Re: comment about Linux
On 13 Sep 1997, Torsten Hilbrich wrote: > The only solution is a terminal attached to your computer, some people > use their calculators (the better TI and HP ones) for this purpose. Okay, this I have to learn how to do.:) How good a calculator do you need? I have a HP 48S with (I think) 32 k of memory... will that cut it? -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: comment about Linux
Torsten Hilbrich wrote: > > dada <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Hi > > > > Is true that I never lose control on my linux box, but some times I lose > > control in my X-Windows and I must restart the X. Is that usual? > > > > I supose that's due to use some aplications. But if this is true, why I > > lose control on all aplications that I'm using? > > Some application (especially Motif-ones) sometimes grab all mouse and > keyboard event (e.g. when you select a submenu). asometime Communicator do it, but only grab communicator and its applications (the other ones keep on running fine.) If the application > (or the widget library) forgets to correctly release the grab you will > be unable to do anything with X-Window System, including switching to > other terminals using ctrl-alt-f and zapping X11 using ctrl-alt-bs. > > The only solution is a terminal attached to your computer, some people > use their calculators (the better TI and HP ones) for this purpose. ohhh... that's vodoo for me... whith an calculator? > You can also use another computer in a local network to remote login > into your machine. Yes, that's the way i used. > > Torsten Regards ! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: comment about Linux
On 13 Sep 1997, Torsten Hilbrich wrote: > dada <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Hi > > > > Is true that I never lose control on my linux box, but some times I lose > > control in my X-Windows and I must restart the X. Is that usual? > > > > I supose that's due to use some aplications. But if this is true, why I > > lose control on all aplications that I'm using? > > Some application (especially Motif-ones) sometimes grab all mouse and > keyboard event (e.g. when you select a submenu). If the application > (or the widget library) forgets to correctly release the grab you will > be unable to do anything with X-Window System, including switching to > other terminals using ctrl-alt-f and zapping X11 using ctrl-alt-bs. > > The only solution is a terminal attached to your computer, some people > use their calculators (the better TI and HP ones) for this purpose. > You can also use another computer in a local network to remote login > into your machine. I believe there is also a program out there that will allow you to kill the xserver or shut down cleanly with your joystick. Of course I suppose that could get grabbed as well by some apps. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: comment about Linux
Jim Pick wrote: > > > Hi > > > > Is true that I never lose control on my linux box, but some times I lose > > control in my X-Windows and I must restart the X. Is that usual? > > > > I supose that's due to use some aplications. But if this is true, why I > > lose control on all aplications that I'm using? > > How do you lose control? > > I've had X crash on me quite a few times -- but not regularily. It's a yes, it's not regularilybut sometimes when I am using Communicator (an others application that I don't remember now) I lose control about all my X-windows applications...estrange, but true. > pretty big system that is still changing, and there are lots of places > for bugs to hide. > > It's still pretty stable compared to Windows 95 though. :-) that's true. When w95 craks I must reset the system. In Linux I only must restart X-window (I never lose control about consoles). > > Cheers, > Regards -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: comment about Linux
dada <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi > > Is true that I never lose control on my linux box, but some times I lose > control in my X-Windows and I must restart the X. Is that usual? > > I supose that's due to use some aplications. But if this is true, why I > lose control on all aplications that I'm using? Some application (especially Motif-ones) sometimes grab all mouse and keyboard event (e.g. when you select a submenu). If the application (or the widget library) forgets to correctly release the grab you will be unable to do anything with X-Window System, including switching to other terminals using ctrl-alt-f and zapping X11 using ctrl-alt-bs. The only solution is a terminal attached to your computer, some people use their calculators (the better TI and HP ones) for this purpose. You can also use another computer in a local network to remote login into your machine. Torsten -- "What a depressingly stupid machine" The Restaurant at the End of the Universe PGP Public Key is available -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: comment about Linux
> Hi > > Is true that I never lose control on my linux box, but some times I lose > control in my X-Windows and I must restart the X. Is that usual? > > I supose that's due to use some aplications. But if this is true, why I > lose control on all aplications that I'm using? How do you lose control? I've had X crash on me quite a few times -- but not regularily. It's a pretty big system that is still changing, and there are lots of places for bugs to hide. It's still pretty stable compared to Windows 95 though. Cheers, - Jim pgpF5BWSIjDOK.pgp Description: PGP signature
comment about Linux
Hi Is true that I never lose control on my linux box, but some times I lose control in my X-Windows and I must restart the X. Is that usual? I supose that's due to use some aplications. But if this is true, why I lose control on all aplications that I'm using? Regards -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
