Manage mdf and mds files with Debian

Recently a downloaded a couple of files(mdf and mds) referred to a cd image.

I need now to write or mount it. In my case to write.

I use acetoneiso to manage those files.

So I get it....

apt-get install acetoneiso

After, when I launch the application, and I select the files, a popup(of the acetoneiso application) inform the it's necessary install a plug-in, puretone, to manage mdf/mds files. The plug-in is proprietary but free.
At the and of the installation, with the menubar button "Image Conversion" I convert the two files in a newer .iso file, and after I burn my cd....

Have fun...

Debian: add iso image to sources.list file

In this post you can see how to mount an iso image file from command line.
In this other post you can see how to mount an iso image file at the system startup.

Now we can see how to insert into sources.list file the pointing to the debian distribution image file.

Go under /etc/apt
Open sources.list file and add(better if at the end of the file) this:

deb file:/home/you/Desktop/debian_image squeeze main contrib 

Now we suppose we have squeeze distribution.
If no, change the name with your distribution name.

At the end, from the command line give:

apt-get update

Bye...

Joomla 3.0.2: create a menu link to an other menu item

We suppose you have already create a menu item with in an article.
We need to create a menu link to this resource already existent.
The joomla element name for this is the "menu item alias"

So go where we want to create the link, suppose under top menu to link a main menu article...... But for all other needs is the same...

- From the toolbar, click on "New"
- Select the voice System Links ---> Menu Item Alias
- Fill the "Menu item title" field as you want
- Go under "Advanced Options" tab
- Choose from "Menu Item" select combo list the Menu Item(or what other resource) you want to link
- Save and close.


Have fun...

Joomla 3.0.2: change site favicon

Ensure you have a 16x16 pixels image file. If not, resize what you have.
Convert your image in .ico image.
Rename your file to favicon.ico
Put your file under:

<joomla_root_dir>/templates/<your_template_name>/

Here you will have already a file with that name. So you overwrite it.

Now to see your new icon you need to
- reload the page(F5)
- force reloading your page (CTRL-SHIFT-R)
- clear internet tmp files

Have fun...

Joomla 3.0.2: changing font to your site

Go under the root foolder of your website, when you have the folders....:

- administrator
- cache
- cgi-bin
- [.....]
- [.....]
- [.....]
- templates

go under templates ---> "your-current-template-name"

in my case protpostar

go under css

and open template.css file

For example:
find the body field
and edit the font-size value for modify the most relevant points of he site.

You find all other fields here(in this file).

Bye...

OpenOffice Impress: changing template to an existing presentation

First import it:

Format --> Area --> Bitmap --> Import

choose your template...

After set to use it

Format --> Page --> Background --> Bitmap

and choose your template imported before...

Have fun...

Joomla 3.0.2 How to quickly edit current articles template

Really quickly trick....

Edit directly the follow file......

/components/com_content/views/article/tmpl/default.php

Have fun....