Usage

$ wordpress install_dir -u dbuser -p dbpass -d dbname

Options

• -u dbuser Database username
• -p dbpass Database password
• -d dbname Database name
• -h dbhost Database host
• –private Hide blog from search engines
• –prefix prefix Database prefix

First, I will say a word about getting the dropdown to work in Internet Explorer 6. IE 6 does not support the :hover sudo-class on li tags. There are two solutions to this problem. Both behaviors only occur when the user visits with IE 6 or lower.

1. Use javascript to simulate the :hover sudo-class with a regular class.
2. Nest dropdowns inside of a table and inside the parent anchor tag .

I will use the first solution. It keeps the HTML and the CSS cleaner. I am ok with the javascript since it will only be run on IE 6 and lower.

Here is the HTML structure of the dropdown. I have imported the CSS at the top, but I suggest that you include with a link tag in the head of your page.
Here is the CSS:
Lastly, the javascript bit for IE 6:

1. First we need the 32-bit Java Runtime Environment. Install bin32-jre from the AUR.
   $ yaourt -S bin32-jre
2. Do the same for firefox32.
   $ yaourt -S firefox32
3. Download one of the eclipse europa packages and extract it to the location you would like eclipse to be installed. I extracted it to /opt/eclipse32. Now don’t go getting a newer version. As of this writing Flex builder for Linux does not work with newer versions of Eclipse.
4. In your eclipse directory (the folder you just extracted), edit eclipse.ini and add the following line after the org.eclipse.platform line.
   -vm /opt/bin32-jre/
5. In the same folder, create a file called eclipse.sh. Enter the following. If you have used different directories, then be sure to change these to your own.
   
6. Now source the file to make sure that eclipse works and to set up the environment for the Flex Builder installer.
   $ source eclipse.sh
7. Download run the Flex Builder for Linux installer. I installed Flex Builder at /opt/Flex. If you install it somewhere different, be sure to update the eclipse.sh you created.
   $ sh flexbuilder_linux_install_a5_112409.bin
8. Copy the libflashplayer.so from the Flex installation to your firefox32 plugins folder.
   $ cp /opt/Flex/Player/linux/install_flash_player_9_linux/libflashplayer.so /opt/firefox32/plugins/
9. Edit Adobe_Flex_builder.sh in the Flex Builder directory. At the very bottom, change eclipse to eclipse.sh.
   "${ECLIPSE_LOCATION}"/eclipse.sh -vmargs -Xmx512M

Now you can run /opt/Flex/Adobe_Flex_builder.sh to start Flex Builder for Linux! I think this and SWFTools are the best Flash authoring options that we’ll have on Linux for a while to come. So if you’re waiting for a better solution from Adobe, don’t hold your breath. It is quite miraculous that Adobe actually went through the effort. If only they were willing to finish the job!

Proprietary software products are specialized consumer products. They employ a systemic division between user and developer. There is no such distiction with free and open software. The users are the developers, and the developers are the users. Consequently, proprietary software is very restrictive and uncontrollable.

A common manifestation of this division is closed source releases. This makes you more susceptible to bugs, and completely vulnerable to malware. It also devoids the product of educational value. On the contrary, open source software often benifits from public rigor to achieve superior stability, security and performance. This also leaves you free to modify the program to suit your needs.

Propreitary software licenses restrict you from sharing the software. I consider this unethical simply on the grounds of free speech. Software is simply information. You cannot convey to me a piece of information and still own it. These restrictions are also morally corruptive to society. Combined with closed source, this also prevents collaboration and learning.

Proprietary software also breeds dependence. They employ techniques such as using secret formats and conspire with eachother to keep you stuck with certain technologies. This is why formats like MP3 and DVD are in standard use. Not because they have any technological benefit, but because the proprietors have conspired to keep themselves getting paid. Open source developers are not motivated by money, they are motivated by the software. That’s what I want. I don’t want software designed to restrict me and make someone else money while also having some functionality. I want software that every ounce of was designed for functionality and freedom. Every ounce.

Most importantly, linux is just a kick ass operating system that is utterly unparalleled. It’s just amazing. I could not live without it!

first create a file called flac2mp3 somewhere in your path.
copy the following into it:

#!/bin/bash
FLAC=$1
MP3="${FLAC%.flac}.mp3"
[ -r "$FLAC" ] || { echo can not read file \"$FLAC\" >&1 ; exit 1 ; } ;
metaflac --export-tags-to=- "$FLAC" | sed 's/=\(.*\)/="\1"/' >tmp.tmp
cat tmp.tmp
. ./tmp.tmp
rm tmp.tmp
flac -dc "$FLAC" | lame -b 192 -h --tt "$Title" \
--tn "$Tracknumber" \
--tg "$Genre" \
--ty "$Date" \
--ta "$Artist" \
--tl "$Album" \
--add-id3v2 \
- "$MP3"


Now just enter the directory with your flac files and run the following:

for file in *.flac; do $(flac2mp3 "$file"); done


That’s it! wasn’t that easy? good ol’ ‘nix.

The command we will use is montage. It is part of ImageMagick. Our command will look like this:
$ montage [inputs] [options] [output]
We know our two input images that we’d like to join together, so we can pop those in, and we’ll call the output portfolio_button.png.
$ montage portfolio.png portfolio_over.png [options] portfolio_button.png
We will need two options to accomplish our goals, -tile and -geometry. First let’s take a look at the dimensions of our images.
$ file portfolio.png
portfolio.png: PNG image, 422 x 123, 8-bit...
$ file portfolio_over.png
portfolio_over.png: PNG image, 422 x 123, 8-bit...
you can see that both images are 422×123. I want one on top of the other, as above.
To join the images together in this orientation I’ll use -tile 1×2. That’s 1 row and 2 columns of tiles.
I want a tile to be the same size as one of the images and I don’t want any padding, so I’ll use -geometry 422×123. If i wanted a 1 pixel padding I would use -geometry 422×123+1+1.
Here is the final command:
$ montage portfolio.png portfolio_over.png -tile 1x2 -geometry 422x123 portfolio_button.png
That is all. One fairly simple command that utilizes ImageMagick to join images together on the command line.

confirm that the new file portfolio_button.png has the correct dimensions of 422×246.
$ file portfolio_button.png
portfolio_button.png: PNG image, 422 x 246, 16-bit...

here’s css:

and here are the files:

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