Re: [newbie] How to get rid of Web Url Action
Thursday 20 March 2003 07:56 pm, derek wrote: robin wrote: drake wrote: A note to developers - I have used gnome for a long time and decided to try kde. This lone feature has driven me crazy enough to switch back. If I hadn't been able to find the answer here I would have. Either don't make this default to on - or make it so when some fscking popup take control from me, ie removes focus from what I'm doing and starts capturing my keystrokes, the popup has a configure/properties selection right there on it so I can change it's behavior. Don't make me spend 3 hours trying to turn off your nifty little feature. I couldn't agree more. KDE people, please kill this dead. I realise that one of the strengths of KDE is that it provides ex-Windows users with a familiar-looking interface, but this doesn't have to go as far as replicating its most irritating features. If we don't watch out, we'll have a KDE paperclip. Sir Robin -- -- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com It would be a Kaperclip :) KDE doesn't have the paperclip but OO Writer has that [EMAIL PROTECTED] lightbulb. What's that about? Brian Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Win4Lin vs. Wine vs. VMWare
On Thursday 13 March 2003 10:58 am, Brian wrote: I guess I don't understand why you would choose one of these over the other. I am familiar with VMWare, and that seems to make the most sense if you need to run a particular Windows (or other OS) application within Linux. I know it is a virtual machine and will let you connect back to the primary host OS via the network and share ports. In the conversation about Win4Lin it sounded as if that worked in a very similar way. I only know that Wine and Win4Lin are supposed to provide a way to run Windows applications within Linux, but I was wondering why you might choose one of these three particular products over another. I am probably going to invest in one of them (most likely VMWare) but i would like to understand the differences before I make a decision. Thanks, B My use: Win4Lin on my desktop Mdk box for Photoshop, Illustrator, and any other 'heavyweight' application that does not work under Wine. Wine on my laptop for a few applications that I need in the field that work in Wine. These are mostly proprietary video playback apps used in security installations. I test them first, copy a few DLL's if needed and go. I choose not to put Win4Lin on my laptop to keep booting and program loading times to a minimum. I have no experience with VMWare but if I needed anything other than Win98 on my desktop machine I would try it. Brian Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Win4Lin
I use Win4Lin every day, simply because I have to run some Windows programs for work -- mainly Photoshop and a few legacy apps that don't work with Wine. It is, in my opinion, an ideal solution in this case. The only limitations I have experienced are its lack of USB support (in my case for a printer that I simply accessed as a network printer) and that it is limited to Win 9x. I have to devote another machine for Win2K for the rare circumstance where Win98 won't do what I need but that is not often and your situation may differ. Other than that, it is easy to install, crashes less than a 'normal' installation of Windows (read not at all, because it is running inside of Linux), and makes sharing files between partitions a breeze. It is worth the $ I paid for it. You could be giving that money to Microsoft instead -- think about it. Brian On Wednesday 12 March 2003 10:53 pm, Greg wrote: Hi everyone Has anyone here used win4lin I just wanted to get some ideas on it I was thinking of buying it Not really sure how good it works and what limits it has Thanks Greg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
