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Configuration Guide
Keybinding for Volume management
<keybind key=“XF86AudioRaiseVolume”> <action name=“Execute”> <command>pactl set-sink-volume 0 +10%</command> </action> </keybind>
<keybind key=“XF86AudioLowerVolume”> <action name=“Execute”> <command>pactl set-sink-volume 0 – -10%</command> </action> </keybind>
<keybind key=“XF86AudioLowerMute”> <action name=“Execute”> <command>pactl set-sink-mute 0 1</command> </action> </keybind>
<keybind key=“XF86AudioLowerUnMute”> <action name=“Execute”> <command>pactl set-sink-mute 0 0</command> </action> </keybind>
Brightness control not working for you?
- First open up a terminal and type..
sudo gedit /usr/local/bin/brightness-level
- Select All and replace with the following
#!/bin/sh activeOutput=$(xrandr | grep -e " connected [^(]" | sed -e "s/\([A-Z0-9]\+\) connected.*/\1/") alpha=`zenity --scale --text "Brightness" --min-value=10 --max-value=100 --value=50` alpha=`echo $alpha / 100 | bc -l` `xrandr --output $activeOutput --brightness $alpha`
Save and exit.
Typhoon Weather
- Click on the weather icon in the panel next to clock.
- Enter location or zipcode and click the check mark.
- Click gear box near the window close button to set preferences like color.
Setup automatic wallpaper changer. (minutes, hours, days, etc)
- Go to the Menu > System Tools> Scheduled Tasks
- Click New, then click 'A task that launches recurrently'
- Enter 'Wallpaper Changer' for the description.
- Enter the following for the command.
pcmanfm -w "$(find ~/Pictures/Wallpapers -type f | shuf -n1)"
- Select 'X application: suppress output' from the first drop down menu.
- From the second drop down menu select hour, minute, day, week, etc.
- Click apply and your done.
Power Management
Monitor Power/Lock
- Go to Menu>Preferences>Screensaver
- Click 'Advanced'
- Check 'Power Management Enabled' box.
- Set monitor preferences to your liking.
Customizing an LXDE desktop interface.
Changing Paradigms
LiveDVD/USB
- After start up, logged off, then select paradigm from dropdown menu.
- The login is the same as the login window title/username.
- Note future versions will always have a login of 'qwerty'
- No password, leave blank.
After Install
- Select Paradigm from drop down menu before login.
- Enter your password
Setting the clock
- Go to http:www.foragoodstrftime.com/
- Pick your layout
- Right click the time in the panel (task bar)
- Click Digital Clock Settings
- Enter code from webpage in Clock Format box
- Click Close
How to stop processes from starting at startup.
- Go to menu > Preferences > Desktop Session Settings or Default applications for LXSession
- Uncheck which ever one you don't want to run at startup.
- Click OK
- If you want to renable just repeat but check instead of uncheck.
Alternate method
- Menu > Accessories > ROXTerm
- Enter pcmanfm ~/.config/autostart/
- Add things to start or remove them.
Inducing the “Aero Snap” like feature.
- Select window you would like to move (either up, down, left or right)
- Hold Super Key (windows key) & press an arrow key in desired direction.
- Do the same for the second window you would like to position.
Inducing the “QuickStart Launcher”
- Hold “Alt” key and then tap “z” key
- Begin to type what you want to launch.
- Hit enter to launch, or use arrows to find what you want then hit enter.
Configuring Conky Network Activity
- Go to menu > Accessories > ROXTerm
- Enter gedit ~/.conkyrc
- Find All “eth0” without the quotes
- Change to your connection usually “eth0, eth1, wlan0, wlan1, wlan2”
- Also easily found in network connections
- Once changed just save and exit.
Configuring Conky Battery Percentage
- Go to menu > Accessories > ROXTerm
- Enter gedit ~/.conkyrc
- Find All “BAT0” without the quotes
- Change to your connection usually “BAT0, BAT1, BAT2”
- Once changed just save and exit.
