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MichaelOxHi guys.00:00
MichaelOxI have just downloaded viber for linux00:00
MichaelOxand installed it on my 14.0400:01
MichaelOxHowever, I get a small viber icon at the top left of my screen00:01
MichaelOxand it is very annoying as it overlaps the exit symbol "X"00:02
MichaelOxDid someone experience something similar?00:02
MichaelOxCan somebody help me?00:02
maps|wrki havent tried viber on there, sorry :<00:03
maps|wrkcould you not perhaps just move the icon00:03
daftykinsMichaelOx: yeah you're unlikely to get anything different here.00:03
diddledanI don't even know what viber is00:04
maps|wrka message communication thing people use on phones00:05
maps|wrkallows you to send messages over the net and also voice calls00:05
diddledanaah. skype :-p00:05
maps|wrkthere's an app for pcs, guess there's a linux client00:05
MichaelOxthanks a lot for your reply guys00:05
maps|wrkya kinda00:05
maps|wrkbasically00:05
MichaelOxyes, I decided to switch to ubuntu00:05
diddledan+100:05
maps|wrkbut like..i guess he means the app icon? cant he just move the app like customize the system bar?00:05
diddledanit might be a rootless window00:06
MichaelOxyes, it is http://www.viber.com/products/linux/00:06
maps|wrkwill load it in asec00:06
maps|wrk:)00:06
maps|wrkviber works quite well, used it to call my friend in czech00:06
MichaelOxthanks a lot man :)00:07
maps|wrkbut yea i guess it is just skype00:07
diddledanthing is skype isn't "just skype" anymore since the borg took over00:08
daftykinsthing is, are you both on the same version?00:08
daftykins(of ubuntu)00:08
maps|wrkhm is it not possible to right click on the task bar and maybe customize it?00:08
daftykinsalso, surely we don't support third party .deb's00:08
maps|wrkyea im not im on xubuntu and like 12.1000:09
maps|wrki thought its simply a customization issue though daftykins  like moving the system tray icon or summit00:09
MichaelOxI'm using 14.04 desktop edition...00:09
MichaelOxI couldn't manage it...00:09
MichaelOxI'm posting a screenshot in a minute..00:09
maps|wrkok:)00:10
daftykinsif it is user config based, test the same program in a guest session if possible00:10
daftykinsor a fresh user account00:10
MichaelOxhttp://picpaste.com/Screenshot_from_2014-06-11_01__07__24-OxfQuO4J.png00:11
MichaelOxhere it is :)00:11
MichaelOxI'm new at linux... So for you it might be something very easy...00:11
MichaelOxYou can see the icon at top left...00:12
MichaelOxand it does not move...00:12
MichaelOxat least by drag and drop...00:12
maps|wrkah yea i see it00:13
MichaelOxDid you also download it maps|wrk ?00:13
maps|wrki could but wouldnt be able to see what happens now as at work00:14
maps|wrkalso using xubuntuy mate00:14
MichaelOxooo00:14
MichaelOxanyway, thanks...00:14
MichaelOxDo you know what might be a possible solution?00:14
maps|wrkmy suggestion would be to post on ubuntuforums - hopefullly someone there can help morethan me00:15
daftykinsdon't you have to right click unlock the panel first? if it's one of those things00:16
daftykinsotherwise, you might want to change to individual window controls00:16
MichaelOx@daftykins, unlock the panel? What is this?00:17
daftykinsnot sure if it's appropriate to Unity00:18
daftykinsbut before you could drag stuff about in the past, you had to right click on a panel and choose 'unlock'00:19
MichaelOxooo..00:19
MichaelOxYeah, I used centOS, I remember...00:19
MichaelOxNo, It's not like that...00:19
daftykinsok, individual window controls might be the last option then00:20
daftykinsultimately you've installed a program which is not supported under unity so it's making the theme go all funny00:20
daftykinswhich is why i called it unsupported from the word 'go' in the other channel :>00:20
maps|wrkah00:20
maps|wrki didnt know00:20
maps|wrkuse lxde/kde and all will be fine00:20
maps|wrkor xfce00:20
MichaelOxhmm... the fact is that Viber had released the program a few months back00:21
MichaelOxand they say they had test it on Ubuntu00:21
maps|wrkhm00:22
daftykinscorrect, and 14.04 has been out for... 1 and a bit00:22
ali1234what's the problem? the icon in the top left?00:22
daftykinsapparently.00:22
maps|wrkyea00:22
ali1234is viber written in java by any chance?00:22
MichaelOxUnity is the default after 10.4 I guess...so they might have test it on that and not on lxde/kde etc...00:22
daftykinsnow that would explain something00:22
ali1234i've seen this bug happen when java apps try to create a tray icon... instead of drawing in the tray, it draws in the top left of the screen instead00:23
MichaelOxHi Ali1234. I have no idea what language they used...00:23
daftykinsit's the wrong Java, gromit.00:23
MichaelOxyes, the icon is the problem. It overlabs the exit "X" and I cannot close the other windows if they are maximised00:24
MichaelOx... It's there all time while Viber runs...00:24
daftykinsalt+space -> x :D00:25
MichaelOxVery useful :) yeah, this is what I am doing :)00:26
MichaelOxBut it shouldn't be like that...00:26
daftykinsnope, complain to Viber00:26
daftykinsali1234: do you recall whether the runtime influenced anything?00:26
ali1234it's not java... it's Qt... and ships with a static Qt00:27
MichaelOxI should, but I do not think they will pay any attention...00:27
ali1234but i bet it's some kind of similar problem00:27
ali1234see if there is an option to disable system tray?00:27
ali1234that's the only workaround iknow00:27
daftykinsMichaelOx: imagine if the Allies decided it best not to bother telling Hitler they disagreed.00:28
ali1234"i hold in my hand a piece of paper"00:28
daftykinsthat's wasted on me if it means something00:29
ali1234google it00:29
ali1234basically we don't need to imagine it00:29
ali1234because it happened00:29
MichaelOxNo, it doesn't have any option to disable system tray00:30
MichaelOxthe fact is that my easiest solution now...00:30
MichaelOxIs to go back to windows... :p00:30
ali1234i can't really give you as easy solution for this00:30
ali1234i could probably fix it by hacking dlls00:31
ali1234but that's pretty hard00:31
daftykinsali1234: was the declaration of war not an admission of disagreement ;)00:31
ali1234maybe you could blacklist the tray icon in unity00:31
ali1234daftykins: yes, *eventually*00:31
daftykinsso you're splitting hairs00:31
ali1234it's what i do00:31
daftykinsMichaelOx: tbh if you give up on Linux 'cause of one little icon in the wrong place... bye :) don't let the door hit you on the way out!00:32
maps|wrkwhys everyone so hostile!00:32
ali1234it does make it impossible to close windows...00:32
maps|wrk;[00:32
ali1234http://askubuntu.com/questions/30742/how-do-i-access-and-enable-more-icons-to-be-in-the-system-tray <- there is a system for blacklisting tray icons in unity00:33
ali1234the icon might be doing that because it is blacklisted and so cannot show in the tray00:33
MichaelOxno00:33
ali1234or alternatvely, if it isn't blacklisted already, then blacklisting it might make it go away00:33
MichaelOxI have sound problems also00:33
daftykinsmaps|wrk: hang out in #ubuntu more, you'll see :)00:33
MichaelOxand I also had graphics problem and spend out 3 days to solve it..00:34
ali1234however, i do not use unity, so i can't really help you with finding the settings, which have probably changed since that answer was written. you'll need a unity user to guide you00:34
MichaelOxActually, everything works flawlesly in windows..00:34
MichaelOxHowever, this is not the case for linux..00:34
MichaelOxThanks a lot @ali1234 :)00:35
MichaelOxI will try that now :)00:35
daftykinsoh Captain Magenta.00:37
MichaelOxDidn't get that00:39
maps|wrknor me00:39
maps|wrk:(00:39
daftykinsi'm watching Captain Scarlet00:40
daftykinssuch a classic00:40
maps|wrkahhh00:41
daftykinsit's quite amusing how bad the bad guys are in this00:43
ali1234is captain scarlet the one where they have cars that drive backwards?00:43
daftykinsthe drivers that sit backwards :D00:44
ali1234same thing00:44
daftykinsnah00:44
ali1234now who is splitting hairs?00:44
daftykinsquite a good idea that, for crashes00:44
daftykinswell i thought i'd show you what a timewaste it is :)00:44
ali1234yes but when you accelerate you hit your head on the monitor00:44
ali1234and you'd get really seasick due to the monitor showing the opposite movement to what you feel00:45
daftykinsif only they were some kind of... trained personnel00:46
ali1234according to wikipedia the monitor image is flipped (and presumably also the controls) which would counteract this00:48
ali1234if that is true then kudos to the andersons for actually thinking about it00:48
daftykins:D00:48
daftykinsin one of the earlier episodes, Big Ben featured00:49
daftykinsthere was a situation where Big Ben struck midnight and chimed 13 times, it was quite entertainingly explained :)00:49
maps|wrkwhat are ye all upto :D only 1 tv series for me today01:44
maps|wrk:((01:44
daftykinsone more ep then bed01:46
maps|wrk:D captain scarlet? never seen01:47
daftykins:O01:47
daftykinstotally a kids show really, but amusing01:47
daftykinssame guys as Thunderbirds01:47
maps|wrkah01:49
daftykinsbit o' harmless sci-fi :>01:49
maps|wrkwahh02:17
maps|wrkmy neck hurts when i move02:17
maps|wrk;[02:17
Myrttihuomenta06:21
Myrttimmm cake06:23
Myrttigeneric rant and whine about oem disabling LTS upgrade to 14.0406:29
Myrttihm.06:42
Myrttimeh06:50
MyrttiI must've slipped through a temporal crack07:02
Myrttimoin TheOpenSourcerer07:22
TheOpenSourcereryo Myrtti07:23
MyrttiTheOpenSourcerer: since you guys would probably know this instead of me going looking for it, what are Odoo's plans for Python3?07:23
MyrttiI tried to look in the most obvious reliable sources but couldn't find anything07:23
awilkinssecurity.ubuntu.com seems to have misplaced it's file system07:24
nigelbHello Myrtti, TheOpenSourcerer07:24
awilkinsThis is annoying, since I'm trying to install a package from there07:24
awilkinsOh, maybe I need to update07:26
awilkinsFair enough07:26
awilkinsPrevious version was apparently replaced quickly07:26
TheOpenSourcererMyrtti: Not sure right now. I Don't think Odoo has been ported.07:28
TheOpenSourcererMorning nigelb07:28
MyrttiTheOpenSourcerer: I don't think so either, but has there been any plans that you've heard of?07:28
TheOpenSourcererI've seen some discussions but no commitment.07:29
Myrttiright.07:29
TheOpenSourcererCheck the community mailing list (was/is still on launchpad I think for now. But they are moving to Github).07:29
Myrttihttp://www.theonion.com/video/more-office-workers-switching-to-fetal-position-de,36240/07:33
MyrttiSpot the Dog creator Eric Hill dies http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-2777884607:58
* TheOpenSourcerer read that as "Spit the Dog" to start with :-D (i.e. Bob Carolgees)08:04
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popey\o/ 30 mins conversation with Mother in Law about what computer she should buy.08:26
foobarrychrome pc?08:26
foobarryalienware big green alien?08:27
popeychrombooks didnt even enter into the conversation08:27
brobostigonmorning boys and girls.08:27
popeydesktops, pc laptops and osx laptops did08:27
foobarrychromebooks have small scren size , an oversight for the older generation especially those who seem to only use a browser08:29
JamesTaitGood morning all; happy Ferris Bueller Day! :-D08:34
bigcalmGood morning peeps :)08:34
bigcalmBueller...08:34
bigcalmBueller...08:34
bigcalmBueller...08:34
foobarryif i write something on an open group, does it appear in my friends main feed? or in their toielt roll feed on the side? or nowhere if they are not in the group09:12
foobarry(facebook)09:12
popeyi didnt think anything in groups appeared in your friends feeds unless they're also in the group09:14
foobarrywasn't sure if that also applied for open groups09:15
foobarrysure i've seen people do things on pages i'm not part of but maybe they are pages they have "liked" not joined09:15
davmor2JamesTait: fantastic we should all scive off work for the day then right?10:00
JamesTaitdavmor2, I couldn't possibly comment on such a suggestion.10:08
bigcalmdavmor2: sure, nobody would notice ;)10:14
davmor2bigcalm: you can replace yourself with a script you know you can :P10:15
foobarryi thought JamesTait was a bot for about a year10:15
foobarryhe only said the welcome announcement and never spoke for reset of day10:15
bigcalmdavmor2: On occasion, I have. Still charge the client for my time though10:15
davmor2foobarry: you think he isn't now?10:15
foobarryhe may have added new features10:16
JamesTaitI am completely operational and all my circuits are functioning perfectly.10:16
davmor2foobarry: he was the first to pass the turing test10:17
foobarryi noticed the turing test was passed by people who thought the bot was a 13yr old boy10:19
foobarrythats hardly a test of humanity10:19
foobarrygrunt urrr meh minecraft shut up yeahh10:20
davmor2foobarry: you were fooled JamesTait the greeter anniversary bot :D10:20
bigcalmhttp://hijinksensue.com/comic/more-human-than-human/10:21
Myrttifoobarry: there's been some discussion that criteria used during the test wasn't quite en par what it should've been10:23
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NET||abuseI may have said this in the past, but i'll say it again, unity's "ownership" of the alt key, is driving me mad10:55
TheOpenSourcererhttp://www.cnet.com/uk/news/wildling-wannabes-make-a-crossbow-from-office-supplies/ :-D11:03
foobarryfound a way to download a pdf from scribd without a paid account if you just want 1 file11:14
bashrcNET||abuse: I find it annoying when using Emacs in full screen.  I don't know if there's a way to turn off the dash on an application specific basis11:30
davmor2foobarry_: you mean you don't just print the page as a pdf?11:41
foobarry_does that work davmor211:44
davmor2foobarry_: I don't know it's just what I do if there is page I want and I know there is not going to be internet connection where I'm going11:45
foobarry_sure.but scribd is different11:47
popeyno11:47
popeyits a flash based thing11:47
popeyscribd is a terrible service11:48
foobarry_they are protecting their (usually coprighted) content11:51
foobarry_not sure how they are legal11:51
foobarry_youtube is similar i guess11:51
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popeyfoobarry: is almost always isn't their content12:00
popeye.g. a letter netflix sent to verizon was on scribd yesterday12:00
awilkinsscribd were supposed to be re-doing everything as HTML 5 no?12:32
awilkinsLooking at scribd : appears to be an HTML5 page that queries their asset servers for pages as JSON12:35
popeydoesn't make any difference what technology they use12:37
popeythey still hold PDFs you can easily get elesewhere to random for download12:37
popeyand some you cant12:38
ali1234alright popey keep your fedora on12:39
awilkinsWell, yes, they do seem a bit shonky12:39
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popeyhah12:43
bigcalmdirecthex: you're not wrong about Wii U updates being painfully slow12:46
directhexit's nintendo's servers. i checked my router traffic, it never passed 1mbit12:47
davmor2ali1234: is it a red fedora12:49
foobarryscribd do a give one, get one policy for free users13:00
foobarryso if you want a particalar pdf to download, you have to upload a unqie pdf13:01
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mappshello all15:45
* bigcalm tickles popey and then freakyclown15:46
popey15:46
bigcalmReally want steak at tonight's LUG16:00
bigcalmWill enjoy a nice salad instead16:00
bigcalmBut can I stop myself from having cheesy garlic bread?16:00
popeywuuuuut16:03
popeywhy not have steak?16:03
bigcalmTrying to lose some weight. The steak comes with too much that is yummy16:08
bigcalmAlso, I'm having a dry month16:08
bigcalmSo on the diet pepsi tonight16:08
bigcalmWill be odd16:08
davmor2haha16:08
bigcalmCan't have a dry July, that's when I'm on a boat16:09
bigcalmAnd it will be tricky having a dry August with the RAT16:09
bigcalmThough generally cutting back will be a good thing16:10
awilkinsHave steak with no yummy bits16:13
awilkinsThe meat is protein rich which satiates the appetite and helps you resist cramming your face with carbs later16:13
awilkinsSalad is mostly water and does not16:14
awilkinsOrder it -sans- fries / potato16:14
bigcalmHeh16:20
SeekerI see tweetdeck has an XSS bug16:46
bigcalmHehe16:50
Seeker10.5k retweets in 10 mins apparently16:51
mapps:D16:54
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ali1234the huge recompressing finished and i managed to increase the compression ratio by a factor of 5... and it only took like 5 days17:34
Saur0hi can anyone help me get my head around a postfix problem?19:21
daftykinsSaur0: #ubuntu-server or #networking might be better19:31
gebbioneany serious pdf editor in ubuntu20:12
gebbionepdf mod and editor really look lame20:13
diddledanwow - I really should sleep20:43
diddledanI've been messing with ipsec for nearly 48 hours straight20:44
diddledanblurryvision ftw20:45

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