Thursday, May 12, 2016

Linux Mint Update error for Chrome

If you're gettting “no public key available” error message, open a command prompt and run the command:
# wget -q -O - https://dl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | sudo apt-key add -


If youi're getting "Failed to fetch" error:

edit /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list.
e.g. # sudo vi /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list

old entry:
deb http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main
change to:
deb [arch=amd64] http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main


./rom

Saturday, March 12, 2016

The android zoom/magnification


Android 5.1.1

To turn on zoom on Android 5.1.1
Settings -> System -> Accessibility -> Magnification Gestures

Unfortunately, the screen magnification gesture is triple tap and it is not customizable. It is unfortunate because, "continuous tapping" is a common action or gesture in games like deploying troops in Clash of Clans. So instead of enjoying the game, the screen will zoom in/out.

Why android...? Why are you using a common gesture for a system function?
Why not 2 finger double tap? or 2 finger swipe? or 3 finger swipe? or 3 finger double tap? or ... (sigh)


On IOS the zoom gesture is 3 finger double tap.
Settings -> General -> Accessibility -> Zoom


./rf