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slow-motionhi11:51
StaRetjiHey there buddies ;)12:12
StaRetjiCan someone help me out a bit. I need to remove decoration (title bar) of a running app. Is there a way to do it in xubuntu?12:13
TheSheepStaRetji: just a single window?12:16
StaRetjiyes12:16
StaRetjior all, no problem12:16
StaRetjiI'm running xbmc media center12:16
TheSheepStaRetji: is that your application?12:16
TheSheepStaRetji: ah12:16
StaRetjiand it takes over everything when running in fulscreen mode12:16
StaRetjiso I want to run it in window mode12:16
TheSheepdevilspie might be able to do something, but I never actually used it12:17
StaRetjibut it kinda look bad with the titlebar12:17
TheSheep!info devilspie12:17
ubottudevilspie (source: devilspie): find windows and perform actions on them. In component universe, is optional. Version 0.22-1 (lucid), package size 28 kB, installed size 128 kB12:17
StaRetjioh, yeah, heard of it12:17
StaRetjiwill try it out12:17
StaRetjiin fluxbox it's pretty simple, but gnome not12:18
StaRetjithx TheSheep for the tip12:19
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slow-motionbye14:46
j-mooseHi, I just installed compiz on xubuntu 10.04, I know old news to most, but still cool15:35
Sysiit works with xfwm4?15:36
j-mooseI don't know. I have a toshiba A305 special edition, with a 96G vertex series SSD, and a ATI Radeon graphics card, so far no problems15:37
Sysiyou just installed it?15:38
j-mooseyes15:38
Sysido you use emerald?15:38
j-mooseyes15:38
Sysiso not xfwm415:38
j-moosewhat is that, duh..lol15:38
Sysixfce's original windowmanager15:39
charlie-tcaIt must work with it, if he is using compiz?15:39
j-mooseno I downloaded compiz config manager from software center15:39
Sysicharlie-tca: i haven't managed to get xfwm windowborders with compiz, only emerald15:40
j-mooseI opened a terminal and copied coded and pasted it in a terminal15:40
j-moosethen hit enter, I cheated15:41
j-moosethe code came from "info barrel" did a search, "compiz xubuntu" and found it15:43
Sysiwhen i tried it worked flawlessly, with emerald15:44
j-moosecool15:45
Sysii want xfwm :/15:45
Sysiluckily i don't need compiz15:45
j-mooseI need a Nvadia graphics card15:47
Sysii have (bad) one15:47
j-mooseI've got a habit of playing with woobly windows on this Chat screen now. hehe15:49
TheSheepthis is your brain, this is your brain on compiz15:51
j-mooseI've been uncertain about the terminal, but since the copy and paste method seems to work, and theres guys who knows what their doing, I'm alright15:52
j-mooseI'm really not that lazy15:53
hudohow can I place thunar in the panel ?15:56
Sysiyou can add places-plugin or launcher15:57
j-mooseThanks, everyone15:58
hudohow can I edit grub in xubuntu 10.04 ?16:54
KE1HAhudo, what do you need to edit16:59
KE1HAThe config istself ?16:59
hudoKE1HA, in ubuntu I could edit /boot/grub/menu.lst with an editor and afterwards update-grub17:01
hudoKE1HA, what is the apropiate way in xubuntu ?17:02
KE1HAxub uses grub2. it's found under /boot/grub/grub.cfg17:02
hudoKE1HA, may I edit grub.cfg ?17:03
KE1HAyes, here's a How-Too explaing how things work, what you should edit and how to do it: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Grub217:04
KE1HAhudo, here's a nice little Grub2 Tutorial: http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/grub-2.html17:07
Sysi!grub217:09
ubottuGRUB2 is the default Ubuntu boot manager since Ubuntu 9.10.  For more information and troubleshooting for GRUB2 please refer to https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub217:09
Sysi...i have older grub? :o17:10
KE1HASysi, :-) .. That's a nice one too, TX didn't have that one BM'ed. do now though.17:10
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slow-motionhi18:55
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robertzaccourdoes xubuntu have advantages on a 64 bit system? just curious21:19
Sysiwhat do you mean?21:19
Sysi32bit ubuntu vs 32b xubu is like 64b ubu vs. 64b xub21:20
robertzaccourSysi: i meant xfce over gnome21:21
robertzaccourSysi: i should have been specific sorry21:21
Sysismalles memory footprint still, maybe some features21:22
robertzaccouri know compositor beats compiz in transparency stuff21:23
robertzaccouri think i just answered my own question kinda haha21:23
Sysii like workspace switches too, and window borders21:23
Sysiyou can have both installed, try and see what do you prefer21:24
slow-motionn821:54
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