Re: [SLUG] No unix/linux knowledge but want to get started?
On 10/01/2005, at 8:54 AM, Alan L Tyree wrote: 2) Is there a good gui for debian that will not grind my machine to a halt twm an oldie but goodie. Anything else will glaciate. except maybe icewm - and icewm has a much nicer interface if you are not used to the peculiarities of twm. You might like to look at flwm, it is better in the way windows expand and very light. Hooroo, Doug. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] latex gnuplot missing colour
On Thu, Jul 10, 2003 at 09:28:45AM +1000, Michael Lake wrote: > > How are you getting it into latex? Are you putting it out as an eps file > from gnuplot and pulling that into latex with \includegraphics or are > you outputting from gnuplot latex drawing commands? i.e. what are you > using for the 'set terminal' command in gnuplot for the output to go > into latex? > Mike, I have used: set terminal X11 plot [x=-1:10] sqrt(x/(x**2 + 1)) set terminal latex set output eqn-aiv.tex replot -sqrt(x/(x**2 + 1)) Without the second last two lines (setting latex and output) this generates what I want on the screen with the upper, positive half in red and the lower half in green. The output file is in latex \picture format which is imported into the main tex-file. Thanks, Doug. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
[SLUG] latex gnuplot missing colour
Hi any latex gurus out there, I am trying to get gnuplot to draw y= +/- sqrt(x/(x**2+1)) into a latex file using replot to get the positive and negative halves of the relation. On the screen (using set terminal X11) it comes out fine with the top half blue and the bottom half red. The latex plot comes out with only the top half drawn. Even the legend shows a solid line for the top half but no line for the bottom half. I have looked at the file but can not understand it well enough to see what the problem is. The file is too big to attach to this email but I would be happy to send it to anyone who thinks they might be able to help. TIA, Doug. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] wp8 linux for a first timer
On Sat, Aug 31, 2002 at 07:59:03PM +1000, Peter Harries wrote: > Douglas > > Thanks for the reply, unfortunately I am unable to translate - what is xpm4.7 > and what do I do with it? > Peter, On my Debian system, when I run: carrot# apt-cache search xpm4.7 I get: xpm4.7 - the X PixMap library, compiled with libc5 Your system should have a similar method of finding out what packages are available. E.g., rpm -some_arcane_set_of_options xpm4.7. I just looked over my notes from when I last had the same problem you described and noticed that someone suggested I install xpm4g as well. Someone else (Alan Shutko) said that xlib6 is needed as well as libc5. >From what I remember, I just ran 'apt-get install xpm4g' and 'apt-get install xpm4.7' and wp8 then installed without any further problems. Sorry I can't be more explicit as I have no experience with the rpm- based distros. A google search or a visit to wpuniverse.com (or is it .org?) may be needed if the above is no help. Hooroo, Doug. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] wp8 linux for a first timer
On Fri, Aug 30, 2002 at 01:54:26PM +1000, Simon Wong wrote: > On Fri, 2002-08-30 at 12:01, Peter Harries wrote: > > > > >From there I run the second line, which comes up with several pages of > > text. It asks me if the files were untarred, which I believe the first > > line did. It then comes up with an error along the lines of "graphical > > interface has failed", followed by several lines beginning with cmod, > > and ending with file or directory not found. At the end it asks me to > > enter the installation directory. If I type wpinst, or anything else, I > > get the error "invalid area". > This sounds like a library problem. WP8 is a libc5 binary, I think, so you will need the xpm4.7 package (at least for Debian-- I know naught about the less user-friendly distros like Red-Hat). Hooroo, Doug. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Latex - double indent of paragraph
On Tue, Apr 16, 2002 at 10:34:04PM +1000, Terry Collins wrote:
> A latex question - how do you "double indent" a paragraph?
>
> I'm not having much luck on google. Might be a jargon problem.
>
> I'm basically listing a question, then typing a response, but I want to
> have the sides of the response paragraphs moved inwards. In WP (and
> others), this was known as double indenting.
>
Terry,
Try the quote or quotation environments. E.g.,
Q. How many beans make 5?
\begin{quote}
A. Five
\end{quote}
Quotation is for longer responses with several paragraphs.
HTH, Doug.
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Re: [SLUG] newbie who probably shoulda stuck with windows
On Sun, Jan 20, 2002 at 12:54:54AM +1100, OhSo Spunky wrote: > > how can I reconfigure my mouse only, without reinstall > > ' startx ' at console prompt it returns an error, cannot find mouse... > Try using XF86Setup as root-- it is semi-graphical, that is once you have set up your mouse it is fully graphical. You will need the svga-16 xserver plus whatever xserver is recommended for your video card. > > major problem as I'm not real experienced with command line stuff and > frustration is starting to set in, as this was my third install attempt.. > (and still only this far) > I thought I had the modules sorted (but maybe not) > > its a PS/2 mouse and was configured using that option.. > (opt4 which was recommended by install process) > > its the Dedian GNU/Linux 2.2r2 > with the APC advanced pocketbook (3rd ed.) It assumes I already know linux > and doesn't offer too many install tips (it says to ask you) > and I haven't been able to get a hold of the earlier copies of this releas > Later is better. The current stable release is 2.2r5. You can easily update using # apt-get update # apt-get dist-upgrade if your /etc/apt/sources.list is tweaked to a local mirror. Try using apt-setup if you haven't done this yet. > > assume I'm not real bright > anything will help > Thank You > HTH, Doug. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
