[00:05] <hans__> i installed Notepad++ from Snap, on my laptop, and it's.. missing keys
[00:07] <hans__> when my laptop is running on powersaver and not connected to the wall, and i quickly write: the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
[00:07] <hans__> notepad++ gets: the uqik brwfo ums ovee zyd
[00:12] <Kumool> this is usb or from the keyboard itself?
[00:12] <Kumool> attached*
[00:12] <hans__> attached to the laptop
[00:12] <Kumool> my recommendation, notepad++ is bugged, use something else?
[00:12] <hans__> not an external usb
[00:13] <Kumool> I wouldn't even know how to debug that :( sorry
[00:13] <hans__> any suggestions? im specifically looking for an editor that allows me to open new tabs and have the editor save/remember them even without giving them explicit names
[00:14] <Kumool> welp, I only use 2 editors
[00:14] <Kumool> doesn't gnome recommend geany?
[00:14] <hans__> if i open a new tab in notepad++, write something to it, and exit notepad++, then it will still be there the next time i open notepad++
[00:14] <hans__> that's the specific feature im looking for
[00:14] <Kumool> let me check if scite does that
[00:14] <hans__> it doesn't
[00:15] <hans__> at least not the AutoIt-modified version of Scite
[00:15] <hans__> (the autoit IDE ships a modified Scite)
[00:15] <Kumool> installing, i'm also trying geany
[00:15] <Kumool> its a simple feature, so should be available
[00:16] <Kumool> I use this thing called textadept, it remembers and its fast
[00:17] <hans__> "textadept" doesn't seem to be in the xubuntu stock repos at least
[00:17] <hans__> idk if i enabled universe or not
[00:18] <Kumool> it isn't I build it manually
[00:18] <Kumool> did you try geany
[00:18] <Kumool> go editor hunting!
[00:18] <hans__> nah
[00:21] <Kumool> ok, so geany does remember that
[00:21] <Kumool> and it looks IDE-ish
[00:21] <Kumool> so you'll feel at home
[00:21] <Kumool> yuck
[00:22] <Kumool> I'm sure you can have a lua script on scite that will remember sessions or last file opened
[00:22] <hans__> textadept doesn't remember out of the box at least, hrm
[00:22] <Kumool> but I aint messing with the scintilla code
[00:22] <Kumool> hans__: It does, I use it
[00:23] <hans__> doesn't for me https://i.imgur.com/rFZZCXq.png
[00:23] <hans__> if i press "quit without saving", it won't remember anything, and if i press cancel, it won't exit
[00:23] <hans__> or maybe it's just in git master
[00:24] <Kumool> you want to save... not files?
[00:24] <hans__> i used a release
[00:24] <Kumool> it remembers the last files you saved, that is, files
[00:25] <Kumool> you can't... remember an unsaved file
[00:25] <Kumool> its not in the system
[00:25] <Kumool> anyway, use geany
[00:27] <Kumool> the feature itself of saving an unnamed buffer is ridiculous, the only thing that works like that is notes
[00:27] <Kumool> which is a plugin you can add in the panel
[00:27] <Kumool> or just start it
[00:29] <Kumool> xfce4-notes
[00:30] <Kumool> for note taking, which seems to be what you want. for remembering a programming session, use geany
[06:25] <xubuntu40w> Hello, recently i installed xubuntu 18.04
[06:27] <diogenes_> xubuntu40w, congrats!
[06:29] <JackFrost> Hrm, a bit late to be going for 18.04, no?
[06:32] <diogenes_> JackFrost, til 2021.
[06:33] <JackFrost> Technically, yeah.  But 20.04 comes out in a couple months.
[06:34] <JackFrost> xubuntu40w: Anywho, that's neither here nor there.  Congrats!  Anything we can do for you this evening?
[06:34] <diogenes_> JackFrost, and newer doesn't mean better.
[06:44] <xubuntu40w> Hello in xubuntu 18.04 , when i tried uninstalling some apps using software centre, it ended up removing thunar file manager, terminal and desktop settings along with it. Then i reinstalled xubuntu , and removed the same apps using terminal, this time there was no issue.. . I tried again after a reinstall using software centre and issue was there..
[06:44] <xubuntu40w> i also noticed the same issue when i was using xfce on another distribution ( zorin lite ). Can anyone tell me why this is happening?
[06:45] <JackFrost> I'd guess you tried to remove 'mail'?
[06:48] <diogenes_> xubuntu40w, use synaptic for installing/uninstalling stuff.
[06:48] <xubuntu40w> Yea mail reader
[06:48] <JackFrost> Yeah that's actually provided by 'exo', which is a core lib.  Software Center is a bit dense.
[06:53] <xubuntu40w> Is the gnome software centre used in xfce ??
[06:55] <JackFrost> Yeah, though as diogenes_ suggests you can instead use Synaptic.
[07:38] <astraljava> I was about to mention that at least for Lenovo laptops, gnome software center can install firmware upgrades.
[07:39] <JackFrost> Yeah, it can do that and snaps/flatpaks so some people like it.
[08:11] <xubuntu21w2004tr> Hello everyone, i'm trying xubuntu 20.04 alpha and i would like to give a pair of suggestions.
[08:12] <xubuntu21w2004tr> First: the background is nice but it's posterized, transitions are not smooth at all. I hope it will be better in the release!
[08:13] <xubuntu21w2004tr> Second: categories in the menu are on the right and programs on the left. I think swapping categories and programs could be more logical.
[08:13] <xubuntu21w2004tr> Thank you!
[08:21] <xubuntu21w2004tr> Btw, i found a way to move whisker menu categories on the left. But the default is imho insane. Maybe based on language, for right-to-left languages could be good to have categories on the right, but for the rest of the world is almost insane
[13:20] <xubuntu39w> hi! Anyone know why xubuntu stops my scripts 30 minutes after I lock the screen?
[13:21] <xubuntu39w> I should say, pauses my scripts.  They resume when I unlock
[13:21] <diogenes_> xubuntu39w, what xubuntu version?
[13:21] <xubuntu39w> 18.04.4 LTS
[13:22] <diogenes_> xubuntu39w, i assume it's light-locker, run: ps aux | grep xscreensaver
[13:22] <diogenes_> and: ps aux | grep locker
[13:23] <diogenes_> see which one gives you two lines.
[13:23] <xubuntu39w> I have light-locker
[13:24] <xubuntu39w> I tried setting --no-idle-hint, but to no avail.
[13:24] <xubuntu39w> problem is, I do need to lock my screen
[13:25] <diogenes_> xubuntu39w, light-locker is very dated, no longer maintained and also it's 3rd party sicne it's not provided by XFCE, try a different locker like xscreesaver, in xubuntu 19.10 you already have the xfce4-screensaver which should be working much better.
[13:25] <xubuntu39w> ok, thanks, I'll try that.  Do I put it in the session startup manager, or is there a different way?
[13:26] <diogenes_> xubuntu39w, install it then go to session and startup > application startup and untick light-locker and tick xscreensaver and re-log.
[13:26] <xubuntu39w> oh...   $ xfce4-screensaverxfce4-screensaver: command not found
[13:27] <diogenes_> nope that one is available only with xubuntu 19.10.
[13:34] <xubuntu39w> thanks diogenes_ -- xscreensaver now running.  I'll find out if it actually works later. :)
[13:35] <diogenes_> ok come back with a feedback.
[15:04] <xubuntu39w> @diogenes_ succes: new screensaver seems to allow my script to run uninterrupted,  thank you again. (y)
[18:05] <xubuntu54w> How do I install guest additions for xubuntu? My virtual box, doesn't give the full screen experience.
[18:20] <diogenes_> xubuntu54w, from virtualbox itself.
[20:48] <Sulu-mar> Hello ppl
[20:55] <Sulu-mar> Im having a problem booting a portable xubuntu install on my laptop
[20:56] <Sulu-mar> Its installed on an external ssd and connected via usb
[20:58] <Sulu-mar> While two desktop pcs handle it without problems, the laptop wont even show it as boot drive.
[20:58] <Sulu-mar> The laptop does however boot fine from a live usb
[20:59] <Sulu-mar> I cant figure out why
[21:02] <Sulu-mar> If anyone has an idea, id apreciate it. Thanks
[21:30] <Sulu-mar> Ok.it seems to be a hardware issue. The damned lenovo only boots WinPE
[21:36] <Sulu-mar> Still odd that it boots from a live usb
[23:05] <gQuigs> Xubuntu website might have a trivial fix for this - just switch your torrent.ubuntu.com link to HTTPS, hence why I added Xubuntu-website - https://bugs.launchpad.net/xubuntu-website/+bug/1862428