[21:01] hello, I recently upgraded to ubuntustudio 13.04 but am having trouble finding how to set up the "compose" key. [21:01] https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ComposeKey#Ubuntu_with_Gnome_desktop has a manual but the System=>Preferences=>Keyboard menu simply does not exist? [21:02] You are using xfce, so menu > settings manager > keyboard [21:04] Excellent, I found that, but no mention of the compose key. There's what appears to be a search box but it's disabled. [21:08] Note that i am not looking simply to change the keyboard layout. I very much dislike "dead keys" because they always get in the way. [21:08] Instead I would like to hit the AltGr or right "windows" key if i need an accented character. [21:09] You should be able to add a new one, and hit the key for it to pick up. [21:10] I'm not sure you fully understand what I'm on about. When I was running vanilla ubuntu 10.04, I could go to system->settings->keyboard and there was mention of a "compose key". [21:11] after I enabled that to be mapped to my right win key, i could hit rightwin key followed by, for example, O c and it would display the copyright symbol (since it looks like an "O" and a "c" at the same position). [21:12] But the same menu option doesn't appear to exist at the moment. So how do I enable the compose key for ubustu 13.4? [21:12] Ah, terribly sorry. Yes, I was on a different page, thinking a keyboard key for a email compose button. :P [21:13] ah haha no that's actually pretty much self-configuring. I hit the email button on my keyboard, I instantly get a popup which app it should run. [21:13] which is none because i have an online mail reader somewhere abroad. [21:14] Alright, and did the upgrade leave you on Gnome or take you to Xfce? In xfce: http://forum.xfce.org/viewtopic.php?pid=23726 should do it, gnome I don't know as I haven't really used it. [21:15] This whole compose key business is extremely practical to me, because although i generally am in an english-speaking environment, i do tend to chat with people in 4 different languages , one of them Portuguese. Which is a pain to type without special characters :) [21:16] Brilliant, that solves it. [21:16] setxkbmap -option compose:rwin and I'm back in business. [21:16] I understand. Personally, I use Ctrl+Shift+U for unicode input number, but that isn't what you're looking for. :) [21:16] (have a play around with it. it's awesome) [21:17] yeah, I really can't be bothered memorizing the whole UTF-8 character set ;) [21:17] massive thanks Unit193 [21:17] Sure, glad I could help. [21:19] and it took all of 5 minutes! you have no idea how much time I spent looking for this... let's just say it was considerably longer than that ;) [21:19] Also helps to know that you are (most likely) running Xfce now rather than Gnome. [22:26] Hi everyone. is anyone using reaper or any other daw via wine? is it a good alternative? [22:31] have played around with reaper via wine - seems halfway convincing sound-wise. [22:31] what do you mean halfway? :) is it reliable to work? [22:32] it's long ago for me and i only briefly messed around with it, so i can't really tell [22:33] do you use any daw now? [22:33] spent more time messing about with Ardour which seems a lot more useable and stable nowadays than say 4 years back. [22:33] i really like ardour. just miss a few vst plugins [22:34] which VST plugins specifically? [22:34] still havent found a way to install more plugins in ardour [22:34] the waves pack [22:34] you've got all of ladspa 1&2... [22:34] okay help me out here, what does the waves pack do? [22:34] well they have great plugins for mixing for example [22:35] tape simulators etc [22:35] hang on (starting up ardour) [22:36] ok [22:36] :) [22:36] i have ardour and harrison mixbus [22:40] specifically a tape simulator i can't find at the moment, but for the sake of natural compression, perhaps the tube simulators are a close enough approximation [22:40] C* AmpIV seems a pretty decent alternative, for example [22:41] is there a need is there a need to look for more plugins other than the default ardour ones? [22:41] i still didnt figured out how to install new plugins though [22:44] for most intents and purposes, there's plenty of them for regular use i'd say, just try them out [22:45] some specialistic ones may need separate installing, for instance there's the "autotalent" pitch correction one which is prominently missing from the default plugins [22:46] i remember managing get it working a few years back using just the provided instructions [22:46] other than that, the few hundred plugins which come with ardour pretty much will fit your every need [22:47] (unless you're *heavily* into special sound fx) [22:47] oh well, i'm off to bed now [22:47] allright! just wondered if reaper was "usable" under wine. but i'm getting along pretty well with ardour [22:47] have a good one [22:47] thank you! [22:47] as far as i can tell [22:48] reaper is "usable" [22:48] but personally i prefer native apps [22:48] allright thank you [22:48] whatever works best for you is what you should use :)