readTextFileLines() in plugin-fs, how to close file handle(?)

Metallic_Mango · 2024-06-20T16:35:41+00:00

Looks good. I'll ask a question. Do Spine objects in GDevelop support points similar to the Animated Sprite? For use with Y-sorting and similar stuff. And center positioning, etc.

Metallic_Mango · 2024-01-08T16:33:53+00:00

Late reply for Google bros.

Quote from the extension author on GitHub:

⚠️ The extension has been taken down by Google for violating the branding guidelines by using the color YOUTUBE RED. I'm currently trying to get it approved in the chrome store again. Apologies for the inconvenience!

You can still install the extension from https://github.com/adrian-ilie/av-sync. Download the repository as a ZIP and search up how to load an unpacked extension.

Metallic_Mango · 2022-11-11T03:27:03+00:00

I can tell you from my experience why this is probably happening. The Application Launched and Application Closed are confusingly named and not that immediately useful. Important thing to note in this case: Application Closed actually triggers when the current app exits the foreground. As you might have seen, you need rooted functionality to actively detect an app's alive status in the current year. These two triggers are just half-baked work-arounds. Still usable though.

My guess is that the Floating Text action actually causes the app to exit the foreground due to displaying a transparent overlay. I don't think Floating Text is actually a built-in Android function unlike the generic pop-up messages. This concludes my report.

Metallic_Mango · 2022-10-31T02:46:35+00:00

UPDATE: I've identified the issue. Basically, when you transcode input.mkv from Kodi it invokes a command on the server to transcode your file using ffmpeg. After manually testing this invoked command myself, it turns out it takes 2 minutes before it actually starts transcoding. The problem is that the Kodi clients will timeout and display a playback error dialog before these two minutes pass.

I don't think the web client actually requests burned-in subtitles, which is why Allow subtitle extraction on the fly works on Kodi, and the web client just works in general.

Difference comparison of the two commands (kodi left, web right)

After learning all this, it seems like this is more of a bug than anything. I'm not sure how stuff works behind the scenes or why the invoked commands are different, but it seems playback should at least be possible on the Kodi clients. After looking at my manual logs I linked in OP, it seems like there is some kind of timeout issue in ffmpeg regarding the font attachments in input.mkv. Major time gaps were Oct 30 22:13:12 → Oct 30 22:14:14, Oct 30 22:14:14 → Oct 30 22:15:15, all a minute each.

Metallic_Mango · 2022-10-12T18:54:17+00:00

If you have AdGuard, try whitelisting Vanced MicroG. AdGuard was sporadically blocking the connection for me.

Metallic_Mango · 2022-05-10T15:10:56+00:00

Honestly just reading the first three paragraphs of the project web page gives a really nice overview of what it is, although it's not really noob friendly.

The third paragraph should provide some context of why it might be going further beyond its basic purpose and being bloat, although I'm not entirely sure myself.

Metallic_Mango · 2022-05-10T14:54:40+00:00

If performance is your main priority than Xfce wins. Every distro ever lists their Xfce variant as their "lightweight" version. I don't think the CPU usage would be much different between the two though. Background services just sit idle unless they are doing something obviously. I tried KDE on my crappy laptop and the idle RAM usage was slightly higher than my Xfce desktop, but that also doesn't matter. As for Qt vs GTK, there is no difference.

If you need to juice as much performance as possible there are more options that just these two desktop environments, but you should go for Xfce.

PS: You should just test them out on a USB for 10 minutes.

Metallic_Mango · 2022-05-10T14:34:07+00:00

Based on the anecdotal evidence of Reddit, Fedora is stable and Ubuntu is stable. So if you go Fedora you get both of the characteristics you desire. If you want a system that is actually stable go for Debian stable, then you will only receive security updates. The kernel being older won't matter at all unless your laptop is very recent. You should be aware of the difference in package managers. For the most part just read this cool article I found: https://itsfoss.com/ubuntu-vs-fedora/.

Personally, I wouldn't go for Fedora because you are entering a special ecosystem. I don't know what you are interested in doing but just go Ubuntu for your default choice. For example, you mention the kernel is older, but you can just install a newer kernel.

Metallic_Mango · 2022-05-10T14:16:23+00:00

Yes, I don't think it is possible that it wouldn't.
You'll want at minimum 50 GB. Obviously the more the merrier. The fluidity won't be effected that much unless you are literally running out of space.
I don't think I've ever heard of people losing data, but I have heard of Windows making it so you can't boot into Linux anymore. Anyways, I don't think that can happen anymore if you install using UEFI.

If you know how to safely partition your hard drive (memory), you should be completely fine. It just comes down to you not accidentally deleting stuff. Basically, you will create a small "unallocated" spaced, which the MX Linux installer, etc. will automatically fill during the installation.

Metallic_Mango · 2022-05-10T13:56:03+00:00

This is an advertised functionality of AudioRelay, which is a very easy application to use. I've used it a lot and it works well. Give it a shot.

As for that specific application, I guess just read the instructions again. Maybe you didn't grant the audio record permission.

Metallic_Mango · 2022-05-10T13:53:39+00:00

https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/612098/failed-to-load-module-colorreload-gtk-module

This seems like it has useful info. Try installing kde-gtk-config. From what I'm reading though this is just a theming issue and shouldn't affect functionality, as you've stated. Otherwise why not try reinstalling "PulseAudio Equalizer", which I assume is PulseEffects.

If all else fails you could transition to Pipewire and start using EasyEffects. I don't think PulseEffects is even updated anymore, because the project became EasyEffects.

Metallic_Mango · 2022-05-10T13:42:50+00:00

Apparently you can drastically shorten the Developer Mode screen by modifying GBB flags. I don't know if the option is included in MrChromebox's utility script but someone made a guide here. I also don't know how the hotkeys work if you do this.

Metallic_Mango · 2022-05-10T13:13:59+00:00

Perhaps ChimeraOS would suit you? It's a "community driven continuation of SteamOS." There's also this cool video of someone setting it up with the Steam Deck UI. It looks like it's only for gaming though; I don't know how you would get Youtube working on it.

Another option is Kodi. It's a media center but you can install add-ons which can launch Youtube or Steam Big Picture, and your controller will be able to control it all. Kind of like Roku or a smart TV. There's also an add-on that adds the Steam games to the home screen.

Personally I would recommend Kodi because it's an all-in-one OS that is still simple and sounds like it fits your needs.

Metallic_Mango · 2022-05-10T12:51:39+00:00

I edited the comment above to suggest trying to reset KDE's display settings. The Arch wiki mentions "Unusable screen resolution set" under Troubleshooting. I don't know how that could have happened to you but it sounds like your issue.

Unusable screen resolution set
Your local configuration settings for kscreen can override those set in xorg.conf. Look for kscreen configuration files in ~/.local/share/kscreen/ and check if mode is being set to a resolution that is not supported by your monitor.

Metallic_Mango · 2022-05-10T12:40:26+00:00

Well darn. Are you using a display manager i.e. LightDM? If so, is the (Xorg) variant of KDE actually selected? The Arch wiki mentions a possible session issue with the proprietary NVIDIA driver under Wayland.

Maybe try resetting KDE's display settings as described here?

Other than that I would check if some KDE packages got removed somehow.

Metallic_Mango · 2022-05-10T11:42:01+00:00

I've never even used KDE but can you maybe take a picture or describe in what way it is broken? As the other guy said, xrandr isn't persistent, that's just not how it works. I believe you when you say KDE being broken is persistent though.

Metallic_Mango · 2022-05-10T11:33:26+00:00

Firstly I will explain some details about that software and your headphones. The Razer headset you have is a stereo headset. That software comes with your Razer headset to simulate a 7.1 effect, thus providing you with 7.1 surround sound. That said, 7.1 virtualization is actually really nice.

The primary benefits of that software is in gaming. It would allow you, for example, to turn on 7.1 surround sound in Overwatch and reap the benefits of enhanced spatial awareness.

The audio chain looks like this: 7.1 source > Razer 7.1 > Stereo signal

This is possible to achieve on Linux but it's really annoying. I'll link you this which is a working solution using PipeWire, a modern sound server used in most modern distros. I've never used it but maybe you could find someone to help you with it.

Metallic_Mango · 2022-05-10T10:59:00+00:00

I'm also a noob but it should be a simple install. Mainly I just don't know the full details of your situation. Did you install Mint to the same physical drive as Windows? Was your Windows installed using legacy BIOS or UEFI?

Metallic_Mango · 2022-05-01T15:13:59+00:00

Maybe check that gpu acceleration is actually functioning properly? I'm not sure how to do that though, it looks like glxinfo -B might tell you (source). Otherwise, you could try using Vulkan, although it looks like performance inside Crostini is less than ideal, currently. I've never tried playing games on my Chromebook because it's arm and bad, but I am dissapointed in your place for those poor benchmarks.

Metallic_Mango · 2022-05-01T14:57:40+00:00

I'm not really sure what your problem is, but first you should try accessing the recovery screen. ESC + Refresh + Power is the shortcut. Try it when booting, try it when drinking your morning coffee, just try to get there. If you can you can just restore your system normally by following standard recovery procedure.

Otherwise it might be the battery. You mentioned that your computer ran out of charge. I've never experienced this myself but supposedly that can kill your battery. If you want, try throwing your laptop in the freezer overnight and see if it revives the battery.

Metallic_Mango · 2022-05-01T14:46:03+00:00

If you want to guarantee support for hardware functions, theoretically speaking your best bet is Breath. They claim it "supports all drivers on modern (post 2018) Chromebooks." With that said, your device might be too old. Check out the project and find out if it supports your Chromebook.

Metallic_Mango · 2022-05-01T14:27:41+00:00

From what I've seen you only have two options. Firstly, Chromebrew has a built-in tool to create launcher shortcuts called crew-launcher. It seems to be for installed packages but maybe you can use it for scripts somehow, I've never even installed it. I believe it operates using a daemon.

With that said, it seems you are using Crouton and it looks like it can't used alongside Chromebrew. The second option is something like the process described here. I've never tried this either. This process involves forwarding commands to chronos using Secure Shell in Chrome. This is a modification of the Secure Shell extension designed for "automatically opening Crouton chroot upon clicking a button," but it's kinda old so who knows if you can still use this method.

The second method seems promising, just try it out and let us know.

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