Comments for Ken's Code Pit http://ken.ath.cx/kens_code_pit Spewing code in the wrong direction Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:38:34 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on X11 forwarding a chroot by Elmar Stellnberger http://ken.ath.cx/kens_code_pit/2009/09/15/x11-forwarding-a-chroot/comment-page-1/#comment-619 Elmar Stellnberger Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:38:34 +0000 http://ken.ath.cx/kens_code_pit/?p=276#comment-619 <p>If you simply want to chroot without running sshd and having to encrypt all your X11 traffic try openroot instead: http://www.elstel.com/openroot/ -> multiple other functionality like read only root access</p> If you simply want to chroot without running sshd and having to encrypt all your X11 traffic try openroot instead: http://www.elstel.com/openroot/ -> multiple other functionality like read only root access

]]> Comment on OpenOffice Calc: Can’t save files by Jacob Godserv http://ken.ath.cx/kens_code_pit/2009/12/27/openoffice-calc-cant-save-files/comment-page-1/#comment-572 Jacob Godserv Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:54:48 +0000 http://ken.ath.cx/kens_code_pit/?p=473#comment-572 <p>All this guessing... if software developers learned how to spit out meaningful messages maybe these problems could be fixed rather than brute forced. :|</p> All this guessing… if software developers learned how to spit out meaningful messages maybe these problems could be fixed rather than brute forced. :|

]]> Comment on OpenOffice Calc: Can’t save files by Francois http://ken.ath.cx/kens_code_pit/2009/12/27/openoffice-calc-cant-save-files/comment-page-1/#comment-559 Francois Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:40:46 +0000 http://ken.ath.cx/kens_code_pit/?p=473#comment-559 <p>sorry for the double post, firefox didn't refresh the page and I thought that may be I had missed a confirmation box.</p> sorry for the double post, firefox didn’t refresh the page and I thought that may be I had missed a confirmation box.

]]> Comment on OpenOffice Calc: Can’t save files by Francois http://ken.ath.cx/kens_code_pit/2009/12/27/openoffice-calc-cant-save-files/comment-page-1/#comment-558 Francois Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:39:16 +0000 http://ken.ath.cx/kens_code_pit/?p=473#comment-558 <p>Could it just be a case of your preferences being corrupted? It can happen. Try deleting or moving .ooo3 from your home directory and start OpenOffice.org with a fresh set of preferences.</p> Could it just be a case of your preferences being corrupted? It can happen. Try deleting or moving .ooo3 from your home directory and start OpenOffice.org with a fresh set of preferences.

]]> Comment on Euler Problem 23 by reads for 2009-12-28 | Strings of Curiosity http://ken.ath.cx/kens_code_pit/2009/12/26/euler-problem-23/comment-page-1/#comment-557 reads for 2009-12-28 | Strings of Curiosity Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:36:18 +0000 http://ken.ath.cx/kens_code_pit/?p=456#comment-557 <p>[...] Kenneth Prugh: Euler Problem 23 [...]</p> [...] Kenneth Prugh: Euler Problem 23 [...]

]]> Comment on OpenOffice Calc: Can’t save files by Xake http://ken.ath.cx/kens_code_pit/2009/12/27/openoffice-calc-cant-save-files/comment-page-1/#comment-552 Xake Sun, 27 Dec 2009 20:34:45 +0000 http://ken.ath.cx/kens_code_pit/?p=473#comment-552 <p>I think I would either strace and try to find out where it tries to save taht "backup copy" or at least start with checking if it tries to do something in /tmp that it does not have permissions for.</p> I think I would either strace and try to find out where it tries to save taht “backup copy” or at least start with checking if it tries to do something in /tmp that it does not have permissions for.

]]> Comment on OpenOffice Calc: Can’t save files by Ken http://ken.ath.cx/kens_code_pit/2009/12/27/openoffice-calc-cant-save-files/comment-page-1/#comment-551 Ken Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:55:29 +0000 http://ken.ath.cx/kens_code_pit/?p=473#comment-551 <blockquote cite="#commentbody-550"> <strong><a href="#comment-550" rel="nofollow">Francois</a> :</strong> <p>Could be a case of your settings being foobar. Did you try to move the $HOME/.ooo3 folder to a safe location and see what happens when you start OpenOffice.org with a fresh set of settings?</p> </blockquote> <p>Yep, moving away my old settings fixed it. I didn't really have anything configured anyway, so I guess I'll just delete the old directory. Thanks for the hint</p> Francois :

Could be a case of your settings being foobar. Did you try to move the $HOME/.ooo3 folder to a safe location and see what happens when you start OpenOffice.org with a fresh set of settings?

Yep, moving away my old settings fixed it. I didn’t really have anything configured anyway, so I guess I’ll just delete the old directory. Thanks for the hint

]]> Comment on OpenOffice Calc: Can’t save files by Francois http://ken.ath.cx/kens_code_pit/2009/12/27/openoffice-calc-cant-save-files/comment-page-1/#comment-550 Francois Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:47:13 +0000 http://ken.ath.cx/kens_code_pit/?p=473#comment-550 <p>Could be a case of your settings being foobar. Did you try to move the $HOME/.ooo3 folder to a safe location and see what happens when you start OpenOffice.org with a fresh set of settings?</p> Could be a case of your settings being foobar. Did you try to move the $HOME/.ooo3 folder to a safe location and see what happens when you start OpenOffice.org with a fresh set of settings?

]]> Comment on Fun with eclim by Ken http://ken.ath.cx/kens_code_pit/2009/12/22/fun-with-eclim/comment-page-1/#comment-546 Ken Sun, 27 Dec 2009 03:12:43 +0000 http://ken.ath.cx/kens_code_pit/?p=417#comment-546 <blockquote cite="#commentbody-545"> <strong><a href="#comment-545" rel="nofollow">Pascal</a> :</strong> <p>Is it still necessary to keep an open eclipse instance in the background to run eclim?</p> </blockquote> <p>Yeah, it is. I run it with eclipse in headless mode as described at http://eclim.org/eclimd.html#eclimd-headless</p> Pascal :

Is it still necessary to keep an open eclipse instance in the background to run eclim?

Yeah, it is. I run it with eclipse in headless mode as described at http://eclim.org/eclimd.html#eclimd-headless

]]> Comment on Fun with eclim by Pascal http://ken.ath.cx/kens_code_pit/2009/12/22/fun-with-eclim/comment-page-1/#comment-545 Pascal Sun, 27 Dec 2009 02:43:33 +0000 http://ken.ath.cx/kens_code_pit/?p=417#comment-545 <p>Is it still necessary to keep an open eclipse instance in the background to run eclim?</p> Is it still necessary to keep an open eclipse instance in the background to run eclim?

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