KenJackson

I just learned that you can configure Firefox to do this too. Go to Google (or any search site) and right click on the search box. The context menu will include an option labeled Add a keyword for this search..., click it. Choose g for the keyword. There you have it! Now from any page anywhere, you can hit CTRL-L to get to the URL bar and type g searchword to search Google.

Years ago, back when I was using Windows, I bought a copy of Opera and was absolutely amazed at the speed. I was shocked! It was very refreshing. I've used it off and on as both Firefox and hardware have gotten better and better, and it may no longer have an advantage. But it still holds interest because of what a difference it made back then. Besides, I like to have choices. I want to be able to run a variety of Linux distros, a couple of BSDs, and even Windows sometimes. And I want more than one browser. Hmmm! You're probably innocent, but it did kind of sound like flame bait. :P

OK, so Opera 9.5 is out. It sure would be nice if I could just issue urpmi opera and have it installed. But it's not even on the non-free list.

I found the answer at man kbd. I added this line to the kbd driver section in /etc/X11/xorg.conf. Option "AutoRepeat" "175 40" Come to think of it, the kbdrate command may have stopped working about the time the switch was made from XFree86 to Xorg. This solution is good, but it would be better if the Xorg drive would listen to the kbdrate command.

There isn't any control center menu. The closest I see is Configure Your Computer. That opens an app with various choices including the keyboard, but it only lets me select my keyboard layout and keyboard type. Anyway, I have less confidence in GUI solutions. They generally tend to be pretty interfaces to more simple commands, like kbdrate.

I used to be able to speed up the keyboard with this command. kbdrate -r 30 -d 250 It set the keyboard repeat rate to 30 characters per second, and the delay to 250 ms (a quarter second) from when I press a key until it starts repeating. (I have to do it as root due to privilege.) The command reports that it worked, but when I hold down any key, it takes over a second before it starts repeating. That seems like forever when I'm typing fast and I just want the stinking cursor to start moving (e.g. if I'm pressing an arrow key). It makes no difference if I try to set a shorter delay. This worked very well up until 2 or 3 years ago, same hardware. It's been driving me crazy ever since. Does it work for anyone? Is there another way to speed up the keyboard?

The fact that you are able to make the connection and start the transfer suggests that it's not a Samba problem. It sounds more like a wireless network problem. Are you using a wireless network? Does your laptop have an RJ45 ethernet port? If it does, try connecting both machines to your router with ethernet cables to see if you get good transfers. If you do, then you'll know the problem is the wireless connection.

There's an article at Linux.com that talks about this. Basically, add this line to /etc/fstab: none /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc binfmt_misc defaults 0 0 And add this line to /etc/rc.local: echo ':DOSWin:M::MZ::/usr/bin/wine:' > /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc/register