[ubuntu-uk] creating accounts in gnucash

2007-06-22 Thread michaelweaver
I am trying to create accounts in Gnucash. However although I seem to be able to create my first account, when I add information for the others, it acts like it is trying to create only one account and adding the amount in my second account to my first which might not be the problem except I can on

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unreal Tournament (was Re: suck it and see)

2007-06-22 Thread Josh Blacker
Update: despite still getting error messages in terminal while I run it, I can now load UT every time. Graphics aren't nearly as good as in Windows but it runs as fast - a small price to pay to run it under Linux, I feel. I might at a later date try and solve the graphics problem, but since everyth

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Whippets ( Was What's happened to all the Linux Mags? "WHSmiths Watch")

2007-06-22 Thread Ted
ged wrote: > Hey Ted, > You can't beat a bit of bedlington in your whippet. I don't > mind a nice terrier about the place myself. > >Ged > I agree...I once had a Bedlington/Greyhound/Whippet cross and it was really fast an ideal rabbiting

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Marking duplicates in Liferea

2007-06-22 Thread luxxius
Neil Greenwood wrote: > On 17/06/07, luxxius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Neil >>> I'd never used Liferea before (thanks, Popey, for mentioning it >> in another thread some while ago - it's brill!). I didn't realise that >> the duplicates are only marked as read when you're reading items in the >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] FLOSS solution for graphing in PHP

2007-06-22 Thread Mark Harrison
Thanks to all who responded - it looks like Alan's suggestion of gd is probably what I need. rrdtool looked interesting, but the home is pretty much all xAP/xPL stuff, not least because the HomeVision connector was the first GPL application I ever released :-) Time was (about 2002) when I log

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Marking duplicates in Liferea

2007-06-22 Thread Neil Greenwood
On 17/06/07, luxxius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Neil >>> I'd never used Liferea before (thanks, Popey, for mentioning it > in another thread some while ago - it's brill!). I didn't realise that > the duplicates are only marked as read when you're reading items in the > separate feeds, not when y

Re: [ubuntu-uk] FLOSS solution for graphing in PHP

2007-06-22 Thread Chris Rowson
There's a perl module that makes graphs - I think it's used in the wifidog system I use for wireless auth to create user stats. http://cpan.uwinnipeg.ca/htdocs/GDGraph/GD/Graph.html Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] FLOSS solution for graphing in PHP

2007-06-22 Thread Alec Wright
On Fri, 2007-06-22 at 18:36 +0100, Mark Harrison wrote: > Hi all, > > I've got what I thought would be a simple problem, and google is not > being my friend this afternoon. > > I have a database (MySQL5), and a webserver (Apache), and a programming > language that lets me extract info from one

Re: [ubuntu-uk] FLOSS solution for graphing in PHP

2007-06-22 Thread Alan Pope
Hi Mark, On Fri, 2007-06-22 at 18:36 +0100, Mark Harrison wrote: > What I'm after is a free (in both senses) "thing" (library, probably), > that can grab some data, and turn it into a pretty-looking bar graph. I > don't mind particularly how it outputs the graph provided it's something > that c

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unreal Tournament (was Re: suck it and see)

2007-06-22 Thread Mark Jose
On Friday 22 June 2007 14:42, Josh Blacker wrote: > > Well I got it to run by using 'wine > /media/MyBook/.../UnrealTournament.exe' but it's very stilted and > certainly isn't anywhere near as fast as it is on xp (I wasn't > expecting it to be, but it is considerably slower, to the point that > it'

[ubuntu-uk] Whippets ( Was What's happened to all the Linux Mags? "WHSmiths Watch")

2007-06-22 Thread ged
Hey Ted, You can't beat a bit of bedlington in your whippet. I don't mind a nice terrier about the place myself. Ged -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] FLOSS solution for graphing in PHP

2007-06-22 Thread Mark Jose
On Friday 22 June 2007 18:36, Mark Harrison wrote: > Hi all, > > I've got what I thought would be a simple problem, and google is not > being my friend this afternoon. > > I have a database (MySQL5), and a webserver (Apache), and a programming > language that lets me extract info from one and displ

[ubuntu-uk] FLOSS solution for graphing in PHP

2007-06-22 Thread Mark Harrison
Hi all, I've got what I thought would be a simple problem, and google is not being my friend this afternoon. I have a database (MySQL5), and a webserver (Apache), and a programming language that lets me extract info from one and display it with the other (PHP5.) These all run on a nice friendl

Re: [ubuntu-uk] FLOSS solution for graphing in PHP

2007-06-22 Thread Alec Wright
I think imagemagick might help, but I'm not sure... On Fri, 2007-06-22 at 18:36 +0100, Mark Harrison wrote: > Hi all, > > I've got what I thought would be a simple problem, and google is not > being my friend this afternoon. > > I have a database (MySQL5), and a webserver (Apache), and a program

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unreal Tournament (was Re: suck it and see)

2007-06-22 Thread Josh Blacker
Hi, On 6/22/07, Mark Jose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What graphics card are you using ? To play games, you need the correct 3d > accelerated driver. Ubuntu will install by default a capable driver for the > card, but not one which gives 3d acceleration. I use an Nvidia card, and the > commercia

Re: [ubuntu-uk] suck it and see

2007-06-22 Thread Mark Jose
On Thursday 21 June 2007 20:27, Ian Pascoe wrote: > > In fact here's a challenge for you all to do on those rainy evenings. Get > Orca up and running - it's part of the Gnome desktop from 6.06 onwards - > turn your monitors off, no cheating now, and have a go at doing some of > your normal tasks

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What's happened to all the Linux Mags? "WHSmiths Watch"

2007-06-22 Thread Chris Rowson
> NO offence taken...Must have missed that episode...My one regret is > that now I am retired I do not have room for a pigeon loft...I do have a > flat cap,ferrets and the whippet but a loft would be reet handsome... Del: "...get me back to Peckham as soon as possible otherwise I'll be saying hey-

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What's happened to all the Linux Mags? "WHSmiths Watch"

2007-06-22 Thread Ted
Chris Rowson wrote: >> As to Whippets I have one and in our village I have counted a dozen or >> so. >> > No offence to whippets! - I'm guessing you've not seen Only Fools and > Horses 'To Hull and Back'. Perhaps it was a bit of a random joke! > > Chris > NO offence taken...Must have missed t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What's happened to all the Linux Mags? "WHSmiths Watch"

2007-06-22 Thread Chris Rowson
> As to Whippets I have one and in our village I have counted a dozen or > so. > No offence to whippets! - I'm guessing you've not seen Only Fools and Horses 'To Hull and Back'. Perhaps it was a bit of a random joke! Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listin

Re: [ubuntu-uk] fit for the purpose

2007-06-22 Thread Steve
Hi, I just want to point out a recent article on LWN.net (just appeared on LXer.com) that discusses this topic. It's an interesting read, as are some of the comments further down. http://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/239036/1aa78524ec856b60/ Steve On Thu, 2007-06-21 at 17:48 +0100, Chris Jones wrote: >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu-uk Digest, Vol 26, Issue 69

2007-06-22 Thread nicoblue 888
tu start page for you. >I try to find the URL bar with the tab key, nothing, nothing, toolbar, >ah close nothing, something I can't quite work out. type in gmails >address, it won't describe the page and hitting tab is not helping. > >I give in. Turn screen on and it appears I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What's happened to all the Linux Mags? "WHSmiths Watch"

2007-06-22 Thread Ted
Chris Rowson wrote: > Here in Hull 'the last bastion of the whippet' I've yet to find a shop > selling Linux mags. > > Chris > We have four shops within 6 miles stocking Linux mags and a small village newsagent withing walking distance stocks Linux Format.. As to Whippets I have one and in our v

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unreal Tournament (was Re: suck it and see)

2007-06-22 Thread Josh Blacker
Hi, On 6/22/07, gord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Errm, UT (goty) does not need wine or icculus installers to install it > (i speak from experience) you just use the loki games installer > ( http://www.liflg.org/?catid=6&gameid=51 ) > > you could technically just use the installer to install the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What's happened to all the Linux Mags? "WHSmiths Watch"

2007-06-22 Thread Anders Jacobsen
I bought and read the official ubuntu guide [1] and thought it was pretty good. Don't think it's up to date with Edgy and Feisty updates, but covers all the basics from installation to user maintenance and most basics: [1] http://www.amazon.co.uk/Official-Ubuntu-Book-Benjamin-Hill/dp/0132435942/re

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What's happened to all the Linux Mags? "WHSmiths Watch"

2007-06-22 Thread Saltire
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Howard Berry Sent: 22 June 2007 10:40 To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Subject: [ubuntu-uk] What's happened to all the Linux Mags? "WHSmiths Watch" Hello everyone, As the is a nation wide listing, I wondered if m

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unreal Tournament (was Re: suck it and see)

2007-06-22 Thread gord
On Fri, 2007-06-22 at 11:12 +0100, Josh Blacker wrote: > Hi > > I've got Unreal Tourmanent (GOTY) installed on an external hard drive > and have lost (lots of moving to and from uni this year and now we're > packed up to move home, and they're not in any sensible places) the > install disks. On wi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unreal Tournament (was Re: suck it and see)

2007-06-22 Thread Mark Jose
On Friday 22 June 2007 11:12, Josh Blacker wrote: > > I've got Unreal Tourmanent (GOTY) installed on an external hard drive > and have lost (lots of moving to and from uni this year and now we're > packed up to move home, and they're not in any sensible places) the > install disks. On windows I do

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What's happened to all the Linux Mags? "WHSmiths Watch"

2007-06-22 Thread Chris Rowson
Here in Hull 'the last bastion of the whippet' I've yet to find a shop selling Linux mags. Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Unreal Tournament (was Re: suck it and see)

2007-06-22 Thread Josh Blacker
Hi On 6/21/07, Mark Jose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Which version of UT Josh? UT2004 has a Linux installer on the DVD - it is a > shell script which will install the game for youand UT2003 also includes a > Linux installer. > Earlier versions are catered for either by installing via Wine or,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What's happened to all the Linux Mags? "WHSmiths Watch"

2007-06-22 Thread Paul Tansom
** Howard Berry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-06-22 10:42]: > Hello everyone, > As the is a nation wide listing, I wondered if my experience was > replicated in the rest of the country. > The plethora of "buy new cool Vista magazines" seems to elbowing the > three Linux magazines out of existence in Wo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What's happened to all the Linux Mags? "WHSmiths Watch"

2007-06-22 Thread Sean Miller
WHSmith in Wells (Somerset) had all three when I went there sometime last week... Sean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What's happened to all the Linux Mags? "WHSmiths Watch"

2007-06-22 Thread Jim Kissel
Howard Berry wrote: > Hello everyone, > As the is a nation wide listing, I wondered if my experience was > replicated in the rest of the country. > The plethora of "buy new cool Vista magazines" seems to elbowing the > three Linux magazines out of existence in Wolverhampton and > Bridgnorth. > My

[ubuntu-uk] What's happened to all the Linux Mags? "WHSmiths Watch"

2007-06-22 Thread Howard Berry
Hello everyone, As the is a nation wide listing, I wondered if my experience was replicated in the rest of the country. The plethora of "buy new cool Vista magazines" seems to elbowing the three Linux magazines out of existence in Wolverhampton and Bridgnorth. My main concern is that my favourite m

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Buying from and supporting Linux Hardware Suppliers

2007-06-22 Thread Robin Hall
bill wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 17:27:28 +0100, norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> I'm about to start a job in the real-world (after having been forced to use Windows, I get to sell, support and consult on Linux from the 2nd July!) and