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Changing 98 styles in VB 6.0 to XP style

shahul hameed — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 18:31:09 +0000

It is for VB porgrammers, especially for VB 6.0 programmers.Have you ever tried to change the style of VB 6.0 into XP style or other version of windows?
This is the simple way to change the style of .exe file that you created using VB 6.0.
Follow the instructions.
If your application name is ‘sample.exe’ then create a file sample.exe.manifest in
your project directory.
In that file , place the following code.

version=”1.0.0.0″
processorArchitecture=”X86″
name=”CompanyName.ProductName.YourAppName”
type=”win32″ />
Your application description here

type=”win32″
name=”Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls”
version=”6.0.0.0″
processorArchitecture=”X86″
publicKeyToken=”6595b64144ccf1df”
language=”*” />

Your application description here

either add a ‘microsoft windows common controls 6.0′ control ( for eg: slider) in the form
( or)
include the following code in the project:

Private Type tagInitCommonControlsEx
lngSize As Long
lngICC As Long
End Type
Private Declare Function InitCommonControlsEx Lib “comctl32.dll” _
(iccex As tagInitCommonControlsEx) As Boolean
Private Const ICC_USEREX_CLASSES = &H200

Public Function InitCommonControlsVB() As Boolean
On Error Resume Next
Dim iccex As tagInitCommonControlsEx
‘ Ensure CC available:
With iccex
.lngSize = LenB(iccex)
.lngICC = ICC_USEREX_CLASSES
End With
InitCommonControlsEx iccex
InitCommonControlsVB = (Err.Number = 0)
On Error Goto 0
End Function

Public Sub Main()
InitCommonControlsVB

‘
‘ Start your application here:
‘

End Sub

now compile it and store the exe and manifest files in the same directory…
It works..!

Thank you
Shahul Hameed
email:sinuxcreation@gmail.com

Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) PDF Guide

Mithun Madhusoodanan — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:15:39 +0000

This guide is designed to be as user-friendly and easy to follow as possible, it should provide the first point of reference to any Ubuntu newcomer with lots of information. The manual has step by step instructions and includes lots of screenshots to show you how to do tasks. It also includes a Troubleshooting section to help you solve common Ubuntu problems quickly. Download this 160+ page Lucid Lynx manual today.

A Complete Beginner’s Manual for Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx)

Get your Copy from Ubuntu-manual.org

GoogleCL

Mithun Madhusoodanan — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 00:32:56 +0000

GoogleCL is a project hosted under google codes to bring Google services to command line.

Currently support the following Google services:

* Blogger

$ google blogger post –title “cetly” “testing googlecl”

* Calendar

$ google calendar add “cetlylive’s birthday”

* Contacts

$ google contacts list name,email > contacts.csv

* Docs

$ google docs edit –title “task for round1″

* Picasa*

$ google picasa create –title “Worldcup Photos” ~/photos/wc/*.jpg

* Youtube*

$ google youtube post –category wavin_flag.avi

Installing GoogleCL in ubuntu

Open the terminal and run the following commands

sudo apt-get install python-gdata

sudo dpkg -i http://googlecl.googlecode.com/files/googlecl_0.9.5-1_all.deb

Or you can get the tar/deb pakage from here

*(picassa and youtube requires your web browser to grand access forthe first time. After that, GoogleCL will cache an oauth token in a config directory so that you don’t have to do this again)

My test

In my test every service required web browser to grand access forthe first time. And there are number of bugs yet to be corrected

Screenshot of Blogger post using googlecl is given below

Online Operating System

Pratheek — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:35:14 +0000

I am really excited to see the enthusiasm of all guys to make the cetlylive a great success, Hats off to the team behind this.Seeing this i would like to share some intresting thing that i had gone through recently…….

The site which is mentioned in this para is not available currently.They had to shut down it due to some financial matters.

A GREAT WORK OF TWO GUYS FROM VADAKARA ENGGINEERING COLLEGE WHICH MADE NEWS WORLDWIDE …………

You have heard of desktops and laptops, but now two engineering students in Kerala have come up with a virtual computer that can be accessed from anywhere in the world. All it needs is an internet connection.

K. Ansar and P.P. Ismail, final year computer science students at an engineering college in Vatakara, about 45 km from here, have set up www.bloxtr.com, the prototype of a virtual computer in which you can store all your important documents, favourite music, colourful pictures and even videos.

“The idea is that no one needs to carry a laptop or pen drive around. You can upload any files to the website and access it from any corner of the world. What you need is just an interface to access the internet,” says Ansar .

Ansar and Ismail are fans of Richard Stallman, the free software guru, and they are also keen on popularising the prowess of open source software.

Ismail said bloxtr is just a project and doesn’t yet have the speed and features of professional applications. They are hoping for investment by corporate firms for the further development of their prototype.

According to the students, people are largely ignorant about the opportunities that open source software provides. They stumbled upon the idea of a virtual computer while mining the internet.

“The open source platform for creating a virtual computer is available on the internet. Open source platforms are available free for any kind of project,” said Ansar.

“We’d like to popularise the concept of the virtual computer. As far as we know such a facility does not exist. Google has Google Docs to store and edit documents or spreadsheets, while websites like ibackup.com provide the facility of creating backup data.

“We want to make bloxtr more elaborate so that one can install software of one’s choice on the virtual computer,” he said.

Ansar and Ismail feel the concept will become more attractive if it can be used via mobile phones.

“We are trying to convert this into a mobile application. When 3G services become operational in the country we think the virtual computer will really be an attractive proposition,” Ismail said.

Ismail and Ansar, along with three other classmates, have already won a project from a local software company on behalf of a Gulf-based airline to develop a system to make flight schedule information available on mobile phones.

They are also planning a project to network educational institutions. “This is a long-term project, under which we plan to provide a website from where information on students from the networked institutions can be retrieved,” said Ismail.

“If a parent wants to ascertain the score of his child he can access it directly from his home. For employers who are on the lookout for talent, this database could be a good source. We are also planning a virtual classroom. Eighty percent of the work on this is complete,” he added.

THIS NEWS WAS PUBLISHED IN DIFFERENT SITES AND ALSO IN NES PAPERS LIKE NEW YORK TIMES,THE HINDU etc……..

YOU CAN MORE DETAILS IF YOU SEARCH FOR “ANSAR VIRTUAL COMPUTER” IN GOOGLE.

NB: THIS GUY ANSAR IS CORRENTLY WORKING WITH ME IN IBS.

BOSS 3.0

SaJ!N — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 08:53:41 +0000

BOSS (Bharat Operating System Solutions) GNU/Linux is a Linux distribution developed by C-DAC.

BOSS (Bharat Operating System Solutions) GNU/Linux is a Linux distribution developed by C-DAC for enhancing the use of free and open source software in India. BOSS Linux was made specifically for the Indian environment, it consists of a pleasing desktop environment coupled with Indian language support and other packages that are most relevant for use in the government domain.

Here are some key features of “BOSS”:
· The Graphical mode installer
· Faster system startup and login
· User friendly GNOME Desktop
· Simplified menu organization
· Easy access to power management settings with GNOME Power Manager
· Improved support for video playback
· 3D Desktop
· BharatheeyaaOO (Localised OpenOffice.org 2.0.1 ? currently in Tamil and Hindi)
· Enhanced Removable Media Support
· Liferea ? RSS/RDF Reader
· Plug & Play of the devices with Graphical Front-End
· Multimedia support – Totem, Xmms
· TV Tuner Support
· Bluetooth Support
· Optional Network Manager for convenient roaming between different wireless and wired networks
· Migration Tool – Bulk Document converter
· Presentation Tool-keyjnote
· Menu Editor – Alacarte
· Evolution Mail Client
· Best of available internet tools ? Firefox, Gaim, Xchat
· Input Method – SCIM with Remington Keyboard Layout for Tamil, Hindi, Punjabi,and Marati
· CD/DVD Burning tool – bonfire
· Dual Boot Facility
· Automount of existing Hard Disk partitions
· LiveCD
· Utility CD

What’s new in BOSS 3.0:
· Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) has launched its Bharat Operating Systems Solutions (BOSS) GNU/Linux software version 3.0, developed by NRCFOSS (National Resource Centre for Free/Open Source Software). BOSS version 3.0 is coupled with GNOME and KDE desktop environments with a wide Indian language support and packages that are relevant for use in the government domain. The software is also endowed with Bluetooth for short range of communications along with salient features like RSS feed reader and PDF viewer. The objective of creating BOSS Linux is to enable the non-English speaking people of India to be exposed to the benefits of free and open source software and GNU/Linux.

Easy Way To Create Bootable Ubuntu USB Pendrive

Mithun Madhusoodanan — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:09:26 +0000

This short guide explains how you can create a bootable Ubuntu USB pendrive.

Requirements

In order to make a Bootable Ubuntu pen-drive you will need:

1 – The USB Startup Disk creator tool. which is available in Ubuntu (System > Administration > USB Startup Disk Creator).
2 – A USB drive or memory card with minimum 1GB
3 – Ubuntu CD or ISO image (downloadable from Ubuntu website).

Procedures

Launch the USB Startup Disk creator tool from System > Administration > Create a USB startup disk.

In first step (step no 1 in pic):

Either insert your Ubuntu CD, or click Other and browse to your ISO file. (If the application doesn’t recognize your CD, try clicking Other and then Cancel. This caused the CD to show up.)

In second step (step no 2 in pic):

Plug in your USB drive or card. The application should recognize the drive immediately and check that there is enough free space. If you have multiple USB drives, select the one you want to use from the list.

In third step step (step no 3 in pic):

If your USB flash was not free, do format it.

In last step (step no 4 in pic):

Finally, you can choose whether you want your USB system to be persistent between boots, or static like a live CD (changes will stay or discarded). Adjust the slider to choose how much space Ubuntu will have on the disk to expand to, or select the Discarded on shut-down option (this will remove all changes you’ve done on the Ubuntu on your flash).

Click Make Startup Disk, and wait while the USB system is created. Now you can boot from this drive on any system which supports USB boots.

Booting from the USB drive is just like a CD; you’ll have to select Try Ubuntu from the boot menu to load the desktop. If you allocated space for a persistent system, anything you install or change on the system will persist the next time you boot.

New Look For UBUNTU

Mithun Madhusoodanan — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:32:50 +0000

Ubuntu has posted a page on its new branding, representing a significant change of look for the distribution. No more brown.

“The new style of Ubuntu is driven by the theme “Light”. They have developed a comprehensive set of visual guidelines and treatments that reflect that style, and are updating key assets like the logo accordingly. The new theme takes effect in 10.04 LTS and will define our look and feel for several years.”

‘ The new style in Ubuntu is inspired by the idea of “Light”.

Here some of screen shots :

The new Ubuntu font and revamped logo

Darktheme

Light theme

Boot Screen

Click here for more info

Kubuntu Lucid Lynx:KDE Fans Will Love It

Mithun Madhusoodanan — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:30:08 +0000

Canonical is still fixing the parts of the next major version of Kubuntu: Lucid Lynx. This one is LTS version, which means Long Term Support. I am Gnome fan, but this Kubuntu makes me think for a while and may even force me to leave behind the simplicity that Gnome offers and take a dive into the world of Apple Mac killing KDE 4.

Have a look at the Kubuntu Lucid Lynx. The OS ran from a memory stick(see the screenshot). It’s said it will take only 30 seconds to boot the entire system on the machine. Quite fast for a Live KDE boot.

Looking at the performance review of Lucid Lynx, one can say with full confidence Windows is no more in competition. Now the fight is between Mac and Ubuntu.

Screenshots of Kubuntu Lucid Lynx

Kubuntu running from a memory stick