[clug] Ubuntu Lynx (10.04) bugs [was: Ubuntu Lynx (10.04) and window button positions]

[Anthony David]

On 04/05/10 08:14, Jim Croft wrote:
> not here... on two different laptops I have lost the Network Manager
> applet from the panel.
>
> I use/need this to select and connect the preferred wireless network,
> and importantly to select and drive the Telstra wireless modem dongle
> thingy.
>
> The software Centre says it is installed, but I just can't see it or
> get it onto the panel where I cab use it.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> The annoying thing is I know it works - it *was* there and I was using
> it for a day.  Then it vanished.  That it is missing on two different
> computers is a bit of a worry.  I hope it is just user incompetence...
>
>    
Hi Jim

Ooh. There is a glitch I dismissed. I had that too, again after a resume.
The interface was unloaded. I logged out and back in again and the 
wireless reappeared. Not very diagnostic I am sorry.

Anthony

> jim
>
> On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 7:33 AM, Andrew Janke<a.janke at gmail.com>  wrote:
>    
>> Just a quick heads up for those who want the metacity
>> close/minimize/maximise buttons back on the right side of the window.
>> There has been a heap of noise about this but for a quick fix just do
>> this:
>>
>>    $ gconftool-2 -s /apps/metacity/general/button_layout --type=string
>> menu:minimize,maximize,close
>>
>> You can also use the pointy-click gconf-editor to do this but I like
>> the above as I can script it.
>>
>> Beyond that I am liking the latest release so far, I can now add more
>> things to my list of "just works" with my laptop. Best of all I am now
>> using the nouveau driver instead of the nvidia binary blob.
>>
>>    http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/
>>
>> So far everything is blue skies and rainbows.
>>
>>
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