Day: November 27, 2011

Linux

problems with Linux and Aten CS1784A KVM switch

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Dear lazyweb, I bought an Aten CS1784A DVI+USB KVM switch a couple of months ago. I’m pretty happy with it except for one annoying problem. It has a Dell multimedia USB keyboard plugged into it (picked it up from a swap meet for $15 – nice. it's a pretty good keyboard in its own right but i mostly bought it to match what I use at work), and a Logitech MX518 mouse connected. Also two computers – one runs Linux …

Gnome, Linux

some more reasons to hate gnome shell

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Non-resizable configuration windows.  I have a 1920×1200 screen but the window manager provides no way to resize windows like the System Settings window.  Result is that the window is quite small and, worse, has a scroll bar for no good reason when another hundred or so vertical pixels would easily display everything. Even another 30 or so horizontal pixels would allow more icons per line under Hardware, reducing the number of lines, and again allowing the entire list of available …