[Solved] gsimplecal auto focus problem with openbox+tint2

I'm using these apps described above.
Well, after I click the clock in tint2, the gsimplecal shows, but, it won't get focus automatically, which annoyed me a lot.
I've already set <focusNew>yes</focusNew> in my openbox/rc.xml.
Also, I noticed that even started from terminal, the gsimplecal window won't get the focus.
Is this a bug (or f**king feature) of gsimplecal? I installed it yesterday by yaourt -S gsimplecal-git.
Thank you.
This problem is solved by adding a per-application setting to openbox, as described in the gsimplecal wiki.
Adding the <focus>yes</focus> is enough, it doesn't need that much.
Last edited by XeCycle (2011-04-01 10:43:05)

This seems to be related to the skip_taskbar window hint (set to true by default), as of gsimplecal v0.6 you can override it with the following in your config:
mainwindow_skip_taskbar = 0

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If I use aplay -Ddmix or -Dduplex I get following error:
Playing raw data 'KDE_Beep.ogg' : Unsigned 8 bit, Rate 8000 Hz, Mono
aplay: set_params:857: Sample format non available
I think that may have something to do with my .asoundrc or maybe there is another program to use for sound playback I don't know about. Also, I could be that knotify IS supposed to play the sounds even without arts running and something else is wrong.
Here is my .asoundrc, any advice is welcome:
# Set default sound card
# Useful so that all settings can be changed to a different card here.
pcm.snd_card {
type hw
card 0
# Allow mixing of multiple output streams to this device
pcm.dmix {
type dmix
ipc_key 1024
slave.pcm "snd_card"
slave {
# This stuff provides some fixes for latency issues.
# buffer_size should be set for your audio chipset.
period_time 0
period_size 1024
buffer_size 16384
bindings {
0 0
1 1
# Allow reading from the default device.
# Also known as record or capture.
pcm.dsnoop {
type dsnoop
ipc_key 2048
slave.pcm "snd_card"
bindings {
0 0
1 1
# This is what we want as our default device
# a fully duplex (read/write) audio device.
pcm.duplex {
type asym
playback.pcm "dmix"
capture.pcm "dsnoop"
# CONVERSION PLUG #
# Setting the default pcm device allows the conversion
# rate to be selected on the fly.
# duplex mode allows any alsa enabled app to read/write
# to the dmix plug (Fixes a problem with wine).
pcm.!default {
type plug
slave.pcm "duplex"
# Apparently this is wrong (breaks mplayer for me opening the device)
#ctl.!default {
# type plug
# slave.pcm "snd_card"
# AOSS #
# OSS dsp0 device
pcm.dsp0 {
type plug
slave.pcm "duplex"
# OSS control for dsp0 (needed?...this might not be useful)
ctl.dsp0 {
type plug
slave.pcm "snd_card"
# OSS control for dsp0 (default old OSS is mixer0)
ctl.mixer0 {
type plug
slave.pcm "snd_card"
Cheers,
Dominik

Ok, I came to a solution.
My .asoundrc was ok. It was aplay that I wasn't aware of it couldn't handle .ogg files, it tried to play it anyway and that's why I got garbled sound output *headdesk*
I installed alsaplayer, after running it once I edited .alsaplayer/config to use the "text" user interface by default. Setting alsaplayer as external player for knotify seems to work.
However, knotify won't let me play sounds in quick succession, so I lose a knotify sound every now and then.

[Solved] MSI GT60, Major Problem With Updating

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I cannot update anything it seems, I've got numerous messages to install 8.1 for free, despite having downloaded and installed it a few times. When I download and install it no changes are made but it says the install happened and was successful. I now have this problem with a new version of Java, it asks me if the program can make changes to my computer once every session, even though I've downloaded it and clicked yes a few times.
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Quote from: Niloc;104288
Can you be more specific with which upgrades I've installed, do you mean windows updates or every single update for anything ever installed? What do you mean by run the windows 8.1 upgrade from market? If you mean did I download from there and then hit run when the little pop up comes on screen, then I did that. If I restore the system, will i lose anything? I'll give those instructions a try then. I should also have mentioned that everything was installing properly, until the update was released and I tried to install it. It never worked and then Java was giving me problems, and I had the audio problem, so I finally decided it was time to ask for some help lol.
About the audio, I only get the crackling from my headphones, the speaker is dead silent. Its also not just pure crackling, like songs sound mostly normal and understandable but with some crackling. I found that if I turn my volume just a few clicks up from being mute, there's no crackling. Its almost as if my volume is too loud at a normal volume and its blowing the speakers.
Thanks for the info
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*Make sure you backup all your personal data!
You can use F3 function to do the system restore and do the update after.
(Power on the notebook and press F3 after MSI logo shows up, and follow the instruction for the system recovery)
1.Execute MSI BurnRecovery Tool to create Windows 8 recovery discs.
2.Back up all personal files
3.Uninstall both NVIDIA and Intel VGA driver.
4.Uninstall touchpad driver.
5.Run Microsoft Windows Update. (Press WIN>search windows update>check for updates) *Make sure you install all important and optional updates.
6.Restart you notebook.
7.Check again if there is any available updates in Windows Update and do restart after the installation. (Repeat the updates till you don't see any updates available.)
8.Press WIN key and choose Market.(You should see the big "Update to Windows 8.1 for free" button and click it to start the update.)
9. System reboot after finishing the update
10. Go to MSI website and download+install the latest drivers.(including vga drivers and touchpad driver..etc)
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Can somone let me know if there is a setting that I may have touched as I'm new to this camera? Can you tell me if there is any way I can reset it to factory settings? Thanks.

"Actually, if its an STM lens it doesn't move or make any noise at all."
You must have glossed over this statement.
"Usually when I turn it on or off the lens tends to do it's all little thing...but nothing."
Unless he is mistaken and has forgot what it used to do and what it is doing now! At any rate, as long as the pictures it takes are good, I wouldn't worry about it or try to fix it. It may be nothing.
EOS 1Ds Mk III, EOS 1D Mk IV EF 50mm f1.2 L, EF 24-70mm f2.8 L,
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