Re: [Cooker] Few items for wish list
Could this maybe be an easily selected option (if it isn't already) ? Bob On Thursday 07 August 2003 05:11 pm, Buchan Milne wrote: > On Thu, 7 Aug 2003, Adam Williamson wrote: > > On Thu, 2003-08-07 at 18:05, Larry Nguyen wrote: > > > 3. k3b: ArkLinux has this litto nice feature (or maybe it's k3b feature > > > that I don't know) when one pops in the blank cdr, k3b starts and asks > > > what he/she wants to do: create data cd, ISO images, etc. It would be > > > nice if MD could do the same. > > > > HELL no. At least make it optional and disabled by default. This is the > > kind of crap that made me stop using Windows in the first place! What if > > I want to use a different app? What if I just wanted to use, say, cdrdao > > --scanbus? > > Agreed. And on a multi-user system, whose desktop should it appear on? My > most common CD-writing uses are: > $ cdrecord -v dev=0,0.0 MandrakeLinux-9.1-CD1.i586.iso > and > $ cdrdao copy > > And for the first command, it is most often run from an ssh session on > someone else's box, where they most certainly don't want to have popups > interfering with their work (it's bad enough me doing it ;-)) > > Regards, > Buchan
Re: [Cooker] Few items for wish list
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 FACORAT Fabrice wrote: > we should be able to at least quit cleanly ( umount on all fs then > reboot ) the install process whenever we want. > sometimes we begin an install and want to stop ( not enough time, or a > pb ), or just want to change partition on disk but don't want to install > ( or maybe it was to remove ), etc ... > CTRL-ALT-BKSPC Regards, Buchan - -- |--Another happy Mandrake Club member--| Buchan MilneMechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work+27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x202 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7 -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE/M7xdrJK6UGDSBKcRAotpAKCozi2yXjU44gexzP5scJX8YpQMbQCfUpFn yEdgc8gyN19f4u1zevl3Yzc= =BERH -END PGP SIGNATURE- ** Please click on http://www.cae.co.za/disclaimer.htm to read our e-mail disclaimer or send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a copy. **
Re: [Cooker] Few items for wish list
> On Thu, 2003-08-07 at 18:05, Larry Nguyen wrote: > >> 3. k3b: ArkLinux has this litto nice feature (or maybe it's k3b feature >> that I >> don't know) when one pops in the blank cdr, k3b starts and asks what >> he/she >> wants to do: create data cd, ISO images, etc. It would be nice if MD >> could do >> the same. > > HELL no. At least make it optional and disabled by default. This is the > kind of crap that made me stop using Windows in the first place! What if > I want to use a different app? What if I just wanted to use, say, cdrdao > --scanbus? > -- > adamw > > > Hi Adam and Buchan, Well, if you think openning up a terminal then type cdrecord -scanbus is friendlier than k3b does it for you then...be it. I'll be shocked if a john doe user even knows the command ;) Please note at the beginning of my email does say if MD wants to be the most user-friendly distribution. It means I'm not thinking for myself cause I use cdrecord command line to burn my CDs everytime. -Larry
Re: [Cooker] Few items for wish list
On Thu, 7 Aug 2003, Adam Williamson wrote: > On Thu, 2003-08-07 at 18:05, Larry Nguyen wrote: > > > 3. k3b: ArkLinux has this litto nice feature (or maybe it's k3b feature that I > > don't know) when one pops in the blank cdr, k3b starts and asks what he/she > > wants to do: create data cd, ISO images, etc. It would be nice if MD could do > > the same. > > HELL no. At least make it optional and disabled by default. This is the > kind of crap that made me stop using Windows in the first place! What if > I want to use a different app? What if I just wanted to use, say, cdrdao > --scanbus? Agreed. And on a multi-user system, whose desktop should it appear on? My most common CD-writing uses are: $ cdrecord -v dev=0,0.0 MandrakeLinux-9.1-CD1.i586.iso and $ cdrdao copy And for the first command, it is most often run from an ssh session on someone else's box, where they most certainly don't want to have popups interfering with their work (it's bad enough me doing it ;-)) Regards, Buchan -- |Registered Linux User #182071-| Buchan MilneMechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work+27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x121 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7 ** Please click on http://www.cae.co.za/disclaimer.htm to read our e-mail disclaimer or send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a copy. **
Re: [Cooker] Few items for wish list
Larry Nguyen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Dear developers and fellow cookers,
>
> Since Mandrake ultimate goal is the friendliest Linux desktop, I thougt I
> could submit a few requests
>
> 1. xchat: not sure why it's not installed when I did select "Internet
> station". BitchX not there either :( Sure, "urpmi xchat" is not that
> difficult but it's nice if one doesn't have to do an extra step.
xchat is in NETWORKING_IRC, and NETWORKING_IRC is in Internet
station[1], so it should be installed, if it's not there is
another problem, /root/drakx/{install.log,ddebug.log} should
help.
> 4. Installation: IIRC on the old versions, one could click on any steps so
> that for whatever reason the user wants to cancel the installation, he/she
> could just click on Exit button on the left (can't remember the exact
> description of the last icon/button). I was stucked in Partitioning screen
> last nite after realized I forgot to back up the data on the partition I'm
> about to wipe out with MD beta2.
Yes, that's not supported anymore, sorry.
Ref:
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http://cvs.mandrakesoft.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/gi/perl-install/share/rpmsrate
http://cvs.mandrakesoft.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/gi/perl-install/share/compssUsers
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Re: [Cooker] Few items for wish list
Le jeu 07/08/2003 à 17:13, Guillaume Cottenceau a écrit : > Larry Nguyen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > 4. Installation: IIRC on the old versions, one could click on any steps so > > that for whatever reason the user wants to cancel the installation, he/she > > could just click on Exit button on the left (can't remember the exact > > description of the last icon/button). I was stucked in Partitioning screen > > last nite after realized I forgot to back up the data on the partition I'm > > about to wipe out with MD beta2. > > Yes, that's not supported anymore, sorry. we should be able to at least quit cleanly ( umount on all fs then reboot ) the install process whenever we want. sometimes we begin an install and want to stop ( not enough time, or a pb ), or just want to change partition on disk but don't want to install ( or maybe it was to remove ), etc ...
[Cooker] Few items for wish list
Dear developers and fellow cookers, Since Mandrake ultimate goal is the friendliest Linux desktop, I thougt I could submit a few requests 1. xchat: not sure why it's not installed when I did select "Internet station". BitchX not there either :( Sure, "urpmi xchat" is not that difficult but it's nice if one doesn't have to do an extra step. 2. First-time-wizard: please add options to select port for simap. Also, my name and email address are not populated in KMail identity. 3. k3b: ArkLinux has this litto nice feature (or maybe it's k3b feature that I don't know) when one pops in the blank cdr, k3b starts and asks what he/she wants to do: create data cd, ISO images, etc. It would be nice if MD could do the same. 4. Installation: IIRC on the old versions, one could click on any steps so that for whatever reason the user wants to cancel the installation, he/she could just click on Exit button on the left (can't remember the exact description of the last icon/button). I was stucked in Partitioning screen last nite after realized I forgot to back up the data on the partition I'm about to wipe out with MD beta2. Thanks for reading. -Larry
Re: [Cooker] Few items for wish list
On Fri, 8 Aug 2003 23:06, Buchan Milne wrote: > FACORAT Fabrice wrote: >> we should be able to at least quit cleanly > CTRL-ALT-BKSPC OK, how would a new user find out that they could do that? Is there a hint anywhere in the startup messages? Cheers; Leon
Re: [Cooker] Few items for wish list
On Sat, 9 Aug 2003, Leon Brooks wrote: > On Fri, 8 Aug 2003 23:06, Buchan Milne wrote: > > FACORAT Fabrice wrote: > >> we should be able to at least quit cleanly > > > CTRL-ALT-BKSPC > > OK, how would a new user find out that they could do that? Is there a > hint anywhere in the startup messages? I don't think so, but that wasn't the question ;-). And it probably won't work in text-mode either. Regards, Buchan -- |Registered Linux User #182071-| Buchan MilneMechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work+27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x121 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7 ** Please click on http://www.cae.co.za/disclaimer.htm to read our e-mail disclaimer or send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a copy. **
Re:Re: [Cooker] Few items for wish list
On Thu, 2003-08-07 at 23:53, Larry Nguyen wrote: > > On Thu, 2003-08-07 at 18:05, Larry Nguyen wrote: > > > >> 3. k3b: ArkLinux has this litto nice feature (or maybe it's k3b feature > >> that I > >> don't know) when one pops in the blank cdr, k3b starts and asks what > >> he/she > >> wants to do: create data cd, ISO images, etc. It would be nice if MD > >> could do > >> the same. > > > > HELL no. At least make it optional and disabled by default. This is the > > kind of crap that made me stop using Windows in the first place! What if > > I want to use a different app? What if I just wanted to use, say, cdrdao > > --scanbus? > > -- > > adamw > > > Hi Adam and Buchan, > > Well, if you think openning up a terminal then type cdrecord -scanbus is > friendlier than k3b does it for you then...be it. I'll be shocked if a > john doe user even knows the command ;) Please note at the beginning of my > email does say if MD wants to be the most user-friendly distribution. It > means I'm not thinking for myself cause I use cdrecord command line to > burn my CDs everytime. Being user-friendly does not equal being noob-friendly. It's just as important to be friendly to advanced users, which this certainly isn't. -- adamw
Re: [Cooker] Few items for wish list
On Thu, 2003-08-07 at 18:05, Larry Nguyen wrote: > 3. k3b: ArkLinux has this litto nice feature (or maybe it's k3b feature that I > don't know) when one pops in the blank cdr, k3b starts and asks what he/she > wants to do: create data cd, ISO images, etc. It would be nice if MD could do > the same. HELL no. At least make it optional and disabled by default. This is the kind of crap that made me stop using Windows in the first place! What if I want to use a different app? What if I just wanted to use, say, cdrdao --scanbus? -- adamw
Re: [Cooker] Few items for wish list
Ainsi parlait Buchan Milne : > On Thu, 7 Aug 2003, Adam Williamson wrote: > > On Thu, 2003-08-07 at 18:05, Larry Nguyen wrote: > > > 3. k3b: ArkLinux has this litto nice feature (or maybe it's k3b feature > > > that I don't know) when one pops in the blank cdr, k3b starts and asks > > > what he/she wants to do: create data cd, ISO images, etc. It would be > > > nice if MD could do the same. > > > > HELL no. At least make it optional and disabled by default. This is the > > kind of crap that made me stop using Windows in the first place! What if > > I want to use a different app? What if I just wanted to use, say, cdrdao > > --scanbus? > > Agreed. And on a multi-user system, whose desktop should it appear on? My > most common CD-writing uses are: > $ cdrecord -v dev=0,0.0 MandrakeLinux-9.1-CD1.i586.iso just put DEVICE=0,0.0 in /etc/default/cdrecord, to make your typing less tiring :-) -- Guillaume Rousse All tree branches in a forest grow outward from their respective trunks at exactly the height of your nose -- Murphy's Laws of Camping n°19
Re: [Cooker] Few items for wish list
Larry Nguyen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Dear developers and fellow cookers, [...] > 2. First-time-wizard: please add options to select port for simap. Don't know if it's a big idea.Ie: i have to also do it for POP(SPOP), SMTP(SSMTP). Newbies gonna be puzzled by too many choices. Besides this need to know if there is only the port that is changed from IMAP to SIMAP. > Also, my name and email address are not populated in KMail identity. Hmm. I need extra infos (Identity Section in ~/.kde/share/config/kmailrc)
