[newbie] Enlightenment/Rox and Gnome panel

2002-09-12 Thread Larry Theden
I've started playing with, and really like, Enlightenment as a desktop environment, and with Rox as a file manager, I think I've found a combination with which I'm happy. It seems to be quite fast/light/configurable, more so than the window manager(s) that come with KDE/Gnome. I do somewhat m

Re: [newbie] How does one play a .wav file from the command line?

2002-09-12 Thread Larry Theden
On Thursday 12 September 2002 07:15 pm, Frans Ketelaars wrote: > Play .wav if you have the sox RPM installed and no other program > (or a soundserver like like artsd or esd) has grabbed the soundcard. Maybe > gaim requires the full path name /usr/bin/play . HTH, That was embarrasingly easy. :-)

[newbie] How does one play a .wav file from the command line?

2002-09-12 Thread Larry Theden
To invoke it at certain events in another program such as gaim, that is? -- ltheden at earthlink dot net * ICQ: 1709079 * AIM: Cegorach Registered Unix user #285523 Does the name Pavlov ring a bell? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [newbie] Where does Kmail keep its configuration files at?

2002-09-11 Thread Larry Theden
On Wednesday 11 September 2002 12:47 am, s wrote: > On Tuesday 10 September 2002 11:40 pm, Larry Theden wrote: > > Having migrated from Mandrake 8.1 to 8.2 to 9.0 RC1 to (now) RC2, > > I'm getting tired of re-configuring Kmail. I move my Mail folder, > > but where doe

[newbie] Where does Kmail keep its configuration files at?

2002-09-10 Thread Larry Theden
Having migrated from Mandrake 8.1 to 8.2 to 9.0 RC1 to (now) RC2, I'm getting tired of re-configuring Kmail. I move my Mail folder, but where does Kmail keep settings like filters, folder properties, etc.? Thanks, Larry -- Registered Unix user #285523 Do not read this signature under penalty

Re: [newbie] Mail server vs. Kmail or such?

2002-09-10 Thread Larry Theden
On Tuesday 10 September 2002 13:45, Franki wrote: > kmail requires that you use your ISP's mail server and it will send/receive > all mail from there.. Right. > the postfix/sendmail/exim/qmail way is to actually set up your own mail > server..(but you can still tell it to relay mail to your ISP

[newbie] Mail server vs. Kmail or such?

2002-09-10 Thread Larry Theden
What advantage is there to setting up procmail/sendmail/etc., as opposed to simply running Kmail, Evolution, or any of a dozen other mail apps? Thanks, Larry Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

[newbie] Should I upgrade to Mandrake 9.0 RC2 or wait a week for the final?

2002-09-10 Thread Larry Theden
I'm currently running Mandrake 9.0 RC1, after starting with 8.1 and then downloading/installing 8.2. How 'bleeding edge' is RC2 compared to RC1? What advantages do I gain from changing now as opposed to a week from now? I'm looking at it currently from a perspective of, "Eh, wot, I'm burnin