cool. thanks for the info. I still suffer from not
knowing where to look in my file structure for what
I'm looking for syndrome sometimes.
Dacia
--- Alan Shoemaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Dacia....yep, imwheel is installed in 7.0 at
> /usr/X11R6/bin/imwheel with docs at
> /usr/doc/imwheel-0.9.6/
> and all you need to do is execute it once and make
> sure that
> your /etc/X11/XF86Config is correct for a wheel
> mouse. In 7.1
> it will autoexecute on bootup if all goes well.
>
> Alan
>
>
> Dacia and AzureRose wrote:
> >
> > o.k. Olly. Here goes.
> >
> > The installation process did everything right
> except
> > make my cdburner go. I got lucky and had no post
> > install hardware configuring to do other then
> that.
> >
> > I found KDE to be my desktop of choice after
> trying
> > gnome (too slow and I've got 256 megs ram and a
> k6-3
> > 400!), enlightenment (a little faster but only
> drop
> > down mouse lists to work from. too alien at
> first.)
> > and the other desktops and desktop managers all
> > displeased or confused me or just didn't turn me
> on in
> > some way or other.
> >
> > In KDE I was able to make my desktop look the way
> I
> > like it colors and all. Task bar across the
> bottom,
> > controll panel down the left side.
> >
> > DrakConf ROCKS!!!!!!!! I use it regularly.
> Lothar is
> > good too but only because I know what DMAs and
> IRQs
> > are and where my hardware "wants" to be.
> >
> > RPMDrake is good too. If I want to know what a
> > program actually does I look it up in RPMDrake.
> The
> > descriptions are invaluable. The actual layout of
> the
> > RPMs could use some work though. Maybe
> alphabetical?
> > or at least alphabetical in subdivisions?
> Something.
> > I'll think about it and say more later.
> >
> > on a similar note, Kpackage is full of information
> and
> > easy to use too.
> >
> > KSCD is great. I hate MP3s. They sound like crap
> to
> > me so I listen to either CDs or uncompressed .wav
> > files. Although I will admit that I will use KMP3
> if
> > I must listen to an MP3. It and KSCD appear to be
> > sisters.
> >
> > Kedit is awesome. Simple. Flexible. Need I say
> > more?
> >
> > Kcalc is great. I use it often.
> >
> > The Gimp. I use it every day and it was
> absolutely
> > the best surprise linux has offered me. I'm stuck
> > with linux because of the gimp.
> >
> > I like Kfortune. Great laughs there. My
> girlfriend
> > loves the games that come with mandrake. She
> plays em
> > everyday. All of em.
> >
> > Electric eyes is nice.
> >
> > XV I like but only becaue I learned how to use it
> at a
> > job I used to have.
> >
> > Killustrator was the single biggest disappointment
> for
> > me. The gimp is an equal to photoshop.
> Killustrator
> > is adobe illustrators downs syndrome littel
> brother.
> > But the very fact that it exists gives me hope!
> >
> > I use netscape 4.72 which I had to download and
> > install myself. I don't telnet or ftp or IRC or
> > anything else. Strictly a WWW kind of person. So
> > most of the internet goodies are useless to me
> now. I
> > will probably change my mind in the future.
> >
> > KFM is a pretty good browser in a pinch too.
> >
> > Mandrake update tool is great and so is Ktop.
> >
> > Kruiser (KDE Explorer) is really cool and useful
> too.
> > Why didn't mandrake make its existence more
> obvious?
> > It is so damn useful!
> >
> > The SU filemanager and terminal programs are
> extremely
> > useful. I love not having to log into root to
> move
> > files around in my httpd directory!
> >
> > Apache rocks.
> >
> > I have a suggestion for mandrake. Add a utility
> > called Webmin. It is awesome. Here is the URL
> > http://www.webmin.com/
> >
> > I downloaded staroffice and the java stuff for it.
> I
> > have DSL so I don't mind an 80 meg download. I am
> > sure others would appreciate having it on the CD.
> > Strangely I find SO to be a bit too windows like
> for
> > my tastes but it does what it does well. Its
> vector
> > graphics program is just a teeny bit better then
> > killustrator. The browser pretty much blows.
> >
> > Opera. Its a test and it crashes a lot but I like
> > that browser and I am waiting for a strong version
> so
> > I can lose nutscrape. I'm even willing to pay for
> it
> > if I have to.
> >
> > IMWheel? was it in the distro? I had to
> download,
> > install & make autostart scripts for all my users.
> > Same with mozilla fonts. Why not include then in
> the
> > distro? They don't take much space and readable
> fonts
> > are pretty much a must for web browsing...
> >
> > what else...quake3. Yep.
> >
> > Hope this gives you some ideas Olly. You can find
> > most all of these programs in the KDE menus. I
> pretty
> > much just went down the list from applications -
> > utilities.
> >
> > Oh yea, KDE find files, controll center and disk
> > navigator all make my life a lot easier too. Good
> > tools.
> >
> > Dacia "give me a chance and I'll write a novel"
> ;-P
> >
> > --- "Oliver L. Plaine Jr."
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > On Sat, 27 May 2000 00:07:55 -0700 (PDT),Dacia
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > >If you want I will give you a (reasonably)
> > > >comprehensive list of the programs that were
> > > >absolutely essential to me during my migration
> to
> > > >mandrake. I would be happy to do that.
> > > ================
> > > Sat, 27 May 2000 11:08:32
> > >
> > > Dacia, I would be interested in your perspective
> on
> > > that, as I am
> > > presently searching through the vast offerings
> in
> > > Mandrake looking for
> > > programs to adapt to my use. Please post them if
> it
> > > is not too
> > > laborious..after all it is saturday 8-)
> > >
> > > Thank you
> > > Olly P
> > > Biloxi
> > >
> >
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