Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another happy Ubuntu user :-)

2007-11-11 Thread Chris Rowson
On Nov 11, 2007 12:37 AM, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Chris, > > On Sun, 2007-11-11 at 00:32 +, Chris Rowson wrote: > > She preferred it to Ubuntu because the 'start menu' was located in the > > bottom left where she expected it to be; and that by having only one > > panel, the in

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another happy Ubuntu user :-)

2007-11-11 Thread Tony Arnold
Kris, Kris Marsh wrote: > I get the same thing occasionally, and fix it by hitting the play > button until it works :-) I wasn't persistent enough obviously! I was expecting it to just work on Linux Mint. On gutsy, I found a solution with totem-gstreamer. The first time, nothing shows, so I righ

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another happy Ubuntu user :-)

2007-11-11 Thread Kris Marsh
I get the same thing occasionally, and fix it by hitting the play button until it works :-) Kris On 11/11/07, Tony Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Chris, > > Chris Rowson wrote: > >>> Anyway, that's a nice job you did there, when it comes to people doing > >>> as you said, "word processing an

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another happy Ubuntu user :-)

2007-11-11 Thread London School of Puppetry
On 10/11/2007, Kris Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 10/11/2007, Philip Newborough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Good job Rob. > > > > Philip > > -- > > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another happy Ubuntu user :-)

2007-11-11 Thread Tony Arnold
Chris, Chris Rowson wrote: >>> Anyway, that's a nice job you did there, when it comes to people doing >>> as you said, "word processing and email" Ubuntu really sticks out as a >>> green light, mainly because of how suitable it is for that, not all pc's >>> are for the power user *cough Slackware

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another happy Ubuntu user :-)

2007-11-10 Thread Alan Pope
Hi Chris, On Sun, 2007-11-11 at 00:32 +, Chris Rowson wrote: > She preferred it to Ubuntu because the 'start menu' was located in the > bottom left where she expected it to be; and that by having only one > panel, the interfaces took up less screen real estate (which is > important on her old

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another happy Ubuntu user :-)

2007-11-10 Thread Chris Rowson
> > Anyway, that's a nice job you did there, when it comes to people doing > > as you said, "word processing and email" Ubuntu really sticks out as a > > green light, mainly because of how suitable it is for that, not all pc's > > are for the power user *cough Slackware *cough* and it's nice to see

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another happy Ubuntu user :-)

2007-11-10 Thread Rob Beard
Kris Douglas wrote: > > > On 10/11/2007, *Philip Newborough* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > wrote: > > > Good job Rob. > > Philip > You're a poet, though you do not know it. > > Anyway, that's a nice job you did there, when it comes to people doing > as you said,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another happy Ubuntu user :-)

2007-11-10 Thread Kris Douglas
On 10/11/2007, Philip Newborough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Good job Rob. > > Philip > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ > You're a poet, though you do not know it. Anyway, that's a nice job you did there

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another happy Ubuntu user :-)

2007-11-10 Thread Philip Newborough
On Nov 10, 2007 8:39 PM, Rob Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi folks, > > Just got back from helping out a work colleague's Mum with her fresh > install of Ubuntu. I can't remember if I mentioned but he asked me a > couple of weeks ago if I could 're-install' Windows XP on her PC. > > Basicall

[ubuntu-uk] Another happy Ubuntu user :-)

2007-11-10 Thread Rob Beard
Hi folks, Just got back from helping out a work colleague's Mum with her fresh install of Ubuntu. I can't remember if I mentioned but he asked me a couple of weeks ago if I could 're-install' Windows XP on her PC. Basically her PC was his old one which had a dodgy copy of XP & Office on it.