http://blogs.czapski.id.auArticles on gtkdialog and demo image building. Formerly on JavaCAPS and SOA Suite for healthcare integration. http://blogs.czapski.id.au/2017/12/is-my-internet-down-monitor-internet-connectivityhttp://blogs.czapski.id.au/2017/12/is-my-internet-down-monitor-internet-connectivityIn this article, I outline how I set up the connectivity monitor for testing Internet connectivity of my internal network from the "outside", that is, an Internet-based monitor testing connectivity to my infrastructure and consequently my infrastructire's ability to connect to the Internet.Sat, 23 Dec 2017 09:34:35 +0000 http://blogs.czapski.id.au/2017/12/free-connectivity-monitors-rough-assessmenthttp://blogs.czapski.id.au/2017/12/free-connectivity-monitors-rough-assessmentIn this article, I review my subjective experience with 4 of the free internet connectivity status monitoring services and give reasons for why I ditched 2 and am still using the other 2.Sat, 23 Dec 2017 09:21:30 +0000 http://blogs.czapski.id.au/2017/12/keeping-track-of-external-ip-address-changeshttp://blogs.czapski.id.au/2017/12/keeping-track-of-external-ip-address-changesIn this article I present a script which watches and records my externally-visible IP addresses, as changed bymy ISP form time to time - call me curious :-)Sat, 23 Dec 2017 09:12:45 +0000 http://blogs.czapski.id.au/2017/12/keeping-track-of-external-ip-address-changes-isp-router-specifichttp://blogs.czapski.id.au/2017/12/keeping-track-of-external-ip-address-changes-isp-router-specificIn this article I present a script which checks the ISP-provided router and records my externally-visible IP addresses, as changed by my ISP form time to time and as known to the ISP's router. This is router-specific and applies to Sagemcom F@ST3864Sat, 23 Dec 2017 08:05:21 +0000 http://blogs.czapski.id.au/2017/05/gtkdialog-exploring-the-eventbox-object-by-examplehttp://blogs.czapski.id.au/2017/05/gtkdialog-exploring-the-eventbox-object-by-exampleIn this article I explore the gtkdialog EventBox object and its uses by example. EventBox can be used, among other things, to provide background colour to other objects, intercept and handle events and add frames around gtkdialog objects to help visualise the space they occupy.Sun, 21 May 2017 11:46:36 +0000 http://blogs.czapski.id.au/2017/04/gtkdialog-for-rapid-prototyping-of-linux-applications-install-gtkialog-and-yadhttp://blogs.czapski.id.au/2017/04/gtkdialog-for-rapid-prototyping-of-linux-applications-install-gtkialog-and-yadThis article provides instructions for installing and testing yad and gtkdialog, which can be used to develop graphical user interfaces for Bash-based applications. yad and gtkdialog examples are included.Sun, 21 May 2017 01:38:14 +0000 http://blogs.czapski.id.au/2017/04/gtkdialog-explorationhttp://blogs.czapski.id.au/2017/04/gtkdialog-explorationIn this article I discuss my rationale for using gtkdialog and, more importantly, I provide links to a growing list of articles on topics related to gtkdialog - applying styles to gtkdialog applications, examples, exploration of the various gtkdialog objects and suchlike.Sun, 21 May 2017 01:37:44 +0000 http://blogs.czapski.id.au/2017/04/gtkdialog-application-structure-examples-and-documentationhttp://blogs.czapski.id.au/2017/04/gtkdialog-application-structure-examples-and-documentationThis article introduce the gtkdialog with basic examples, Discussion includes how gtkdialog application interacts with its environment, provides links to useful reference material and documentation and briefly discusses how these materials can be used. It also includes the key topic of how blocks of code can be commented out, Sun, 21 May 2017 01:37:08 +0000 http://blogs.czapski.id.au/2017/04/gtkdialog-exploring-the-window-objecthttp://blogs.czapski.id.au/2017/04/gtkdialog-exploring-the-window-objectThis article explores the attributes and actions of the gtkdialog Window object using examples. Both Window-defined and hierarchy-inherited attributes which actually work with the Window object are explored.Sun, 21 May 2017 01:36:36 +0000 http://blogs.czapski.id.au/2017/04/gtkdialog-applying-styles-to-gtkdialog-applicationshttp://blogs.czapski.id.au/2017/04/gtkdialog-applying-styles-to-gtkdialog-applicationsThis article explores, with examples, how styles (colour, background images, fonts) can be applied to gtkdialog applications and application objects. Sun, 21 May 2017 01:36:08 +0000 http://blogs.czapski.id.au/2017/05/gtkdialog-exploring-the-notebook-object-by-examplehttp://blogs.czapski.id.au/2017/05/gtkdialog-exploring-the-notebook-object-by-exampleIn this article I explore the gtkdialog Notebook object, its attributes and actions, through increasingly more complex examples. In passing, other gtkdialog objects are be used without much elaborationSun, 21 May 2017 01:35:25 +0000 http://blogs.czapski.id.au/2017/05/gtkdialog-applying-styles-to-notebook-elements-and-content-exampleshttp://blogs.czapski.id.au/2017/05/gtkdialog-applying-styles-to-notebook-elements-and-content-examplesIn this article I explore the application of styles to gtkdialog Notebook object components and content. GtkNotebook was discussed, and examples were provided in the previous article. In this article one of the examples presented earlier will expanded to include styling of label text, tab backgrounds and content. Discussion of widget_class paths and how they can be worked out for specific components in the gtkdialog UI containment hierarchy is also provided.Sun, 21 May 2017 01:34:35 +0000 http://blogs.czapski.id.au/2017/04/yad-styling-a-dialog-with-a-label-and-a-buttonhttp://blogs.czapski.id.au/2017/04/yad-styling-a-dialog-with-a-label-and-a-buttonIn this article I document the serendipitous discovery that yad dialogues can be styled (fonts, background images, colours, etc.) exactly the same way as i described for gtkdialogg applications in an earlier article.Fri, 28 Apr 2017 13:16:37 +0000 http://blogs.czapski.id.au/2017/04/virtualbox-image-with-content-as-built-so-farhttp://blogs.czapski.id.au/2017/04/virtualbox-image-with-content-as-built-so-farThe article at http://blogs.czapski.id.au/2016/10/build-a-linux-based-infrastructure-solution-demonstration-series points to a series of articles in which a CentOS 6.8 Virtual Box image is created and configured as a baseline for demonstration building. This article provides information and links that allows the image as it was in march 2017 to be downloaded and imported into the Virtual Box. This in turn will allow the reader to explore the gtkdialog examples and related topics I am writing about without having to build the image from scratch.Fri, 14 Apr 2017 04:04:06 +0000 http://blogs.czapski.id.au/2016/10/build-a-linux-based-infrastructure-solution-demonstration-serieshttp://blogs.czapski.id.au/2016/10/build-a-linux-based-infrastructure-solution-demonstration-seriesIn the, hopefully, series of blogs, I will works through specific aspects of demo image creation and configuration, showing how one can script creation of menus, hotspots, toolbar buttons, screen backgrounds and a bunch of other things. The things which I had to do time and again, and which I endeavoured to script so that I could simply copy and paste text into a terminal window and the objects would be created without having to go through manual configuration using GUIs.Tue, 27 Dec 2016 04:53:44 +0000 http://blogs.czapski.id.au/2016/12/scripts-to-hide-standard-desktop-icons-and-make-top-and-bottom-panels-hideablehttp://blogs.czapski.id.au/2016/12/scripts-to-hide-standard-desktop-icons-and-make-top-and-bottom-panels-hideableTue, 27 Dec 2016 04:46:09 +0000 http://blogs.czapski.id.au/2016/12/resize-linux-virtual-box-virtual-diskhttp://blogs.czapski.id.au/2016/12/resize-linux-virtual-box-virtual-diskSat, 24 Dec 2016 09:59:22 +0000 http://blogs.czapski.id.au/2016/11/centos-6-8-script-creating-a-new-demo-userhttp://blogs.czapski.id.au/2016/11/centos-6-8-script-creating-a-new-demo-userSun, 27 Nov 2016 03:11:00 +0000 http://blogs.czapski.id.au/2016/11/centos-6-8-create-desktop-branding-scripts-and-brand-desktophttp://blogs.czapski.id.au/2016/11/centos-6-8-create-desktop-branding-scripts-and-brand-desktopSat, 26 Nov 2016 03:23:11 +0000 http://blogs.czapski.id.au/2016/11/centos-6-8-script-adding-a-new-gnome-terminal-profilehttp://blogs.czapski.id.au/2016/11/centos-6-8-script-adding-a-new-gnome-terminal-profileSun, 20 Nov 2016 06:14:09 +0000