<div dir="ltr"><div><div>issue resolved. (from what I can tell). I'm clearly an ubuntu/unity novice, didn't know where to look for the menus.<br><br></div>cheers,<br><br></div>-mike :-)<br><div><div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 11:06 PM, Robby Findler <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:robby@eecs.northwestern.edu" target="_blank">robby@eecs.northwestern.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<div dir="ltr">Racket's
GUI library is doing its best to trick ubuntu where the menus are
concerned. Matthew Flatt would know better how to look into this
properly, but there could easily be a bug in the way our GUI libs
attempt to cooperate with the underlying GUI library there. (The
trickiness all stems from trying to support eventspaces. Matthew touches
on them here in this talk; well worth checking out if you've not see
it: <a href="http://www.infoq.com/presentations/Racket" target="_blank">http://www.infoq.com/presentations/Racket</a>)<span><font color="#888888"><div>
<br>Robby</div></font></span></div><br><br>On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 1:18 PM, Michael Jensen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mikethe1wheelnut@gmail.com" target="_blank">mikethe1wheelnut@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<div><div><div><div>you laugh :-)<br><br></div>I should have been more specific. I don't seem to have the menus listed here: <a href="http://docs.racket-lang.org/drracket/Menus.html#%28part._menu%7E3afile%29" target="_blank">http://docs.racket-lang.org/drracket/Menus.html#%28part._menu~3afile%29</a><br>
<br></div>some history: I had the issues discussed here: <a href="http://askubuntu.com/questions/131358/drracket-doesnt-work-on-ubuntu-12-04" target="_blank">http://askubuntu.com/questions/131358/drracket-doesnt-work-on-ubuntu-12-04</a><br>
<br>and here: <br><a href="http://askubuntu.com/questions/186758/drracket-icon-doesnt-work" target="_blank">http://askubuntu.com/questions/186758/drracket-icon-doesnt-work</a><br><br></div>and the most recent problem I found a solution to is documented here: <a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/racket/+bug/1065997" target="_blank">https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/racket/+bug/1065997</a><br>
<br></div>..perhaps I should submit another bug report..? or upgrade to the newest version of ubuntu?<br><br><div><div><br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 1:49 PM, Robby Findler <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:robby@eecs.northwestern.edu" target="_blank">robby@eecs.northwestern.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Did you put your mouse up along the top? I think that's where Ubuntu hides menubars these days.<div>
<br></div><div>Robby</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 10:45 AM, Michael Jensen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mikethe1wheelnut@gmail.com" target="_blank">mikethe1wheelnut@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>thank's for the advice. :-)<br><br></div>I have another problem, more pressing.. I don't seem to have a file menu. see the attached screen-shot.<br>
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<a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1ggRM1W8Jy9am5tcUUxYVdvVDg/edit?usp=drive_web" style="display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap;text-decoration:none;padding:1px 0px;border:medium none;width:100%" target="_blank"><img style="vertical-align:bottom;border:medium none" src="https://ssl.gstatic.com/docs/doclist/images/icon_10_generic_list.png"> <span dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:bottom">Screenshot from 2013-11-30 11:29:50.png</span></a></div>
<br>?<br></div><div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 8:55 PM, Neil Van Dyke <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:neil@neilvandyke.org" target="_blank">neil@neilvandyke.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Tip regarding Esc/Alt, on a repetitive strain injury note... When you do multi-key combinations frequently, I understand it's better for your hands if you don't use a single hand to press more than one key simultaneously.<br>
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So, for the Esc/Alt combinations, like in Emacs, it's generally best to do one of:<br>
* Use two hands. You probably have two Alt keys.<br>
* Use Esc, so you're not stretching a hand.<br>
* Make a different key binding.<br>
* Use macros or smarter automation to reduce repetitive typing.<br>
* If all else fails, and you're feeling strain, slow down. Think more, type less.<br>
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CS students and young programmers will sometimes ruin their hands/arms/etc. from bad typing/ergonomics, and cause permanent damage. Exactly what works best seems to vary from person to person. There is lots of standard advice (e.g., height and orientation of keyboard and monitor, posture, wrist bending, etc.); Google it. (I'm fortunate that people on Usenet were promoting some of this advice when I was still a teenager; I changed my ergonomics and typing, and have been able to type without problem ever since. I only wish that RMS and some of my friends and colleagues from back then had gotten the advice in time.)<br>
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Neil V.<br>
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