Edit daemons/services in ubuntu runlevels

Use chkconfig:


chkconfig -A > services.save
chkconfig -s < services.save
chkconfig sshd off
chkconfig sshd --level 23 off


Change KDE3 apps theme color in ubuntu intrepid (even if you have kde4 installed).

Sometime I'm amazed at some people's ingenuity.

Original post for getting around the kde4 new systemsettings not accounting for kde3 apps colors/themes (yeah, you'd think that you change it in KDE4, all kde apps would look like that...).


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i'd like to change the color theme of amarok and k3b in kubuntu intrepid (8.10). in hardy i could do that running kcontrol.


Hmm - this says that there are no such beast > qt3 wrapper to make kde3 applications look like kde4 ?


Hmm #2 - let's use kde3 tools: kcontrol module color.


Quick and dirty way to get kde3 color controls

Going to the Ubuntu Packages

Searching:
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Search: kcontrol
Distribution: hardy-backports

=> kcontrol (4:3.5.10-0ubuntu1~hardy2)

Scrolling down, there are download kcontrol (amd386/i386)

In this example i386 =>

Download Page for kcontrol_3.5.10-0ubuntu1~hardy2_i386.deb on Intel x86 machines

Downloading it in to the ~/kcontrol/
that is /home//kcontrol/

Opening a konsole there, it tells:
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user@machine:~/kcontrol$

Giving a command:
Code:

dpkg -x kcontrol_3.5.10-0ubuntu1~hardy2_i386.deb ~/kcontrol



There are lot of stuff, but now we only need:

- kcm_colors.la
- kcm_colors.so
they are ~/kcontrol/usr/lib/kde3

- colors.desktop
it is in the
~/kcontrol/usr/share/applications/kde

Explanation > KConfig Module HOWTO


Copying:
Code:

sudo cp ~/kcontrol/usr/lib/kde3/kcm_colors.la /usr/lib/kde3
sudo cp ~/kcontrol/usr/lib/kde3/kcm_colors.so /usr/lib/kde3
sudo cp ~/kcontrol/usr/share/applications/kde/colors.desktop /usr/share/applications/kde



Restarting, sometimes KDE 4.1.X and Intrepid is a bit slow to notice that there are installed/modified applications.


Testing: Alt + F2 and typing
Code:

kcmshell colors


Let there be light colors:

Change theme (color) of outlook 2007

Being forced to use OL07, never would I able to find this trick.

Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Change Outlook 2007 color scheme (and the whole office suite)

1. Click Outlook: Tools ==> Options ==> Mail Format

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2. Click Editor Options. Select Color Scheme. Click OKs to close the dialog boxes.

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Source: Changing your theme

Tube damper DIY?!

Not sure what to make of this.

http://www.jt30.com/jt30page/micKdiy/DIY-Tube-Dampers.html

> What I'm looking to do is to find some o-rings that can withstand the heat
> to use as dampers for the tubes... 100 - 130F is no problem if that's all
> a preamp tube does....I've heard of using stretch watch bands as
> damper-coolers for tubes. They could take a lot more heat.

Ah. I see. The watch bands trick will work, or you can go to an auto parts
store and buy some of Perma-Tex's silicone rubber gasketing goo. This stuff
is like RTV, except it is opaque red and will supposedly withstand up to
about 500F (they say...). This ought to be a good thing to run a bead around
the base of preamp tubes just above the socket line.

O-rings would work, but I wonder if the hard rubber would make for much
mechanical damping.

The Permatex ought to be good for gooping on the socket-to-chassis joint, too.
You could drill the rivets or remove the screws and nuts holding it on, goop
the joint, then put in new, slightly longer screws. This should damp a lot
of chassis borne feedback. I've seen a lot of older chasses with rubber
o-rings between socket and chassis.


Some urethanes are fairly high temp, too. A ring of softish urethane would
make a good - and removable - damper.

Disabling dmix completely

Tried it with ubuntu Hardy, seems working. The reason you want to disable the dmix is if you using a high-quality DAC and HiFi system, and you know you do not need multiple sound sources at the same time (playing game+mp3). This will improve the sound quality.

edit your ~/.asoundrc
add

pcm.!default {
type plug
slave.pcm hw
}

HOW TO: Firefox 3 and dark themes

Excerpt from http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=873486 . Works like a charm up to 3.03.

HOW TO: Firefox 3 and dark themes A few dark GTK themes show how to fix the resulting Firefox's dark textboxes and forms, however those fixes don't work with Firefox 3. After a bit of googling I found an Arch Linux thread that provided a solution. Since I couldn't find anything on Ubuntu Forums I thought I would post it here. Step 1. Install the Stylish Add-on **notes on using Stylish ** The next 2 steps need you to create Styles in the Stylish add-on. To do this you can: A. Click on the stylish icon to the right of the status bar > Manage Styles > Write OR B. Tools > Add-ons > Scroll to Stylish and click Preferences > Manage Styles >Write **back to the HOW-TO ** Step 2. Create (and Enable) "Nice Firefox Themes" Style in Stylish Code: /******* * Mac OS X look contribution by * phiw - Philippe Wittenbergh (phiw@l-c-n.com) http://emps.l-c-n.com/ * hiro - NAKAJIMA Hiroki http://homepage.mac.com/travellers/software/Firefox/aquafirefox_en.html * * last updated 2006.02.06 *******/ /******* * Windows look contribution by * akirasan - AkiraSan http://www.akirasan.net * Use this code at your own risk. * Making a backup of your valuable data is never a bad idea. * I am not responsible for any data loss, physical injuries, or mental traumas resulting from using this code. * If you want to further develop, improve or modify this code, feel free to do so. * I'll appreciate feedback and if you make this code available for distribution, * a link back to my blog (http://www.akirasan.net) * * last updated 28.05.2007 *******/ /* Set default namespace to HTML */ @namespace url(http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml); @namespace xul url(http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul); /*********************** ~364 ***********************/ /* common features of radio buttons and check boxes */ input[type="radio"], input[type="checkbox"] { background-color: transparent !important; border: none !important; } input[type="radio"][disabled], input[type="radio"][disabled]:active, input[type="radio"][disabled]:hover, input[type="radio"][disabled]:hover:active, input[type="checkbox"][disabled], input[type="checkbox"][disabled]:active, input[type="checkbox"][disabled]:hover, input[type="checkbox"][disabled]:hover:active { background-color: transparent !important; color: inherit !important; border: none !important; } input[type="checkbox"]:focus, input[type="radio"]:focus { border-style: none !important; } input[type="checkbox"]:hover:active, input[type="radio"]:hover:active { background-color: transparent !important; border-style: none !important; } /* *|*::-moz-radio { background-color: transparent !important; }*/ /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- * * modified by phiw - Philippe Wittenbergh. phiw@l-c-n.com emps.l-c-n.com * * -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */ /* --- Font Setting --- */ html select, html input, html input[type="submit"], html input[type="reset"], html input[type="password"], html input[type="file"], html input[type="text"], html input:not([type]) { font-size: small; } /* --- Color Setting --- */ html input[type="reset"], html input[type="submit"], html input[type="file"] { color: #1e1e1e !important; /* soft black */ } html input, html textarea { color: #1e1e1e; } html button, html input[type="button"] { color: #1e1e1e !important; } /* --- Input, textarea --- */ html input, html input[type="text"], html input[type="password"], html textarea { background-color: -moz-Field; background-repeat: repeat-x; background-position: 0 0; -moz-border-radius: 0; padding: 1px 0 1px 3px; } html input, html textarea { border-top: 1px solid #616365; border-right: 1px solid #a0a3a5; border-bottom: 1px solid #bbbdbf; border-left: 1px solid #616365; } *[dir="rtl"] input[type="text"], *[dir="rtl"] input[type="password"], *[dir="rtl"] input:not([type]), *[dir="rtl"] textarea { padding: 1px 3px 1px 0; } html input[type="image"] { border:none; background-image:none; padding:0; } /* --- Radio Buttons --- */ /* *|*::-moz-radio { border: 0 none !important; background-color: transparent !important; }*/ html input[type="radio"] { -moz-appearance: none; width: 13px !important; height: 13px !important; margin: 3px 5px 0; background: transparent no-repeat center center !important; vertical-align: baseline; border: 0 none !important; outline:none !important; -moz-border-radius: 0 !important; } html input[type="radio"]:checked { background: transparent no-repeat center center !important; border: 0 none !important; } /* --- Check Boxes --- */ html input[type="checkbox"] { width: 13px !important; height:13px !important; margin: 1px 2px 3px 3px; vertical-align: text-bottom; -moz-border-radius: 0 !important; -moz-appearance: none; /*akirasan*/ } html input[type="checkbox"], html input[type="checkbox"]:checked{ background: transparent no-repeat center center !important; border: 0 none !important; } html input[type="radio"]:focus, html input[type="checkbox"]:focus { border: 0 none !important; } /* --- Buttons, Submit, Reset --- */ html input[type="reset"], html input[type="submit"], html input[type="file"] > input[type="button"] { background: #efeded repeat-x 50% 65% !important; text-indent: 0 !important; /* beat those pesky ImageReplacement techniques */ padding: 1px 4px !important; margin: 0; border: 2px solid !important; -moz-border-bottom-colors: #616365 #cecece; -moz-border-left-colors: #797b7f #fff; -moz-border-right-colors: #616365 #cecece; -moz-border-top-colors: #797b7f #fff; -moz-border-radius: 1px !important; letter-spacing:0 !important } html button, html input[type="button"], html button[disabled], html input[type="button"][disabled] { /* less strict, allows author styling */ background: #efeded repeat-x 50% 65%; text-indent: 0; padding: 1px 4px; margin: 0; border: 2px solid; -moz-border-bottom-colors: #616365 #cecece; -moz-border-left-colors: #797b7f #e8e8e8; -moz-border-right-colors: #616365 #cecece; -moz-border-top-colors: #797b7f #e8e8e8; letter-spacing:0; -moz-border-radius: 1px; } button[disabled]:active, input[type="button"][disabled]:active { padding: 1px 4px; border: 2px solid; } /* --- input type=file --- */ html input[type="file"] { background:transparent !important; } html input[type="file"] > input[type="text"] { margin: 0 1px 0 0; background-color: #fff !important; } html input[type="file"] > input[type="button"] { margin: 0 1px !important; } /* --- Select Options --- */ /* *|*::-moz-display-comboboxcontrol-frame { padding: 1px 4px; } *|*::-moz-dropdown-list { border: none !important; border-color:transparent !important; background-color: #fff !important; }*/ html select { color: -moz-FieldText; background: #fff ; border: 1px solid #797b7f; border-color: #797b7f #999 #999 #797b7f; padding: 0; direction: ltr; } *[dir="rtl"] select, * select[dir="rtl"] { direction: rtl; } html select[multiple], html select[size], html select[size][multiple] { padding: 0; } html select:not([size]):not([multiple]), html select[size], html select[size="1"] { /*background: rgb(246, 246, 246) url("resource://gre/res/forms-grad.png") repeat-x bottom right !important;*/ background: rgb(246, 246, 246) repeat-x bottom right !important; color: #2e2e2e !important; height:auto !important; border: 2px solid !important; -moz-border-top-colors: #797b7f #fff; -moz-border-right-colors: #616365 #cecece; -moz-border-bottom-colors: #616365 #cecece; -moz-border-left-colors: #797b7f #fff; -moz-box-sizing: border-box !important; -moz-border-radius: 1px !important; padding:0 !important; } html select:not([size]):not([multiple]):focus, html select[size]:focus, html select[size="1"]:focus, html select:not([size]):not([multiple]):hover:active, html select[size]:hover:active, html select[size="1"]:hover:active { -moz-border-top-colors: #616365 #fff; -moz-border-right-colors: #797b7f #cecece; -moz-border-bottom-colors: #797b7f #cecece; -moz-border-left-colors: #616365 #fff; } html optgroup, html option { background:transparent; font-family:inherit; font-size:inherit; } html optgroup:before { font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; padding: 2px 5px 0 5px; } html select:not([size]):not([multiple]) optgroup:before, html select[size] optgroup:before, html select[size="1"] optgroup:before { color: #727272; } html select:not([size]):not([multiple]) option, html select[size] option, html select[size="1"] option, html select:not([size]):not([multiple]) optgroup, html select[size] optgroup, html select[size="1"] optgroup { background: transparent !important; color: inherit !important; } html select:not([size]):not([multiple]) option:hover, html select[size] option:hover, html select[size="1"] option:hover { background-color: Highlight ! important; color: HighlightText ! important; } html option:checked { background-color: Highlight ! important; color: HighlightText ! important; } html select > input[type="button"], /*html select > input[type="button"]:focus,*/ html select > input[type="button"]:hover:active { background-color: transparent !important; background-repeat: no-repeat !important; background-position: 45% 50% !important; outline: none; margin: 0 !important; border-width: 0 2px !important; border-style: solid !important; -moz-border-left-colors: #a3a3a3 transparent !important; -moz-border-right-colors: transparent transparent !important; padding: 0 6px !important; } *[dir="rtl"] select > input[type="button"], *[dir="rtl"] select > input[type="button"]:hover:active, select[dir="rtl"] > input[type="button"], select[dir="rtl"] > input[type="button"]:hover:active { -moz-border-right-colors: #a3a3a3 transparent !important; -moz-border-left-colors: transparent transparent !important; background-position: 60% 50% !important; } /* -- focus ring - mac specific code -- maybe use outline: 1px dotted invert for Linux ? -- disabled, this reverts to the default behaviour, I think. */ html input[type="reset"]:focus, html input[type="submit"]:focus { color:#262626 !important; } /* --- disabled widgets --- */ html input[type="reset"][disabled], html input[type="submit"][disabled], html input[type="file"][disabled], html select[disabled], html select[disabled] option, html option[disabled] { color:#727272 !important; } html input[disabled], html textarea[disabled], html option[disabled], html optgroup[disabled], html select[disabled], html select[disabled]>* { -moz-user-input: disabled; -moz-user-focus: ignore; } html select[disabled] > input[type="button"] { border:none; border-left:2px solid; -moz-border-left-colors: #b3b3b3 transparent; } html option[disabled], html optgroup[disabled] { background-color: transparent; } html input[type="radio"][disabled], html input[type="radio"][disabled]:active, html input[type="radio"][disabled]:hover, html input[type="radio"][disabled]:hover:active, html input[type="checkbox"][disabled], html input[type="checkbox"][disabled]:active, html input[type="checkbox"][disabled]:hover, html input[type="checkbox"][disabled]:hover:active { border: 0 none !important; background-color: transparent !important; outline-width: 0 !important; } html select[disabled], html input[disabled], html textarea[disabled], html button[disabled], html input[type="checkbox"][disabled], html input[type="radio"][disabled], html input[type="button"][disabled], html input[type="reset"][disabled], html input[type="submit"][disabled] { opacity: 0.6; } html input[type="file"][disabled] > * { opacity:1.0 !important; } /****************************************************************************\ :CHANGES: void \****************************************************************************/ input[type="file"] > input[type="text"], html input:not([type]), html input[type="text"], html input[type="password"], html textarea { -moz-border-radius: 3px; } /** * BASE 64 IMAGES */ html input, html input[type="text"], html input[type="password"], html textarea { background-image: url("data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAAECAYAAACp8Z5+AAAABHNCSVQICAgIfAhkiAAAAAlwSFlzAAALEgAACxIB0t1+/AAAABV0RVh0Q3JlYXRpb24gVGltZQAwNC45LjE4xKRlPwAAACF0RVh0U29mdHdhcmUATWFjcm9tZWRpYSBGaXJld29ya3MgNC4w6iYndQAAACJJREFUeJxjXLxk2WYGJMDCwMDQiyzA+P//f2Q+AxMDGgAAJwEGM2kcXr8AAAAASUVORK5CYII="); } html input[type="radio"] { background-image: url("data:image/png;base64,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") !important; } html input[type="radio"]:checked { background-image: url("data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAA0AAAANCAYAAABy6+R8AAAABGdBTUEAANlkkQC7WgAAACBjSFJN 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") !important; } html input[type="checkbox"], html input[type="checkbox"]:checked{ background-image: url("data:image/png;base64,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") !important; } html input[type="reset"], html input[type="submit"], html input[type="file"] > input[type="button"] { background-image: url("data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAA8CAYAAABfESsNAAAABHNCSVQICAgIfAhkiAAAAAlwSFlzAAALEgAACxIB0t1+/AAAABZ0RVh0Q3JlYXRpb24gVGltZQAwNS4xMS4yN6/1yKEAAAAhdEVYdFNvZnR3YXJlAE1hY3JvbWVkaWEgRmlyZXdvcmtzIDQuMOomJ3UAAABhSURBVHic7dPBCYAwDEZhW1xCwZS6/1JqelYHCHEC5R0EEfKfP94hkOTuYweWCQoYMGDAgPfr9+NkcFGFcGvfFSFctTmB/I61TAzOIi8Xa6FFYcVkZgMq5swu9IdXCPi4C6HeHFixIGPzAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC") !important; } html input[type="reset"]:focus, html input[type="submit"]:focus, html input[type="reset"]:hover, html input[type="submit"]:hover, html input[type="reset"]:hover:active, html input[type="submit"]:hover:active { background-image: url("data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAA8CAYAAABfESsNAAAABHNCSVQICAgIfAhkiAAAAAlwSFlzAAALEgAACxIB0t1+/AAAABZ0RVh0Q3JlYXRpb24gVGltZQAwNS4xMS4yN6/1yKEAAAAhdEVYdFNvZnR3YXJlAE1hY3JvbWVkaWEgRmlyZXdvcmtzIDQuMOomJ3UAAABjSURBVHic7dPBCYBADERRN9iEu7CWov23oWL2JnoOsQLl30TInB8ZGEhy97kDEYICBgwYMOBz+uO8GFx3pbBBqBTS6oVWb9qcQL5jLQODY4awlvxRdTKzCV0UYQv94RUCvuYGx8ocsZqoiv8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=") !important; } html button, html input[type="button"], html button[disabled], html input[type="button"][disabled] { /* less strict, allows author styling */ background-image: url("data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAA8CAYAAABfESsNAAAABHNCSVQICAgIfAhkiAAAAAlwSFlzAAALEgAACxIB0t1+/AAAABZ0RVh0Q3JlYXRpb24gVGltZQAwNS4xMS4yN6/1yKEAAAAhdEVYdFNvZnR3YXJlAE1hY3JvbWVkaWEgRmlyZXdvcmtzIDQuMOomJ3UAAABhSURBVHic7dPBCYAwDEZhW1xCwZS6/1JqelYHCHEC5R0EEfKfP94hkOTuYweWCQoYMGDAgPfr9+NkcFGFcGvfFSFctTmB/I61TAzOIi8Xa6FFYcVkZgMq5swu9IdXCPi4C6HeHFixIGPzAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC"); } html button:focus, html input[type="button"]:focus, html button:hover, html input[type="button"]:hover, html button:hover:active, html input[type="button"]:hover:active { background-image: url("data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAA8CAYAAABfESsNAAAABHNCSVQICAgIfAhkiAAAAAlwSFlzAAALEgAACxIB0t1+/AAAABZ0RVh0Q3JlYXRpb24gVGltZQAwNS4xMS4yN6/1yKEAAAAhdEVYdFNvZnR3YXJlAE1hY3JvbWVkaWEgRmlyZXdvcmtzIDQuMOomJ3UAAABjSURBVHic7dPBCYBADERRN9iEu7CWov23oWL2JnoOsQLl30TInB8ZGEhy97kDEYICBgwYMOBz+uO8GFx3pbBBqBTS6oVWb9qcQL5jLQODY4awlvxRdTKzCV0UYQv94RUCvuYGx8ocsZqoiv8AAAAASUVORK5CYII="); } html select:not([size]):not([multiple]), html select[size], html select[size="1"] { background-image: url("data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAARCAYAAAAcw8YSAAAABGdBTUEAANbY1E9YMgAAABl0RVh0U29mdHdhcmUAQWRvYmUgSW1hZ2VSZWFkeXHJZTwAAABZSURBVHjaYvr//z8DQAAxMQIBQAAxMTAwMAIEEIhgAgggMAsggMAEQACBuQABBCYAAgjMBQggMAsggMAsgAACswACCMwCCCAwCyCAwCyAAAITAAEEJgACDAACqAM55WzqjgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==") !important; } html select > input[type="button"], /*html select > input[type="button"]:focus,*/ html select > input[type="button"]:hover:active { background-image: url("data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABMAAAAZCAYAAADTyxWqAAAABHNCSVQICAgIfAhkiAAAAAlwSFlzAAAK8AAACvABQqw0mAAAACF0RVh0U29mdHdhcmUATWFjcm9tZWRpYSBGaXJld29ya3MgNC4w6iYndQAAALdJREFUeJzt1E0KgzAQhuHXaqEV3HSVg8z9TzBXEXHTH6ykmxSETkZbsii0szMZH744ahVjpFTtikl/7KNq1hpEpAZqYFbV2et1kyWoA25Al67fxxbQkJaGNdDEDOhZLphLVhvQEjQxbwAnYG+sT7kbqpLfpplMRBqgJZ/srKr3TVhCRidEC7xguQFMQMjsBTLPzcTSEXoDDEBvHdFLZoEuBBumKSIH4AhcVPXq9RZ9Nb73f/Yj2AOpzz2UFWQSawAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==") !important; } Step 3. Create (and Enable) "Fix Dark Textboxes" Style in Stylish Code: @namespace url(http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml); @-moz-document url-prefix(http), url-prefix(file) { pre, input, textarea { color: black !important; background: white !important; border-left-color: gray !important; border-right-color: gray !important; border-top-color: gray !important; border-bottom-color: gray !important; } /* Uncomment this part if you also want to apply to forms and the like. */ input:not([type="button"]):not([type="checkbox"]) :not([type="submit"]):not([type="reset"]), select { color: black !important; border-left-color: gray !important; border-right-color: gray !important; border-top-color: gray !important; border-bottom-color: gray !important; } } Step 4. Back up original forms.css in /usr/lib/xulrunner-x.x.x.x/res (at the time of this HOW-TO, xulrunner-1.9.0.1 is used, it may be different) Code: sudo cp /usr/lib/xulrunner-1.9.0.1/res/forms.css /usr/lib/xulrunner-1.9.0.1/res/forms.css.back Step 5. Create a new forms.css Code: sudo gedit /usr/lib/xulrunner-1.9.0.1/res/forms.css (KDE users type kwrite instead of gedit) Paste the following as your new forms.css Code: /* ***** BEGIN LICENSE BLOCK ***** * Version: MPL 1.1/GPL 2.0/LGPL 2.1 * * The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version * 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at * http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/ * * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis, * WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License * for the specific language governing rights and limitations under the * License. * * The Original Code is mozilla.org code. * * The Initial Developer of the Original Code is * Netscape Communications Corporation. * Portions created by the Initial Developer are Copyright (C) 1998 * the Initial Developer. All Rights Reserved. * * Contributor(s): * * Alternatively, the contents of this file may be used under the terms of * either of the GNU General Public License Version 2 or later (the "GPL"), * or the GNU Lesser General Public License Version 2.1 or later (the "LGPL"), * in which case the provisions of the GPL or the LGPL are applicable instead * of those above. If you wish to allow use of your version of this file only * under the terms of either the GPL or the LGPL, and not to allow others to * use your version of this file under the terms of the MPL, indicate your * decision by deleting the provisions above and replace them with the notice * and other provisions required by the GPL or the LGPL. If you do not delete * the provisions above, a recipient may use your version of this file under * the terms of any one of the MPL, the GPL or the LGPL. * * ***** END LICENSE BLOCK ***** */ /** Styles for old GFX form widgets **/ @namespace url(http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml); /* set default namespace to HTML */ @namespace xul url(http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul); *|*::-moz-fieldset-content { display: block; height: 100%; /* Need this so percentage heights of kids work right */ } /* miscellaneous form elements */ legend { padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; border: none; position: static ! important; float: none ! important; width: -moz-fit-content ! important; min-width: 0 ! important; max-width: none ! important; height: auto ! important; min-height: 0 ! important; max-height: none ! important; white-space: nowrap; } fieldset { display: block; margin-left: 2px; margin-right: 2px; padding: 0.35em 0.625em 0.75em; border: 2px groove ThreeDFace; } label { cursor: default; } /* default inputs, text inputs, and selects */ /* Note: Values in nsNativeTheme IsWidgetStyled function need to match textfield background/border values here */ input { /* The sum of border-top, border-bottom, padding-top, padding-bottom must be the same here, for buttons, and for <select> (including its internal padding magic) */ padding: 1px 0 1px 0; /*border: 2px inset ThreeDFace; background-color: -moz-Field;*/ color: -moz-FieldText; font: -moz-field; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; line-height: normal !important; text-align: start; text-transform: none; word-spacing: normal; letter-spacing: normal; cursor: text; -moz-binding: url("chrome://global/content/platformHTMLBindings.xml#inputFields"); text-indent: 0; -moz-user-select: text; } input > .anonymous-div { white-space: pre; } textarea { margin: 1px 0 1px 0; border: 2px inset ThreeDFace; background-color: -moz-Field; color: -moz-FieldText; font: medium -moz-fixed; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-align: start; text-transform: none; word-spacing: normal; letter-spacing: normal; vertical-align: text-bottom; cursor: text; -moz-binding: url("chrome://global/content/platformHTMLBindings.xml#textAreas"); text-indent: 0; -moz-user-select: text; } textarea > scrollbar { cursor: default; } textarea > .anonymous-div, input > .anonymous-div { overflow: auto; border: 0px !important; /* The 1px horizontal padding is for parity with Win/IE */ padding: 0px 1px; margin: 0px; /* XXXldb I'm not sure if we really want the 'text-decoration: inherit', but it's needed to make 'text-decoration' "work" on text inputs. */ text-decoration: inherit; ime-mode: inherit; } input:-moz-read-write, textarea:-moz-read-write { -moz-user-modify: read-write !important; } select { margin: 0; border-color: ThreeDFace; background-color: -moz-Field; color: -moz-FieldText; font: -moz-list; line-height: normal !important; white-space: nowrap !important; text-align: start; cursor: default; -moz-box-sizing: border-box; -moz-user-select: none; border-width: 2px; border-style: inset; text-indent: 0; overflow: -moz-hidden-unscrollable; } /* Need the "select[size][multiple]" selector to override the settings on 'select[size="1"]', eg if one has <select size="1" multiple> */ select[size], select[multiple], select[size][multiple] { /* Different alignment and padding for listbox vs combobox */ vertical-align: text-bottom; padding: 1px 0 1px 0; } select[size], select[size="1"] { /* Except this is not a listbox */ vertical-align: baseline; padding: 0; } select > input[type="button"] { width: 12px; height: 12px; white-space: nowrap; position: static !important; background-image: url("arrow.gif") !important; background-repeat: no-repeat !important; background-position: center !important; /* Make sure to size correctly if the combobox has a non-auto height. */ height: 100% ! important; -moz-box-sizing: border-box ! important; /* Make sure to align properly with the display frame. Note that we want the baseline of the combobox to match the baseline of the display frame, so the dropmarker is what gets the vertical-align. */ vertical-align: top !important; } select > input[type="button"]:active { background-image: url("arrowd.gif") !important; } select:empty { width: 2.5em; } *|*::-moz-display-comboboxcontrol-frame { overflow: -moz-hidden-unscrollable; /* This top/bottom padding plus the combobox top/bottom border need to add up to the top/bottom borderpadding of text inputs and buttons */ padding-top: 1px; padding-bottom: 1px; -moz-padding-start: 4px; -moz-padding-end: 0; background-color: inherit; color: inherit; white-space: nowrap; text-align: inherit; -moz-user-select: none; /* Make sure to size correctly if the combobox has a non-auto height. */ height: 100% ! important; -moz-box-sizing: border-box ! important; } select::-moz-scrolled-content { display: block !important; } option { display: block; float: none !important; position: static !important; min-height: 1em; line-height: normal !important; -moz-user-select: none; text-indent: 0; white-space: nowrap !important; } select > option { padding-top : 0; padding-bottom: 0; -moz-padding-start: 3px; -moz-padding-end: 5px; } option:checked { background-color: -moz-html-cellhighlight !important; color: -moz-html-cellhighlighttext !important; } select:focus > option:checked, select:focus > optgroup > option:checked { background-color: Highlight ! important; color: HighlightText ! important; } optgroup { display: block; float: none !important; position: static !important; font: -moz-list; line-height: normal !important; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; font-size: inherit; -moz-user-select: none; text-indent: 0; white-space: nowrap !important; } optgroup > option { -moz-padding-start: 20px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; } optgroup:before { display: block; content: attr(label); } *|*::-moz-dropdown-list { z-index: 2147483647; background-color: inherit; -moz-user-select: none; position: static !important; float: none !important; /* * We can't change the padding here, because that would affect our * intrinsic width, since we scroll. But at the same time, we want * to make sure that our left border+padding matches the left * border+padding of a combobox so that our scrollbar will line up * with the dropmarker. So set our left border to 2px. */ border: 1px outset black !important; border-left-width: 2px ! important; } input[disabled], textarea[disabled], option[disabled], optgroup[disabled], select[disabled] { -moz-user-input: disabled; -moz-user-focus: ignore; color: GrayText; background-color: ThreeDFace; cursor: inherit; } option[disabled], optgroup[disabled] { background-color: transparent; } /* hidden inputs */ input[type="hidden"] { display: none; padding: 0; border: 0; cursor: auto; -moz-user-focus: ignore; -moz-binding: none; } /* image buttons */ input[type="image"] { padding: 0; border: none; background-color: transparent; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: small; cursor: pointer; -moz-binding: none; } input[type="image"][disabled] { cursor: inherit; } input[type="image"]:focus { /* Don't specify the outline-color, we should always use initial value. */ outline: 1px dotted; } /* file selector */ input[type="file"] { white-space: nowrap; cursor: default; -moz-binding: none; padding: 0 !important; border-style: none !important; } input[type="file"] > input[type="text"] { border-color: gray; -moz-border-radius: 0 !important; border-top: 1px solid #616365; border-right: 1px solid #a0a3a5; border-bottom: 1px solid #bbbdbf; border-left: 1px solid #616365; color: inherit; font-size: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit; } /* button part of file selector */ input[type="file"] > input[type="button"] { height: inherit; font-size: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit; } /* radio buttons */ input[type="radio"] { width: 13px; height: 13px; margin: 3px 3px 0px 5px; padding: 0 !important; cursor: default; -moz-binding: none; -moz-border-radius: 100% !important; } /* check boxes */ input[type="checkbox"] { width: 13px; height: 13px; margin: 3px 3px 3px 4px; padding: 0 !important; cursor: default; -moz-binding: none; -moz-border-radius: 0 !important; } /* common features of radio buttons and check boxes */ input[type="radio"], input[type="checkbox"] { /* same colors as |input| rule, but |!important| this time. */ -moz-box-sizing: border-box; background-color: -moz-Field /* ! important */; color: -moz-FieldText /* ! important */; border: 2px inset ThreeDFace /* ! important */; } input[type="radio"][disabled], input[type="radio"][disabled]:active, input[type="radio"][disabled]:hover, input[type="radio"][disabled]:hover:active, input[type="checkbox"][disabled], input[type="checkbox"][disabled]:active, input[type="checkbox"][disabled]:hover, input[type="checkbox"][disabled]:hover:active { padding: 1px; border: 1px inset ThreeDShadow /* ! important */; /* same as above, but !important */ color: GrayText /* ! important */; background-color: ThreeDFace /* ! important */; cursor: inherit; } input[type="checkbox"]:focus, input[type="radio"]:focus { border-style: groove !important; } input[type="checkbox"]:hover:active, input[type="radio"]:hover:active { background-color: ThreeDFace /* ! important */; border-style: inset !important; } *|*::-moz-radio { width: 4px; height: 4px; background-color: -moz-FieldText /* ! important */; -moz-border-radius: 3px; } /* buttons */ /* Note: Values in nsNativeTheme IsWidgetStyled function need to match button background/border values here */ button, input[type="reset"], input[type="button"], input[type="submit"] { /* The sum of border-top, border-bottom, padding-top, padding-bottom must be the same here, for text inputs, and for <select>. For buttons, make sure to include the -moz-focus-inner border/padding. */ padding: 0px 6px 0px 6px; /* border: 2px outset ButtonFace; background-color: ButtonFace; */ color: ButtonText; font: -moz-button; line-height: normal !important; white-space: pre; cursor: default; -moz-box-sizing: border-box; -moz-user-select: none; -moz-binding: none; text-align: center; } button { /* Buttons should lay out like "normal" html, mostly */ white-space: inherit; text-indent: 0; } *|*::-moz-button-content { display: block; } button:hover, input[type="reset"]:hover, input[type="button"]:hover, input[type="submit"]:hover { background-color: -moz-buttonhoverface; color: -moz-buttonhovertext; } button:active:hover, input[type="reset"]:active:hover, input[type="button"]:active:hover, input[type="submit"]:active:hover { padding: 0px 5px 0px 7px; border-style: inset; background-color: ButtonFace; color: ButtonText; } button::-moz-focus-inner, input[type="reset"]::-moz-focus-inner, input[type="button"]::-moz-focus-inner, input[type="submit"]::-moz-focus-inner, input[type="file"] > input[type="button"]::-moz-focus-inner { padding: 0px 2px 0px 2px; border: 1px dotted transparent; } button:focus::-moz-focus-inner, input[type="reset"]:focus::-moz-focus-inner, input[type="button"]:focus::-moz-focus-inner, input[type="submit"]:focus::-moz-focus-inner, input[type="file"] > input[type="button"]:focus::-moz-focus-inner { border-color: ButtonText; } button[disabled]:active, button[disabled], input[type="reset"][disabled]:active, input[type="reset"][disabled], input[type="button"][disabled]:active, input[type="button"][disabled], select[disabled] > input[type="button"], select[disabled] > input[type="button"]:active, input[type="submit"][disabled]:active, input[type="submit"][disabled] { /* The sum of border-top, border-bottom, padding-top, padding-bottom must be the same here and for text inputs */ padding: 0px 6px 0px 6px; border: 2px outset ButtonFace; color: GrayText; cursor: inherit; } /* * Make form controls inherit 'unicode-bidi' transparently as required by * their various anonymous descendants and pseudo-elements: * * <textarea> and <input type="text">: * inherit into the XULScroll frame with class 'anonymous-div' which is a * child of the text control. * * Buttons (either <button>, <input type="submit">, <input type="button"> * or <input type="reset">) * inherit into the ':-moz-button-content' pseudo-element. * * <select>: * inherit into the ':-moz-display-comboboxcontrol-frame' pseudo-element and * the <optgroup>'s ':before' pseudo-element, which is where the label of * the <optgroup> gets displayed. The <option>s don't use anonymous boxes, * so they need no special rules. */ textarea > .anonymous-div, input > .anonymous-div, *|*::-moz-button-content, *|*::-moz-display-comboboxcontrol-frame, optgroup:before { unicode-bidi: inherit; } /* * Force the text control child of file input controls to have left-to-right * directionality. Otherwise filenames containing right-to-left characters * will be reordered with chaotic results. */ input[type="file"] > input[type="text"] { direction: ltr !important; text-align: inherit; } @media print { input, textarea, select, button { -moz-user-input: none !important; } input[type="file"] { height: 2em; } } Step 6. Restart Firefox Done! Notes: **Everytime Firefox updates, you will have to repeat steps 4 and 5. Just keep a copy of the fixed forms.css (ie. forms.css.dark) in your /usr/lib/xulrunner-x.x.x.x **If you're using Firefox Widgets, this forms.css will stop using Firefox Widgets. However, the widgets do not use the default look, the forms.css gives them a rounded apple look.

USB DAC in Linux

If your linux desktop has its own soundcard (which in alsa is already the default device), and you need to use your video/audio players to use another usb external one. Find out your usb device's address (usually would be 1,0).

In kaffeine, use hw:1,0 as device name for expert option under Audio in "setting Xine engine parameters". Same thing in vlc. In Amarok, make sure the cross-fading is disable, as when it does cross-fading, it'd try and open up two mixer channels to the device, which if it's a usb external one, it'd crash the software.