Fun toys and facts

[elfs]

I'm trying to love Firefox, but I've been so used to Galeon for years that it's not quite working out for me. There are little idiosyncracies between the two browsers that drive me nuts. Perhaps the worst is that even if using a remote() command the invoking instance always pulls up the ProfileManager, but also bad is that the Button-3-paste command doesn't create a new tab. I like that feature.

But the one feature of Galeon I couldn't live without is the portal. Galeon has a script called myportal that allows you to view your bookmarks in a very nice layout. I wanted that feature, so I stole it. I saved the Galeon style sheet to disk and pasted it into the firefox directory. Ah, but how to get a version of the bookmarks file with the stylesheet? Geekspeak to the rescue:

 
#!/bin/bash 
TARG=`echo $HOME/.mozilla/firefox/*.default` 
sed -e '4a\ 
<link rel="stylesheet" href="portal.css" type="text/css">' \
     <  $TARG/bookmarks.html > $TARG/portal.html 

It's an embedded sed script that sticks the stylesheet reference into a copy of the bookmarks file called portal.html. I stuck it into the scheduler and once a day it transforms my collected bookmarks into a nicely edited home page.

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I did not know there was something below brownie in the Girl Scouts. Kouryou-chan expressed interest, probably due to exposure from all the cookie kids, but still, if her interest maintains, Omaha and I can now enroll her. Interesting. Not sure I'm ready to be a Scout dad and all that.

Comments

[chgowiz.livejournal.com]

Daisies. My little kindergardener girls were in it at one time.

[katherine]

I'm a random lurker [waves] but I have to nose in to say that here in Canda they're called Sparks. Over in the UK they are Rainbows, which amuses me no end.

[lucky-otter.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure if this requires the tabbrowser preferences extension, but a control-button-3-click opens a new tab at the URL in the clipboard, for me. I can't recall if this is built in or requires that extension, though.

Also, I never get the ProfileManager *except* when Firefox is a bit broken. I use some mozilla-launcher script from Gentoo to talk to firefox, though. Comes with it by default, and links itself to /usr/bin/firefox. Works quite well. Maybe you're doing more advanced remote commands than I am, though.

[alice-in-texas.livejournal.com]

Scouting is a good experience. My sons made it to Eagle Scout during their sojourn in Boy Scouts. I was surprised at how much going to the top enhanced their resumes, etc, so much so that one of them got a job based on his being an Eagle Scout. Even if they had not achieved that highest goal, they still had learned so much that it added to their growth, independence, and learning responsibility. It certainly cannot hurt her and enrolling her at Daisy level is great. She will start out at ground level and if she sticks with it, will likely develop long term friendships.

You'll make it as a Scout dad. I gasped at a pre-registration meeting for new Cub Scouts when my husband, who is their stepfather, raised his hand and volunteered us for den leaders. I whispered to him "Do you *know* what you are getting us into!?" Needless to say, we actively gave what leadership we could manage with both boys and have not regretted it one moment. It was as rewarding for us as well as them, and helped us keep a bond with our kids as both sets of parents (my ex and his wife in addition to us)were always there. *smiles* Besides, it was a LOT of fun! You will be happy you gave it a try. You can always drop out if it turns out to not be your, or her, cup of tea but at least you can say that you gave it a chance.