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Sourceforge
Mailman 2.1 rc 1
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=238352
This is the release candidate for Mailman 2.1 final. This version is in
production use at python.org. Mailman is the GNU mailing list manager.
It provides standard list management features, integrated with a web
interface. Barring unforseen problems, this is a snapshot of what will
be released before the end of 2002.
Cayenne "Holiday Release": 1.0a5
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=238027
A new release of Cayenne is out. It plugs a few gaps in the core
functionality, fixes tons of bugs and provides a much improved
documentation. Cayenne is an object-relational persistence framework
written in Java. It provides tools and libraries to work with
relational databases in an object-oriented way. Cayenne consists of
class libraries and a GUI tool for O/R mapping and deployment. Release
highlights are: * Added flattened relationships (direct many-to-many
relationships). * Introduced type-safe queries using Java Class as a
root * Project structure update. Project map and node files now have
predefined extensions. An upgrade from the old format can be done via
CayenneModeler. Old format is compatible with Cayenne runtime. *
Significantly improved and updated "User Guide". Created "Developer
Guide" for contributors. * Usual Bug fixes, code cleanup and
refactoring. Downloads available at http://objectstyle.org/cayenne/
Chordcast 0.9.9b
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=238235
Chordcast 0.9.9b has been released. This is probably going to be the
last version before 1.0. This release contains mostly bug fixes and
enhancements. ChordCast is a JAVA (swing) program for creating guitar
chords in files called chord sheets. The software uses XML files to
save the chord sheets. It also allows to export to HTML files using PNG
images for chords. It requires J2RE 1.4 to run. See the changelog for
more information. The roadmap was also updated.
e1000-4.4.19 stable release
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=238168
Linux kernel driver for the Intel(R) PRO/100 ethernet devices and
Intel(R) PRO/1000 gigabit ethernet devices. This project serves as a
focal point for further driver development and discussion. e1000-4.4.19
stable release is available in .tar.gz format to compile against any
2.4 kernel.
DSpace 1.0.1 released
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=238042
DSpace, currently in use at MIT Libraries, is a Java-based Open Source
digital library system designed for scalability, and the long-term
preservation of data (such as books, documents, and multimedia
publications). DSpace 1.0.1 is mostly a bug fix release. New
documentation should be available in a couple of weeks.
The Bochs Project Releases v2.0
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=237871
It's been a busy 6 months since our previous release! Bochs is now
running about twice as fast as version 1.4.1. Also, we can now emulate
MMX, SSE/SSE2, and even AMD x86-64 instructions if you turn on the
appropriate configure options. We also added two new graphical
interfaces, SVGALIB and wxWindows. The wxWindows interface lets you
edit all bochsrc options in a graphical form. Macintosh users will be
happy to find binaries for MacOSX and MacOS9. Also we now support
plugins for several platforms and cleaned up and improved the
documentation. Download a copy and give it a spin!
http://bochs.sourceforge.net What's changed since version 1.4.1?
http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/bochs/bochs/CHANGES?rev=
HEAD&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup
UML2EJB 1.3.1 reads XMI 1.2 and UML 1.4
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=237649
UML2EJB is a code generator that builds XDoclet-tagged EJBs from UML
models. The models come from CASE tools like Poseidon, Rational Rose
and Together ControlCenter. UML2EJB reads XMI format files containing
the metadata. The new release features compatibility to XMI 1.2 and UML
1.4, both of which makes it ready to read files created by the very
latest Poseidon release (1.5). Now, users are able to leverage all the
new features of Poseidon and the fascinating performance increase over
1.4.1. I wish you many successfully built components! Matthias P.S.:
You will find the generator at http://uml2ejb.sf.net as well as at
http://sf.net/projects/uml2ejb !
oo2c-2.0.1 released
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=237563
OOC is an Oberon-2 development platform. It consists of an optimizing
compiler, a number of related tools, a set of standard library modules,
and a reference manual. Some bugfixes. Introduces a predefined type
STRING.
gnuplot 3.7.3 released
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=237543
The gnuplot project is pleased to announce the availability of gnuplot
3.7.3. gnuplot is a well-known scientific plotting package. Most, if
not all, known bugs in gnuplot 3.7.2 have been fixed. This will most
likely be the final release in the gnuplot 3.7 series, apart from
another one or two possible bugfix releases. The developers are now
concentrating their efforts on the next major release, gnuplot 4.0,
which we hope to release during the first half of next year. For
details, please see the gnuplot project page at
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuplot/.
mingw-runtime-2.3 released
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=237547
MinGW is a set of include files and import libraries that allow one to
use GCC to build native Windows applications that use vendor-supplied
runtime. File: http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/mingw-runtime-2.3.tar.gz
Earnie has released a new version of the MinGW Runtime. Review the file
notes from
https://sf.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=2435&release_id=84152
which gives the pertinent ChangeLog portion. See
http://www.mingw.org/bugs.shtml for instructions on reporting problems.
General discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] File:
http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/mingw-runtime-2.3.tar.gz
Slashdot
The Collective Voice of the Internet
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/26/0151256
[0]nycheetah submits a story about the [1]collective voice of the
internet. There's also a [2]Bell Labs webpage with some more technical
information about the project.
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://www.earstudio.com/projects/listeningPost.html
2. http://cm.bell-labs.com/cm/ms/departments/sia/ear/index.html
Anime Unleashed on TechTV
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/26/0154239
[0]da3dAlus writes "Beginning December 30, the first series of a new
anime block will start on [1]TechTV's new "Anime Unleashed" program. As
billed by TechTV, "Anime Unleashed focuses on the science-fiction
elements of anime--titles that imagine what our near or far future will
be like, investigate the relationship between humans and machines,
dream of what alien civilizations could be like, and more." The block
will premiere with single half-hour episodes airing Monday through
Thursday at 1am EST, followed by a two-hour block of anime on Friday
from 11pm to 2am EST. Some of the series slated to be shown include
Crest of the Stars, Serial Experiment Lain, Dual! Parallel Trouble
Adventure, Betterman, and Silent Mobius. Additionally, a contest is
being held until the first of January 2003 by TechTV to [2]create a new
logo for the program."
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://www.techtv.com/animeunleashed/
2. http://www.techtv.com/tvshows/story/0,23350,3410655,00.html
Christmas in 2050
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/26/027248
[0]Makarand writes "A robotic kitchen assistant will help you with the
Christmas meal preparations while you recieve instructions and
monitoring assistance in real time from information systems for the
cooking. Thanks to progress in biology and nanotechnology, the
molecular processes needed to convert raw materials into turkey will be
understood sufficiently well to make a good artificial turkey for the
vegetarians. This is what we can expect this time in 2050 says Ian
Pearson, BT's futurologist who is paid to dream, [1]in this BBC News
article. Absent family will join the celebrations virtually. There
might be technology allowing us to read each others minds and being
able to know what others are thinking may not always add peace and
harmony to the celebrations. However on the upside, it will make
charades a whole lot easier you will never get unwanted Christmas
presents. Lastly, just as this Christmas was hijacked by a consumption
fever, so too in 2050, Christmas will be all about presents."
Links
0. mailto:{the-Junta(@)HotMail.}
1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2584387.stm
Cable TV A La Carte Part 2
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/25/1933254
Ravi Swamy writes "Here's a followup [0]article in Business Week to the
Cable TV A La Carte story from last month. For those who actually read
the story it was only A La Carte if you wanted to add HBO. Apparently
cable companies don't know about the law or are going to reclassify HBO
as a 'tier' instead of as a channel to get around the law."
Links
0. http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/dec2002/nf20021223_1368.htm
Ring Tones Will Save the Music Industry
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/25/2247252
[0]tabdelgawad writes "Well, not quite, but according to Jay A. Samit,
senior vice president for new media at music label EMI Group PLC,
quoted in this [1]Washington Post article, "This is huge. This is the
largest growth area for music companies and our artists". The article
goes on to prove two facts we already know: that the music industry is
greedy (already asking for a bigger slice of this pie!) and that the
porn industry is a prime innovator in marketing and technology :-)"
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35254-2002Dec24.html
Games of the Year
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/25/1911209
[0]markpapadakis writes "[1]Gamespot and [2]Gamespy have released their
top games for 2002. Gamespot features worse game of the year as well as
some additional categories."
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/bestof2002/
2. http://www.gamespy.com/goty2002/pc/
MS .net vs Mono, Open Source
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/25/213255
[0]vinsci writes "Sometimes, reader comments to reporter-written
stories are just as good as the stories themselves. Such as David
Mohring's [1]comment yesterday on ZDNet.com's story [2]Mono & .Net: The
odd couple. Since Microsoft are now [3]using their licensing terms to
stop GPL and LGPL free software, it would be a welcome sign of free
software maturity at Microsoft if they actually resolved the Mono
issue. The gist of his comment: '[4]Microsoft's CEOs have made it
'patently' clear that they intend to restrict competing .Net
implementations by cultivating Microsoft's patents, [...] Mono also
implements parts of .NET that have NOT been submitted to ECMA and ISO
standards. Those parts of Mono lack even the protection for IP
infringement with re-implementation that ISO documentation licensing
implies. [...] There [are] those that claim that .NET is open to
re-implementation, but until Microsoft make a simliar public legal
declaration to Sun's JSPA, any .NET re-implementation represents a
pending legal mindfield.' While on the subject of C# development, users
of the GPL'd C# development environment [5]SharpDevelop may also want
to try [6]Eclipse together with the Open Source [7]Improve CSharp
plugin for Eclipse. Eclipse also support C/C++ these days using GCC and
GDB, thanks to the [8]CDT. There are [9]about two hundred add-on
plugins available for Eclipse. Eclipse itself is available for many
platforms, including Linux with native GTK 2 support."
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1.
http://forums.zdnet.com/group/zd.Tech.Update/it/itupdatetb.tpt/@thread@13118@forward@1@D-,D@ALL/@article@13118?EXP=ALL&VWM=hr&ROS=1
2. http://www.zdnet.com/filters/printerfriendly/0,6061,2907356-92,00.html
3. http://zdnet.com.com/2100-11-883627.html
4. http://swpat.ffii.org/players/microsoft/index.en.html
5. http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SD/default.asp
6. http://eclipse.org/downloads/index.php
7. http://eclipse-plugins.2y.net/eclipse/plugin_details.jsp?id=109
8. http://www.eclipse.org/cdt/
9. http://eclipse-plugins.2y.net/eclipse/plugins.jsp
How Are You Spending Your Christmas Vacation?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/25/209234
[0]Embedded Geek asks: "Instead of just spending Christmas break (or
slowdown if you don't actually get time off) fixing up your
house/car/server, are there any neat activities or events in your neck
of the woods that you've been putting off? A museum exhibit? A cool new
restaurant? An attraction in your hometown you usually only see with
out of town relatives? Share your ideas with your fellow Slashdot
readers! I, for one, plan to check out [1]Barsoom to Blade Runner:
Science Fiction in Southern California in my [2]hometown."
Links
0. http://www.thehaws.org
1. http://www.ci.fullerton.ca.us/museum/featured.html
2. http://www.ci.fullerton.ca.us/
Apple's Present: iTunes Supports Ogg Files
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/25/1532236
curious.corn writes "I may be a fool (and a happy Christmas Mac OS X
newbie ;-) but it seems that this morning's software update brought a
really cool cadeau to Mac OS X. How 'bout Ogg file integration in
iTunes? Yesterday evening I could only play them in QuickTime (after
downloading a component somewhere) this morning I updated iTunes and am
enjoying my old Linux playlists. Buon Natale a tutti voi Edo."
Thermally Powered Mechanical Wristwatch
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/25/1645226
[0]Raghu Mani writes "Theremally powered quartz wristwatches - which
use minor temperature variations to generate electricity - have been
around for a few years. Now here is something a lot more radical - a
thermally powered mechanical watch. Invented by an American - Steven
Phillips - it uses small temperature variations to wind the mainspring
of the watch. A patent has been awarded for this - check out [1]this
link. A small article on the technology can be found [2]here and the
guy's own website is [3]budapestwatchco.com. I doubt if any of us will
be buying one of those watches anytime soon, though - just check out
those prices ;-)."
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1.
http://164.195.100.11/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=/netahtml/srchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1='6,457,856'.WKU.&OS=PN/6,457,856&RS=PN/6,457,856
2. http://www.professionaljeweler.com/archives/news/2002/121202story.html
3. http://www.budapestwatchco.com/
Freshmeat
BBIagent Router 1.6.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107561/
BBIagent is a single floppy Linux-based router for sharing a broadband
Internet connection. It also serves as a firewall to prohibit intruders
from accessing your LAN. You can create your own BBIagent router
software (a diskette file image) on our server based on your hardware
configuration (NICs) and connection protocol (e.g. PPPoE, PPPoATM or
DHCP). It is very easy to install and use.
BlockIt 1.2.0 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107375/
BlockIt is a Perl script based on Guardian that monitors the Snort
alert file and creates IPTables rules. This version is only for Linux
(later versions will include FreeBSD and OpenBSD support). Unlike
Guardian, BlockIt has CIDR support for multiple target IPs.
CdrLin 0.0.18b (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107554/
CdrLin is a Java-based GUI for cdrecord, mkisofs, cdda2wav, etc.
Checkbot 1.69
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107563/
Checkbot is a tool to verify links on a set of HTML pages. Checkbot can
check a single document, or a set of documents on one or more servers.
Checkbot creates a report which summarizes all links which caused some
kind of warning or error.
debian-updates 1.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107558/
debian-updates is a simple script that sends an email or displays
console messages if any relevant Debian security updates become
available. It is ideal for running from cron.
GOBLIN Graph Library 2.5.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107564/
The GOBLIN project consists of a C++ class library for a large series
of graph optimization problems, GOSH, an extension of the Tcl/Tk
scripting language to graph objects, and GOBLET, a graphical user
interface to the library functions. GOBLET includes a graph editor, but
provides only basic graph layout methods.
Jabber Gadu-Gadu Transport 1.2.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107560/
The Jabber Gadu-Gadu transport provides Gadu-Gadu protocol support
(which is a very popular proprietary instant messaging protocol in
Poland).
Kisdndial 0.1.4 (KDE3)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107562/
Kisdndial is a applet for the KDE 2.x Kicker. It can establish ISDN
dial-up connections as well as show the status of existing connections.
Kismet 2.8.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107543/
Kismet is an 802.11b network sniffer and network dissector. It is
capable of sniffing using most wireless cards, automatic network IP
block detection via UDP, ARP, and DHCP packets, Cisco equipment lists
via Cisco Discovery Protocol, weak cryptographic packet logging, and
Ethereal and tcpdump compatible packet dump files. It also includes the
ability to plot detected networks and estimated network ranges on
downloaded maps or user supplied image files.
Krusader 1.12 beta1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107551/
Krusader is an "old-school" file manager. Its twin-panel look
follows in the footsteps of the great file managers of old such as
GNU's Midnight Commander© and the Norton Commander© for DOS.
Krusader features an intuitive GUI, complete drag n' drop capability,
transparent handling of archives, mimetype support, and more.
libieee1284 0.2.6 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107556/
libieee1284 is intended to be used by applications that need to
communicate with (or at least identify) devices that are attached via a
parallel port.
Logorrhea 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107539/
Logorrhea is your one-stop solution for iChat log browsing and
searching. iChat can be configured to log all messages sent and
received, which is all fine and good - until you need to actually find
a specific conversation that is. Enter Logorrhea. It features fast
browsing of logs by buddy and date and keyword searching of logs.
Mixmaster 2.9.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107557/
Mixmaster is an anonymous remailer. Remailers provide protection
against traffic analysis and allow users to send email anonymously or
pseudonymously. Mixmaster consists of both client and server
installations.
MPlayer RED 0.91
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107520/
MPlayer RED is a simple SF style skin for MPlayer. Everything is
working well except an equalizer, which is still in development.
mxflat 0.7.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107525/
mxflat is a theme that was made to match the GTK[1|2]-flat engine. It
is quite customizable, but also works very well if you do not adjust
anything.
nget 0.23
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107550/
nget is a commandline NNTP file grabber. It automatically pieces
together multipart postings for easy retrieval, even substituting parts
from multiple servers and newsgroups. It handles disconnects
gracefully, resuming after the last part successfully downloaded, and
caching of header data for quick access.
Phayoune Firewall 0.3.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107537/
Phayoune Firewall is a Thai Linux distribution that is intended to be
used as a stateful inspection firewall. It runs directly from CD- ROM
and does not require a hard drive. It supports port forwarding, an
online monitor, Squid blocking for worms, virii, and adult content, and
a menu-based setup that stores configuration details on a floppy.
Psycho Path 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107547/
Psycho Path is a small, addictive arcade game for PalmOS made in the
spirit of Carmageddon and GTA. Your aim is to crush pedestrians by
moving your car in twists and zigzags.
QmailLDAP/Controls 20021201
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107529/
QmailLDAP/Controls stores control information for Qmail in an LDAP
database instead of files. It requires the Qmail-LDAP patch.
Silva Web Authoring System 0.9
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107487/
Silva is a Zope-based Web application designed for the creation and
management of structured, textual content. It allows users to enter new
documents as well as edit existing documents using a Web interface. It
stores the content in a structured format (XML) and keeps a strict
separation between the way the content is used and the way it is
presented.
SRCH 0.8.4 beta
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107494/
SRCH is a file search tool designed to 'join' or 'lookup' data in large
files (up to 2GB). It allows for fully memory resident reference
markers or a partial subset for quick access (if memory is restricted).
It supports several handy features to sort and cut data.
Sylpheed 0.8.8 (Main)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107552/
Sylpheed is a GTK+ based, lightweight, and fast email client. Almost
all commands are accessible with the keyboard. It also has many
features such as multiple accounts, POP3/APOP support, thread display,
and multipart MIME. One of Sylpheed's future goals is to be fully
internationalized. The messages are managed in the MH format, so you'll
be able to use it together with another mailer that uses the MH format.
Trivial Portable Framework Library 0.35
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107548/
The Trivial Portable Framework Library (TPFL) consists of C++ classes
for intuitive command line and configuration file handling, strings,
memory buffers, and sockets. It also includes examples.
vhost 3.01r1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107559/
vHost is a one-step solution for all virtual hosting needs. It enables
a Linux/BSD server with single or multiple IP addresses to handle
unlimited Web/FTP/email domains. It comes with both command-line and
Web-based graphical user interface, which gives maximum control to a
domain's owner, while relieving the system administrator of most
routine administration tasks. The latest version also offers a
"clustering" capability.
xawdecode 1.66a
http://freshmeat.net/releases/107555/
Xawdecode is a fork of xawtv that allows you to watch TV and make use
of plugin extensions. It interacts with AleVT for Teletext and Nxtvepg
for NextView, and uses the video4linux API.
Slashcode
Problems with runtask
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/24/1754206
I just recently installed slash 2.2.6 on a server in my company
intranet. We're going to make use of it as a technical forum for the
developers to collaborate. For the most part, everything has gone
smoothly and I've had little trouble getting slash configured the way I
want. The one problem I have come across is that I can't run runtask
with any of the tasks in my slash-site. Every time I try to do it, I
check my slashd.log and find a similar error: Tue Dec 24 15:01:50 2002
Starting runtask with pid 10011 glob failed (child exited with status
1) at /home/usr1/app/slash/bin/runtask line 118. No task
'refresh_authors_cache.pl' found in
/home/usr1/app/slash/site/emmaus.saic.com/tasks I've tried looking
overthe code for runtask, but I'm a pretty novice perl programmer and
have had little luck tracking the problem down. If anyone has ideas
what might be causing this, please share. I don't want to have to wait
a day for new users to have changes made to their accounts, since we're
immediately going to make everyone authors (w/ seclev 100) because of
the environment we're in.
Geekizoid.Com
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/24/0239255
Well, we were going to wait until 31 Dec 2002, but since the cat is out
of the bag already, Geekizoid.Com is back. Hosted by LRSE.
The Last Straw
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/23/1915205
I just put up my first site using slashcode. It took about a week to
get from downloading the Mandrake ISO's to having the site pretty
complete. I have never used Linux before and I took this on as a
learning experience. I am quite happy with the way it all turned out!
Anyway, about the site - I found that people seem to complain about
celebrities a lot, so I figured that a slash site related to the stupid
things celebrities say and do might be a good idea. Check it out and
let me know what you think!
WML functionality?
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/23/1742230
I have been wondering if there is anyone out there using the WML/WAP
functionality of Slash? There were some past articles on this subject,
but seemingly with no clear answers. I was hoping to be able to
generate .wml pages somehow like slashdot.org currently does. Any tips
appreciated.
Graphics not appearing in Topic setup
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/21/0045251
My newly installed topics were given graphics, in the format of
./images/topics/graphicname.ext and the pictures don't show. I've gone
back in and tried changing them to absolute URLs, but when I click
"save topic" it reverts back to the old entry. I can click and change
sections and those update fine, but the graphic entry doesn't.
Adding a rand photo block
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/20/1825223
Hello, i have written something for my slash site deporteyciencia.com
for having a nice random photo block, i try to describe the process
first, and later put all the code. (locally) you need a lot of free
photos (locally) you need imagemagick (locally) run the script
create_minis.pl for creating the thumbs. Take a look to the destination
directories. You can create a captions.txt with the syntaxis:
filename::caption(newline)... The captions will be drawn on the image!!
put the original images and the thumbs in your site (remote) put the
task rand.pl in your site (and change the directories as needed)
(remote)configure crontab for running your task daily or hourly.
(remote) write a block who shows rand_mini_foto.jpg and links to
rand_foto.jpg do nothing and enjoy, or try to write a way for users
uploading photos "one day they will appear" The code:
-------------------------------- CREATE_MINIS.PL (remember to change
directories and have imagemagick installed)
-------------------------------- #!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict;
#-------- config my $use_captions=1; my $background="#006699"; my
$fore="#ffffff"; my $width="190x190"; #-------- config end my
@files=`ls *.jpg`; my %captions=(); if ($use_captions) { open
F_captions,"captions.txt" or die "ERROR, lack of \"captions.txt\"\n
This file has the following
sintaxis:\nfilename1::caption1\nfilename2::caption 2\n..."; while () {
chomp; my ($filename,$text)=split (/::/,$_);
$captions{$filename}=$text; } close F_captions; } foreach (@files) {
print $_; chomp; if ($use_captions) { system("convert -resize
$width_height $_ minis_with_captions/$_"); if($captions{$_}) {
system("convert -box \"$background\" -font helvetica -fill \"$fore\"
-draw \"text 0,10 \\\" $captions{$_}\\\"\" $_
images_with_captions/$_"); system("convert -box \"$background\" -font
helvetica -fill \"$fore\" -draw \"text 0,10 \\\" $captions{$_}\\\"\"
minis_with_captions/$_ minis_with_captions/$_"); } else { print "Error:
lack of captions for file $_\n"; } } else { system("convert -resize
$width_height $_ minis/$_"); } } --------------------------------
rand.pl (remember to change directory names)
-------------------------------- #!/usr/bin/perl -w #coge una imagen
aleatoriamente y la copia en rand_foto.jpg #lo mismo para una foto de
las pequeñas, que están en /minis #llamado cada dia por una tarea use
strict; #--- config my
$path_in="/home/xavi/slash_2.2.5/fotos_deportivas" ; my
$path_out="/home/xavi/slash_2.2.5/images"; #--- config end my
$num_files=`ls $path_in/*.jpg|wc -l`; my $file=int rand $num_files; my
$count=0; my @files=`cd $path_in;ls *.jpg`; foreach (@files) { $count
++; if ($count == $file) { chomp; system("cp $path_in/$_
$path_out/rand_foto.jpg"); system("cp $path_in/minis/$_
$path_out/rand_mini_foto.jpg"); } } -------------------------- write
the block and config crontab for yourself. It's more easy than i can
explain with my english level :) Thanks Krow: Yes this is a format
nightmare but I thought I would share the submission with people
anyways.
Topics not appearing after time
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/20/1654254
Installed slashcode and have been modifying it. I added a topic under
the admin section. The topic now appears when I go to "new" to create a
new story. I removed the build-in topics and added about 7 new topics.
The new topics are not listed in the pull-down when I try and create a
new story. I've waited more than 24 hours and tried restarting apache,
restarting slashd, and rebooting the web server. The topics are listed
everywhere on the site that I can look for them *BUT* they're not
options when creating a new story. Anyone know why?
Users can't post comments
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/19/1754214
This is weird...I just put up a new slashsite for our dept. intranet,
and the form to comment on a story doesn't appear when a user clicks
"Read More" I'm guessing this is a simple matter of setting a variable,
but I can't figure out which one. I've set the following vars:
commentstatus = 1 defaultcommentstatus = 0 defaultdisplaystatus = 1 Any
suggestions? Thanks.
Integrating Slash with e-commerce?
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/16/2223251
Does anyone know of sites that have integrated Slashcode with some sort
of e-commerce / shopping-cart system? Or, how that might best be done?
I'm looking at open-source e-commerce packages such as, for instance,
phpShop (http://www.phpshop.org) and osCommerce
(http://www.oscommerce.com/) and wondering if and how they could be
melded with Slashcode. thanks, Tim.
Spacesci
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/16/0843216
G'DayWe have launched our new slashcode site. spacesci.org is "News and
Information for Australian Space Researchers".Our next project will be
a peer reviewed online journal.
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