Re: Canon cameras shaft Linux users
Roel Schroeven wrote: Alfredo Cole wrote: El Vie 26 Nov 2004 12:15, Roel Schroeven escribió: (...) -- Codito ergo sum Roel Schroeven If you are trying to quote Descartes, then it is Cogito ergo sum. Otherwise, forget it. Yes and no: it's supposed to mean I code therefore I am, instead of Descartes's I think therefore I am. But read Henry Corbin (1903-1978): Descartes was confused and should have written: Cogitor ergo sum. Sorry. I could not help but saying it. H. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Canon cameras shaft Linux users
I have a Canon A40 digital camera. I've mislaid the user;s manual so I downloaded a PDF version from Canon. This can only be read with Acrobat 6.0, which is not available for Linux. Earlier versions, and also xpdf, show COPY on every page. Thank you, Canon. I shall _not_ but another Canon camera. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]|| http://www.acampbell.org.uk using Linux GNU/Debian || for book reviews, electronic Windows-free zone || books and skeptical articles -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Canon cameras shaft Linux users
On Fri, 2004-11-26 at 17:20 +, Anthony Campbell wrote: I have a Canon A40 digital camera. I've mislaid the user;s manual so I downloaded a PDF version from Canon. This can only be read with Acrobat 6.0, which is not available for Linux. Earlier versions, and also xpdf, show COPY on every page. Thank you, Canon. I shall _not_ but another Canon camera. Jeez, I think you're overreacting a bit. Reader 6.0 has been out for a while now. Is it any wonder that companies are generating PDFs for it? The people you should vent your spleen to is Adobe. Then, send them a nice letter asking for a Linux version of Reader 7.0. -- - Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA PGP Key ID 8834C06B I prefer encrypted mail. Tatoo in haste, regret in leisure. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: Canon cameras shaft Linux users
On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 17:20:45 +, Anthony Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: downloaded a PDF version from Canon. This can only be read with Acrobat 6.0, which is not available for Linux So Canon sell you a print manual. You lose it. You get a free electronic replacement, and it doesn't work on a minority OS which CAN view documents written for earlier versions of the same software. So you lambast them on a forum which they probably don't read. How about you raise your concerns with Canon instead of complaining behind their backs? They might do something about it. (Does Acrobat Reader 6 work in under WINE? That might be another solution to the problem.) -- David Dorward http://dorward.me.ukhttp://blog.dorward.me.uk -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Canon cameras shaft Linux users
On 26 Nov 2004, David Dorward wrote: On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 17:20:45 +, Anthony Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: downloaded a PDF version from Canon. This can only be read with Acrobat 6.0, which is not available for Linux So Canon sell you a print manual. You lose it. You get a free electronic replacement, and it doesn't work on a minority OS which CAN view documents written for earlier versions of the same software. So you lambast them on a forum which they probably don't read. How about you raise your concerns with Canon instead of complaining behind their backs? They might do something about it. (Does Acrobat Reader 6 work in under WINE? That might be another solution to the problem.) I've now found that it does open with gv, surprisingly. I accept I may have posted in a moment of irritation but I have downloaded a number of other manuals for other products at different times and none of them has ever required a particular viewer previously. I don't think that it requires exceptional benevolence on the part of manufacturers to provide PDFs of their manuals on their websites, since this will presumably encourage people to buy their products if they know they can obtain such information in the future. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]|| http://www.acampbell.org.uk using Linux GNU/Debian || for book reviews, electronic Windows-free zone || books and skeptical articles -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Canon cameras shaft Linux users
Ron Johnson wrote: On Fri, 2004-11-26 at 17:20 +, Anthony Campbell wrote: I have a Canon A40 digital camera. I've mislaid the user;s manual so I downloaded a PDF version from Canon. This can only be read with Acrobat 6.0, which is not available for Linux. Earlier versions, and also xpdf, show COPY on every page. Thank you, Canon. I shall _not_ but another Canon camera. Jeez, I think you're overreacting a bit. Reader 6.0 has been out for a while now. Is it any wonder that companies are generating PDFs for it? I think the problem is not that Canon made a PDF for Reader 6.0, but that they added some kind of copy protection that is only supported by Reader 6.0. Which, IMO, is quite stupid since there is no need to copy protect those manuals. -- Codito ergo sum Roel Schroeven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Canon cameras shaft Linux users
On Fri, 2004-11-26 at 19:15 +0100, Roel Schroeven wrote: Ron Johnson wrote: On Fri, 2004-11-26 at 17:20 +, Anthony Campbell wrote: I have a Canon A40 digital camera. I've mislaid the user;s manual so I downloaded a PDF version from Canon. This can only be read with Acrobat 6.0, which is not available for Linux. Earlier versions, and also xpdf, show COPY on every page. Thank you, Canon. I shall _not_ but another Canon camera. Jeez, I think you're overreacting a bit. Reader 6.0 has been out for a while now. Is it any wonder that companies are generating PDFs for it? I think the problem is not that Canon made a PDF for Reader 6.0, but that they added some kind of copy protection that is only supported by Reader 6.0. Which, IMO, is quite stupid since there is no need to copy protect those manuals. One word: lawyers. Killing all the lawyers would be a very bad thing, so lets just kill 80% of them. -- - Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA PGP Key ID 8834C06B I prefer encrypted mail. There is no right of journalists to keep sources confidential in US Constitutional law. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: Canon cameras shaft Linux users
El Vie 26 Nov 2004 12:15, Roel Schroeven escribió: (...) -- Codito ergo sum Roel Schroeven If you are trying to quote Descartes, then it is Cogito ergo sum. Otherwise, forget it. Regards. -- Alfredo J. Cole Grupo ACyC www.acyc.com - www.clshonduras.com - SolCom - www.acycdomains.com
Re: Canon cameras shaft Linux users
Alfredo Cole wrote: El Vie 26 Nov 2004 12:15, Roel Schroeven escribió: (...) -- Codito ergo sum Roel Schroeven If you are trying to quote Descartes, then it is Cogito ergo sum. Otherwise, forget it. Yes and no: it's supposed to mean I code therefore I am, instead of Descartes's I think therefore I am. -- Codito ergo sum Roel Schroeven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
