[kde] Re: OT Language (was Re: lost Desktop)

2011-07-19 Thread Anne Wilson
On Monday 18 Jul 2011 07:42:09 Duncan wrote: Anne Wilson posted on Sat, 16 Jul 2011 07:06:04 +0100 as excerpted: An amazing number of solutions to a single problem :-) Indeed. Altho they're variants on a theme that each have particular strengths and weaknesses. A pipe wrench, for instance,

[kde] Re: OT Language (was Re: lost Desktop)

2011-07-19 Thread Duncan
Billie Walsh posted on Tue, 19 Jul 2011 07:23:55 -0500 as excerpted: On 07/19/2011 03:55 AM, Anne Wilson wrote: On Monday 18 Jul 2011 07:42:09 Duncan wrote: But I can't shake the feeling that something like a year from now, I'll chance across a photo or something, and it'll be Oh, so THAT

[kde] Re: OT Language (was Re: lost Desktop)

2011-07-19 Thread Duncan
Anne Wilson posted on Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:30:29 +0100 as excerpted: The Channel Lock does look the nearest, but clearly it is much more technical than ours :-) I have to admit, I do like the clean simplicity of this tool. Absolutely nothing to go wrong (other than losing the pin :-) ) - a

[kde] Re: OT Language (was Re: lost Desktop)

2011-07-16 Thread Anne Wilson
On Friday 15 Jul 2011 21:46:33 Duncan wrote: Jerry posted on Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:06:39 -0400 as excerpted: You couldn't be referring to a monkey wrench: could you? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_wrench That's the English key (which I mentioned is the original monkey wrench) as

[kde] Re: OT Language (was Re: lost Desktop)

2011-07-15 Thread Duncan
Anne Wilson posted on Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:39:57 +0100 as excerpted: We have two types of adjustable spanner (not sure if both types are still available) - one that is adjusted by thumbing a wheel, and the other has separate jars, which are adjusted by putting in a pin, rather like a belt

[kde] Re: OT Language (was Re: lost Desktop)

2011-07-15 Thread Jerry
On Fri, 15 Jul 2011 19:44:20 + (UTC) Duncan articulated: Anne Wilson posted on Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:39:57 +0100 as excerpted: We have two types of adjustable spanner (not sure if both types are still available) - one that is adjusted by thumbing a wheel, and the other has separate

[kde] Re: OT Language (was Re: lost Desktop)

2011-07-15 Thread Duncan
Jerry posted on Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:06:39 -0400 as excerpted: You couldn't be referring to a monkey wrench: could you? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_wrench That's the English key (which I mentioned is the original monkey wrench) as illustrated in the first link I posted.