present on most QWERTY keyboards. This key supposedly brings up the “Start Menu” on Microsoft Windows operating system, but it is useless when in Ubuntu, as it does nothing when pressed. Here’s how to make the “Windows Key” to function similarly in Ubuntu as in Windows operating system.
Firstly, go to the Gnome desktop and click on the “System menu”. Then go to “Preferences” and select “Keyboard Shortcuts”. Then look for “Show Panel Menu” under “Action” column and click the shortcut column. Press the “Windows Key”. Close the dialog and you’re done. Here’s the screenshot of the dialog for your reference.
Extra Added Touch?
For an extra added touch, you can replace the “Windows” logo on the “Windows Key” with the Ubuntu ones. System76 offers free Ubuntu logo stickers to be used on the “Windows Logo” key, and the good news is you can order it for free! (the bad news is, it only available to few selected countries only)
Happy hacking!
Twitter Command Line Client
A nice twitter client for those who are working in CLI environment.
Get twitter-cmdline.
A Windows alternative is also available at : Twitter Windows Command Line Client.
Alternatively you can try a cURL hack to post your update to twitter from command line.
btw my twitter id is ‘mypapit’. Happy twittering.
How to convert OpenXML docx files to OpenDocument odf in Windows and vice versa
This guide might be a little different from the others because I write this for the Windows users. Here’s how to convert Microsoft OpenXML docx files to odf OpenDocument files (and vice versa) in Windows using only commandline :
- First, make sure you downloaded odf-converter tool and copy it to appropriate folder.
- Convert the files(s) using this command line :
odfconverter /I filename.pptx
and the tool will perform the conversion effortlessly. - You can use this command to convert multiple files :
odfconverter /BATCH-DOCX /I c:\newfiles\replace /BATCH-DOCX with
/BATCH-PPTX, /BATCH-XLSX, /BATCH-ODF, /BATCH-ODPif necessary.
Odfconverter also supports converting Open Document files (ODF, ODP, ODT) to OpenXML files (PPTX,DOCX,XLSX) making it a handy tool to use.
Why odfconverter?
Odfconverter is a (relatively) small and compact standalone tool for converting Office 2007 files to their OpenDocument counterpart. The convenient batch mode conversion makes it attractive tool to use when converting multiple files between the two formats.
The only downside with this converter is that it does not convert mathematical formula pretty well compared to other features.
Install Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon in Windows using Wubi
Though Wubi is only officially supported on Ubuntu Hardy Heron onwards (8.04), there is a trick exist which enables you to install Ubuntu 7.10 on Windows using a discontinued binary released by Wubi Installer project.
Read more at : Unofficial-Unsupported Tricks: Installing Ubuntu 7.10 Using Wubi though i couldnt find any reason to install 7.10, it is nice to know it could be done.
Putting Colors to GRUB Bootloader menu
Some distro like Ubuntu installs a plain white on black color scheme of GRUB on your computer. Nothing wrong with it, only it look like as if the computer is running with a monochrome monitor. Rest assured, there are ways you can do to spruce up your GRUB menu
Add colors to GRUB menu
The easiest way is to add colors to the plain vanilla grub menu. First edit the /boot/grub/menu.lst using your favorite editor.
Then, uncomment the line
# color cyan/blue white/blue
GRUB Color Explanation
cyan/blue = color of the GRUB menu
whte/blue = color when a particular menu item is highlighted
It follows this format : foreground/background … cyan/blue
Finally, save the file and reboot. You shall see your new colorize GRUB menu. Other color combination you might want to try are :
# black
# blue
# green
# cyan
# red
# magenta
# brown
# light-gray
Foreground color :
# dark-gray
# light-blue
# light-green
# light-cyan
# light-red
# light-magenta
# yellow
# white
GRUB boot menu similar to OpenSUSE and Linspire
Alternatively you can use themeable GRUB boot menu similar to those of OpenSUSE and Linspire bootloader. To do this you need to install gfxboot and grub-gfxboot package.
Follow the instruction from ubuntuforums.org, Howto : GfxBoot ( Grub menu like suse )