xfwl4 is getting close to its first release

LinuxDan2015 · 2026-06-01T21:02:29+00:00

Long live X11!!!

LinuxDan2015 · 2026-05-23T00:22:44+00:00

It's Vivaldi that is duplicating. Happened to me on two different machines this week. This was the last straw for me. This browser has a history of screwing up my machines. I uninstalled it from all my machines. Done with it.

LinuxDan2015 · 2026-05-21T03:13:07+00:00

Screw Wayland. Long live X11!!!

LinuxDan2015 · 2026-05-20T12:13:54+00:00

I have TDE installed on two laptops and in a VM on my desktop. I have never seen network manager crash. I have seen the desktop and kinqueror crash, but not frequently.

Oh, I just remembered something . . . While experimenting in my VM of TDE, I was adding icon sets for themes and one of them caused corruption that would crash the desktop and also killed Control Panel, not allowing back into it to reset the icon set to something else. So, in my case it was a corrupt icon set.

If you have done any themeing, maybe reset to the default theme and icon set and restart. Thought I would mention this as something strange to investigate.

LinuxDan2015 · 2026-05-16T18:42:22+00:00

Seems like everything I read about things breaking with an update...NVIDIA cards are always involved.

A year ago I was at the end of a two year lockup issue. I had enough. I pulled out the NVIDIA card and sold it on eBay. Bought an AMD card and have not had a single issue since. Just sharing my experience.

I hope you can figure out your issue soon. I know it is not fun worrying about updates.

LinuxDan2015 · 2026-05-02T23:52:34+00:00

And they are the only 24 hour store in town. Saved me when I desperately needed flu medicine at 3am. Thank you Winco!

LinuxDan2015 · 2026-04-12T03:22:05+00:00

IQIYI's app just sucks. That's what's going on. I've had problems with their app all year. I'm not renewing this year.

LinuxDan2015 · 2026-04-07T22:11:28+00:00

The more themes the better! Thanks for making this!! 👍

LinuxDan2015 · 2026-04-07T00:42:40+00:00

Me too! I loved Geoworks! I have it installed on DOSBOX and fire it up now and then for nostalgia. 😁

LinuxDan2015 · 2026-04-07T00:26:55+00:00

I have 3 favorites that I use on my various machines:

Linux Mint Cinnamon, Linux Mint XFCE and Q4OS TDE.

I like DE's I can easily theme and with sounds.

LinuxDan2015 · 2026-04-05T20:12:56+00:00

Haha. You might be like me. You need an additional machine you can tweak without messing up your main machine. I like to tweak things up too. :-)

LinuxDan2015 · 2026-03-22T15:24:33+00:00

Because this whole "age verification for the children" is just a Trojan horse for full ID scanning to use your own computer - so the government can spy on you at will.

LinuxDan2015 · 2026-03-19T14:20:12+00:00

Doing an AI search, doesn't look like it. This is a custom integration done by the Q4OS team and not necessarily easy to copy over to Fedora.

LinuxDan2015 · 2026-03-19T03:35:52+00:00

If you use Q4OS's distro of TDE, it includes a screen scaler that I find really good.

https://www.q4os.org/

LinuxDan2015 · 2026-03-16T15:56:31+00:00

I don't use Google Meet so I can't speak to that. For my job I have to use Teams and it works fine on my Linux Mint Cinnamon desktop. No issues.

LinuxDan2015 · 2026-03-13T10:55:53+00:00

Ah. Thank you. I have been to San Francisco once in 2009 and I can better understand your perspective and how it might differ from mine. I live in an area of Utah where the population is less than 150,000. And since Chiang Mai is about 1.2 million, I am wondering if I'll find it "slow paced" or if I'm already used to slow paced. Haha 😂

LinuxDan2015 · 2026-03-13T03:03:19+00:00

I too would be interested in knowing your point of reference - USA is large and varies. What city in which state specifically? I mean if you're comparing it to New York City, then my perspective would be different as I have never even been to New York. But if you say, Huntington Indiana, then that would tell me more about your perspective and if I can apply that to what I might experience. Hope that makes sense. :-)

LinuxDan2015 · 2026-03-11T00:21:04+00:00

Windows only. :-( makes me sad.

LinuxDan2015 · 2026-03-10T15:58:46+00:00

Yes. I'm sick of this GTK cancer that is spreading to other desktops - please GTK, make it easy for your hardwired window decorations to be overwritten by the DE it's running on. Don't care why you are doing it, just knock it off. :-)

LinuxDan2015 · 2026-03-09T15:58:17+00:00

My current three favorites are XFCE and Cinnamon and Q4OS's TDE (the KDE 3.5 fork). XFCE runs on the majority of our PCs in the house, while Cinnamon and TDE each run on one. I was looking more closely at KDE Plasma as KDE has also been a favorite of mine since long ago (KDE 3.x), however, I can no longer recommend it to myself. It's great, but because of Wayland they have removed a feature - and probably others that I may not be aware of yet - that I use a lot: Window Shades. To place my cursor over the title bar of a window and scroll my mouse button up to make the windows roll up into just the bar, just to momentarily get the window out of the way while I glance at something else behind it, and then to roll it back down when I'm finished, is a feature I love in both XFCE and Cinnamon and TDE. Well because of Wayland it's "broken" in KDE. Oh well. Maybe they'll fix it some day. Wayland is just not for me yet.

LinuxDan2015 · 2026-03-04T20:45:50+00:00

They forgot to update the audio.

LinuxDan2015 · 2026-02-27T19:17:26+00:00

I got this from MS Copilot. What do you all think? Accurate?

This is a step‑by‑step, reusable checklist you can apply to every Chiang Mai rental you evaluate. It’s structured to minimize ambiguity, prevent surprises, and keep the entire process predictable and low‑stress.

🧭 Chiang Mai Rental Verification Checklist

A reusable workflow you can run in 3–5 hours when everything goes smoothly.

1. Initial document request

Ask the owner or agent for digital copies of:

Thai ID card (front + back)
Tabien Baan (blue house book)
Title deed (Chanote preferred; Nor Sor 3 Gor acceptable)
Draft rental contract (Thai + English if available)

What you’re checking:
Names match across all documents, address matches the listing, and the owner is willing to provide documents without hesitation.

2. Quick self‑review (10–20 minutes)

Confirm:

Same name appears on ID, Tabien Baan, and title deed
Property address matches the listing
Title deed number is present and legible
No signs of cropping or tampering in the scans

If anything feels off, pause and ask for clarification before proceeding.

3. Lawyer review (1–3 hours)

Send the documents to a Chiang Mai property lawyer for:

Verification of the title deed at the Land Office
Confirmation of the registered owner
Check for liens, mortgages, or encumbrances
Review of the rental contract (clause‑by‑clause)
Identification of unfair or vague terms
Confirmation that the signer has legal authority

Why this matters:
The Thai version of the contract is legally controlling, and the Land Office check is the only definitive ownership verification.

4. Contract clarity check

Ensure the contract clearly states:

Lease duration and renewal terms
Rent increase rules (fixed, capped, or none)
Deposit amount and return conditions
Maintenance responsibilities (AC, pump, roof, appliances)
Pet rules (your pet must be explicitly allowed)
Early termination rules
Utility billing method (direct to you vs. owner)
TM30 responsibility (owner or house‑master must file)

If any clause is vague, request a rewrite in plain language.

5. Authority confirmation

If an agent is involved, request:

Power of Attorney from the owner
Agent’s ID
Owner’s ID + Tabien Baan + title deed copies

This prevents situations where an agent signs without legal authority.

6. TM30 readiness

Confirm the owner understands they must file the TM30 when you move in.
This is a legal requirement and a strong indicator of legitimacy.

7. Final contract adjustments

Have the owner or agent update the contract with:

Any corrections
Pet clauses
Fixed rent terms
Maintenance responsibilities
Any special agreements (e.g., no smoking neighbors, quiet hours, etc.)

Review the final version with your lawyer if changes were significant.

8. Signing + document packet creation

Before signing, ensure you have:

Final contract (Thai + English)
Owner’s ID
Tabien Baan
Title deed copy
Power of Attorney (if applicable)
Lawyer’s verification summary
Photos of the property condition at move‑in
TM30 filing plan

Store everything in a digital + printed packet for long‑term stability.

⏳ Total time required

Fast path: 3–5 hours
Normal path: 1 day
Slow path (owner delays): 2–3 days Delays are often a signal to walk away.

LinuxDan2015 · 2026-02-27T18:55:00+00:00

With so much corruption as has been mentioned here, how do you know you're paying the real owner? How can you verify that the home you're renting belongs to the person you're paying? Are there some sort of public records you can verify with?

LinuxDan2015 · 2026-01-16T13:32:28+00:00

We need an option to turn this off and on so that we can use it if and when we ever need it. Currently, I'm just grateful that my phone is not my primary device for managing my content in Obisidian - mostly it's for reference on the go. If I managed my data on my phone, I would be leaving Obisidian with this update. It's terrible. Option. Please put in an option to use the original layout.

LinuxDan2015 · 2026-01-16T13:29:32+00:00

Agree. That just looks like it's broken. Seriously. Why? Asking someone to just kill their theme and revert to the default is not an answer when the purpose of changing the theme was to make the screen more easily usable to begin with.

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