> > I think the a frustrating thing with Linux is finding out what's > > available. I think what would attract people to Linux is *showing* them > > all that's available. > > You mean package-wise?
Yeah. > > What's missing is an X tool to display the > > package description from a file (or a part extracted from a file). I > > don't do windows... > > It'd probably be pretty easy to write something basic but useful in > tcl/tk, which is a relatively standard installation. It has lots of > "display this text"-sortof commands. And it frontends well to most things. Right. I'm not sure if fvwm95 menu entries calling a simple tk/tcl program to display info on one package is better than a styandalone tk/tcl package to provide info on all available packages. The standalone package could be used with any window manager. I just like the idea of Debain shipping with fvwm95 menus filled with entries describing hundreds of packages :-) -- Peter Galbraith, research scientist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Maurice-Lamontagne Institute, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada P.O. Box 1000, Mont-Joli Qc, G5H 3Z4 Canada 418-775-0852 - FAX 418-775-0546 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
