{"id":448,"date":"2009-12-12T10:27:19","date_gmt":"2009-12-12T10:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perfectdiettracker.com\/news\/?p=448"},"modified":"2020-09-11T15:45:11","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T14:45:11","slug":"perfect-diet-tracker-asus-eeepc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectdiettracker.com\/news\/perfect-diet-tracker-asus-eeepc\/","title":{"rendered":"Using the Perfect Diet Tracker with an Asus eeePC"},"content":{"rendered":"

The latest version of the Perfect Diet Tracker will now work on both a Linux and Windows-based eeePC making it easier than ever to monitor your diary on the move.<\/p>\n

As the Perfect Diet Tracker requires a 24-bit display, and the default eeePC setting is 16 bits, you need to make a small change to the configuration files to allow the software to run.<\/p>\n

Updating the eeePC screen colour depth<\/h3>\n

To update the colour depth to 24 bits (millions of colours) you need to do the following:<\/p>\n

Press the ‘Ctrl’, ‘Alt’ and ‘T’ keys together on the keyboard to open a terminal window.<\/p>\n

To backup your current settings type : sudo cp \/etc\/X11\/xorg.conf \/etc\/X11\/xorg.backup<\/p>\n

In the window type : sudo nano -w \/etc\/X11\/xorg.conf<\/p>\n

Scroll down and replace: DefaultDepth 16 with DefaultDepth 24<\/p>\n

Press ‘Ctrl’ and ‘X’ to save and exit<\/p>\n

Reboot your eeePC, you will then be running in 24 bit, or ‘millions of colours’ mode.<\/p>\n

Installing the Perfect Diet Tracker<\/h3>\n

Installation is very easy, simply download the Linux installation file (here) and save the file to your ‘My Documents’ folder.<\/p>\n

Once the download is complete, click on the ‘Work’ tab, then on ‘File Manager’ and locate the pdt3linux.tar.gz file located in ‘My Documents’. Click on the file to open it.<\/p>\n

Now, drag the ‘Perfect Diet Tracker’ folder to your ‘My Home’ folder, then delete the pdt4linuz.tar.gz file.<\/p>\n

You can then start the Diet Tracker by clicking on the application icon within the Perfect Diet Tracker folder.<\/p>\n

Adding a shortcut icon to the eeePC AsusLauncher interface<\/h3>\n

If you want to add an icon to the eeePC AsusLauncher instead of starting the application using the file manager, you can do so using the launcher tools available here.<\/p>\n

A 130×130 pixel icon for the Diet Tracker (pdticon.png) can be found in the icons folder<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The latest version of the Perfect Diet Tracker will now work on both a Linux and Windows based eeePC making it easier than ever to monitor your diary on the move.<\/p>\n

As the Perfect Diet Tracker requires a 24 bit display, and the default eeePC setting is 16 bits, you need to make a small change to the configuration files to allow the software to run.<\/p>\n

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