Re: [newbie] PDF files
On Wed, 01 Oct 2003 09:23:01 -0700 Russ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> insightfully noted: >Hi All, > >My default pdf viewer is Xpdf but I cannot get it to print anything (I >click print and it goes off into lala land). = No it doesn't. It creates a .ps file, most likely in /tmp. Watch what it says it's doing. You can open the .ps file in gv and print it from there quite easily. Mike -- "The man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life" --Muhammad Ali Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Some MS Propaganda for ya (Funny)
On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 16:36:44 -0400 HaywireMac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> insightfully noted: >This is just priceless: = I had read this earlier and I agree with your assessment ;o) = >"Other operating systems like Linux, Unix and Macintosh, experts say, >all have security vulnerabilities. "But they don't get the attention and >the attacks because, unlike Microsoft, the other technologies are not >deployed on 300 million computers," said Russ Cooper, a security expert >at TruSecure, a computer security company. "This is not just Microsoft's >problem." > >Oh, really? I think Unix is deployed on more machines than MS, is it >not? Isn't it Unix that *runs the freaking internet*? LOL! No and Yes, I would think. If we count desktops M$ is clearly on more boxes that unix. Servers, of course might be another story. *nix dominates on the internet for sure. === > >Source (if you can call it that): > >http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/29/technology/29SOFT.html > >Please, if you have a minute, do as I am doing and write a little note >explaining some of this to the NY Times... > >http://www.nytimes.com/ref/membercenter/help/lettertoeditor.html > >You gotta sign up/register, but it's free... == I'll look forward to seeing your letter. Will you sign it JH or haywire? ;-) Best, Mike -- "The man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life" --Muhammad Ali Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] XFce 4.0
On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 17:59:08 -0400 Mark Weaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> insightfully noted: >> Another newbie question here. What is XFce 4.0 anyway? > >a very awesome and very light weight desktop manager. > One might say it has moved /beyond/ wm status and is approaching "desktop environment" (albeit the smallest, fastest one around) Best, Mike -- "The man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life" --Muhammad Ali Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] How do I get M9.1 to print .PDF files
On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 14:11:53 + John Richard Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> insightfully noted: >How do I get M9.1 to print .PDF files > >So how do I print .pdf files in Mandrake 9.1 Try using xpdf. It will convert the .pdf to a.ps file and then print from gs. I'm sure there are many other ways that might work with even fewer steps, but I like my results with this method. Mike -- "The man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life" --Muhammad Ali Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Laptop memory not recognized
On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 15:19:29 -0500 (CDT) Noah A Hicks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> insightfully noted: >I just purchased a 256mb memory chip from ebay, physically installed in my >laptop and booted the computer. When I run the system monitor it still >showes exactly the same amount (128mb). Is there a way to fix this? >My hardware is as follows: >Dell Latitude LS 400 >PIII 400Mhz Did you remove the 128 and put the 256 in that slot, then add the 128??? Humor an old man and give that a try if you didn't do it that way. HTH, Mike -- "The man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life" --Muhammad Ali Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Virus
On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 11:44:15 -0600 Heather/Femme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled furiously: > Have to agree with Anne. Till linux becomes more pervasive, ppl who > can only turn the comp on & nothing else (and most don't want to know > more) won't use linux nor is it feasible for them to be using it. They > have (often) no one to call if something goes wrong. INcluding tech > support @ a local Future shop who won't toucha comp if it doesn't run > windows. Ditto ISPs & other vendors. > > For now, seeing seniors use linux or any segment of the population that > is of the mindset a comp shold be like a toaster (it just works), is a > pipe dream. === My one experience in this areas has been quite different though. About two years ago, my Father-in-law (now 78) got his first computer ever. He, and his daughter (my bride's sister) got Dell's, but ignored most of my advice: they let them install ME; winmodem, etc. Well my sister-in law lives four hours away, so it was up to be to provide technical assistance for Dad (I'm only about 20 minutes away...) After about 8 months of virii, user error catastrophies and other predicatable problems, I wiped his hard drive clean and installed RH 8.0. It's been OVER a year now and he hasn't had a problem since. He really just wants to e-mail friends (and my son in college), browse the web, play a few simple games, keep his check book, relatively simple tasks. I never gave hime the root pass word so he can't screw it up too badly. Whenever I visit I do any necessary upgrades, but nothing significant. It all "just works" for him and meets HIS needs for a computer. Mike -- "The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life." --Muhammad Ali Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] This is just sickening
On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 08:35:51 -0400 Lee Wiggers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled furiously: > On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 08:11:21 -0500 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > --- Original Message --- > > From: HaywireMac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [newbie] This is just sickening > > > > >On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 22:24:28 -0700 (PDT) > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] (David E. Fox) uttered: > > > > > >> n***gg*** > > > > > >this is unacceptable, even with the *'s. > > > > > >lose the racism or get lost. Gives new meaning to the thread name. Mike -- "The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life." --Muhammad Ali Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] This is just sickening
On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 20:32:46 -0400 "Networks East" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> insightfully noted: >I agree with that as well. > >Like I said before, the Music Industry should be ashamed of themselves. > >I would be ashamed for sueing a 12 year old girl that lives in public >housing for 2grand. === But it takes a sense of decency to even feel shame in the first place. ..nuff said, Mike -- "The man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life" --Muhammad Ali Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Virus
On Sun, 7 Sep 2003 13:55:21 +0100 "DrewMartin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> insightfully noted: >Hi All, > Before this turns into a flame war between those of us how still >use Windows to some degree(or are forced to for various reasons). = No need for a flame war, but I'd suggest that those who still, for whatever reason, use some iteration Windows, try to avoid using the virus magnet known as Outlook or Express. There are numerous alternatives that will work on that platform without the dangers to self and others imposed by Outlook usage. >It is a well know fact that the script kiddies who write these >insidious pieces of code only do so, because Windows is such a wide spread >OS in the world out there.If/when Linux(or Macs) become the OS of choice for >the world at large,then the will start writing viri for these OS's too. > Yes I do know for a virus to have full affect in Linux you must be >running as root,but some clever bastard out there will one day work out how >to rip thought that level of secretly. === That will likely involve quite a bit more skill than writing one for a platform with little if any security built in, no?? Best, Mike -- "The man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life" --Muhammad Ali Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Question for Sylpheed users
On Sat, 6 Sep 2003 19:24:03 -0400 Trey Sizemore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> insightfully noted: >On Sat, 6 Sep 2003 19:18:23 -0400 >Lee Wiggers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> On Sat, 6 Sep 2003 19:09:44 -0400 >> Trey Sizemore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > I receive some emails in HTML format (I know...Boo!). Is >> > there a way for sylpheed (or sylpheed-claws) to render HTML mails >> > (without stripping all the HTML out)? >> > >> > Also, the fonts could use a little TLC...I see how to change the >> > fonts for the message screen, but the actual mail queue and folder >> > listing remain the same. Can these be changed? >> > >> > Thanks, >> > >> > Trey >> > >> > >> > >> Sylpheed-claws with the dillo plug-in works great. I've got the >> rpm's if you need them. >> >> Lee > >I had installed sylpheed-claws via URPMI along with plugins (among them >the one for dillo), but it never worked on the HTML mails. And when I >went to the plugins area in sylpheed, nothing showed. Did I not do >something right? === If you configured for the plugins during your install, you still need to actually intall the plugins. When you go to the plugins page within sylpheed, click on install and navigate to /usr/local/lib/sylpheed. the plugins are there (ending in .so, or .sa, I believe). HTH, Mike -- "The man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life" --Muhammad Ali Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Wednesday 31 December, 1969 4:00PM
On Mon, 1 Sep 2003 11:17:57 +0100 Anne Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> insightfully noted: >On Monday 01 Sep 2003 3:49 am, Erylon Hines wrote: >> O.K. guys, help me solve this. My wife gets forwarded messages >> from a server for a group that she belongs to. Each one of these >> has the date, Wednesday 31 December, 1969 4:00PM >> The sending server's date is correct and sends it out correctly (at >> least the admin thinks so, although the format may be somewhat >> unusual). In fact, he sent a copy of the last message, and this is >> the date he received on the form: >> Date: Wed Aug 20 20:40:37 PDT 2003 >> Other people on her list get the correct date with their e-mail >> readers, but Kmail gives the bogus date. These messages are >> on-line applications, and my wife really needs to keep them >> organized by date, so I desperately need a fix. >> What is this "magic" date (Wednesday 31 December, 1969 4:00PM is >> obviously not chosen randomly), and what does it tell me? >> >> Help--I have confidence in you guys! > >I assume that this comment is linked - > >Most of the mail |I get in kmail is correctly dated, but from time to >time I get one dated 01 January 1970. I have seen the 31 December >1969 as well. Isn't the December, 1969 date the beginning of Unix Time??? Mike -- "The man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life" --Muhammad Ali Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Making Linux Converts
On 26 Aug 2003 06:25:58 -0400 ed tharp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled furiously: > On Tue, 2003-08-26 at 04:52, Anne Wilson wrote: > > On Tuesday 26 Aug 2003 2:54 am, Harv Nelson wrote: > > > Watch an animation of the "conversion" process of a new Linux user > > > > > > http://ai9nl.shacknet.nu/images/linux_convert.gif > > > > > > Harv > > > > What did you view it with? I just got a low-res static pic. > > > > Anne > > > Mozilla 1.4 was just fine to me. == Ditto Firebird 0.6 Mike -- "The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life." --Muhammad Ali Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] You guys all owe SCO $1399 for your Mandrake [OT]
On Thu, 7 Aug 2003 13:28:08 +0800 "Frankie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> insightfully noted: >Bite my bag lanman.. we have lottsa beer here that is 5.5%... :-) >3% is for the "light" beer, which I don't drink anyway. == Here on Long Island, we have a Micro Brewery (BluePoint), about 3 miles from my front door. It produces several different beers; most in the 5.3 to 5.8% range. Summers they produce something called "Double Blond" that's between 7.5 and 8%; winters they produce a Barley Wine (Ale really) called " Ol' Howling Bastard" that's 10.5% ABV. A few of those and you'll know how they came up with the name ;o) Mike -- "The man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life" --Muhammad Ali Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] loading Linux
On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 18:26:35 -0400 "Daniel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> insightfully noted: > > > I install Mandrake 9.1 but when I boot It load on a dos mode how do I >load linux with graphic?? === As root user, check the file /etc/inittab There is likely a line: id:3:initdefault Change the 3 to a 5. When you reboot, you will run X and a display manager for your login screen. Mike -- "The man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life" --Muhammad Ali Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Intro
On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 13:12:45 +0800 "Frankie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> insightfully noted: >-Original Message- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Stephen >Kuhn > >On Mon, 2003-07-28 at 09:05, Aron Smith wrote: > >>> what'sa matter stephen Nigerian letter not working this >week ? >>> BTW a shrimp on the barbie --why would you put shellfish >on a doll ; > > >>To make the doll smell more real. > >FRANKI: Stephen, you sick bastard.. your giving Aussies a >bad name here. :-) = Hm, "Good Taste" has never been one of the hallmarks of this list, huh? Best, Mike<|8^) -- "The man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life" --Muhammad Ali Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Help me out [OT]
On 24 Jul 2003 10:24:26 +1000 Stephen Kuhn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> insightfully noted: >On Thu, 2003-07-24 at 04:16, Gene Barker wrote: >> Hi Harv, >> >> I'm not a vegetarian but I do eat most of them except the "A" veggies. >> Thanks for the welcome >> >> Gene Barker > >I hate eating vegetables. They just lay there. > === I think you Aussies have an old saying: "Vegetables? Oh..., that's what food eats!" Mike -- "The man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life" --Muhammad Ali Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] MS is at it again... Now Really OT!!!
On Tue, 22 Jul 2003 16:18:31 -0400 JoeHill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> insightfully noted: >On Tue, 22 Jul 2003 20:09:07 +0100 >Anne Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > >> > > Joe - I'm not going to follow this up, no matter what you post >> > > next. > >Oh, I see, you can cut the discussion off, but not me? > >> > > I've just come back from Russia. You should hear what the people >> > > there think about communism. > >You wouldn't know communism if you were pissing on it. > >You took a trip to Russia, it doesn't make you an expert. > >> > whatever, then don't bother communicating with me ever again. >> >> OK - you don't like to hear anything against your beliefs do you? >> >No, I don't appreciate being treated with disdain by someone whom I have >gone *out of my way* to be nice to, to help, to treat as a friend. > >You only get one chance with me, unfortunately, in that kind of >situation. > >So, fuck off. === Yup., time to unsub from this one. The ad hominems and other childish nonsense are beyond belief here!!! Who likes to wear the red bandana?? Who likes to play moderator uggg Later folks -- "The man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life" --Muhammad Ali Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] MS is at it again... Now Really OT!!!
On Tue, 22 Jul 2003 17:55:53 -0400 JoeHill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> insightfully noted: >On Tue, 22 Jul 2003 17:36:07 -0400 >crak600 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > >> joe, if you feel so inclined to give me the same response >> as you just gave to anne, do it "offlist" as to not clog everyone >> else's mailboxes up with utter garbage and non-sense. you won't hurt >> my feelings or make me bitter by doing so either. > >*learn to read* > >I sent that to Anne offlist, *she* put it back on. *That's* what upset >me. > >What also upsets me is that *one* aspect of my belief system (communist, >anarchist, libertarianism, a mix of each) is dwelled on *incessantly* by >people who know *nothing* about those things. Might that include you??? I'm outta here. -- "The man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life" --Muhammad Ali Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] [OT] US propose jail for KaZaA users.
On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 01:29:29 -0400 JoeHill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> insightfully noted: >lawyers and university professors and the NEA are not ruining the world, >corporate greed is a serious problem itself. = Yes, it's about time people stop making lawyers society's scapegoats. It's just 99% of all lawyers who give the rest a bad name ;o) Mike -- "The man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life" --Muhammad Ali Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] NEW EMAIL LIST INSTRUCTIONS
On Wed, 9 Jul 2003 16:19:34 -0400 JoeHill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> insightfully noted: >On Wed, 09 Jul 2003 12:41:44 -0600 >Charlie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > >> I couldn't figure out what the hell it was about either, and I read >> J.H.'s post as agreement and amplification of Frankie's statement. > >Uh, no. > = To both "wings": I learned much here, but I can tell when it's time to go. this thread must be in the hundreds by now . Time to unsub. Peace to all, Mike -- "The man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life" --Muhammad Ali Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[OT] Re: [newbie] Told ya, don't trust IBM
On Sat, 21 Jun 2003 16:28:50 -0400 JoeHill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> insightfully noted: >On Sat, 21 Jun 2003 13:38:06 -0600 >FemmeFatale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > >> Joes makes me thinks "Gun nut". > >you misunderstand, I have a certain sympathy with the individualist who >resists authority, and I recognize that *sometimes* it is necessary to >take up arms against the imposition of an immoral authority. For >example, I see nothing wrong with what the Zapatistas did in Mexico, or >what Che and Fidel did to Batista and his band of criminal thugs in >Cuba. In retrospect though, tough to consider Fidel an "individiualist", no??? I often think that Che was partially motivated to leave by the way in which he saw Fidel moving. My guess is that there are many "individualists" in Cuba today in hiding, or rotting in prisons :( > >Of course the other is offensive. The guy was a fscking Nazi! === Definitely NOT an individualist :) Best, Mike -- "The man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life" --Muhammad Ali Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Told ya, don't trust IBM
On Fri, 20 Jun 2003 21:22:43 -0400 JoeHill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> insightfully noted: >On Fri, 20 Jun 2003 21:21:34 -0400 >Thomas Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > >> but I get concerned that any time the government gets involved > >One of my favourite quotes, I still have no idea where it came from: > >"When I hear the word 'government', I reach for my gun." == I believe it was Herman Goering who said, "When I hear the word 'culture' I reach for my gun." Might have been Joseph Goebbels ;) Mike -- "The man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life" --Muhammad Ali Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] CLAM AV
On Tue, 17 Jun 2003 09:42:47 -0400 Todd Slater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled furiously: > Is anybody using CLAM antivirus? I have a couple of questions about it. > > Todd > > Hi Todd, I'm using it as a plugin for Sylpheed [0.9.0claws]. I've tested it by e-mailing myself an infected file as an attachment and CLAM caught it and put it into my "Infected?" folder. Seems to work fine Mike -- "The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life." --Muhammad Ali Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] newbie] WELCOME TO LINUX!
On Mon, 16 Jun 2003 14:29:38 -0400 JoeHill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled furiously: > On Mon, 16 Jun 2003 14:20:29 -0400 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: > > > installed! > > yeeeha! > > hope we'll be seein ya here often, it's a blast, you'll love it. Yes, and bring your wife also ;) She'll love it, no? Mike -- "The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life." --Muhammad Ali Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [OT] Black box (was: Re: [newbie] OO is taking abnormallylong...)
On Mon, 16 Jun 2003 08:48:35 -0400 JoeHill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled furiously: > On Mon, 16 Jun 2003 04:15:20 -0400 > Michael Scottaline <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > > > I just make my own. Talk about "customization" <|8^) > > Sorry, does Blackbox support pixmaps now? Cool! I just got sick of > gradients everywhere, I like a more "solid" look. = Yes...; .blackboxrc can be set to any number of "themes", and the theme can be edited in such a way that virtually any fair sized .jpg (or other image file) can be used as the "background". I've used some really nice ones of Laetitia (the supermodel - ). There are even quite a few at the various "theme" sites out there = > > I am in the process (ie. sitting on my skinny geek ass doing nothing) of > presenting "alternatives" for newbs on my site, letting them know about > the fact that they don't have to use KDE or Gnome, they can use anything > that suits their "porpoise". It really is, in my mind, one of the best > parts of using Linux, besides the whole "it doesn't screw you in the > arse like Windows" thing :D === Choice and alternatives are what it's all about Have it YOUR way, not Bill's or Steve's ;-) = > > what was this thread again? Ooooh, OpenOffice, right. Well, that > really good too! == Oh..., oh, yeah, that's right ;) Mike -- "The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life." --Muhammad Ali Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[OT] Black box (was: Re: [newbie] OO is taking abnormally long...)
On Sun, 15 Jun 2003 23:13:21 -0400 JoeHill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> insightfully noted: >But Blackbox?! Not even nice pixmaps to play with? Bah! == I just make my own. Talk about "customization" <|8^) Best, Mike -- "The man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life" --Muhammad Ali Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OO is taking abnormally long...
On Sun, 15 Jun 2003 20:56:33 -0400 JoeHill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> insightfully noted: >On 16 Jun 2003 09:43:18 +1000 >Stephen Kuhn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > >> Picky picky picky. > >I shouldn't say really, I have yet to try XFCE4. I'm just not a big fan >of icons and taskbars. > = Last time I tried xfce (v. 3.8.x), it didn't suport icons; only a taskbar w/ multiple menues. does v. 4.x support desktop icons Just curious. Mike -- "The man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life" --Muhammad Ali Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OO is taking abnormally long...
On 16 Jun 2003 07:46:43 +1000 Stephen Kuhn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> insightfully noted: >On Mon, 2003-06-16 at 02:48, JoeHill wrote: >> On Sun, 15 Jun 2003 17:29:21 + (UTC) >> "Wm. G. Urquhart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: >> >> > OT But what GUI do you use if you don't use KDE or Gnome since you're >> > using a GUI mail client? >> >> Pekwm! The best! Beats Fluxbox, Blackbox, beats em all by a country >> mile! Faaast! >> >> You can see some screens on my homepage (sig). > >As you can see, Joe is lacking in today's medication. XFCE4, although >still in beta, is by far the prettiest, fastest window manager (XFCE2 >and XFCE3 have been lauded as faster contenders in the past for it's >simplicity and speed as well). > >Joe seems to hallucinate quite often and his poor mind thinks that PekWM >is so much better than anything else. He's misled, slightly warped, and >two of his three remaining brain cells are momentarily dysfunctional. > >XFCE4 is now ranking as one of the fastest, leanest wm's yet with heaps >of wonderful functionality and practicality. >(g) = `course, we could all just use emacs as our OS/wm and be done with it, no? ;) Best, Mike -- "The man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life" --Muhammad Ali Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OO is taking abnormally long...
On Sun, 15 Jun 2003 16:13:16 -0400 JoeHill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> insightfully noted: >On Sun, 15 Jun 2003 16:05:19 -0400 >Michael Scottaline <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > >> But I don't think it >> beats ratpoison "by a country mile" in terms of speed. Not certain it >> beats it at all, in that department. Ratpoison has a smaller foot >> print, BTW. To each. ;o) > >Well, ok, Ratpoison or Screen will kill anybody except text mode...but I >do like a *little* eye candy! = Good point, Joe. I have to admit that RP has no eyecandy. Sort of a Bauhaus approach: form follows function . I think when I'm in the mood for eyecandy again I'll go back to the most recent Blackbox which I had used for about a year, haven't used for the past year. Also considering giving xfce 4.x a spin. I used to use 3.8.x. Don't ya just LOVE having *choice*! Long Live Linux!! Best, Mike -- "The man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life" --Muhammad Ali Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OO is taking abnormally long...
On Sun, 15 Jun 2003 12:48:09 -0400 JoeHill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> insightfully noted: >On Sun, 15 Jun 2003 17:29:21 + (UTC) >"Wm. G. Urquhart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > >> OT But what GUI do you use if you don't use KDE or Gnome since you're >> using a GUI mail client? > >Pekwm! The best! Beats Fluxbox, Blackbox, beats em all by a country >mile! Faaast! Yes, it's quite fast [tried it for a couple of days...]. But I don't think it beats ratpoison "by a country mile" in terms of speed. Not certain it beats it at all, in that department. Ratpoison has a smaller foot print, BTW. To each. ;o) Best, Mike -- "The man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life" --Muhammad Ali Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OO is taking abnormally long...
On Sun, 15 Jun 2003 13:20:57 +0300 manolis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> insightfully noted: >22sec for the first time to load. >-if you close it and the load it again about 12 sec. >-if you leave it open and open another file about 5-6 sec. 19 seconds for initial launch on my Athlon Thunderbird 750 w/ 256 mb RAM. relaunch took 10 seconds and files open in under 3 seconds Mike -- "The man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life" --Muhammad Ali Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Re: Pekwm (Gkrellm is cool)
On 28 May 2003 13:32:35 + Brian Parish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> insightfully noted: >On Tue, 2003-05-27 at 04:08, Joe Hill wrote: >> On Mon, 26 May 2003 22:12:20 + >> John Drouhard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > I have been googling around for the transparent skin, but cannot seem >> > to find it. Could you point me in the right direction? Thanks! >> >> http://www.muhri.net/ > >I dl'ed the tarball from there, but none of the skins in there are >transparent. What's the name of the skin in question? = I think the one called glass-2 or something like that is basically tranparent. Mike -- "The man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life" --Muhammad Ali Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Another very naive question
On 30 Mar 2003 16:19:25 -0500 Toran Korshnah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled furiously: > MM, > > After that you have to perform (not always, I think) > > ./configure > make > make install > > This for both rpm and tar. > For Urpmi, I do not think so.Ik think that one does all automatic, but > not sure! = For rpm one only needs to: $rpm -ivh .rpm and the rest should happen automagically. With an unterred source file, your three steps above are typical (though not always required). The tird one must be done as the root user usually. Mike -- "The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life." --Muhammad Ali Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Why do you choose Linux ?
On Sun, 30 Mar 2003 19:40:32 + Anne Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> insightfully noted: >On Sunday 30 Mar 2003 3:45 pm, Zariyan Zephyr wrote: >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> As a Linux newbie, I don't really understand why people in Europe and >> North America has chosen Linux for daily use. I think people in Europe >> and North America can afford Microsoft Windows and application >> softwares under Windows. It isn't about money, is it ?. >> >Hi, ZZ > >To start with, not all of us can afford M$ software, but you are absolutely >right - it isn't really about money. It's about a better, more secure >system. It's about an ideology of sharing, helping, and seeing things >develop. And above all, it's about freedom of choice, not being dictated to. = Very nice, succinct summary, Anne. May I add enhanced control over the way our boxes are configured and work. Perhaps that's included in your "freedom of choice" comment above. Mike -- "The man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life" --Muhammad Ali Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] best wm/apps for a low end machine
On Sun, 30 Mar 2003 12:52:05 -0800 erylon hines <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> insightfully noted: >On Saturday 29 March 2003 08:58 pm, you wrote: >> Hi folks, >> I have it running on my 200MHz Pentium, 96MB ram... >> >> Do you have recommendations for window manager, web browser, etc for a low >> end machine? >> >> I have seen a few recs for wm (icewm, blackbox, etc). Any other opinions? >> >> For this machine, i am not looking for pretty, just some of the convenience >> of the gui. >> Same goes for the browser: the faster and uglier the better... >> >> thanks, >> huff > >Everyone has their own prefs for what to use. Try them all. == If you'd like to try some really minimalist wm, my favorite is ion (no icons, taskbar, or menues though). You might give haze a try also (it has some menues that can very easily be edited). Blackbox is more full featured yet still maintains a very small footprint. As recommended above, try a bunch and find what suits the way you work. Try getting more RAM as well (an additional 256 will likely cost you $50-$60) HTH, Mike -- "The man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life" --Muhammad Ali Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Off list for a while
On Sat, 15 Mar 2003 21:01:04 +0100 Kaj Haulrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> insightfully noted: >On Saturday 15 March 2003 08:21 pm, civileme wrote: > >> So goodbye.. >> >> Civileme > >Civileme, I wish you all the best. To me it is >incomprehensible that IT corporations aren't fighting to >get you onboard. I sure will miss you. Absolutely!!! You have ALWAYS been a *class act* Civileme. The Best of the Best! You continue to refuse to bad-mouth your former employers and are understanding of their plight despite your own dilemma. I think I can take the risk [flame me if I'm wrong] of speaking for the majority of this list in wishing you the very BEST. May our paths cross again. Michael Scottaline -- 'Deserves [death]? I daresay he does. Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.' --Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Blackbox-Konqueror wierdness
On Thu, 06 Mar 2003 11:11:17 -0500 (EST) Roger Sherman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled furiously: > Having a strange problem with Konqueror in blackbox...when I first boot > the PC up, or restart X, if I log into blackbox, Konqueror won't start > from the blackbox menu, unless I start it from a terminal first. After > that, it works fine...but in KDE, it works from the menu, icons, > everything. Thoughts? = I would check the menu file to ascertain that the correct path is written there. Compare it to the path in your KDE icon or menu. HTH, Mike -- "The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life." --Muhammad Ali Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Lovin' KDE 3.1
On Thu, 13 Feb 2003 22:16:04 -0800 erylon hines <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> insightfully noted: > >> It works for me. >> Try going to http://ftp.ibilio.org first, then just decend the tree. >> Rob > >unknown host is the usual error, but, clicking on your mis-type (ibilio.org) > >sent me to a porn site! ROFLMAO--that should be impossible, because, since I > >couldn't believe it, I clicked on it again and got an unknown host. Now, it >is really getting weird. Non-repeatable error clicking on a link in a >post--I have no clue. Someone else click on that link and see where you go, >and get back if you went where I did. === Yup, porno site alright... Mike -- 'Deserves [death]? I daresay he does. Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.' --Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Why is a x.1 bleeding edge?
On Mon, 10 Feb 2003 21:03:48 -0600 "Robert Wideman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> insightfully noted: >MDK goes in release steps like ALL of linux distros follow. There is >generally no x.3 version of any distro. RH follows this, MDK, Slackware, >Suse, etc. = Wasn't there a Mandrake 5.3? I think that was my first distro, four years ago. And I still have a laptop running RH 7.3 and an old one running Caldera 2.3. And I think there might have been a SuSE 7.3 as well... Mike -- 'Deserves [death]? I daresay he does. Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.' --Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OT(?) Mutt & Pine email clients
On Thu, 2003-02-06 at 18:03, FemmeFatale wrote: > Hm... went to see both Pines & Mutts web sites. Wondered ppl's opinions on > both & which is more newbie friendly. > > Basically I want to learn either one (whichever is easier for now) just so > that again I can use an email client on any system anywhere to retrieve > mail. Plus I'm curious to see how a text based client handles things. :) Hey Femme, Couldn't get a good flame war going w/ emacs/vi so now you're trying this tac? ;-) Next you'll be asking us about KDE/Gnome; less filling/tastes great ;-) Mike Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Vi vs Emacs... Not a flamewar!!! Any flames will be ignored
On Wed, 5 Feb 2003 07:07:11 +0100 "Anders Lind" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> insightfully noted: >Now young lady, you are in trouble LOL, Vi vs Emacs that is a provoking >subject. >Personally I prefer Vi of those two, but it is because it is smaller and >faster then >Emacs (I don't need another kitchensink, well, maybe I do, but not from an >editor ;o)). >People that program says that Emacs is better, but then again you have some >that >says Vi is better to program with, on that part I cannot say anything. I >would say you >would have to learn basic Vi-editing in any case, because in a trouble >situation it might >be the only editor avilable. Otherwise I prefer Nano, which is basicly a >Pico-clone >but without any licensing troubles. It is easy and simple and >newbiefriendly. What a truly civil list we have here! A *discussion* of the relative merits of these two hallowed editors (some would say emacs is more a desktop environment than mere editor ;o) ), without a bitter flaming contest. `course, it is rather early.. <|8^) My US$0.02: see if nedit suits your needs if you find the challenge of one of the big two too daunting. Best, Mike -- 'Deserves [death]? I daresay he does. Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.' --Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] why china likes linux
>http://www.startribune.com/stories/535/3582809.html 1.3 billion folks can't be wrong ;o) Mike -- "Always remember, I've taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me." --Winston Churchill Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] A HowTo for Everything
>I seem to have lost Stephen's original post on this, so perhaps he'd post the >link again. Anyway, I did read it, and interesting reading it made. For >those who didn't see it, it concerns the reasons for the lack of women in >computing in general and linux in particular, and what can be done about it.. >This group is unusual in not falling into just about every trap on the list. > >Two things that have really bugged me from time to time - > >My husband, being totally uninterested in computing but kind hearted, from >time to time has taken me to computer shows - where I was usually looking >from the point of view of our small business. I would ask a serious >question, and the rep would immediately turn to David to answer. This is not >an isolated example, it happened over and over again. === Not certain what the original article was, but this appeared in today's NYTimes: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/12/edlife/12STABINE.html Mike -- "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." --Benjamin Franklin Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Windows media player for netscape in mandrake
> >Is there an linux equivalent for Windows Media Player? I'm using latest >release of netscape. MDK 9.0 box. >If so, how come it is not automatically installed? If Mandrake wants to >become a major OS that can be used by everyone (wizzards and dummies alike), >it'll have to focus on 'user-friendliness'. >Thanx == MPlayer can play .wmp files w/ no problem Mike -- "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." --Benjamin Franklin Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Cool linux clothing?
On Wed, 25 Sep 2002 16:38:07 -0400 et <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled intuitively: >I would like to suggest that as you start this idea, as well as making sure >you are stepping on anyones trademark or copyright, that you create a mailing > >list server (sympa or majordomo) and add my name to the list of folks who >want to see the stuff and maybe purchase some. I have a wonderfull reason to >have some more "linux wear". When I got my first Mandrake shirt, I had it on >and went to BestBuy, and had a couple of strippers come up to me and press a >business card into my hand, and asked if I might know how "to set up a >webcam, since you (I) know linux, and that is the stuff the internet runs on, > >right?". the one time in my life I ever brought both my wife and daughter >with me to look at computer stuff. luckly they were off looking at washers >and driers, but my wife was returning just as they gave me the card. she was >not to "keen" on the idea of me setting up a computer and webcam for them, so > >I never called back, but damn if it wasn't about the only time that a >stripper was willing to pay ME. Damn good thing my wife trusts me (somewhat). I HATE when that happens!! ;) Mike -- "Whenever a copyright law is to be made or altered, then the idiots assemble." - Mark Twain's Notebook, 1902-1903 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] e-mail agent
On Sat, 21 Sep 2002 17:50:34 -0400 [EMAIL PROTECTED] scribbled intuitively: >Hi everyone, >Been a long time since i've been in the mailing list. >While everybody seems to have new version of mandrake, I still hang on >the old version - Mandrake 8.0 . >I was wondering if anyone know a good e-mail agent for the Gnome of that >version. I have the Kmail 1.2 but i can't get my attachement I click on >it but dont do nothing ...just maybe a URL. >Thanks in advance. = I highly recommend sylpheed. Lightweight, very fast, configurable keybindings, and user friendly interface. Mike -- "In the first place God made idiots. This was for practice. Then he made School Boards." - Mark Twain, _Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar_ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] bloody Nautilus!
On Tue, 10 Sep 2002 12:31:39 -0700 shane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled intuitively: >-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >Hash: SHA1 > >On Tuesday 10 September 2002 10:10 am, Charles A Edwards did speak unto >the huddled masses, saying: > >> In Gnome2 nautilus is the Only gnome file mgr. > >KDE, E, blackbox and flux are all sounding better all the time :) = give ion a try. No eye-candy, somewhat minimalist, bu very efficient. For a file manager, I like xftree that comes with Xfce. Mike -- "In the first place God made idiots. This was for practice. Then he made School Boards." - Mark Twain, _Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar_ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: Fwd: [newbie] Problem with LM 9.0
On Mon, 29 Jul 2002 15:43:50 -0800 civileme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled intuitively: >Well, the problem is bugs in the current revision and it is up to >Mandrakesoft to fix them. My involvement with the fixing process is >becoming distant as I struggle to complete a few more testing tools >before my lay-off is effective. (two days hence). = WHAT Is this for certain, Civileme??? My deep regrets if it is for certain. Any chance of a person of your abilities being picked up by another distro? You are w/o a doubt one of the great assets of this list, and thus, Mandrake. Good Luck, Best, Mike -- BluePoint Brewery, LI --Run a river through your liver!! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OT Guns
On Tue, 07 May 2002 01:34:02 -0600 FemmeFatale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled intuitively: >Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > >> >> Yes, however those ideas have already been taken into account when >doing> an analysis of the crime rates in various disarmed countries. >Once more> I recommend the following from Amazon: >> >> See the book: "More Guns, Less Crime : Understanding Crime and >> Gun-Control Laws (Studies in Law and Economics (Chicago, Ill.).)" by >> John R., Jr. Lott >> >> Best Regards, >> >> LX >> > >Lyvim I love you but... > >I'm gonna seriously beat whoever next posts on this topic & keeps it >going! > >*Kills the thread mercilessly turning it into a disgusting pile of goo* = Hey Femme, I'm not so certain you can kill this thread just by acting like a little *Hitler* Mike -- "He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don't let that fool you., he really is an idiot." -Groucho Marx Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Window Manager Configurations
On Sun, 5 May 2002 10:32:41 -0400 "Todd Slater" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled intuitively: >In Blackbox, you have to edit the Menu file. This is located in >~/.blackbox. It is very simple to edit, just looking at the file you will = Shouldn't that be ~/.blackboxrc ?? Mike -- "A person's true wealth is the good he or she does in the world." -- Mohammed Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] How to cope with the volume of linux-mandrake mail?
On Thu, 02 May 2002 23:11:22 -0500 Brian Koppe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled intuitively: >Wow - how'd you know it was Mozilla? Thanks btw, it works >shane wrote: You can check the headers for that sort of info ;o) Mike -- "He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don't let that fool you., he really is an idiot." -Groucho Marx Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OT over reacting
On Thu, 2 May 2002 20:37:50 -0700 shane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled impishly: >Microsoft: The company that made email dangerous. Does Microsoft mean small and limp Mike -- "He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don't let that fool you., he really is an idiot." -Groucho Marx Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OT, new Office suite
On Mon, 29 Apr 2002 18:23:01 -0600 "FemmeFatale" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled intuitively: >If you read the website, this App is apparently quite heavily based on >OpenOffice code. It also has some SO code in it IIRC. > > So, in a sense yes it going to remain free. From what I've read on >their site, it sounds extremely promising as far as word processors & >such go. > >I'm going to try it sometime I think. I'm curious. === If you do, I'd be curious to hear how SOT differs in any substantila way from OO and SO, especially in the realms of filters, functionality, and features (the three "f's"??) Mike -- "A person's true wealth is the good he or she does in the world." -- Mohammed Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Word processor question.
On Sun, 28 Apr 2002 21:47:27 -0400 Randy Kramer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled intuitively: >> Yes, yes. AbiWord can export as either .rtf or .doc. It was kword >that I> was pointing out can NOT export in .doc (though I believe it will >in> .rtf). > >Mike, > >Sorry, what I said was poorly phrased. Actually, AFAIK, AbiWord cannot >export .doc, but exports .rtf. IIRC, users on the abiword lists >requested that the .rtf be given a .doc extension by default so that >Word can import what AbiWord exports. > >It's a pretty technical distinction that won't make any difference in >most cases. = Hi Randy, Not to beat this to death, but I tried this littl experiment just now. I opened a document in AbiWord (0.99.7) that had a .aw extension (from Applixware). Went to "save as", and saved it as a .doc file [yes, it's one of the options, along with .rtf and a half dozen others]. I then closed AbiWord and opened StarOffice 6.0beta. Found the new file with a .doc extension and it was identified as a MSWord .doc (even at the little M$ symbol next to the file name). BTW, SO opened it instantly and flawlessly (SO can neither import or export .aw extensions). Try it if you have a 0.99.x version of AbiWord. Cheers, :o) Mike -- "He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don't let that fool you., he really is an idiot." -Groucho Marx Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Word processor question.
On Sun, 28 Apr 2002 18:18:21 -0400 Randy Kramer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled intuitively: >Michael Scottaline wrote: >> While Kword can IMPORT .doc files reasonably well (if they're not to >> complex), I don't believe it can export in .doc format. The others do >it> well, especially Star and Open Office. > >Not to get too technical, but AbiWord will actually export in rtf >format, but with a .doc extension -- Word can handle that quite well >(for the things which AbiWord supports, so far). == Yes, yes. AbiWord can export as either .rtf or .doc. It was kword that I was pointing out can NOT export in .doc (though I believe it will in .rtf). Mike -- "He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don't let that fool you., he really is an idiot." -Groucho Marx Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Email Client
On Fri, 26 Apr 2002 18:52:48 -0400 Jesse Angell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled intuitively: >What is a good KDE email client, other then Kmail... ... >Free is a necessity. == sylpheed.good-day.net Mike -- "He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don't let that fool you., he really is an idiot." -Groucho Marx Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Word processor question.
On 27 Apr 2002 20:14:13 -0400 Terry Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled intuitively: >Javier, > >Supposedly Kword, Abiword, StarOffice and OpenOffice can all do that. >I've used them all with mixed success. Currently I would recommend >OpenOffice...it's quite powerful and will handle MS Excel and Powerpoint >files as well. It's on the 8.2 distro or you can get the latest build >from www.openoffice.org. === While Kword can IMPORT .doc files reasonably well (if they're not to complex), I don't believe it can export in .doc format. The others do it well, especially Star and Open Office. Mike -- "He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don't let that fool you., he really is an idiot." -Groucho Marx Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] installing Star Office
On Fri, 19 Apr 2002 22:49:37 -0700 shane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled intuitively: >On Friday 19 April 2002 21:31, Sridhar Dhanapalan opened a general >hailing frequency and transmitted to all open stations: > >> That's an older build, version 638c. Version 638d is in Contribs. Note >> that the package name has been changed to "OpenOffice.org" (it was >> formerly called "openoffice"). > >we have a new build? very cool, i will have to go grab it. thanks. === Isn't it into the 640's already? 641d or even 642??? Mike -- "He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don't let that fool you., he really is an idiot." -Groucho Marx Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Stopping X
On Thu, 11 Apr 2002 22:24:52 -0400 "Ronald J. Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled intuitively: >Brian York wrote: >> >> Does anyone know how to shutdown x windows after it is started. I can >> change the login in but 98 percent of the time i want to start x anyway >> >> Thanks >> Brian > >Hi Brian. I'm a little confused as to what you want to do here, but if >its just quitting out of your Xserver, back to the command line, then: > > > >will do it... ;-) === But if he's in runlevel 5 to begin with, he'll just restart the x server with the above. Mike -- "He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don't let that fool you., he really is an idiot." -Groucho Marx Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] New silly Question. ;) Recommend good file manager?
On Mon, 8 Apr 2002 18:51:31 -0600 "Femme" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled intuitively: >I need a semi-decent one. KDE uses Konqueror, and I tried GWC?... for >enlightenment. > >I hated GWC *or whatever its called*. Any ideas? :) > >Right now I have the default SU FM and thats it in Enlightenment. > >Thx >Femme == Have you tried Midnight Commander? Vey similar to Norton commander in that other world. Type "mc" in a terminal and take a look. Mike -- "The greatest thing you will ever learn is just to love... ...and be loved in return." --Nature Boy Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Dialin in Kppp
On Fri, 5 Apr 2002 09:16:16 +0200 "Gerard van Winssen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled inquisitively: >Next question is; when dialling in, there must be a '0' dialled first to >get on the external phone network followed by the rest of the phonenumber >of the ISP. >How do I configure this in Kppp?? == When adding the phone #, just start with a "0" folowed by a ",". The "," will create a brief pause, allowing the outside line to be activated. then just put the # to be dialed right after the ",". HTH, Mike -- "The greatest thing you will ever learn is just to love... ...and be loved in return." --Nature Boy Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] StarOffice 6.0
On Mon, 25 Mar 2002 17:45:03 -0700 Miark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mike, StarOffice 6.0 ready and downloadable from MandrakeClub _now_. > > Miark === Thanks for the "heads-up" 8^) Mike -- "You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline - it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer." - Frank Zappa _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Living in the real world - Win4Lin4 NO INTEREST TO GEEK FOLKS
On Thu, 21 Mar 2002 17:16:48 +1000 "john rigby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Even Civilme (the resident expert on the Newbie list) THOUGHT he was > putting me in my place by telling me that in some Govt Dept they had > some typistes*actually* using Linux and olde Star Office. BUT then went > on and said they were *using* WorpdPerfect! (Sigh) A separate and quite > expensive product(but very good) except that nobody I know outside of > Civilme has ever got it to go on and work! = Nonsense!! I'm no geek..., just an OK user. Out of sheer curiosity, I intalled Mandrake 5.3 on one of our lab computers back in April of 1999 (I think?). I had NEVER used linux before. It installed OK (despite not fully supporting our S3 video card). I downloaded WordPerfect 8.0 for linux and got it successfully installed LONG before I understood anything about tar/configure, etc., etc. How? I *read* and *FOLLOWED* the directions. First try, I got it to work and even borrowed a fellow teacher's floppy (had to learn the mount comand real quick ;o) ) and opened her WordPerfect for Windows files flawlessly. AND printed them on an old HPDeskJet 695c. Lucky, I suppose, but I credit it to *reading* carefully and following the directions. I went on to loading Caldera 2.2 onto a Toshiba notebook w/o any problem and have since used a variety of distros on a variety of computers: desktops/server/and several notebooks.> I believe you really need a Geek to get you online.=== Nope! Got home home computer and a notebook (that old Toshiba) hooked up with an external modem on the very first try. I just followed the directions . At work, my ethernet card has ALWAYS been automagically configured (I wouldn't have had a clue!!) and worked immediately, even with that old Mandrake 5.3 version!!! Cheers, Mike -- "You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline - it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer." - Frank Zappa _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OK new problem with 8.2
On 20 Mar 2002 22:19:29 -0700 Femme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled in frustration: > >Now, if only I can figure out how to just put msgs into the "trash" >instead of marking for deletion then having to manually empty the trash >to do it. = I'm a Sylpheed user, but I have played w/ Evolution and use it occasionally (it does filtering for IMAP accounts, which Sylpheed hasn't quite mastered yet). Check the various menues (I forget which one) and click on "hide deleted (or marked as deleted)" (I forget exact title, but something like that). HTH, Mike -- "He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don't let that fool you., he really is an idiot." -Groucho Marx _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] a good jpeg veiwer
On Sat, 2002-03-16 at 10:28, Donald E.Gulmire wrote: > What is a good Jpeg viewer, similar to ACDSee for use with Linux. I am not > interested so much in manipulation as I am in ease of viewing. With ACDSee I > can view in full screen and also use the space bar to go through pictures in > a directory. I heard about JCDSee, but can't see to get it up and running. > Thanks in advance. I like xv and ee. both work well for the purposes you state. Mike -- "You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline - it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer." - Frank Zappa _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Answers to the Geek vs the rest dilemma.
On Tue, 12 Mar 2002 18:26:57 -0700 FemmeFatale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled in frustration: >No no! Please do :) > >My ego needs to be taken down a peg or 3 ;P > >besides I have no children of my own, so I had to try right? > >Femme == Nah..., you're ego sounds just fine; quite understated in fact. I have two sons (mid-teens ;) ). I don't think you want to play "Mom" to all of us adolescents on *this* list Mike -- "The greatest thing you will ever learn is just to love... ...and be loved in return." --Nature Boy _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Answers to the Geek vs the rest dilemma.
On Tue, 12 Mar 2002 16:47:29 -0700 FemmeFatale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled in frustration: >Rick! You should know better than to mudsling! :) > >Then again Nevermind. I won't become a mother on this newsgroup :P === I'll avoid the temptation to follow-up on that one... ;-) Mike -- "He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don't let that fool you., he really is an idiot." -Groucho Marx _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Mounting/Umounting of my /dev/hda1( which my Windowspartition) problems
On Fri, 2002-02-22 at 23:37, Michael G. wrote: > > I have installed Mandrake 7.0 dual booting with Windows 98. > Both were fine. > I was even able to drag files from my Windows partition into my Linux > partition. > While using Linux, my computer locked up so I rebooted my computer. > When booting up into Linux everything was being listed as O.K.,O.K.,O.K. > except for a "Failed" for the Dos partition, saying things like "wrong fs > type" and "bad super block" ect. > Linux booted O.K and worked fine except I couldn't access any files from the > Windows partition as I could before. > When I rebooted the computer into DOS, I found DOS worked O.K but when I > executed Windows it told me it couldn't do it because HIMEM.sys wasn't > found. > When I did a "dir" of the windows directory I found that the HIMEM.sys was > listed. > When I went back to Linux I "mmount /dev/hda1" then it told me that > /dev/hda1 was busy. > When I "umount /dev/hda1" it told me that /dev/hda1 didn't exist. > What should I do to get my Windows partition back running again? == What does /etc/fstab contain? Is /dev/hda1 mounted automatically on boot-up?? If not: Try mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /mnt/dos (or whatever your mount point is for windoze for this last part) -- "You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline - it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer." - Frank Zappa _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] network restart after suspend
On Tue, 19 Feb 2002 23:00:20 -0500 Hanan Shargi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled in frustration: >Hi, > >I'm running Mandrake 8.1 on a dell inspiron notebook with a DSL >connection ( I connect to the building's DSL network through the lan card >only -internal IP withinn the network ) >my problem is that when I resume working after a suspend mode, I cannot >connect to the internet, I have to reboot the system to be able to >connect to the internet again, I did some reading and found about the : ># service network restart >no luck. Tried it with the: stop and then start option, still no luck I >get an error saying: cannot bring up eth0, I have to reboot > >Any suggestions to get rid of this problem ? > >- >Hanan AL-Shargi === As root, try /sbin/ifup eth0 Mike -- "He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don't let that fool you., he really is an idiot." -Groucho Marx _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Error: Couldn't Open Audio
On 18 Feb 2002 23:01:46 -0800 "Nexist Xenda'ths" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled in frustration: >I get this error message when I try and run any sound application >(typically XMMS) since rebooting my system. I was able to use sound >after the install, but after reboot this error appeared. Please help. > >System: Mandrake 8.1, Ximian Gnome, both updated with Red-Carpet. >Hardware: K6-350, Soundblaster Live! > >fuser reports no processes using any of the devices in /dev/audio >permissions for the devices are the nexist:audio (nexist is the local >user). >local user nexist is in the audio group. > >I have received this error under other desktops as well (Blackbox, >fluxbox, Windowmaker & KDE). == Give this a try: In xmmx, go to options->preferences on first tab click on output plugin and set it to "eSound Output Plugin 1.2.6" That should get xmms working HTH, Mike -- "He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don't let that fool you., he really is an idiot." -Groucho Marx _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Dual boot restore
On Sun, 17 Feb 2002 21:59:14 -0500 (EST) JOHN HEMMER <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled in frustration: > >I have a dual boot system. Windows on the first partition >and the Linux and Swap partitions follow. I had to reformat >and reinstall the Windows-98 partition; what else is new! > >Anyway, when I use to reboot the computer it would boot >the Linux system; unless "windows" was typed at the boot >prompt. Now it only boots Windows, unless I have the Linux >dual boot floppy in the floppy drive. > >How do I get my dual boot to work off the Hard drive without >having to reinstall Linux. > >Thanks, > >John === As root, go to a terminal and type "/sbin/lilo" w/o the quotes. that *should* fix things for you. Windows wiped out you boot partition. Surprised?? Mike -- "He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don't let that fool you., he really is an idiot." -Groucho Marx _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Running slow.
On 15 Feb 2002 15:02:00 +1100 Brian Parish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled in frustration: >Are you running KDE? If so, that's a lot of overhead for a 120. A RAM >upgrade would certainly pay off, but you may like to try a lighter >desktop environment - Enlightenment is often mentioned as a good choice >for lower overhead and you can still use the KDE apps apparently. == If speed and footprint are concerns, then Blackbox or Windowmaker might be even better choices. I believe Blackbox *might* be the lightest weight, fastest of them all. Xfce might also be worth trying. Not quite as snappy, but not as Spartan either. BTW, as long as KDE and Gnome are installed on the machine, you can still use virtually all of their apps with any of these wm's. Mike -- "He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don't let that fool you., he really is an idiot." -Groucho Marx _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Display Adapter / Monitor
On Sun, 10 Feb 2002 09:28:25 +0800 "Tonton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled in frustration: >I experienced interference-like in the display in my monitor when I'm >using Linux, but when I'm using Windows, it didn't happen. What should I >do? > >Here's my system specs. > >P-III 600 MHz >17 GB Hard disk > where I partition my hard drive using Partition Magic > > C: 7,773.6 MB for Windows 98 FAT32 Primary > D: 5,655.7 MB FAT32 Logical > Linux 3,012.2 MB for Linux LinuxExt32 Logical > >64 MB RAM > >16 MB Video Card >based on Windows properties of my video adapter: > >Manufacturer: SiS 300/305 >Hardware version: 080 > >Monitor brand: Viewsonic 14" model E40-3 > >version: Linux Mandrake 8.0 How do you have X configured? Color depth, resolution??? You might want to try a lighter weight WM like Blackbox, Ice, or Windowmaker ir you're presently using KDE or Gnome. Mike -- "Always remember, I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me." --Winston Churchill _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Memory Management
On Sun, 10 Feb 2002 09:28:08 +0800 "Tonton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled in frustration: >I always encounter out of memory in using Linux Mandrake, I can't open >different programs simultaneously, my system always hang up and I have >nothing to do but to press the reset button. What should I do? > >Here's my system specs. > >P-III 600 MHz >17 GB Hard disk > where I partition my hard drive using Partition Magic > > C: 7,773.6 MB for Windows 98 FAT32 Primary > D: 5,655.7 MB FAT32 Logical > Linux 3,012.2 MB for Linux LinuxExt32 Logical > >64 MB RAM >16 MB Video Card >version: Linux Mandrake 8.0 === Do you have a swap partition?? I don't see one above... How big?? Are you running one of the monster environments? (KDE or Gnome) You may want to add more RAM. It's pretty cheap about now (but starting to climb again, I think.. so don't waste time). You can likely add another 256mb for about US$50. Maybe less... Mike -- "Laws for the liberal education of youth, especially for the lower classes of people, are so extremely wise and useful that to a humane and generous mind, no expense for this purpose would be thought extravagant." --John Adams _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Disk Space in LM 8.1
On Thu, 07 Feb 2002 17:51:35 +0900 Charles Muller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled in frustration: >I just got a warning about insufficient disk space in Ximian Desktop, >but I can find any place in the controls to give disk space information. >Where can I find this? > >Chuck Type df in a terminal Mike -- "Laws for the liberal education of youth, especially for the lower classes of people, are so extremely wise and useful that to a humane and generous mind, no expense for this purpose would be thought extravagant." --John Adams _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Mandrake and Laptops
On Wed, 06 Feb 2002 10:05:26 -0500 Rich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm considering getting a Sony Vaio FXA-36 laptop which will run both > Windows and Mandrake 8.1. Does anyone here have any experience with the > Sony laptops, or with laptops in general? === I have the same laptop running RH 7.2 w/ NO problems what-so-ever. Installation was a breeze and I wouls imagine Mandrake would be as easy and as successful at identifying hardware, etc. Mike -- "The great question... which I have not been able to answer... is, `What does woman want?'" -- Sigmund Freud _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Full Linux Network
On Wed, 06 Feb 2002 04:11:05 GMT Chris Ashmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled in frustration: >Here is the story / question. There is a small intercity private school >that has NO money at all. So they get these computers donated to them >P2's with some RAM and 10 Gig HDD's, monitors all that. Minus the OS. >They dont have enough money to by windoze lisence for all of them. What >will it take to buld a Lunix Network, with centralize administration, >"home" folders on a "server". I have a local ISP donating the internet >connection, and I am setting up email for the teachers and turning on >squid w/ squid guard so the kids cant go to xxx.com. Most of the "Network > hardware" is being donated wire, hubs that sort of stuff. I am donating > a lot of time to this project mostly because I want this to work. I have > heard of remote Xterm (simuliar to Citrix), and a few others. I was just > wondering if there was a good solution to this? Any ideas would be >helpful. == Go here: http://hs.riverdale.k12.or.us/terminal/install.html Mike -- "Laws for the liberal education of youth, especially for the lower classes of people, are so extremely wise and useful that to a humane and generous mind, no expense for this purpose would be thought extravagant." --John Adams _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] KDE and Gnome
On Wed, 6 Feb 2002 02:37:42 + (GMT) shanon loveridge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled helpfully: >Check out blackbox / fluxbox. Even faster. = yup! Mike -- "Laws for the liberal education of youth, especially for the lower classes of people, are so extremely wise and useful that to a humane and generous mind, no expense for this purpose would be thought extravagant." --John Adams _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: common acronyms (was Re: [newbie] su)
On Tue, 05 Feb 2002 16:06:01 -0900 tester <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled playfully: >Ummm IANAL, and I am very happy not to be! = Not fair civileme; it's 99% of all lawyers who give the rest a bad name! ;o)=== >LLaP -- Linux lovers are Perfect Live Long and Prosper?? :-) Mike -- "Laws for the liberal education of youth, especially for the lower classes of people, are so extremely wise and useful that to a humane and generous mind, no expense for this purpose would be thought extravagant." --John Adams _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Evolution or kmail&korganizer ?
On 04 Feb 2002 17:30:01 -0500 Terry Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled in frustration: >I prefer evolution. I'm running v. 1.0.4 downloaded from the Ximian site >(using Red Carpet...a very slick updater/installer). = 1.04??? Wedensday while I was at LinuxWorld they had JUST upgraded to 1.02, that day! What..., do they develop daily patches? ;o) Mike -- "Many loads of beer were brought. What disorder, whoring, fighting, killing, and dreadful idolatry took place there." Baltasar Rusow, Estonia, mid 16th Century _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] XMMS & CDs
On Mon, 04 Feb 2002 11:44:13 -0500 "Rick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled in frustration: >OK... I'm sure the answer to this is so simple that it is staring me >in the face. How do I get XMMS to play an audio CD? For the life of me, >I can't figure it out. I assume that it can do so since you can set it >to check CDDB. > >Someone make me feel stupid and tell me how! :) === Hey Rick, I don't ever do anything special. I just go to the "add" button (I keep playlist open) and navigate to /mnt/cdrom. But do NOT "mount" the cdrom. Just navigate to the folder, add all the files an it should play just fine. I do it all the time, swtiching back and forth between mp3's and CD's. Mike -- "Many loads of beer were brought. What disorder, whoring, fighting, killing, and dreadful idolatry took place there." Baltasar Rusow, Estonia, mid 16th Century _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Having trouble accessing USB Zip drive
On Fri, 01 Feb 2002 22:38:40 -0500 "Ronald J. Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled in frustration: >Michael Scottaline wrote: >> >> I just plug it in and it is automagically detected, a mount point is >> automagically created and believe it or not /etc/fstab is automagically >> edited to reflect the new device. >> Mike > >Just out of curiosity, and to be clear...that is under 8.1 *with* devfs >enabled, correct? > >See, that would not work on my setup, because I had to disable devfs. >With devfs enabled, I can't use my CDRW... ;-( Aahhh..., I run Mandrake here at home, but i forgot which list I was responding to. At work, my two laptops and my desktop run RH 7.2. My above comments refer to my experiences with RH 7.2 NOT Mandrake 8.1. Mike "Many loads of beer were brought. What disorder, whoring, fighting, killing, and dreadful idolatry took place there." Baltasar Rusow, Estonia, mid 16th Century _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Having trouble accessing USB Zip drive
I just plug it in and it is automagically detected, a mount point is automagically created and believe it or not /etc/fstab is automagically edited to reflect the new device. Mike On Fri, 2002-02-01 at 08:25, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Can someone please let me know how I access USB Zip drives using linux > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] applixware
On Tue, 22 Jan 2002 09:49:43 -0800 shane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled in frustration: > any users out there? any big pluses for it over openoffice? > > just curious == Not a bad suite. I use both and prefer StarOffice. I think it handles M$Office .docs (which everyone else in my building uses ;o( ) with greater ease. Applixware somethimes chokes on large Excel docs, and I've yet to successfully open a PowerPoint presentation with any significant amount of graphics. My personal preference is Staroffice despite some of its "bloat". Mike -- "Many loads of beer were brought. What disorder, whoring, fighting, killing, and dreadful idolatry took place there." Baltasar Rusow, Estonia, mid 16th Century _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] KMail install?
On Fri, 11 Jan 2002 15:44:11 -0500 "Johnson, David" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ok. I guess I'll have to install KDE then. Unless anyone knows of a > better mail package out there? Yup..., go to sylpheed.good-day.net Mike -- "The great question... which I have not been able to answer... is, `What does woman want?'" -- Sigmund Freud _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] What laptop to use?
On Fri, 4 Jan 2002 19:38:57 +0100 Joan Tur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm looking for an able to run Mandrake 8.1 laptop... could you give me > some advice?? 8-? == Take a look at the Sony Vaio line. Or, you can order one from ASL, Inc with Mandrake pre-loaded www.aslab.com Mike -- "The great question... which I have not been able to answer... is, `What does woman want?'" -- Sigmund Freud _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Question - school related so ignore if you want.
1. How many hours a week do you spend online? [at least 25.] 2. What is your age? [49] 3. Sex? M/F[male] 4. What type of Internet connection do you have? [dialup & T3, (depends where I am] 5. How many computers do you own? [1 desktop, 1 laptop; but my work provides me with a desktop and 2 more laptops] Mike -- "The great question... which I have not been able to answer... is, `What does woman want?'" -- Sigmund Freud === > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of RCN Mail > Sent: 03 January 2002 09:27 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [newbie] Question - school related so ignore if you want. > > > I need to do a project for my statistics class and thought this place > would be perfect for it. I need 50 people to answer this and it would be > greatly appreciated. > > 1. How many hours a week do you spend online? > 2. What is your age? > 3. Sex? M/F > 4. What type of Internet connection do you have? > 5. How many computers do you own? > > > This is for a Elementary Statistics course for a project I am doing. > It's a wintersession course and I need to collect this information ASAP. > I need a total of 50 people to respond. > _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] How long to wait???
On Sat, 29 Dec 2001 02:03:48 -0500 Andrew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled in frustration: > Hi All, > > I have been having a long wait to do anything in Mandrake 8.0 > w/KDE on 32m RAM. A few hours ago I put in *128M* and it only reads > 65m or so, it is much faster. Maybe it would be faster still if > *128m* was reading? How do I use the GUI to set the ram? If no GUI, > can I get to lilo while the server is running, or do I need to shut > it down and restart? In a text editor, as root, look at /etc/lilo.conf See if there is an append line. If there is, add to it "mem=128M" If the line is not there, you can add it: append="mem=128M" Then run /sbin/lilo and reboot. HTH, Mike -- "Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life." -- George Bernard Shaw _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] FINAL DESPERATE TEST
On Fri, 28 Dec 2001 21:28:53 -0500 jal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled in frustration: > If you're reading thismy kdenetwork upgrade was a success! = Congrats!! ;-) Mike -- "Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life." -- George Bernard Shaw _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: Re[2]: [newbie] hotmail
On Fri, 28 Dec 2001 23:36:23 +0100 (CET) Jody Harvey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled in frustration: > OK> >Does hotmail "really" support pop3 ? Accessible tru kmail etc > If OK> >so what is the POP3 adress ? ... > OK> > > Sure does. I forget what the POP3 is, but is on the site. I have never > really tried it in Kmail. So i will not make any promises. But I do know > I have alot of users on my network that do it through Outlook. = Can they also reply through smtp, via hotmail?? Mike -- "Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life." -- George Bernard Shaw _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] RE: Office Suites
On Fri, 28 Dec 2001 01:28:01 -0500 "Maureen L. Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled gleefully: > I upgraded to KDE 2.2 and am using K-Office. So far it hasn't crashed > or froze on me and I have imported all the documents I was using from > Lotus SmartSuite and it hasn't lost a thing. I am very pleased with > it. Some small improvements in K-Spread are needed, like multi copy, > but otherwise it works just fine. KWord does everything that I need for > home and for a couple of non profit orgs I help out. All in all it all > works fairly decently. Interesting, Maureen, but how about the export filters? Will K-Office successfully export to M$Office or Lotus SmartSuite. Can a document be saved in .doc or .xlm or whatever. When I tried to import a form (lots of tables) from a Word file that that StarOffice handled flawlessly, there were too many errors in the K-Word version to make the form usable. Ordinary Word docs (mere text) seem to work OK. Thanks for the review, Mike -- "Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life." -- George Bernard Shaw _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Recommended office suites?
On Tue, 25 Dec 2001 10:25:10 +0900 Doug Lerner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled in frustration: > Thanks, Steven. Well, everybody seems quite psyched abotu OpenOffice and > StarOffice. I will give those a try. Nobody seems to mention Hancom > Office. Has anybody tried them? Of course free is nice, but I am not a > fanatic about not purchasing software - particularly if it is nice. I > think the success of Linux will depend on people being able to support > themselves by developing it, and developing applications for it. I've never tried Hancom, simply because once I tried StarOffice (started w/5.0 and have used them all up to my present 6.0), I didn't look any further. Even 5.x was able to flawlessly open and edit a 55 page Excel budget document, and then when necessary (for less *enlightened* workers) convert *back* to Excel format for sharing purposes. Word docs have been no problem at all and most (though some have been problematic) PowerPoint presentations have worked also!! I think you'll be impressed. If you have a dial-up connection, you may wish to *buy* the disc from Sun (only a few dollars, much lass than the $49 hancom wants), or if you use broadband the download is absolutely free, though you must register (also totally free). Mike -- "Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life." -- George Bernard Shaw _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Can someone explain to me how to.................
On Mon, 24 Dec 2001 10:58:18 +0800 "Pranay Kumar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled in frustration: > Extract the files using "tar -zxvf ". > > Then you can build the source. Generally the steps involve: > > ./configure > ./make > ./make install == No ./ before either make or make install. And "make install" must be done as the root user Mike -- "Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life." -- George Bernard Shaw _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Can someone explain to me how to.................
On Sun, 23 Dec 2001 20:53:30 -0500 Dennis Myers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled in frustration: > I use the term > # tar -xvzf gobbledegook.123_tar.gz. > and the -xvzf seems to uncompress it and untar it all at once. It's > magic. Ha! so then when it lists out a whole bunch of files you can go > back to the top of the list and see what file it is originated in, > probably something like; # gobbledegook.123 . You can the change > directory to that directory by : # cd gobbledegook.123 and at the next > return and prompt type ./configure A whole bunch of stuff starts > poping up. (These are the only technical terms I can deal with so bear > with me). Once it gets back to the prompt you type in "make" and a > whole bunch more stuff starts poping up on the screen. Once again back > to the prompt and type in "make install" and more stuff pops up on the == Just a quick note (if I may butt in briefly): "make install" must be done as root user, so: su password first; then do the "make install" Sorry for the interupt, Mike -- "Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life." -- George Bernard Shaw _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] file system accessible by windows and linux
On Sun, 23 Dec 2001 20:22:38 -0600 "kenn yahoo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled in frustration: > Thanks so much, Mike ... as it turns out, everything was ALREADY > configured exactly as you described, so the windows partition was > already available, i just wasn't smart enough to know it ... > > i'm going back to study the manual some more :-) > > thanks again for your help. = You're most welcome. And have a GREAT holiday!! Mike -- "Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life." -- George Bernard Shaw _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] file system accessible by windows and linux
On Sun, 23 Dec 2001 11:21:47 -0600 "kenn yahoo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled in frustration: > Greetings > > Well, my xmas gift to myself -- a new laptop -- arrived via FedEx > yesterday, and I've successfully created a dual boot with windows and > linux ... now that i know i can do that, today's task is to reinstall > linux, this time changing the partitioning ... > > i need to have one small partition (500Mb) that can be accessed by > either windows or linux (the reason being that, as much as i had to > admit it, i can't find a web page design program that i like as well as > Dreamweaver). > > what file system should i choose? and how do i make it accessible by > windows? === Most file systems can be accessed by Linux. vfat (a windows fs) can be mounted rw by linux and shouldn't pose any problems for your linux system. Merry christmas to you also, and enjoy your early gift ;-) Mike -- "Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life." -- George Bernard Shaw _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] mount & Nautilus
On Tue, 18 Dec 2001 02:59:54 +0100 Smiley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When I mount a cdrom device in Gnome, Nautilus starts... I can I disable > this feature? == Are you mounting from a command line?? How are you giving the "mount" command? Mike -- "Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life." -- George Bernard Shaw _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Mandrake come from RedHat?
On Mon, 17 Dec 2001 08:06:00 -0500 Mark Weaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > long, long ago in a galaxy far, far away Mandrake was "once" loosely > based on the RedHat distro...it is no longer the case. Mandrake is > clearly Mandrake.-- > daRcmaTTeR I think at one time Mandrake was more than "loosely" based on RH. Back in the 5.x days, I believe it was virtually RH w/ a slicker install and KDE 1.x as a default desktop. You are quite correct that it is now a fully independent (with some similarities, and still rpm based) distro all it's own. Mike -- "The great question... which I have not been able to answer... is, `What does woman want?'" -- Sigmund Freud _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Editors won't save file, why not?
On Sat, 8 Dec 2001 15:27:47 -0800 Mick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi list, > I am trying to edit my lilo.conf file in order to tell the system that I have a second cdrom drive that I want detected as a scsi dev. > Each time I go to save the changes to the file in the editor it says 'cannot save file, discard?' > Whay can't I save the file changes in the editor? > I am using LM 8.1. > Thank you. > Mick = You are doing this as root, right?? Mike -- "We Americans, we're a simple people... but piss us off, and we'll bomb your cities." -- Robin Williams, _Good Morning Vietnam_ _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Realtek 8139 and internet
On Tue, 4 Dec 2001 15:04:57 +0100 "Marek M" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Greeting from Poland Linuxmen ! > > I'm green. Can anyone tell me where to write my ip, mask, dns numbers to > connect to internet ? Which file, or maybe your example. === It can be done in kppp (for dial-up connection) or you can edit /etc/resolv.conf domain nameserver nameserver This editing must be done as the root user. HTH, Mike -- "Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves that they have a better idea." -- John Ciardi _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
