Stella
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Post by Stella on Jan 26, 2022 0:51:01 GMT
Hello people. Not been on here for a while. Life got in the way. I am using Bodhi on my main machine now so doing a lot more than I used to and finding I'm still a novice at some day to day things. So I have two documents I needed to add to an email to send them and can't work out how to do it! The documents are in the documents folder in file manager. Another query. I just installed Bodhi 5.1 legacy on the machine and at install I noticed there wasn't the option to "install alongside windows" which used to be there - I had planned to dual boot. Ended up having to repartition and do it manually. Has that been taken out of the installer or is it just my set up that affected the options on the installer?
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Post by enigma9o7 on Jan 26, 2022 1:08:24 GMT
In order to give you advice on how to attach a file to an email, would need to do what email program (or website) you are using. Sometimes you can just drag and drop from file manager into your email app (i.e. thunderboard) or web browser (i.e. firefox). Other times, you click or otherwise select "attach file" (often a paperclip icon) which will cause a file-select-dialog to pop up, from which you select your file(s). For more than one hold control when selecting the second... or add them one at a time.
I think the second question's answer has to do with how you're set up, it only offers the alongside windows under certain conditions... for example I think you have to some unpartitioned space available.
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Post by Stella on Jan 26, 2022 13:01:39 GMT
Thanks. It's outlook email (what used to be hotmail) - web based. Using firefox. Clicking on the paperclip to upload a file didn't work. Assumed that was just a Windows thing. So maybe I should install an email client.
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Post by enigma9o7 on Jan 26, 2022 16:19:39 GMT
What happens when you click the paperclip? Why doesn't it work? If you don't know how to explain, share video or screenshots.
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Post by Stella on Jan 27, 2022 15:11:53 GMT
It opens the documents folder but folder opens too big for screen and nothing happens when you try and select a document (although most are off screen). Drag and drop seems to work for other websites so I'll try that with email.
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Post by enigma9o7 on Jan 27, 2022 16:20:42 GMT
The first time you get a file select dialog, you need to resize it. This is a known issue with Bodhi 5.x. First move it so you can get to the corner, by holding down Alt key and dragging it with mouse. Then resize from corner. Then you'll be able to select the file and press ok. You won't have to resize it again, next time it'll be the right size.
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Post by Stella on Jan 28, 2022 19:44:43 GMT
Thanks I'll do that. And drag and drop works for email as well so sorted now thanks. Still have no sound though! Never had that before with bodhi. I tried reinstalling pulse but it's made no difference.
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Post by Hippytaff on Jan 28, 2022 22:07:32 GMT
Glad you got that sorted. Maybe open another thread for the sound issue.
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Post by enigma9o7 on Jan 28, 2022 22:47:58 GMT
Glad you got that sorted. Maybe open another thread for the sound issue.
That was already done, its in the top 5 new threads. All that is said is sound doesnt work in youtube, no hints or clues as to what been tried, if thats the only place sound fails, etc. Nobody has replied, and if they were to, I suspect it would be just questions to get more info that should have been provided in the first place, kinda like this thread.
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Post by Hippytaff on Jan 28, 2022 23:03:47 GMT
Glad you got that sorted. Maybe open another thread for the sound issue. That was already done, its in the top 5 new threads. All that is said is sound doesnt work in youtube, no hints or clues as to what been tried, if thats the only place sound fails, etc. Nobody has replied, and if they were to, I suspect it would be just questions to get more info that should have been provided in the first place, kinda like this thread.
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Post by enigma9o7 on Jan 29, 2022 6:15:42 GMT
Thanks I'll do that. And drag and drop works for email as well so sorted now thanks. Still have no sound though! Never had that before with bodhi. I tried reinstalling pulse but it's made no difference.
Excellent, I see you changed the thread title to SOLVED so you musta got it figured out!
As to the sound, that's trickier, cuz normally, that "just works" and when it doesn't, its not always the same answer - unlike this oversized file select dialog which is a known issue, it just took a few questions to figure out that was the issue you were having, but I don't think anything like that applies to any sound issues. In any case I just threw a reply at you in that other thread just asking for more info, no helpful ideas at this point, unfortunately, but with luck we'll get that sorted too after some back and forth.
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