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Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2012 21:56:16 +0100
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Subject: Re: Report of Autokey-Qt in Ubuntu 12.04 / Unity
From: Fred Niggle <fred.nig...@googlemail.com>
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Just a note about hardware requirements for ubuntu 12.04... I have no
problems with 32 bit running on a Celeron 1100Mhz with 2Gb of ram,so Im not
convinced that you *need* such a fast cpu for Autokey to function correctly.

Otherwise, its good to hear from someone having good experiences with what
is now one of my favourite programs :-)

Best Regards,
Fred

On 17 June 2012 20:43, Chris Kelley <ckel...@ca-cycleworks.com> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> This is my 1st time posting here. I've been using Autokey since before
> there was a -gtk or -qt. And I really love how it adds to my productivity.
> One thing I've always liked is using Autokey for program launching. While
> researching my upgrade to 12.04 (from 10.04) I noted the change to -Qt and
> also many posts in this group about autokey *NOT* being a launcher...
>
> First off, 12.04 is a very heavy operating system. I consider a Core2Duo
> E5500 with 4G of RAM to be a fairly good computer. In Windows 7 and Ubuntu
> 10.04, this hardware was more than adequate. In 12.04, the UI slowed to a
> crawl. It was so slow that I had to accomodate for the deletion of the
> hotkey for my text insertion macros in Autokey!!
>
> I never thought I was a hardware snob... :( So I ran out and got a Core i7
> Since Fry's has them on sale. Suddenly, Autokey wakes right up! I have to
> re-edit my scripts so that they don't delete the initial hotkey from script
> evocation! With the UI actually working now, I sought after the "launcher"
> issue. With some help on StackOverflow<http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11060150/how-do-i-make-a-fork-or-non-blocking-system-call-in-python>,
> I was able to find a way to get Autokey to actually launch my programs the
> way I want...
>
>     #Enter script code
>     import thread
>     thread.start_new_thread(os.system,('gedit',))
>
> See, as part of my workflow, I have and editor, word processor, and
> spreadsheet mapped to <super>+e, <shift>+<super>+e, and <ctrl>+<super>+e,
> respectively. I use gedit, OO Writer, and OO Calc for these. It's super
> useful for when I'm researching and need text snippets, or to "translate"
> HTML into plain text to paste from the web to an email. Or sometimes I need
> the other programs to do stuff.
>
> I hope sharing these two thoughts helps!
> Recap:
> 1) 12.04 is heavy and the behavior of autokey changes between a slow CPU
> and faster one.
> 2) Autokey can indeed be a launcher.
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
>



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Just a note about hardware requirements for ubuntu 12.04... I have no probl=
ems with 32 bit running on a Celeron 1100Mhz with 2Gb of ram,so Im not conv=
inced that you *need* such a fast cpu for Autokey to function correctly.<di=
v>
<br></div><div>Otherwise, its good to hear from someone having good experie=
nces with what is now one of my=A0favourite programs :-)</div><div><br></di=
v><div>Best Regards,</div><div>Fred=A0<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On=
 17 June 2012 20:43, Chris Kelley <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:c=
kel...@ca-cycleworks.com" target=3D"_blank">ckel...@ca-cycleworks.com</a>&g=
t;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>Hi everyone,</div><div><br></div><div>T=
his is my 1st time posting here. I&#39;ve been using Autokey since before t=
here was a -gtk or -qt. And I really love how it adds to my productivity. O=
ne thing I&#39;ve always liked is using Autokey for program launching. Whil=
e researching my upgrade to 12.04 (from 10.04) I noted the change to -Qt an=
d also many posts in this group about autokey <b>NOT</b> being a launcher..=
.</div>
<div><br></div><div>First off, 12.04 is a very heavy operating system. I co=
nsider a Core2Duo E5500 with 4G of RAM to be a fairly good computer. In Win=
dows 7 and Ubuntu 10.04, this hardware was more than adequate. In 12.04, th=
e UI slowed to a crawl. It was so slow that I had to accomodate for the del=
etion of the hotkey for my text insertion macros in Autokey!!</div>
<div><br></div><div>I never thought I was a hardware snob... :( So I ran ou=
t and got a Core i7 Since Fry&#39;s has them on sale. Suddenly, Autokey wak=
es right up! I have to re-edit my scripts so that they don&#39;t delete the=
 initial hotkey from script evocation! With the UI actually working now, I =
sought after the &quot;launcher&quot; issue. With <a href=3D"http://stackov=
erflow.com/questions/11060150/how-do-i-make-a-fork-or-non-blocking-system-c=
all-in-python" target=3D"_blank">some help on StackOverflow</a>, I was able=
 to find a way to get Autokey to actually launch my programs the way I want=
...</div>
<div><br></div><div><div><font face=3D"&#39;courier new&#39;, monospace" si=
ze=3D"1">=A0 =A0 #Enter script code</font></div><div><font face=3D"&#39;cou=
rier new&#39;, monospace" size=3D"1">=A0 =A0 import thread</font></div><div=
><font face=3D"&#39;courier new&#39;, monospace" size=3D"1">=A0 =A0 thread.=
start_new_thread(os.system,(&#39;gedit&#39;,))</font></div>
</div><div><font face=3D"&#39;courier new&#39;, monospace" size=3D"1"><br><=
/font></div><div><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif">See, as part of my workfl=
ow, I have and editor, word processor, and spreadsheet mapped to </font><fo=
nt size=3D"2" face=3D"&#39;courier new&#39;, monospace" style=3D"background=
-color:rgb(238,238,238)">&lt;super&gt;+e</font><font face=3D"arial, sans-se=
rif">,=A0</font><font size=3D"2" face=3D"&#39;courier new&#39;, monospace" =
style=3D"background-color:rgb(238,238,238)">&lt;shift&gt;+&lt;super&gt;+e</=
font><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif">, and=A0</font><font size=3D"2" face=
=3D"&#39;courier new&#39;, monospace" style=3D"background-color:rgb(238,238=
,238)">&lt;ctrl&gt;+&lt;super&gt;+e</font><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif">=
, respectively. I use gedit, OO Writer, and OO Calc for these. It&#39;s sup=
er useful for when I&#39;m researching and need text snippets, or to &quot;=
translate&quot; HTML into plain text to paste from the web to an email. Or =
sometimes I need the other programs to do stuff.</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face=3D"a=
rial, sans-serif">I hope sharing these two thoughts helps!=A0</font></div><=
div><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif">Recap:=A0</font></div><div><font face=
=3D"arial, sans-serif">1) 12.04 is heavy and the behavior of autokey change=
s between a slow CPU and faster one.</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif">2) Autokey can indeed be a launcher.<=
/font></div><div><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><fo=
nt face=3D"arial, sans-serif">Thanks,</font></div><div><font face=3D"arial,=
 sans-serif">Chris</font></div>
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