Re: [Fink-beginners] xprint setup help

2005-10-14 Thread lj Palmer
My experience is that print don't work in the X11 version of Firefox. Use Konqueror for Print capability. Firefox always seems to have one more problem to solve before the printer will work...ljOn Oct 14, 2005, at 13:42, Aki Hoji wrote:Dear All, while attempting to print from Firefox, I had this er

Re: [Fink-beginners] can't build gnome-terminal

2005-08-12 Thread lj Palmer
On Aug 10, 2005, at 10:14, Michael Thon wrote: Here is a larger chunk of the the output from 'fink build gnome- terminal' thanks Mike I appear to be having the same error as Mike for gnome-terminal-2.6.1-8. I'v includes the error file at:

Re: [Fink-beginners] Syntax error in upgrade package "expat"

2005-06-17 Thread lj Palmer
Then, whether you selfupdated or not, reinstall the fink package using fink rebuild fink, and follow that with another fink selfupdate. ..lj On Jun 15, 2005, at 18:10, Gordon Royle wrote: Hi.. I just upgraded to Tiger (10.4.1) and am trying to get my fink packages upgraded... I did the f

Re: [Fink-beginners] Getting KDE to work on TIger

2005-06-11 Thread lj Palmer
my ~/.xinitrc is as follows on 10.4.1 #!/bin/sh #quartz-wm --only-proxy & source /sw/bin/init.sh export KDEWM=kwin /sw/bin/startkde >/tmp/kde-$USER.log 2>&1 ..lj On Jun 11, 2005, at 03:25, Karl Cooper wrote: Hi I am running Mac OS 10.4.1 and have installed FINK and KDE 3.4.1-21. But I canno

Re: [Fink-beginners] What about a package already installed

2005-04-06 Thread lj Palmer
Did you install them with fink? Fink only knows what has been installed in the fink environment. It doesn't know all the X11 app's etc. that might be on the system. ..lj On Apr 6, 2005, at 07:56, Renato Tognaccini wrote: I am a one week new OS X user and an half hour new fink user. I apologize i

Re: [Fink-beginners] Icon question...

2005-03-28 Thread lj Palmer
The best way to put a x11 program into dock is to create an AppleScript app. Use the Following apple script to create a an Apple Script App that can be place in the dock. --_Start script tell application "Finder" launch application "X11" end tell set results to do shell script "cd ~

Re: [Fink-beginners] re-try command after self-repair fails

2005-03-02 Thread lj Palmer
Have you installed FinkCommander on your disk drive? I've only seen this when you execute from the mounted disk image rather than transferring to your hard drive. ..lj On Mar 1, 2005, at 09:36, The Web Maestro wrote: NOTE: This might be with FinkCommander and if so, I apologize for the wasted b

Re: [Fink-beginners] FireFox

2005-02-24 Thread lj Palmer
The Mac OS X version does run under X-Windows, so I can't run it through ssh. ..lj On Feb 24, 2005, at 09:14, Trevor Harmon wrote: I wouldn't use Fink for this. Why not just download the Mac OS X version from http://getfirefox.com? --- SF ema

Re: [Fink-beginners] Mail at the Command Line

2005-02-16 Thread lj Palmer
Apple has now included Postfix instead of sendmail in Panther client and server. Here are the steps you need to do and watch out for if you want to enable this MTA on your client machine. 1. Edit the MAILSERVER=-NO- line in /etc/hostconfig. Change it to read MAILSERVER=-YES- or -AUTO-. Save

Re: [Fink-beginners] Update-all and kdepim-common

2004-11-13 Thread lj Palmer
That problem has been fixed. Try a selfupdate. On Nov 13, 2004, at 17:01, Derek Archer wrote: Whenever I try to do an update-all, I always get an error like this for kdepim after compilation and during install. All I can see is it is trying to rename a file that doesn't exist. /bin/mv /sw/src/ro

Re: [Fink-beginners] How to run packages

2004-11-04 Thread lj Palmer
Use the Following apple script to create a an Apple Script App that can be place in the dock or elsewhere. --_Start script tell application "Finder" launch application "X11" end tell set results to do shell script "cd ~; source /sw/bin/init.sh; /sw/bin/xfig > /dev/null 2>&1 &" --

Re: [Fink-beginners] fink update-all failure

2004-10-05 Thread lj Palmer
try: sudo dpkg -r --force-all db42-ssl-shlibs Then try update-all again ..lj On Oct 5, 2004, at 14:36, Adam McLeod wrote: Hi Everyone, I'm trying to update my fink installation. I run fink selfupdate, and it completes without errors. After that I try to run fink update-all to update the rest, an

Re: [Fink-beginners] Compiled GAIM with XFree86

2004-09-12 Thread lj Palmer
Use the Following apple script to create a an Apple Script App that can be place in the dock or elsewhere. --_Start script tell application "Finder" launch application "X11" end tell set results to do shell script "cd ~; source ~/.bashrc; /sw/bin/koshelll > /dev/null 2>&1 &" --_E

Re: [Fink-beginners] Startupscript for X11 applications...

2004-08-26 Thread lj Palmer
Use the Following apple script to create a an Apple Script App that can be place in the dock. --_Start script tell application "Finder" launch application "X11" end tell set results to do shell script "cd ~; source ~/.bashrc; /sw/bin/koshelll > /dev/null 2>&1 &" --_End Script Sa

Re: [Fink-beginners] KDE

2004-08-15 Thread lj Palmer
add the following to your ~/.xinitrc file _ #!/bin/sh quartz-wm --only-proxy & source /sw/bin/init.sh export KDEWM=kwin /sw/bin/startkde >/tmp/kde-$USER.log 2>&1 _ then when run /Applications/X11 it will start up KDE. I run in

Re: [Fink-beginners] Archived Gimp

2004-08-13 Thread lj Palmer
did you look in /sw/bin. By default the executables are /sw/bin/gimp-1.2 /sw/bin/gimp-2.0 however I've added /sw/bin/gimp -> gimp-2.0 ..lj On Aug 13, 2004, at 17:03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For some reason both Gimp and Gimp2 seem to have been archived. When I try to run them in xterm I get a '

Re: [Fink-beginners] new installation

2004-08-01 Thread lj Palmer
No reason not to use the apple X11 on Panther. The xtools on the disk will probably need to upgrade using Software update. But that is OK. I'm using xtools 1.2 on some machines and 1.1 on others. No issues with either. ..lj On Aug 1, 2004, at 19:21, R John Sandeman wrote: I have changed my comp

Re: [Fink-beginners] bash vs. tcsh

2004-07-31 Thread lj Palmer
at that level there is no difference. If you upgrade there is no reason that you have to switch from tcsh to bash. All that changes is the default , Not the choices. Existing accounts are nominally unchanged. ..lj On Jul 31, 2004, at 09:50, sjrismac wrote: i've heard that 10.3 uses bash instead

Re: [Fink-beginners] Koffice

2004-07-27 Thread lj Palmer
Use the Following apple script to create a an Apple Script App that can be place in the dock. --_Start script tell application "Finder" launch application "X11" end tell set results to do shell script "cd ~; source ~/.bashrc; /sw/bin/koshelll > /dev/null 2>&1 &" --_End Script Sa

Re: [Fink-beginners] "offline-update" with PB G3 and eMac G4

2004-07-27 Thread lj Palmer
On Jul 27, 2004, at 07:59, Alexander K. Hansen wrote: On Jul 27, 2004, at 9:48 AM, Markus Kamp wrote: Hi, List! Here's my question: I own both a PowerBook G3 (Pismo) and an eMac (1st Rev., G4-700) My only access to the internet is a WLAN Hotspot on the campus, where I log in with the Pismo. I am u

Re: [Fink-beginners] help with apt-get and gnome

2004-07-26 Thread lj Palmer
try typing the following command before you start in a window. source /sw/bin/init.sh A "program" tends not to run/execute unless its in your PATH ( /sw/bin needs to be in the list), unless you put a directory spec. Your working directory is usually not in your PATH for security reasons. So "cd"

Re: [Fink-beginners] KDE issues, no mouse response

2004-06-10 Thread lj Palmer
#!/bin/sh quartz-wm --only-proxy & source /sw/bin/init.sh export KDEWM=kwin /sw/bin/startkde >/tmp/kde.log 2>&1 bash vs. tcsh -- Pather uses bash as default. change setenv to export ..lj . On 10 Jun, 2004, at 15:51, Moon Draper wrote: This is a relatively vanilla install of: MacOS 10.3.4, X11 XCod

Re: [Fink-beginners] X11 stopped working!!!

2004-05-27 Thread lj Palmer
Check your console log. (/Application/Utility/Console). It may tell you why its quitting. I would also look at your ~/.xinitrc file. Something may be happening there that will cause X11 to exit. ..lj On 26 May, 2004, at 20:38, francis c. ayayen wrote: i hope someone can help me solve this issue.

Re: [Fink-beginners] Getting a Gnome Window Manager to work On OSX x11

2004-05-20 Thread lj Palmer
This is what I use to Start gnome #!/bin/sh quartz-wm --only-proxy & source /sw/bin/init.sh exec /sw/bin/gnome-session exec sawfish & ..lj On 20 May, 2004, at 15:36, Boysenberry Payne wrote: I just downloaded and installed the gnome-vfs-ssl and bundle-gnome packages using using FinkCommander v 0.

Re: [Fink-beginners] Problem with KDE

2004-05-09 Thread lj Palmer
start with the following file to create your ~/.xinitrc /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc ..lj On 09 May, 2004, at 20:32, Al Simcoe wrote: H, strange... in my home directory, there is no ".xinitrc" file. Why ? I thought that the first time X is run and quit properly, the ".xinitrc" file gets wri

Re: [Fink-beginners] Problem with KDE

2004-05-09 Thread lj Palmer
You didn't say how you started KDE, but I would suggest adding the following to your ~/.xinitrc file. quartz-wm --only-proxy & source /sw/bin/init.sh export KDEWM=kwin /sw/bin/startkde > tmp/kde.log 2>&1 It will then automatically start properly when you start X11 ..lj On 09 May, 2004, at 08:35,

Re: [Fink-beginners] newbie: kde doesn't recognize mouse-clicks

2004-05-06 Thread lj Palmer
Added to .xinitrc quartz-wm --only-proxy & source /sw/bin/init.sh export KDEWM=kwin /sw/bin/startkde >/tmp/kde.log 2>&1 For Sound in KDE try: Select Settings -> Control Settings -> Sound and Multimedia -> Sound System Select the hardware tab Try using the Enlighten Daemon for the audio

Re: [Fink-beginners] kde start-up hassle

2004-04-28 Thread lj Palmer
This is what I added to Apples .xinitrc file quartz-wm --only-proxy & source /sw/bin/init.sh export KDEWM=kwin /sw/bin/startkde > tmp/kde.log 2>&1 ..lj On 28 Apr, 2004, at 08:32, bruno wrote: hey, i installed fink, got xfree86 and bundle-kde, followed the instructions, created the .xinitrc file

Re: [Fink-beginners] Fink 0.7.0 will not install

2004-04-12 Thread lj Palmer
fink will not install over an existing version. You might try a selfupdate. in terminal window: fink selfupdate if a previous fink doesn't exist then you must move what ever is in /sw somewhere else. (Virex Anti-virus 7.2 used this folder -- Upgrade to 7.2.1 fixes it.) ..lj On 12 Apr, 2004, at

Re: [Fink-beginners] good unix book?

2004-03-07 Thread lj Palmer
O'Reilly's Mac OX X for Unix Geeks for Specifically Mac and then O'Reilly's Running Linux (4th Addition) for background. ..lj On 07 Mar, 2004, at 17:16, Ari Lamstein wrote: I'd like to become an expert on unix for my mac. I've read thru O'Reilly's "Learning Unix for Mac OS X", but am looking f

Re: [Fink-beginners] KDE Won't Respond to Most Mouse Clicks

2004-03-04 Thread lj Palmer
I have an additional line: source /sw/bin/init.sh export KDEWM=kwin /sw/bin/startkde >/tmp/kde.log 2>&1 On 04 Mar, 2004, at 14:51, Aaron Davies wrote: I've just installed KDE on Panther and launched and config'd it, but it won't respond to most mouse clicks. If I set X11 to full-screen mode so