Questions related to Graphical User Interfaces.
Questions tagged [gui]
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7-Zip -- 7z.exe | 7zG.exe | 7zFM.exe (which one to use?)
7-Zip has multiple .exe files, which one do I use?
Every so often I would forget which way round these were, or would try and use one of the .exe's for the wrong purpose, so thought I would get to the bottom of it and then share in case anyone else…
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Windows 7 Explorer keyboard shortcut: set focus to files/folders/content area?
Is there a Windows 7 Explorer keyboard shortcut to set focus to files/folders/content area (depicted below)?
This has bothered me for so long...
I want to set my explorer window's focus to the files pane (shown below). What's the most efficient way…
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How do I access my modem's GUI when it's in bridged mode?
I wanted to try setting up my ActionTec P5001a DSL modem/router in bridged mode with a Linksys E2500 router for improved NAT performance. Switching the modem to bridged mode and the router to PPPoE worked perfectly, but now I seem to have no way to…
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How to identify which program has left a portion of its UI floating on my screen?
I noticed that what looks like a tooltip saying "Increase Indent" is floating homeless on my screen. Here it is with the edge of the browser window beneath it:
It has attained nearly infinite Z-order and sits above anything else I can move around,…
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How to awake Emacs GUI after pressing Ctrl+z
I'm using Emacs GUI in Gnome. After pressing Ctrl+z, the Emacs window is minimized. However, if I bring the window to the front, it doesn't respond to any key press or mouse event. I searched the web and only found how to bring it back from the…
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Focus Follows Mouse or Sloppy Focus on Mac OS X
"Focus follows mouse" or "sloppy focus" is a feature common to X11 window managers on Linux/Unix, including GNOME, KDE, CDE, XFCE and window managers like Enlightenment, Fluxbox and Window Maker. It is also available via TweakUI on Windows. Some…
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Boot Ubuntu 16.04 into command line / do not start GUI
I want my Ubuntu 16.04 to not start GUI on boot and show command line console only. I have tried the following recipies but none of them are for version 16.04 and so they do not seem to work — GUI starts anyway:
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=”text”
Changing…
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Automate GUI tasks?
I have a Windows application which is deadware, and it lacks the option of exporting data into a file. The only way to extract data is to copy each line into the clipboard, and paste it in an editor.
As a work-around, I'm thinking of recording the…
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How do I decrease the window shadow in Mac OS X?
I've found the default 40px Mac OS X window shadow too big:
Is it possible to decrease it to, say, 4px?
Update: I can disable shadows entirely with defaults write com.apple.screencapture disable-shadow -bool true, but I don't want to. I do want…
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Do text based browsers reduce network traffic?
Do text based browsers such as lynx, links and elinks consume less bandwidth than a GUI based browser (ie, Firefox, Chrome etc.)?
I'm guessing no reduction in traffic.
Rationale: I think a text based browser downloads the entire page as it is…
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How to find ip address of my Asus RT-AC86U in Access Point mode?
I'm using an Asus wireless router model RT-AC68U and can connect fine to the internet using it wirelessly. I configured the router to be an Access Point, but having done so, I can no longer locate the GUI to adjust the router as I have no idea what…
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What do I need to do to have my Raspberry Pi host a webpage with dials indicating CPU temperature, CPU load, etc., in real time?
I am good with Unix commands and scripting, but I have nearly no web experience. I have a script that grabs metrics I’m interested in, like CPU load or system temp and updates a file every 10 seconds. I would like to point my iPad to a local website…
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Is there any GUI tool to configure /etc/fstab?
I have little experiences in configuring the 'fstab'. I'm looking for any GUI tool that helps me with this. If possible based on gtk and should be available in Debian.
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Why does this window have square corners?
On Windows 7 with the Aero theme, Notepad++'s Preferences window has square corners, no system menu icon, a close button, and a darker 1px border. This window also has an AlwaysOnTop attribute.
(I resized the window to fit a width of…
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Meaning of the clockwise/counter-clockwise rolling circle in Google Chrome
When using Google Chrome I've observed that the icon that holds the favicon.ico shows a rolling circle before a page is fully loaded.
It appears as if the circle is rolling counter-clockwise when the browser is in the following states:
Resolving…
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