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LibreOffice global menubar still not working properly in Ubuntu 12.10
I upgraded to Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal about two weeks ago. As usual, there are a number of new or improved features and changes, the arguably most controversial being the Dash’s Amazon integration. What has not changed, unfortunately, is the … Continue reading →
Posted in LibreOffice / OpenOffice, Ubuntu
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Tagged bug, global menu, LibreOffice, Unity
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Disabling Ubuntu’s overlay-scrollbars for GRASS (or other applications)
Ubuntu has this new overlay-scrollbars for some time now. They look good I think, but unfortunately, they do not play nicely with GRASS GIS. So what if you want to keep them for most programs, but disable them from specific applications … Continue reading →
Freezing LibreOffice icons on the Ubuntu Unity launcher
LibreOffice is still not playing nicely with the Unity interface of Ubuntu. For a start, it does not support the global menu. You can enable this by installing the lo-menu package (available in Ubuntu software centre). This doesn’t work for … Continue reading →
Posted in LibreOffice / OpenOffice, Ubuntu
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Tagged bug, dash, global menu, Ubuntu global menu, Unity
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Changing file permission on host in Wubi
I have Ubuntu installed on my laptop using Wubi. Wubi is an easy way of installing Ubuntu next to your Windows. After installing you will have a dual boot system, where you have to choose at start-up between Windows and … Continue reading →
Posted in Operating system, Ubuntu
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Tagged dual boot system, file access, file permission, NTFS, Wubi
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Add an application to the Ubuntu dash
How to add an application to the Ubuntu dash. When you install a program from the software center it will be automatically available in the Dash. But what if you want to run a program that is not installed the … Continue reading →
Using TileMill to create maps in mbtiles format
The development of open source spatial tools is amazing. A while ago I wrote how one could create mobile maps using a range of tools, including GRASS or QGIS, Maptiler, and Mobile Atlas Creator (MOBAC). If you are using an … Continue reading →
Posted in Android, Data handling, GIS, Mobile tools
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Tagged android, cartography, mbtiles, Mobile map viewer, mobile maps
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Update to Ubuntu Preise Pangolin
Just though I share some first impressions about my upgrade to Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin). The upgrade process itself wasn’t the best experience ever unfortunately. After the upgrade, I couldn’t even start up anymore. As it turns out, during the … Continue reading →
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Tagged FUD, grub bootloader, Precise Pangolin, software, Ubuntu, update
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Create mobile maps
Outdoor sport or field work, a GPS has become indispensable. But what if you want to use your own maps? If you are using an Android smartphone and one of the map viewers available on android market, this is fairly … Continue reading →
Posted in Android, GIS, Mobile tools
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Tagged android, Maptiler, MOBAC, Mobile atlas creator, Mobile map viewer, RMaps SQLite, tutorial
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QGIS android
I wrote before android QGIS. A friend of mine tried it out in more detail. Check out his blog here. You should also check out the rest of his site; he and his company Upande are involved in some very … Continue reading →
QGIS Android works! @ GIS and Web Tricks
Seems pretty cool, now all I need is to upgrade my phone to Android 2.3 device because it won’t run on 2.2 or below: http://www.bernawebdesign.ch/byteblog/2011/08/21/qgis-android-works-2/
