Re: MS buys Skype - will it support Linux

2011-05-16 Thread Amos Shapira
On 16 May 2011 22:24, geoffrey mendelson wrote: > > On May 16, 2011, at 1:44 PM, Amos Shapira wrote: > >> >> Even before that - I've tried some of these SIP-based voice programs on >> and off for a few years now and they *never* "just work" (let alone "work") >> where as Skype is just a "plug a pl

Re: translate a pdf file from german to english

2011-05-16 Thread sara fink
The problem is in reading. I don't need to write it. On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 2:49 PM, Orna Agmon Ben-Yehuda wrote: > Hi Sara, > I did not understand where the bigger problem lies - in reading or writing. > Reading - Sometimes you can grab the text from a pdf (then maybe put in in > google transla

Israeli Open Sourse Phone Directory?

2011-05-16 Thread Amichai Rotman
Hi, Is there a place on the web I can lookup Open Source companies in Israel? Kind of 144 for Israeli Linux? The only thing I could find was the list @ Hamakor site... I need it to be uer friendly (similar to Bezeq's 144 site. Thanks! ___ Linux-il mailing

Re: MS buys Skype - will it support Linux

2011-05-16 Thread geoffrey mendelson
On May 16, 2011, at 1:44 PM, Amos Shapira wrote: Even before that - I've tried some of these SIP-based voice programs on and off for a few years now and they *never* "just work" (let alone "work") where as Skype is just a "plug a play" and voice clear as a whistle from the first time I us

Re: translate a pdf file from german to english

2011-05-16 Thread sammy ominsky
Sorry, I sent my reply offline to Sara, maybe I should have sent it to the list. http://www.labnol.org/internet/tools/translate-pdf-word-documents-online-google-translate/3553/ sambo On 16/05/2011, at 07:49, Hetz Ben Hamo wrote: > Hi, > You can use pdf2txt ( > http://pnaplinux.blogspot.com/2008

Re: translate a pdf file from german to english

2011-05-16 Thread Hetz Ben Hamo
Hi, You can use pdf2txt ( http://pnaplinux.blogspot.com/2008/11/in-linux-flavours-how-to-pdf2txt.html) to convert it to text and then feed it to one of the translation engines available. Hetz 2011/5/16 sara fink > Hi > > I have a pdf file in german (can't find in english) and I would like to >

Re: translate a pdf file from german to english

2011-05-16 Thread Orna Agmon Ben-Yehuda
Hi Sara, I did not understand where the bigger problem lies - in reading or writing. Reading - Sometimes you can grab the text from a pdf (then maybe put in in google translate). This does not work with old PDFs. You would need an OCR program for that. Writing - Using close source (acrobat writer,

translate a pdf file from german to english

2011-05-16 Thread sara fink
Hi I have a pdf file in german (can't find in english) and I would like to translate it in english. Is there a way to do that? Any input will be appreciated ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/li

Re: MS buys Skype - will it support Linux

2011-05-16 Thread Amos Shapira
On 16 May 2011 02:02, Oleg Goldshmidt wrote: > On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 6:07 PM, Constantine Shulyupin > wrote: > > A new article about Linux Skype alternatives: > > Bye Bye Skype, Top 3 Free Replacements: > > http://ostatic.com/blog/bye-bye-skype-top-3-free-replacements > > Unfortunately, I don'

Re: Problems with ubuntu and default file manager

2011-05-16 Thread Yedidyah Bar-David
On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 11:05:43AM +0300, Nitzan Brumer wrote: > Maayan - As I've said - its not only in chrome and happens when ever I try > to open something with "file manager". > Its looks like I've override the "file manager" application with something > else. > > Didi - Sounds like an option

Re: Problems with ubuntu and default file manager

2011-05-16 Thread Nitzan Brumer
Ok, Apparently the directive was saved under ~/.local/share/xfce4/helpers/custom-FileManager.desktop removing the file poped up the "what do you want to use dialog again" I've selected nautilus - and now I'm mostly getting a "can't open this/that/some.file - not a folder" Arrggg Nitzan Brumer Ht

Re: Problems with ubuntu and default file manager

2011-05-16 Thread Nitzan Brumer
Maayan - As I've said - its not only in chrome and happens when ever I try to open something with "file manager". Its looks like I've override the "file manager" application with something else. Didi - Sounds like an option, though which config file ? Nitzan Brumer Http://n2b.org On Mon, May 1

Re: Problems with ubuntu and default file manager

2011-05-16 Thread Yedidyah Bar-David
On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 10:10:48AM +0300, Maayan Eshed wrote: > Just a thought.. have you tried to uninstall and reinstall chrome? Assuming the configuration is per-user, I'd first try to create another user, login with it, and see if it works. If it does, you might try to compare the configuratio

Re: Problems with ubuntu and default file manager

2011-05-16 Thread Maayan Eshed
Just a thought.. have you tried to uninstall and reinstall chrome? I would use command line, since this way i know the configuration has also been removed. to find how the chrome package is called : $sudo apt-cache show chrom* | grep Package lets say the Package is chromium-browser. then you go: