Re: [expert] More version 7.1 problems

2000-07-22 Thread Pj
Norm, The .gif to .xpm conversion you speak of.. does it work equally well in all window managers? Thanks, Pj [EMAIL PROTECTED] At 11:04 PM 7/22/00 -0500, you wrote: >Tom Brinkman wrote: >> > But will they accept and convert OS/2 and Win icons? I thought I tried and >> > they did not? >>

Re: [expert] More version 7.1 problems

2000-07-22 Thread Norman Carver
Tom Brinkman wrote: > > But will they accept and convert OS/2 and Win icons? I thought I tried and > > they did not? > If you take any .gif file and reduce it to 64x64 and change > it to an .xpm, you can then use it as a KDE icon. And you can use xv to convert gif or bmp files to xpm form

Re: [expert] More version 7.1 problems

2000-07-21 Thread Tom Brinkman
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 5:36 PM > Subject: Re: [expert] More version 7.1 problems > > > > Jeff Malka wrote: > > > > > Is there a good URL for Linux icons, or way to import windows icons. I > need > > > a g

Re: [expert] More version 7.1 problems

2000-07-21 Thread Civileme
Civileme wrote: > Jeff Malka wrote: > > > Is there a good URL for Linux icons, or way to import windows icons. I need > > a good icon for WordPerfect and cannot find one. > > > > Thanks. > > > > Jeff Malka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Registered Linux user 183185 > > > > the kde icons are .xpm files

Re: [expert] More version 7.1 problems

2000-07-21 Thread Jeff Malka
July 21, 2000 5:36 PM Subject: Re: [expert] More version 7.1 problems > Jeff Malka wrote: > > > Is there a good URL for Linux icons, or way to import windows icons. I need > > a good icon for WordPerfect and cannot find one. > > > > Thanks. > > > > Jeff

Re: [expert] More version 7.1 problems

2000-07-21 Thread Hoyt
Isn't iconfest still part of cooker? Hoyt - Original Message - From: "Civileme" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 5:36 PM Subject: Re: [expert] More version 7.1 problems > Jeff Malka wrote: > > > Is ther

Re: [expert] More version 7.1 problems

2000-07-21 Thread Civileme
Jeff Malka wrote: > Is there a good URL for Linux icons, or way to import windows icons. I need > a good icon for WordPerfect and cannot find one. > > Thanks. > > Jeff Malka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Registered Linux user 183185 > the kde icons are .xpm files and there is an editor for them on you

Re: [expert] More version 7.1 problems

2000-07-21 Thread Jeff Malka
ROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 5:32 PM Subject: Re: [expert] More version 7.1 problems > Gil, > Adding Icons to the desktop in Linux (KDE) isn't much more difficult. > To add an icon to the desktop, you will need to do the following: > 1. right click on the desktop and s

Re: [expert] More version 7.1 problems

2000-07-20 Thread Simon Robertson
Hey Sarang, Your not the only one disappointed in 7.1. Out of two computers in the house, a laptop and a desktop, the laptop had no sound and the desktop just did not get the X server running due to incompatability with a listed video card. Also out of a number of other desktops at a linux group

Re: [expert] More version 7.1 problems

2000-07-20 Thread Norvell Spearman
Pelon wrote: > > Norm, > > I am one of those bad people that runs root all > the time. I logged in as a normal user for the > first time since installing and the right-click > menu is complete. > > I'm wondering if some of the problems that people > are having are related to the new security >

Re: [expert] More version 7.1 problems

2000-07-20 Thread Pelon
Norm, I am one of those bad people that runs root all the time. I logged in as a normal user for the first time since installing and the right-click menu is complete. I'm wondering if some of the problems that people are having are related to the new security system. root seems to have taken a b

Re: [expert] More version 7.1 problems

2000-07-20 Thread Norman Carver
Steve Browne wrote: > Create a folder called, say, NewApps. Open the folder. Now you can > create an icon-link for an application, within the folder. Then move > the app to the Desktop. I don't know why the procedure was changed. All you have to do is go into ~/Desktop and create them there. Nor

Re: [expert] More version 7.1 problems

2000-07-20 Thread Norman Carver
Pelon wrote: > You're correct Steve. I think you're remembering > the old "Templates" folder. You can find it at > ~/.kde/Templates and > /usr/share/apps/kfm/Templates. > > And you can still right click in the file manger > to get the Template listing. But with mdk7.0 you > also could get this li

Re: [expert] More version 7.1 problems

2000-07-20 Thread Pelon
On Thu, 20 Jul 2000, you wrote: You're correct Steve. I think you're remembering the old "Templates" folder. You can find it at ~/.kde/Templates and /usr/share/apps/kfm/Templates. And you can still right click in the file manger to get the Template listing. But with mdk7.0 you also could get thi

Re: [expert] More version 7.1 problems

2000-07-20 Thread Steve Browne
On Thu, 20 Jul 2000 16:39:13 -0700, you wrote: >On Thu, 20 Jul 2000, you wrote: > > >I, too, get "folder" as my one option when I >right-click on the KDE desktop in mdk7.1 > >Pelon Create a folder called, say, NewApps. Open the folder. Now you can create an icon-link for an application, within t

Re: [expert] More version 7.1 problems

2000-07-20 Thread Pelon
On Thu, 20 Jul 2000, you wrote: I, too, get "folder" as my one option when I right-click on the KDE desktop in mdk7.1 Pelon > Sarang Lakare wrote: > {snip} > > I have noticed that in 7.0 I could just right click and say new applicaiton > > on the desktop.. but in 7.1, right click shows just

Re: [expert] More version 7.1 problems

2000-07-20 Thread Alan Shoemaker
Sarang Lakare wrote: {snip} > I have noticed that in 7.0 I could just right click and say new applicaiton > on the desktop.. but in 7.1, right click shows just "folder".. so all i can > add is folder. [snip] Sarangmy installation of 7.1 does not have that problem, I right-click the desktop an

RE: [expert] More version 7.1 problems

2000-07-20 Thread Gil Baron W0MN
bject: Re: [expert] More version 7.1 problems > > > Gil, > Adding Icons to the desktop in Linux (KDE) isn't much more difficult. > To add an icon to the desktop, you will need to do the following: > 1. right click on the desktop and select NEW option. > 2. from the NEW

Re: [expert] More version 7.1 problems

2000-07-20 Thread Todd Swain
Gil, Adding Icons to the desktop in Linux (KDE) isn't much more difficult. To add an icon to the desktop, you will need to do the following: 1. right click on the desktop and select NEW option. 2. from the NEW popup list, select the type of shortcut you want. (if its an application shortcut, or a

Re: [expert] More version 7.1 problems

2000-07-20 Thread Sarang Lakare
Gil Baron W0MN wrote: > > With version 7.0 all the icons on the panel at the bottom are about the same > in root and in user modes. In version 7.1 I get almost nothing except KDE thats strange! > Icon. Why, and how do you add icons to the bottom. I want my Konsole start > ICON for instance and m

[expert] More version 7.1 problems

2000-07-20 Thread Gil Baron W0MN
With version 7.0 all the icons on the panel at the bottom are about the same in root and in user modes. In version 7.1 I get almost nothing except KDE Icon. Why, and how do you add icons to the bottom. I want my Konsole start ICON for instance and my calculator and all the rest. For that matter,