RE: [newbie] Gimp

2002-05-05 Thread Mcleod, Ian
Does anyone know how to save a picture as a BW bump map (2 colours)? Ian McLeod Customer Service Office (CSO) EDS (Australia) Pty Ltd Level 9, 108 North Tce, Adelaide, SA, 5000 Phone: (08) 8464 1304 Fax: (08) 8464 2141 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EDS... The recognised global leader in

RE: [newbie] Re:OT

2002-05-03 Thread Mcleod, Ian
- PERSONAL EMAIL ONLY So does that mean blind people have nothing important in their lives?? ha ha - only joking.. Seriously - Linux is about freedom - people can say whatever they damn well please - and even if I disagree with another - I will fight to the death to defend their right

RE: [newbie] Eterm configuration Question.

2002-05-01 Thread Mcleod, Ian
I think you can try starting Eterm with various flags - like 'Eterm -t theme directory or name and create your own .MAIN file for your own theme cloned from another file - or just try another theme full stop. The themes should be under /usr/X1186/share/Eterm/themes or something like that. Ian

RE: [newbie] How to cope with the volume of linux-mandrake mail?

2002-05-01 Thread Mcleod, Ian
Try using a mail filter - it is what you should do for all mailing lists you join otherwise you will be overwhelmed. BTW - 10 points for anyone that can guess the Old English origin of 'whelmed' Ian McLeod Customer Service Office (CSO) EDS (Australia) Pty Ltd Level 9, 108 North Tce, Adelaide,

RE: [newbie] The Register: Preinstalled Windows Illegal to Remove ?

2002-05-01 Thread Mcleod, Ian
I am getting a 'naked' laptop soon - what a drama to get it! Dell have been quite good though. Does anyone have any stories to share regarding purchasing naked laptops? Ian McLeod Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

RE: [newbie] How to cope with the volume of linux-mandrake mail?

2002-05-01 Thread Mcleod, Ian
? On Thu, 2 May 2002 09:53:40 +1000 Mcleod, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try using a mail filter - it is what you should do for all mailing lists you join otherwise you will be overwhelmed. BTW - 10 points for anyone that can guess the Old English origin of 'whelmed' whelm Pronunciation

RE: [newbie] The Register: Preinstalled Windows Illegal to Remove ?

2002-05-01 Thread Mcleod, Ian
PERSONAL EMAIL ONLY I live in Australia - same rubbish here except Australia seems to be used as a non-critical (i.e. small) market testing ground for new ways of controlling customers. Ian McLeod Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to

RE: [newbie] Open Universe and nVidia drivers

2002-05-01 Thread Mcleod, Ian
Please let me know how you go. I had it going some time ago but can't get it going now. Check your X server and other system logs as it starts up. It could just be a GL library or something that requires a link to the location that Open Universe is looking in. Ian McLeod Customer Service

RE: [newbie] Open Universe and nVidia drivers - FIXED

2002-05-01 Thread Mcleod, Ian
3:22 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Open Universe and nVidia drivers - FIXED Very odd--my X config file went back to the nv driver! I switched it back to nvidia and all is well again. Very odd, indeed. Well, I'm staring at Saturn again, so I'm a happy camper. Miark Mcleod, Ian

RE: [newbie] X and nVidia under 8.2

2002-04-29 Thread Mcleod, Ian
Did you compile the drivers or download the binaries? Try compiling if you downloaded the binaries. Ian McLeod Customer Service Office (CSO) EDS (Australia) Pty Ltd Level 9, 108 North Tce, Adelaide, SA, 5000 Phone: (08) 8464 1304 Fax: (08) 8464 2141 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EDS... The