[Xastir] eee PC Fn Keys

[Lee Bengston]

Following up on this question, in Mepis 8.0, the 3 sound keys, the 2
screen brightness keys, the external display key, the suspend key, and
wireless on/off key all work.  There are a few other keys that don't
appear to do anything, but I haven't looked them up yet to see what
they are supposed to do - ignorance is bliss, I guess  :-)   Also,
when I close the lid, it suspends. (Asus eee PC 1000HA with XASTIR
from CVS).  The sound problem I mentioned previously turned out to a
silly thing.  There's a slider in Kmix that is labeled "line out", but
it actually affects speaker volume.  I just had to turn that up to get
sound back.

Regards,

Lee - K5DAT
Murphy, TX


On 4/7/09, Norm, VK3XCI <vk3xci at aanet.com.au> wrote:
> Do all the Fn+Function keys work in Mepis?, Like Wirless on/off,
> External display  etc
>
>
> 73 de Norm, VK3XCI
> Mildura, Australia
> The Wintersun City
> QF15bt.
>
> Lee Bengston wrote:
>> I just installed Xastir tonight on an eee PC 1000HA.  It's also
>> 1024x600, but the tnc-kiss-parameters window still fits in the 10.2
>> inch screen.  The alt+left click+mouse trick does work to move the
>> window above the normal top screen boundary.
>>
>> After trying Easy Peasy, Cruncheee, and eeeUbuntu, I ultimately had to
>> have my KDE.  I was pleasantly surprised to find that Mepis 8.0
>> supported the eee PC right out of the box.  It appears there are lots
>> of options for gettiing Xastir up and running on the eee PC.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Lee - K5DAT
>> Murphy, TX
>>
>> On 4/6/09, Norm, VK3XCI <vk3xci at aanet.com.au> wrote:
>>> Umm,
>>> on my tiny e3PC 7" screen <ALT+ LEFT CLICK + Move the mouse> scrolls the
>>> entire screen around and allows me to find the <OK> buttons etc. Works
>>> in xubuntu and Xandros. You have to click in the app window the wait
>>> untill the arrow turns to a wee hand.
>>>
>>> BTW, it makes a great portable Xastir/SSTV/PSK32 setup!
>>>
>>>
>>> eeePC 701SD with eeexubuntu and Xandros eeePCOS
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 73 de Norm, VK3XCI
>>> Mildura, Australia
>>> The Wintersun City
>>> QF15bt.
>>>
>>> Dale Seaburg wrote:
>>>> I haven't scanned the wiki or the source code before zapping off this
>>>> quick email and heading for work.  Here's my problem:
>>>>
>>>> I have a UMPC with a vertically-challenged screen (1024x600).  That
>>>> makes it very difficult - OK, impossible gui-wise - to edit and save the
>>>> tnc-kiss parameters - I can't see the Save/Cancel buttons.  That window,
>>>> screen, form (whatever C++ calls it) needs to be resizable with at least
>>>> a vertical scrollbar.  I'm OK horizontally.
>>>>
>>>> Questions:
>>>>
>>>> 1.  What kind of an IDE do the maintainers use for xastir screen
>>>> development, if any (I assume so).
>>>> 2.  Assumimg a gui IDE, does it provide the code for scrollbars,
>>>> resizing handles (widgets?), or are these up to the developer to
>>>> roll-their-own?
>>>> 3.  What section of code do I look for if I want to attempt making this
>>>> change myself.
>>>>
>>>> I am familiar with C# and it's excellent IDE, especially for doing what
>>>> I need done to a form such as I mentioned above.  But, C++ is about as
>>>> foreign to me as a third language (let alone a second language)!
>>>>
>>>> 73 - Dale.  KG5LT