Re: Linux installaton

2007-04-09 Thread Rishi Viner
On Saturday 07 April 2007 02:27, Richard Gaskin wrote: > > My understanding is that the various window managers for Linux each have > their own mechanisms for these, and that they aren't the same. Is that > correct? Yep, afraid so... BUT there is the Linux Standard Base: http://www.linux-foundat

Re: Linux installaton

2007-04-07 Thread Bob Warren
I wrote: >You might also like to look at the installer used by Xara which is also very impressive, though this might be their own rather than a commercially-available installer (I can't quite remember). -- Richard: In fact, Xara uses "A

Re: Linux installaton

2007-04-06 Thread Bob Warren
Richard wrote: >I'll be making my first ports to Linux this year, and I use my own custom installer for Mac and Win and am looking to extend that for the Linux installs as well. On Mac and Win it's expected that an installer will take care of putting any files in the appropriate places, settin

Re: Linux installaton

2007-04-06 Thread Bob Warren
I can't give you any details, but I might have a tip that leads you in the right direction. This year, for the first time, my wife did our income tax declarations using Linux, and as you know, Linux has been officially adopted by the Brazilian government. The software was installed using Instal

Re: Linux installaton

2007-04-06 Thread Viktoras Didziulis
is through console or shell script. All the best Viktoras ---Original Message--- From: Richard Gaskin Date: 06/04/2007 19:49:59 To: How to use Revolution Subject: Linux installaton I'll be making my first ports to Linux this year, and I use my own custom installer fo

Linux installaton

2007-04-06 Thread Richard Gaskin
I'll be making my first ports to Linux this year, and I use my own custom installer for Mac and Win and am looking to extend that for the Linux installs as well. On Mac and Win it's expected that an installer will take care of putting any files in the appropriate places, setting up any associa

Re: Answer Folder in Rev Linux (was Re: Linux installaton)

2006-06-10 Thread Ken Ray
On 6/8/06 10:39 AM, "J. Landman Gay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How about just asking the user to select the path via "answer folder"? > Then store it for future reference. Just a clarification for those reading this thread and aren't too familiar with Rev on Linux: Unlike Mac and Windows, Lin

Re: Limitations of email (was Re: Linux installaton)

2006-06-09 Thread Andre Garzia
Guys I must say, I am from Rio and in 2003 I've been to Brazilian south, to Garopaba, Praia do Rosa e Guarda do Embaú which are some popular beach destinations there. I must honestly say that I don't have the slightest clue why people preffer Ipanema. Those places rocks!!! I we ever make

Re: Limitations of email (was Re: Linux installaton)

2006-06-09 Thread Mark Wieder
Bob- Thursday, June 8, 2006, 11:51:51 AM, you wrote: > But who knows, another year you lot might considering holding RevCon in > Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, where I live. The south is let's say the > more European part of Brazil, not quite so intense as the life in Sao > Paulo or Rio upwards.

Re: Limitations of email (was Re: Linux installaton)

2006-06-08 Thread Bob Warren
Mark Wieder wrote: > I think what you've run into is a RB problem, not a runrev problem. Marty Knapp wrote: > "Half this game is ninety percent mental." --Danny Ozark (Philadelphia Phillies) -- Mark: The penny has dropped! I see the short circuit. I don't know wh

Re: Answer Folder in Rev Linux (was Re: Linux installaton)

2006-06-08 Thread Bob Warren
One thing I could never fault you for, Jacque, is your motivation to try and help if you can. Thanks. I'll digest your suggestions and come back again with more questions probably. Regards, Bob ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.run

Re: Limitations of email (was Re: Linux installaton)

2006-06-08 Thread Bob Warren
Mark Wieder wrote: > Now if we could just get Bob to come to RevConWest... --- Nothing I'd like more, mate! But unfortunately, my son #1 has just built a music recording studio that has not only left himself but the whole family bankrupt! So Andre needs to be my

Re: Limitations of email (was Re: Linux installaton)

2006-06-08 Thread Marty Knapp
To bring further clarification: "Half this game is ninety percent mental." --Danny Ozark (Philadelphia Phillies) Marty Knapp No, I think he was saying he is 90% confident that 100% of all those East European girls that email you were lying. Bob Sneidar IT Manager Logos Management Calvary Cha

Re: Limitations of email (was Re: Linux installaton)

2006-06-08 Thread Robert Sneidar
No, I think he was saying he is 90% confident that 100% of all those East European girls that email you were lying. Bob Sneidar IT Manager Logos Management Calvary Chapel CM On Jun 7, 2006, at 10:00 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 7 Jun 2006, at 18:38, Richard Gaskin wrote: I recently r

Re: Answer Folder in Rev Linux (was Re: Linux installaton)

2006-06-08 Thread J. Landman Gay
Bob Warren wrote: Jacqueline Landman Gay wrote: > How about just asking the user to select the path via "answer folder"? Then store it for future reference. - Please do visit http://www.howsoft.com/runrev/stacks.htm Okay, I did. You will see that the widgets are

Re: Limitations of email (was Re: Linux installaton)

2006-06-08 Thread J. Landman Gay
Mark Wieder wrote: Jacque- I am quite sure that if both Bob and Mark were happening in person, they would immediately agree that YOU are buying the next round. :) I *am* happening in person, and I very much endorse this idea. Now if we could just get Bob to come to RevConWest... Okay, so i

Re: Limitations of email (was Re: Linux installaton)

2006-06-07 Thread Mark Wieder
Jacque- > I am quite sure that if both Bob and Mark were happening in person, they > would immediately agree that YOU are buying the next round. :) I *am* happening in person, and I very much endorse this idea. Now if we could just get Bob to come to RevConWest... -- -Mark Wieder [EMAIL PROT

Answer Folder in Rev Linux (was Re: Linux installaton)

2006-06-07 Thread Bob Warren
Bob Warren wrote: >> If you want to use CD-Rom or Floppy Diskette drives in your program, they have to be "mounted" and you need to discover where in the file system this can be done***. And what would I do in #2 of my file/picture chooser widgets if I wanted to access local network drives? J

Re: Limitations of email (was Re: Linux installaton)

2006-06-07 Thread Bob Warren
Very well said, Richard. Thanks very much to Dave Cragg and Mark Smith as well. A bit of lightening up works miracles! Interestingly, when I first got together with my wife back in 1971, she had to stay in Paris to do her PhD and I was left in London. We had a similar experience with our snail

Re: Limitations of email (was Re: Linux installaton)

2006-06-07 Thread J. Landman Gay
Richard Gaskin wrote: I like both of you guys, and I'm sure that if this conversation were happening in person the only fight would be over who buys the next round. :) I am quite sure that if both Bob and Mark were happening in person, they would immediately agree that YOU are buying the nex

RE: Limitations of email (was Re: Linux installaton)

2006-06-07 Thread Lynn Fredricks
> I recently read a summary of a study on email communications > which found that while participants reported having 90% > confidence that they accurately interpreted the tone and > content of the email, they were wrong about 50% of the time. > > ASCII is a very low-bandwidth form of communicat

Re: Limitations of email (was Re: Linux installaton)

2006-06-07 Thread Mark Smith
Or maybe that you've only half understood what all of them are offering! Mark On 7 Jun 2006, at 19:08, Dave Cragg wrote: On 7 Jun 2006, at 18:38, Richard Gaskin wrote: I recently read a summary of a study on email communications which found that while participants reported having 90% confi

Re: Limitations of email (was Re: Linux installaton)

2006-06-07 Thread Richard Gaskin
Dave Cragg wrote: On 7 Jun 2006, at 18:38, Richard Gaskin wrote: I recently read a summary of a study on email communications which found that while participants reported having 90% confidence that they accurately interpreted the tone and content of the email, they were wrong about 50% of

Re: Limitations of email (was Re: Linux installaton)

2006-06-07 Thread Dave Cragg
On 7 Jun 2006, at 18:38, Richard Gaskin wrote: I recently read a summary of a study on email communications which found that while participants reported having 90% confidence that they accurately interpreted the tone and content of the email, they were wrong about 50% of the time. So you

Limitations of email (was Re: Linux installaton)

2006-06-07 Thread Richard Gaskin
Bob Warren wrote: Mark Wieder wrote: > Yes, I'm getting a bit tired of this thread. It's not quite OT, since it does have to do with building linux standalones, but apparently what I've been saying to you hasn't been getting through. I'll try one more time and that's all I'll have to say on thi