Click Syndrome December 4, 2007

The Mouse Mania 

“Mousing around” is a tremendous time waster. Windows was designed with the ability to use the keyboard instead of the mouse for MOST things. Using the keyboard will save you a tremendous amount of time, once you learn the keys, and substitute them for the mouse. 

There are some cool keyboard tricks that greatly avoids the use of mouse.
Well now i am writing about only the single key short cuts.There are double keys and even there key short cuts but if i write all of them in this one post m sure you all will get bored.So do see my next blog for those.
 If you know of any other that is not here, i will be grateful to hear from you.

 Here are some of the key combinations that you can be tried

The Function keys:    

F1 – Help

The function key F1 is well known for help. For this reason, an ideal key binding would be

F1

Shift+F1

Ctrl+F1

Ctrl+Shift+F1

F2 – Edit

Editing seems to be the main purpose of F2 regarding other well known spreadsheet applications and – under Windows, admittedly – for any kind of object that is selected and edited. As editing is a frequently used function, it is natural to promote this key accordingly.

Module

F2

Shift+F2

Ctrl+F2

Ctrl+Shift+F2

F2 basically edits content, but the objects vary from module to module. In Writer everything is editable all the time, thus “insert formula” is a good choice, as users of Calc will recognize the similarity between those two modules. F2 edits objects like text boxes in Draw / Impress, which is finally similar to the behaviour of Calc too, as the user has to press F2 in order to change the content of the selected object (cell, text box).

Shift+F2 inserts a function. There are functions in Writer like conditional text and of course in Calc. In Draw are no functions available.

Ctrl+F2 is used to toggle the display of changes on and off. Ctrl and a function key are often used to toggle the display of something on and off. And finally changes also have to do something with the basic content and its editing.

Ctrl+Shift+F2 turns the recording of changes on and off and is easy to memorize through the functionality of Ctrl+F2.

F3 – Reference

Now it is time to abstract a little bit and to let the mind fly. Remember: In this first step it is important to find the general “feeling” the user should have about a certain key, which means pressing any modifier with F3 should always result in a similar or even expected result.

F3 without any modifiers is for many users well known to “find again” a result of a search that has previously been run. One way to use this key might lie in the domain of search and replace … but this is a matter of discussion.

Spreadsheets often handle F3 in the context of names. Names are used in spreadsheets to replace references, i. e. ‘TotalAmount’ is used instead of $B$7. Analogously I thought of an equivalent in text processing and found that References have a similar functionality, as they deliver for example the chapter number, if a reference is given and inserted.

There is no similar elaborated function in Draw / Impress.

Module

F3

Shift+F3

Ctrl+F3

Ctrl+Shift+F3

F3 – as stated above – is often used to repeat the last search. This functionality is negotiable though.

Shift+F3 inserts a field or name. Fields are available in every module, except in Calc, which is a pity, but this is another story. Fields and names (in Calc) are similar and thus the function key is assigned accordingly. Draw and Impress do know only a few fields, which can be inserted.

Ctrl+F3 Defines a field or name. In Writer the Field dialog is to be invoked, in Calc it is the dialog for managing names. As there is no similar dialog in Draw / Impress, this option is not available but might be assigned to another static field.

Ctrl+Shift+F3 is not associated with a certain function, but would be a useful assignment to “create names” in Calc, as this is a frequently used functionality.

F4 – Window

Windows users might know that F4 manipulates windows. Ctrl+F4 closes a window, Alt+F4 quits the application. Therefore I think that this function key should be left untouched (though unified) like F1.

Module

F4

Shift+F4

Ctrl+F4

Ctrl+Shift+F4

 F4 is used in a well known spreadsheet calculation for toggling the relative and absolute references, this could be a useful keybinding in Calc as well.

Shift+F4 is used under Windows for arranging windows horizontally or vertically. As OpenOffice.org handles each document in its own window, an assignment is not possible.

Ctrl+F4 is well known and thus unchanged.

Ctrl+Shift+F4 has no standard assignments.

F5 – Table, Page

Some applications use F5 for “goto”. I think that this is not suitable for modern applications and decided to ignore this. I named the general functionality “Table, Page” as nowadays’ applications usually contain multiple documents and it is more important to insert and handle sheets or pages.

Module

F5

Shift+F5

Ctrl+F5

Ctrl+Shift+F5

F5 inserts a suitable object. In case of Writer it is a table – inserting a page would not be very useful, as it is easily be done by hitting Ctrl+Enter –, in Calc it is a new sheet and in Draw / Impress it is a new page.

Shift+F5 alters the properties of the according object. In Writer pressing this shortcut invokes the table properties, Calc renames the current sheet and as Draw and Impress lack a similar functionality, the dialog for page templates is displayed.

Ctrl+F5 deletes the object. Writer deletes the current table, Calc the selected sheet and Draw / Impress should do so as well, if a suitable function was available.

Ctrl+Shift+F5 could provide further functionality like Writer’s “table to text” feature, if available.

F6 – Document, Output

While windows users might know F6 as function key for documents (Ctrl+F6 for next and Ctrl+Shift+F6 for previous document in an MDI), this is somehow obsolete, as most applications bind this functionality to keys like TAB and Page up and down.

I assigned the category “Document, Output” for this, as it is handy to have all features like document properties and preview at hand. There are no specific reasons for choosing the shortcuts in this section. The choice is arbitrary, although I always associate Shift in collaboration with a function key to properties.

Module

F6

Shift+F6

Ctrl+F6

Ctrl+Shift+F6

F6 could display the dialog for adjusting the zoom factor of the current document.

 Shift+F6 will display the document’s properties.

Ctrl+F6 could show the print preview of the current document.

Ctrl+Shift+F6 will show the printer setup for the current document.

F7 – Tools

F7 invokes complex functions, which usually reside in the Tools menu. Complex functions include all higher level functions that for example require user interaction or display dialogs like spell checking.

Module

F7

Shift+F7

Ctrl+F7

Ctrl+Shift+F7

F7 invokes the spellchecking facility, as it does in other well known office suites.

Shift+F7 invokes hyphenation, as it does in other well known office suites.

Ctrl+F7 could invoke the Thesaurus, if available.

Ctrl+Shift+F7 could raise the the AutoCorrection dialog.

F8 – Insert object

In the “good old days” F8 toggled insertion modes, thus a re-dedication in the form of inserting complex objects seemed to be a consequent approach. The key should always insert some kind of object regardless whether it is a graphic or another OpenOffice.org object or even some foreign format.

Module

F8

Shift+F8

Ctrl+F8

Ctrl+Shift+F8

F8 inserts an OLE object. This is a universal function and worth to be assigned to a function key without modifier.

Shift+F8 inserts a graphic from a file as it is also used quite often, but more limited than the insertion of an OLE object.

Ctrl+F8 toggles the display of marks or values respectively.

Ctrl+Shift+F8 displays the gallery.

F9 – Update

“Update” does not intuitively reveal the purpose of this function key group. I would summarize this functionality as group of functions, which update information or results.

Module

F9

Shift+F9

Ctrl+F9

Ctrl+Shift+F9

F9 manually updates information or results.

Shift+F9 does the same like F9 does, except the fact, that it is done unconditionally.

Ctrl+F9 toggles the display of fields, if possible. Draw and Impress differ regarding this functionality.

Ctrl+Shift+F9 is not assigned.

F10 – Menu

This function key can be used under Windows for invoking the menu bar and with the shift modifier to display the context sensitive menu. Although these functions are rarely used, it might still be a good idea to stick to these conventions.

The functionality of cycling through the visible bars (menus and controls) is very helpful, but I think that it is misplaced with F6 and should more logical be assigned to F10, as it retains F10′s basic function and simply widens the functionality.

Module

F10

Shift+F10

Ctrl+F10

Ctrl+Shift+F10

F10 cycles through the bars – menues, commands etc. – and by this retains the basic F10 functionality to invoke the menu bar.

Shift+F10 displays the context sensitive menu.

Ctrl+F10 toggles the display of the control characters like ¶ on and off. This has not necessarily to do something with menues, but some of the Ctrl-combinations are assigned to toggle display functions and as there is no further need for Ctrl+F10 to do something else, which might be important, it is a good choice to “vertically” stick to the convention that Ctrl and a function key in case of doubt toggles some display.

Ctrl+Shift+F10 is not assigned.

F11 – Format

F11 is very handy in a well known spreadsheet application to quickly insert a diagram. But as this feature is in most cases not part of the daily work, it leaves room for a different assignment. F11 is – in OpenOffice.org 2.0   well assigned: It provides access to the format dialog and with the control modifer the dialog which allows modifications to the formats is invoked. While I personally would switch the assignments, this is still a good approach.

Module

F11

Shift+F11

Ctrl+F11

Ctrl+Shift+F11

F11 invokes the most basic formatting functionality, which is in case of most modules the format of characters, in case of Calc the format of a cell including number format.

Shift+F11 consequently shows the format dialog for the next higher level kind of formatting, which is the format of the surrounding paragraph in most modules and in case of Calc the conditional format.

  Ctrl+F11 still displays the format template catalog.

Ctrl+Shift+F11 could be assigned to creating a format template based on the current selection.

F12

F12 has always been assigned to enumeration (plain) and itemization (Shift) in Writer. This is very handy, but other modules lack this explicit functionality or need to do so. The question is, if there is a good common assignment.

It might be a suitable approach to leave this group open to individual assignments. On the other hand it could also be a good idea to assign most useful functions, in order to demonstrate the user how nice it is to have those functions at hand.

Module

F12

Shift+F12

Ctrl+F12

Ctrl+Shift+F12

The Alt ,Control & Shift key Magic

Key	Ctrl+Key	Ctrl+Shift+Key
A	Select all	Select all pages
B		Bold
C	Copy	Centered
D		Down
E	Indent	Unindent
F	Search and replace
G	Group	Ungroup
H	Hyperlink
I		Italic
J		Justified
K
L	Last used files	Left
M		Middle
N	New	New from template
O	Open
P	Print	PDF export
Q	Quit
R		Right
S	Save	Save as
T
U		Up
V	Paste	Paste special
W	Close
X	Cut
Y	Redo
Z	Undo

For more reference :

Does It Concern You………? December 1, 2007

 Global warming…..

   What Can I do for it? 

You might have heard this word a thousand of times.But the question is….How much we are concerned about it ?
We daily hear that so and so country tops in producing such and such harmful effluents,that country has refused to sign such and such global protocol for climate change , so on and so forth.

 But the real question is… how much we are concerned about this?Have you ever tried to act honestly on your part so that you can do something worth for this earth and the generations yet to come?

Well its You and Me who make countries and continents,so its solely our responsibilities to do and act so that we can preserve and save this Mother Earth.Then why should we wait for governments and legal proceedings.

We have been constantly turning a deaf ear to the problems and one day this may lead to this.

                   

The pic may seem to be a joke but really the situation is growing worse day by day.Well the question now arises that if we are concerned about the problem of global warming the how we may contribute to stop it.

In the chart below are a few measures that we may easily follow in our daily life.The only effort from our part is to make it a habit as far as possible.

cannot see the image clearly,hit on the image to have a bigger chart….

This may seem bother you for just a fleck of time and wither away with your engagements and appointments to go higher and higher in life but remember the pic of the monkey.Thats what we are exactly doing at the longer run.

This will be the consequence of rising temperature on our life (hit on the image to know more facts).

                                        

You want to do more for saving the Earth…..(hit on the image to know how u can do that)

                                       

Some other links are:

Want to make donations-http://stopglobalwarming.care2.com/

How can u act-http://www.fightglobalwarming.com/page.cfm?tagID=135

Want to act more-http://globalwarming-facts.info/50-tips.html

Deadliest 5 Facts–http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/?p=276

The Scientific Angle-http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/earth_climate/global_warming/

 

 

 

 

android November 20, 2007

Android is an open source mobile phone platform based on the Linux operating system and developed by the Open Handset Alliance.The unveiling of the Android platform on 5 November 2007 was announced with the founding of the Open Handset Alliance, a consortium of 34 hardware, software and telecom companies devoted to advancing open standards for mobile devices.When released in 2008, the Android platform will be made available under the Apache v2 open-source license.

Android will deliver a complete set of software for mobile devices: an operating system, middleware and key mobile applications.

For example:- An application could call upon any of the phone’s core functionality such as making calls, sending text messages, or using the camera, allowing developers to create richer and more cohesive experiences for users.

The open Linux Kernel on which Android is built, utilizes a custom virtual machine that has been designed to optimize memory and hardware resources in a mobile environment. Android will be open source; it can be liberally extended to incorporate new cutting edge technologies as they emerge. The platform will continue to evolve as the developer community works together to build innovative mobile applications.

Advantages of Android :

• Open : Android was built from the ground-up to enable developers to create compelling mobile applications that take full advantage of all a handset has to offer. It is built to be truly open.
• All applications are created equal: Android does not differentiate between the phone’s core applications and third-party applications. They can all be built to have equal access to a phone’s capabilities providing users with a broad spectrum of applications and services.
• Breaking down application boundaries: Android breaks down the barriers to building new and innovative applications. For example, a developer can combine information from the web with data on an individual’s mobile phone — such as the user’s contacts, calendar, or geographic location — to provide a more relevant user experience.
• Fast & easy application development: Android provides access to a wide range of useful libraries and tools that can be used to build rich applications. For example, Android enables developers to obtain the location of the device, and allows devices to communicate with one another enabling rich peer-to-peer social applications.

The impossible was done long back? September 10, 2007

You all have might seen this in the Microsoft Wallpaper and the screensaver.Yes its the Stonehenge which i am talking about.

 

 

Human remains more than 4,000 years old have helped scientists discover the identity of its architects.

 

One thing is sure – building Stonehenge was a really tough job. Without cranes, hoists or machinery, the massive rocks were erected, some heavier than a fully-loaded truck, and they still stand undisturbed thousands of years later.. We still don’t know what this mysterious configuration of rocks was for – but archaeologists have identified the architects by examining human remains more than 4,000 years old found in the area.Stonehenge dominates Salisbury Plain in southern England and lies at the heart of an area steeped in monuments to long-forgotten pagan religions. The design evolved over many generations: first a circular ditch and bank, then a second phase of timber structures. The third phase saw the arrival of stones – the largest 23 feet tall and weighing more than 44 tons. In total, Stonehenge is made up of more than 1,500 tons of rock.The precision with which it was built is amazing. Some believe that the massive stones were carefully aligned with stars in the sky. At some stage in its creation, the circle of upright stones was topped by huge carved rock lintels. These stones are nearly perfectly level, despite being built on sloping ground. Within the larger stones lie a circular arrangement of smaller uprights known as bluestones. And in the middle is a horseshoe with the largest of all the stones: a series of three slab constructions known as the Trilithons. Stonehenge is unique; nothing quite like it has been built before or since. But the question remains: who built it?

 

The suspects:

 

There are lots of likely suspects. The first humans in Britain, at the end of the last ice-age, were primitive, stone-age hunter-gatherers. Then settlers and invaders started arriving from mainland Europe. Was Stonehenge built by ancient Britons or foreign invaders? There are clues to be found deep under the stones. Early archaeologists found deer antlers, pottery and even human remains in the area and radiocarbon dating, can determine exactly how old these artifacts are. Because they were buried directly underneath the stones, it also gives us the most likely date when Stonehenge was built.

 

Well next time when you see this picture,give a little time to ponder over as to how what and has really brought those stones to the top.

Why India called Bharat! September 6, 2007

Bharata according to Hindu legendary accounts was the first king to conquer all of Greater India, uniting it into a single entity which was named after him as Bharātavarṣa.

According to the Mahabharata[citation needed], Bharata’s empire covered all of the Indian subcontinent, Afghanistan and Persia.The Republic of India officially known as Bhārat after Bharata.

Bharata was the son of King Dushyanta and Shakuntala and thus a descendant of the Lunar Dynasty of the Kshatriya caste. He was originally Named Sarvadamana (subduer of all); the Mahabharata traces the events in his life by which he came to be known as Bharata (the Cherished).Bharata is regarded as the first emperor to rule all of India and so India is also called “Bhaaratvarsha” meaning the land of Bharata

Related links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharata_%28emperor%29

The Poison September 5, 2007

Toxic chemicals in our environment threaten our rivers and lakes, our air, land, and oceans, and ultimately ourselves and our future.

The production, trade, use, and release of many synthetic chemicals is now widely recognised as a global threat to human health and the environment.

Yet, the world’s chemical industries continue to produce and release thousands of chemical compounds every year, in most cases with none or very little testing and understanding of their impacts on people and the environment.

Scientists estimate that due to the presence of effluents in our rivers, toxic waste dumps in our fields, poisons in our groundwater, in the air we breathe, in the food we eat, all living species today carry at least 700 man-made chemical contaminants in their bodies. These chemicals are implicated in effects in living beings ranging from the gory to the subtle -from gross effects like cancers, deformed sex organs and hermaphroditism to hidden consequences such as falling sperm counts, aggressive behaviour and diminished intelligence.

Greenpeace India has been campaigning to highlight issues related to toxic products and processes (Chlorine Industry) toxic legacies (Bhopal), toxic trade (shipbreaking), toxic waste management and disposal, (Vapi, Eloor, Patancheru), and Corporate accountability (Kodaikanal). Our campaign strategy has focused on community concerns for environmental health of rivers (Periyar), lakes (Patancheru), forest (Kodaikanal), oceans (Alang) and health (toxic hotspots).

Using scientific analysis, epidemiological health studies, a strident communications strategy, non-violent direct actions, and lobbying the concerned authorities, Greenpeace India has successfully played a crucial role in informing society, building pressure on corporations and assisting the state and the judiciary in recognising the extent of the toxic problem and forced them to act.

 

Related Links:

http://www.greenpeace.org/india/campaigns/toxics-free-future

http://www.greenpeace.org/india/campaigns/toxics-free-future/toxic-hotspots