OS wrote:
>
> Hello,
Hi OS (?)
> I have a couple of questions, if anyone can answer them I would be very
> grateful.
>
> 1) How do you associate files with given applications. For example how would I
> get .bmp files to be opened with a paint package, or .pdf files with Acrobat ?
This is explained in the user guide available on web site:
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/userguide/en/reference/004.html#38
> 2) Is there a way of getting a dial up connection box automatically ? I have
> used diald, but there are times when I don't want to connect - rather I would
> like to work off line. I use kppp, but more often than not I would like to
> connect as soon as a URL or the like is requested, rather than having to launch
> and connect kppp then start internet use. Is there an Xdiald ?
called dctrl
> 3) Is this 0.x a new format for .rpm files ? I use kernel 2.2.15-5mdk, but I
> notice there is a 2.2.15-0.12mdk. I assume that this is later. Likewise with
> glibc 2.1.3-0.2mdk
Yes indeed. That decimal release number means it is still in internal
debug phase.
> 4) Is anyone else experiencing Netscape lock ups (seriously :) ) at particular
> sites that use Java. For e.g. www.j-tull.co.uk. This site starts to load but
> then always locks sometime after the java content has loaded. I am using the
> latest 4.72-1mdk (or should that be 4.72-0.1mdk ?).
Try simply disabling java in Netscape...
Camille.
