>
> I would like to enquire about what sort of responsibility, and what the
> requirements
> are for maintaining the blackbox manpage. I would love to assist Blackbox
> develop,
> and considering I don't have the programming knowledge (at the moment), this
> is a good place to start I believe.
>
On 22-Jul-2002 Brian Hechinger wrote:
> it works. yay!!!
>
> ok, here's what i needed to do. first of all, set the following
> environmental
> variables:
>
> CC=/usr/bin/cc
> CXX=/usr/bin/CC
> CXXFLAGS='-LANG:std'
>
> or for more optimization (what i used on my R10K Octane):
>
> CFLA
>
> I will update for 0.65 on Monday!
>
> But after the summer I'll be starting a freesoftware project under
> KDE, so i'll switch (for some time) to KDE as default desktop (to
> learn more about it).
>
enjoy (-:
> To make all my spare programming time available to the new project
> next year
On Monday 22 July 2002 10:38, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote:
> > I wish Blackbox and you all the best, and I'll really come back to
> > Blackbox after some time!!
>
> Wilbert let me publically thank you for your effort. You revitalized the
> nls support in blackbox and your docs have really helped p
On Mon, Jul 22, 2002 at 01:35:53AM -0700, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote:
>
> only CXXFLAGS is used.
yeah, i wasn't too careful with my cut and paste, since those are straight out
of my .profile. good call.
> I will look over your patch and get back to you.
there are really only two changes that w
>I did not bother trying to dig through the thousands of messages (-:
>
>Yesterday evening I received a mail from one of Sun's people asking me to
>please test under 1.4.1 beta they just released. Downloaded it this
>morning.
>I also forwarded them the URL that Roy provided me for that XML apps
Somebody sent this to me; thought you guys might find it interesting.
--
A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely
foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
--- Begin Message ---
In this page: http://blackboxwm.sourceforge.net/ you write
On Mon, 22 Jul 2002 10:25:20 -0400 Jan Schaumann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Somebody sent this to me; thought you guys might find it interesting.
>
> From: "Eugenia Loli-Queru" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Blackbox web site
>
> In this page: http://blackboxwm.sourceforge.net/ you write:
> "
On Mon, Jul22,02 09:34, Jamin W. Collins wrote:
> > In this page: http://blackboxwm.sourceforge.net/ you write:
> > "M$ Windows (all varieties) "
> > I do not know the problem you might have with Microsoft sir, but this is
> > down right unprofessional and filthy to reffer to Microsoft as M$,
> >
People have been referring to Microsoft as M$ for years, get over it, no one here
cares.
On Monday, July 22, 2002 at 10:25AM, Jan Schaumann wrote:
>Somebody sent this to me; thought you guys might find it interesting.
>
>--
>A common mistake that people make when trying to design something com
>> I will look over your patch and get back to you.
>
> there are really only two changes that were made, first, '#include '
> was removed since MIPSpro doesn't use it, and second, std::abs() doesn't
> exist
> on MIPSpro so i had to use the abs() in the C math routines, and needed to
> add
> '#in
On 22-Jul-2002 Roy Wood wrote:
>>I did not bother trying to dig through the thousands of messages (-:
>>
>>Yesterday evening I received a mail from one of Sun's people asking me to
>>please test under 1.4.1 beta they just released. Downloaded it this
>>morning.
>>I also forwarded them the URL t
I've followed Eugenia's writing for some time. *She* was often
considered a zealot when her husband was working for Be... but I would
also consider her a "fighter of the good fight". So I am curious; what
would be the "proper" way to deal with the Microsoft "issue"?
I've reffered to them as Mi
>
> While I can see their point, they strike me as a bith of a zealot with the
> request. Anyway, doesn't Blackbox require Cygwin in order to operate on
> MS OSes? If so, why not just change the reference to Cygwin?
>
true, I should just say Cygwin.
I always thought referring to the company
On 22-Jul-2002 Jan Schaumann wrote:
> Somebody sent this to me; thought you guys might find it interesting.
>
how is it you received this? You happen to be the first address on the screen
shots page so if she chose that link that shows a certain lack of understanding.
I don't know what the big deal is. I'd just leave it, who cares, not worth the
time/thought/effort. If people are going to get all freaked out over something like
this, let 'em.
That first reply was supposed to be sent back to [EMAIL PROTECTED], but I forgot to
change the To:, :/, then I wrote
On 22-Jul-2002 Mike wrote:
> I don't know what the big deal is. I'd just leave it, who cares, not worth
> the time/thought/effort. If people are going to get all freaked out over
> something like this, let 'em.
>
Cygwin is a more accurate depiction anyway so that is what the webpage now says.
Sean 'Shaleh' Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I always thought referring to the company as M$ was like referring to Un*x, it
> just avoided the explicit name and the need to pay someone (-:
The difference is that "M$" contains a judgement. "Un*x" or it's
variants are neutral. It's intende
Sean 'Shaleh' Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 22-Jul-2002 Jan Schaumann wrote:
> > Somebody sent this to me; thought you guys might find it
> > interesting.
> how is it you received this? You happen to be the first address on
> the screen shots page so if she chose that link that shows a
>
> You might want to add a short mailto-link at the bottom of the
> index-page.
>
yeah, I suppose I should.
--- Jan Schaumann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Sean 'Shaleh' Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The difference is that "M$" contains a judgement. "Un*x" or it's
> variants are neutral. It's intended to summarize the various flavors of
> UNIX-like operating systems with one word.
I've started
On Mon, Jul22,02 09:34, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote:
> >
> > You might want to add a short mailto-link at the bottom of the
> > index-page.
> >
>
> yeah, I suppose I should.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]?
DC
--
Derek Cunningham
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"Human beings act intelligently only after they have
exhau
"Mr. Brigham Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've started using Nix because it seems more inclusive.
How's "Nix" (or "*nix") more inclusive than "Un*x"?
None of these includes Linux, HP UX, AIX, IRIX, *BSD, Solaris etc. ?
;-)
> Originally I
> understood the use of "Un*x" was to protect ag
Hi All,
Before I get started in earnest, let me know if there is anything that you
think needs coverage. PLEASE reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so everyone
gets a chance to read your comments.
Shaleh has made the following comments regarding the manpages.
0.65-release
1) not all features are documen
On 22-Jul-2002 Martijn Houtman wrote:
>> Mr. Brigham Young has agreed to take over the man page work. I hope
>> everyone helps him as much as they help me. We still need a Dutch nls
>> maintainer.
>
> Depending on how much work this maintaining takes, I would be happy to give
> it
> a shot, co
> Mr. Brigham Young has agreed to take over the man page work. I hope
> everyone helps him as much as they help me. We still need a Dutch nls
> maintainer.
Depending on how much work this maintaining takes, I would be happy to give it
a shot, considering the fact I am Dutch. Need I contact Wil
On Monday 22 July 2002 17:21, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote:
> His name is Brigham.
Oh, I saw an additional R. in front of his name. Anyways.
> What is involved is keeping up to date with changes to the text. Wilbert
> mailed me a patch so 0.65.0 should not need further intervention. When
> 0.70
>
> Hmm, ok, count me in then. My first language is Dutch and my second is
> English, so I don't really expect any problems with it. I'll look at the
> current Dutch manuals to see what "style" they're written in (e.g. formal or
> plain Dutch) and I'll just write the new ones just like it. If
In mho..
People are simply way too sensitive. I like to think of the internet as the Wild West
in a way. People say whatever they want, and it's up to us to realize that we have
every right to disagree, but *no* right to censor the views of others.
In fact, I actually enjoy this freewheeling
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> People are simply way too sensitive. I like to think of the internet
> as the Wild West in a way. People say whatever they want, and it's up
> to us to realize that we have every right to disagree, but *no* right
> to censor the views of others.
This has nothing to
Full name Robert Brigham Young II, I go by my middle name but actually
answer to both fairly reliably depending on the voice. Feel free to call
me Brig.
To answer once and for all the inevitable questions
1. Yes I am LDS.
2. No I am not a Wacko.
3. I currently have 0 wives.
4. I have never had
On Monday 22 July 2002 03:35 pm, you wrote:
> Full name Robert Brigham Young II, I go by my middle name but actually
> answer to both fairly reliably depending on the voice. Feel free to call
> me Brig.
>
> To answer once and for all the inevitable questions
>
> 1. Yes I am LDS.
> 2. No I am not
I was struck by two things about this letter.
It was written by a proclaimed "Editor in Chief" and used the most
atrocious grammar and spelling I have seen in a while. I almost wonder if
they didn't get hacked. I know 7th graders that write better. A lot
better.
The argument is so out of touch w
On Mon, 22 Jul 2002 12:35:28 -0700 (PDT)
"Mr. Brigham Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Full name Robert Brigham Young II, I go by my middle name but
> actually answer to both fairly reliably depending on the voice. Feel
> free to call me Brig.
I think I'll have to start referring to you as
Is there a particular or 'stansard' directory to install skins and the like
for blackbox?
I also want to edit customize my menu selections. Where to look?
gr
On 22-Jul-2002 greg wrote:
> Is there a particular or 'stansard' directory to install skins and the
like
> for blackbox?
>
> I also want to edit customize my menu selections. Where to look?
>
> gr
if you just do ./configure && make && make install everything will end up
Umm, hi. I've been using BB for a while, really enjoy the minimal feel. I
just upgraded from 0.62.1 to 0.65.x (from sourceforge) and had some
confusion over terminology. I had assumed that the "slit" was the bar at
the bottom of the screen which had the workspace name in it and the time.
But from
--- Jan Schaumann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "Mr. Brigham Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > I've started using Nix because it seems more inclusive.
>
> How's "Nix" (or "*nix") more inclusive than "Un*x"?
> None of these includes Linux, HP UX, AIX, IRIX, *BSD, Solaris etc. ?
> ;-)
The s
The toolbar is the horizontal ba at bottom of screen with workspace names
and date (for example). Right click on it: it should say "Toolbar".
For other definition, see "What is the Slit?" at
http://www.reedmedia.net/misc/blackbox/faq.html
Jeremy C. Reed
..
On 22-Jul-2002 Cary Mathews wrote:
> Umm, hi. I've been using BB for a while, really enjoy the minimal feel. I
> just upgraded from 0.62.1 to 0.65.x (from sourceforge) and had some
> confusion over terminology. I had assumed that the "slit" was the bar at
> the bottom of the screen which had the w
On Mon, 22 Jul 2002 16:02:15 -0500 (CDT) Cary Mathews
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Umm, hi. I've been using BB for a while, really enjoy the minimal feel.
> I just upgraded from 0.62.1 to 0.65.x (from sourceforge) and had some
> confusion over terminology. I had assumed that the "slit" was the ba
Is it possible to associate a custom menu to a particular style?
Ben
On 22-Jul-2002 Benjamin Bunck wrote:
> Is it possible to associate a custom menu to a particular style?
>
> Ben
No, sorry. The style is simply a layer of paint it does not affect the
underlying structure.
On Mon, Jul 22, 2002 at 04:32:06PM -0500, Benjamin Bunck wrote:
> Is it possible to associate a custom menu to a particular style?
Well, not directly, but you could make the rootCommand in the style a shell
script that would alter the menu file. Blackbox is smart enough to
recognize the change a
Well I am glad to see everyone is excited about manpages ,
Before I get started in earnest, let me know if there is anything that you
think needs coverage. PLEASE reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so everyone
gets a chance to read your comments.
Shaleh has made the following comments regarding the manp
On Mon, 22 Jul 2002, Marc Wilson wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 22, 2002 at 04:32:06PM -0500, Benjamin Bunck wrote:
> > Is it possible to associate a custom menu to a particular style?
>
> Well, not directly, but you could make the rootCommand in the style a shell
> script that would alter the menu file.
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