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Why was the close button moved to the left side in Ubuntu?
I was using Ubuntu 9. After automatically updating it to 10, the minimize, maximize and close buttons that used to be on top right were moved to the top left. Among the three buttons, close was moved ...
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Logitech SetPoint software button remapping
My Logitech G5 Laser mouse has 9 buttons but it's SetPoint software only allows 5 of them to be used as "mouse buttons" and the remaining 4 can only be assigned special windows functions (Forward, ...
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Why does my laptop sometimes not turn on until I remove and replace the battery?
I have a Dell D600 laptop. It recently refused to start when I pressed its on button. The button blinked for a few seconds, as did the three symbols to its left, which look like padlocks containing a ...
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Microsoft Word 2010 - custom macro buttons without writing code?
I just upgraded from Word 2003 to Word 2010. I'm mostly OK with the Ribbon, except that I've spent years maintaining and enlarging several custom toolbars full of buttons for extremely specialized ...
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Alternative button for turning a laptop “ON”
I have a Dell 6400, and the power button has trouble working sometimes, i was wondering if there is anyway to swap its function with a some of the buttons i don't use, like the front media buttons or ...
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Run a shell script with an html button
I want to launch a bash script when a button is pressed on a website.
This is my first attempt:
<button type="button" onclick="/path/to/name.sh">Click Me!</button>
But no luck. Any ...
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How do I install a volume control and support hardware buttons in Xfce on Gentoo?
I have got my audio card and alsamixer working on my Gentoo installation, as I'm too bored to visit that program all the time I need to make a subtle audio adjustment I'm looking forward to doing this ...
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Make 'volume up' from 'mute' go to volume step one not previous volume on Macbook Pro
Currently, on my Macbook Pro (OSX 10.6.5), I will often use the 'mute' button to turn the volume off, for example if I'm working at night. I may then watch a video or something, and decide to have the ...
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Power button behavior on Dell XPS
I just reinstalled Windows XP on my Dell XPS M1710 laptop. Now whenever I (accidentally) hit the power button the machine shuts down without warning; previously you had to hold it for a few seconds ...
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How do you disable the back button on a lenovo T60?
There is an awful stupid key on the keyboard of this Lenovo T60 I'm using which sends the browser back a page.
I really need to disable it.
I can't find it anywhere in the Keyboard settings in ...
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Brightness Controls not working on HP Dm3t
i have an HP dm3t notebook which normally comes with windows 7.
after some time i figured out how to install Windows XP on it.
but now i am facing a problem that the brightess controls dont work so i ...
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Front Panel Connector Won't Turn On Computer
I just built a computer, and there is only 1 problem with it. I can't turn it on by using the power button. I have to touch a screwdriver to the ON/OFF pins on the motherboard for it to turn on and ...
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Using power button to turn off my locked Windows 7 machine
I want to use the power button to turn off my Windows 7 machine without having to login or unlock it. I want to do this on my machine, plus we will likely want to do it on some student lab machines. ...
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Is there a way to shift focus on buttons in OS X?
On Windows, I could use tab to shift focus from button to button, so I could "click" on the desired button without having to use a mouse.
It appears that I can't do the same thing on a Mac, or is ...
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IE8 Compatibility View issues
I have the IE7 emulater tag in a jsp layout. But when I bring up the page, it defaults to the IE8 view until the user clicks the Compatibility View button. I don't want the user to have to click the ...
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google + enter = search results // google + X = i'm feeling lucky ==> solve for X
I want to avoid using my mouse to click the button "I'm feeling lucky"
like how you press enter to get your search results
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Can I change quick launch buttons apps for Compaq Cq62-259TU running Win7
I just got Compaq CQ62-259TU, I downloaded the "HP quick launch button software", but when I install it the installation wizard runs, but after the progress bar reaches 100%, it disappears, and no ...
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After update of Firefox 4.0, add-on buttons vanished
After I updated to Firefox 4.0b7, the buttons for all add-ons vanished. They are no longer visible in the toolbar nor in the "Add-on bar".
How can I get my buttons back?
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Windows 7 Explorer “Back button” right-click does not provide a “history menu”
Steps to reproduce:
Open Windows Explorer (not IE)
Navigate to folder A
Navigate to subfolder B
Navigate to subfolder C
Right-click on the Back button in the upper left corner, and it should show a ...
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Program to make image buttons? [closed]
Which program is used to make the kind of button you see on the screeenshot of a website below
(the one with the little icon on the left and profile/email on the right):
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Some websites disable my back button, how can I still use it?
Some websites disable the back button, and don't let you escape back from it. Is there a way to selectively disable this disablement of back button? I feel it offensive, and get frustrated when I ...
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dissabling touchpad buttons on a laptop
Does anyone knows how to disable the left click button on a laptop touchpad? It stays pressed all the time, and I'll like to disable it and use the right click as a left click. Does anyone knows if ...
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How to make “Shut down” button on Win7 do “taskkill /im explorer.exe” instead of whatever it does by default? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Windows 7 shutdown/restart/logout dialog
How to make "Shut down" button on Win7 do "taskkill /im explorer.exe" instead of whatever it does by default?
I want my Win7 ...
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Screen recording software that highlights the mouse pointer
I'm using Camtasia Studio when creating tutorials, but I can't find out how to change the default mouse pointer image. It only uses the existing which isn't satisfying.
I want to create a video in ...
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Tone Controls not Working on HP HDX16
I have an HP HDX16 laptop; the tone control buttons at the top of the keyboard work, they change the volume and the indicator bar on the screen appears when you press them. But the speaker button ...
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VMware mouse back/forward mouse buttons not working (Win7 Host, OS X Guest) [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Back / Forward mouse buttons do not work in VMWare Workstation 6.5 Guest OS
I have a problem very similar to this but my host system is Win7 and my guest system is OS X ...
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Terminal Services Buttons Stuck (mstsc)
After connecting to a remote server via mstsc, the window opens fine and everything in full-screen mode, but the close/minimize/restore buttons get stuck. I.e they do not respond to any action (they ...
