[11:13] <caodepalha> hello everyone. something strange just happened. I've turned on my laptop and my ubuntustudio is all messed up. My workplaces dissapeared, firefox starts up at login and I can't cloe the window and all other windows are not working properly.
[11:15] <cfhowlett> caodepalha, logout/login
[11:15] <cfhowlett> or reboot
[11:17] <caodepalha> I've done that already. if i log into a diferent user on the gnome desktop everything is allright. it only happned in my ubuntustudio acount
[11:18] <cfhowlett> caodepalha, hmm.  could be your xfce desktop environment is scrambled.
[11:18] <zequence> caodepalha: Something in your user settings is screwed up. Might be you enabled remembering the session in the login/logout procedure
[11:19] <zequence> caodepalha: The simple solution is to delete ~/.config and preferable also ~/.cache
[11:19] <caodepalha> i'm loggeg onto gnome right now can that be done from here?
[11:19] <zequence> just make sure you aren't really wanting to keep some of your application settings, because most of them will be reset (not firefox)
[11:19] <caodepalha> logged*
[11:20] <zequence> caodepalha: Yes, in a terminal, do: rm -r ~/.config ~/.cache
[11:20] <caodepalha> what type of applications settings can be lost'
[11:20] <caodepalha> ?
[11:21] <cfhowlett> caodepalha, nothing that can be reset...
[11:21] <cfhowlett> nothing that CAN'T be reset
[11:21] <caodepalha> I don't lose any of the programs installed right? do i lose program settings?
[11:21] <cfhowlett> caodepalha, programs stay, settings go
[11:22] <caodepalha> ardour settings and other stuff
[11:23] <zequence> most of your application settings will be reset
[11:23] <zequence> not firefox
[11:24] <caodepalha> hum ok and then the desktop goes back to the way it was before.  but with setting reset. i just run thr command rm -r ~/.confing ~/.cache from a terminal on gnome the log out and log in into ubuntustudio?
[11:24] <caodepalha> back the way it was with setting reset
[11:24] <caodepalha> settings*
[11:25] <zequence> yes, back to initial, default  settings
[11:26] <caodepalha> will all the programs appear in the menu the way i left them set?
[11:27] <cfhowlett> caodepalha, no. they'll appear as they did the very first time you logged in as a new user.
[11:28] <caodepalha> but they'll be there still and i "just" have to add them in thr settings manager right?
[11:28] <zequence> all applications will still be installed
[11:28] <zequence> just their settings will be reset
[11:29] <zequence> no system settings will be touched, only user settings in the user home folder
[11:29] <caodepalha> do they appear in the menu?
[11:29] <zequence> yes
[11:29] <cfhowlett> caodepalha, "they" ?  the PROGRAMS will be present.  the SETTINGS will be default until you change them
[11:30] <caodepalha> ok I was just trying to understand since i've spent a lot of time editing the user menu would the programs apear in the same spaces iv'e left them
[11:34] <caodepalha> i get a: no such file directory answer
[11:35] <cfhowlett> caodepalha, guarantee that file is present
[11:35] <caodepalha> how do i locate it?
[11:35] <cfhowlett> caodepalha, *config* not *confing*
[11:36] <caodepalha> sudo rm -r ~/-config ~/.cache
[11:37] <caodepalha> ?
[11:37] <caodepalha> i still get the same response
[11:39] <cfhowlett> caodepalha, go to your file manager, display home, display .hidden folders
[11:39] <caodepalha> ok
[11:40] <cfhowlett> caodepalha, take your time and only nuke the 2 files specified
[11:49] <caodepalha> ok i ran the command. now i see the reset lol
[11:50] <cfhowlett> caodepalha, make of note of it.  you might need it again someday.
[11:51] <caodepalha> i dont even know how it happened
[11:51] <cfhowlett> caodepalha, but you know how to fix it :)
[11:52] <caodepalha> true! thanks
[14:23] <Siya> zequence: I can't seem to find any decent examples in puredata, where dB values are converted to a linear value. Any pointers maybe?
[14:39] <zequence> Siya: There's dbtorms and rmstodb I think
[14:39] <zequence> and other conversions objects too
[14:40] <zequence> create a dbtorms, then right-click for help
[14:40] <zequence> you'll see a bunch
[14:47] <Siya> zequence: the thing that trips me up is negative representation in dB
[14:51] <zequence> Siya: I really recommend you to drop inteo #dataflow for specifics, also the pd mail list. The mail list is incredibly active.
[14:52] <Siya> kthnx
[14:52] <zequence> There's also a forum, which is fairly active as well. I only use the mail list myself
[19:30] <aloiece> why is ubuntu studio using pulse audio and not jack by default? or am I mixing things up?
[19:31] <zequence> !proaudio
[19:31] <zequence> aloiece: ^
[19:32] <zequence> Ubuntu Studio is not an audio only distribution
[19:34] <aloiece> I see
[19:34] <aloiece> thanks
[21:53] <studio-user776> what a fun-filled day!!