LaTeX Editor Gummi 0.6.0 Released

Published in November 18th, 2011

I’ve been doing lots of document editing with LaTeX lately, so I was happy to see that a new version of my favorite LaTeX editor has been released. Gummi 0.6.0 adds many requested features. I’ve been looking forward most to continuous scrolling in the preview pane, but there’s now also tabbed editing, project support, and [...]

Automatic Indentation Detection in gedit

Published in November 14th, 2011

Posted by Tom in software

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Whether you prefer indenting code with tabs or spaces, the last thing you want to do is mix both styles in one file. The gedit text editor lets you specify what to insert when you press tab, but if you’re jumping between files in different languages or written by different people, you must remember to [...]

Dynamic DNS Updates with ddclient

Published in November 13th, 2011

Posted by Tom in software

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A dynamic DNS service allows you to keep a domain name pointing to your network even when your network’s IP address changes. Most ISPs will dynamically allocate IPs, so if you want to reliably reach your home network remotely, a dynamic DNS service is a good idea. ddclient is a dynamic DNS update client which [...]

Persistent Touchpad Configuration in Ubuntu 11.10

Published in November 6th, 2011

Posted by Tom in tips

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Recently I’ve fixed the tap-and-drag gesture, and swapped the right and middle click gestures on my netbook’s touchpad. I applied the configuration changes for these by adding the synclient configuration commands to Startup Applications. It didn’t take long before I noticed that some changes would revert after I suspended and woke the system. Even adding [...]

How-to Swap Two and Three Finger Tap Gestures

Published in November 4th, 2011

Posted by Tom in tips

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I’m sure many heavy users of tabbed browsing use the middle mouse button much more than the right. Some number of Ubuntu releases ago, the two and three finger touchpad tap gestures were swapped to the current configuration, using two fingers for right click and three for middle. I’d rather have the middle button bound [...]

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