Re: [Cooker] mouse use very tedious
Leon Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [...] > While you're on the topic, can you please make sure that diskdrake is entirely > useable with obvious keyboard controls (e.g. selecting a partition with the i always use keyboard only (my mouse is completly crazy, hard time to go up and down). diskdrake can be completly driven with the keyboard. it is written is the help at diskdrake step (press F1 to see it in full): """ For information, you can reach any option using the keyboard: navigate trough the partitions using Tab and Up/Down arrows. When a partition is selected, you can use: * Ctrl-c to create a new partition (when a empty partition is selected) * Ctrl-d to delete a partition * Ctrl-m to set the mount point """ [...] > For the wishlist, a text version of DiskDrake would also help in low memory > situations. alas, it's been on the wishlist for s long :-/ always to much things to do, even it would be easy to do. > > In fact, if you could do that, a complete installation headless or by remote > control (over serial line or network: installer detects an active, non-mouse > serial line, or failing that probes for a network card and either DHCPs or > selects a known address maybe in the 169.254.*.* reserved range) would be > possible. Very hand for rack boxes. you can already export the display when making a network install. Try booting with "linux display=192.168.1.xxx:0" cu Pixel.
Re: [Cooker] mouse use very tedious
Pixel wrote: > Jan Vicherek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> I guess that's a bug, that the OK button >> doesn't get keyboard focus. > yep, that's a bug, that i really don't know how to fix :-( > but if i can, it will go away! While you're on the topic, can you please make sure that diskdrake is entirely useable with obvious keyboard controls (e.g. selecting a partition with the keyboard didn't obviously work under 7.2's installer). I would expect to be able to Tab onto the partition table and then use left and right arrows to choose a partition. For the wishlist, a text version of DiskDrake would also help in low memory situations. In fact, if you could do that, a complete installation headless or by remote control (over serial line or network: installer detects an active, non-mouse serial line, or failing that probes for a network card and either DHCPs or selects a known address maybe in the 169.254.*.* reserved range) would be possible. Very hand for rack boxes. -- For every romance that begins with a Mickey Rourke type slamming a Kim Basinger type up against an alley wall in the rain, there are a thousand, I suppose, that begin when your cat throws up a fur ball in the lap of the woman you're trying to impress. -- Roger Ebert
Re: [Cooker] mouse use very tedious
> "Tim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Perhaps put in a button to automatically install dependencies? I know most > > expert installers like to ok each seperate package but for those that don't > > want to have to do that it might be a good idea. =) > > it's there! > LOL Oops sorry Pixel... I don't mind a few mouse clicks so I didn't look before I mentioned it =)
Re: [Cooker] mouse use very tedious
On Thu, Feb 22, 2001 at 10:35:40AM -0500, Tim wrote: > > Jan Vicherek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > [...] > > > > > have to do) is very impractical. I guess that's a bug, that the OK > button > > > doesn't get keyboard focus. > > > > yep, that's a bug, that i really don't know how to fix :-( > > but if i can, it will go away! > > > > Perhaps put in a button to automatically install dependencies? I know most > expert installers like to ok each seperate package but for those that don't > want to have to do that it might be a good idea. =) > I think there already is such a button (and at least since Mdk 7.2). But I must admit this focus bug is very annoying, and was also present in Mdk 7.2. Pascal Grossé
Re: [Cooker] mouse use very tedious
"Tim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Perhaps put in a button to automatically install dependencies? I know most > expert installers like to ok each seperate package but for those that don't > want to have to do that it might be a good idea. =) it's there!
Re: [Cooker] mouse use very tedious
> Jan Vicherek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > [...] > > > have to do) is very impractical. I guess that's a bug, that the OK button > > doesn't get keyboard focus. > > yep, that's a bug, that i really don't know how to fix :-( > but if i can, it will go away! > Perhaps put in a button to automatically install dependencies? I know most expert installers like to ok each seperate package but for those that don't want to have to do that it might be a good idea. =)
Re: [Cooker] mouse use very tedious
Jan Vicherek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [...] > have to do) is very impractical. I guess that's a bug, that the OK button > doesn't get keyboard focus. yep, that's a bug, that i really don't know how to fix :-( but if i can, it will go away! [...] >Also is there a way to select just the necessary basics as to avoid the > mouse drudgery during install ? yes, select only a few (or none) groups. > Using the installed basics I would then > reboot into the newly installed linux, and finish the installation with > some nicer tool ? Something like MandrakeUpdate ? (But MandrakeUpdate that's rpmdrake.
