On Tue, Dec 26, 2000 at 04:22:48PM -0600, will trillich wrote: > On Tue, Dec 26, 2000 at 03:08:27PM +0000, cls/cs wrote: > > On Tue, Dec 26, 2000 at 03:36:26PM -0600, will trillich wrote: > > > On Sat, Dec 23, 2000 at 10:21:02PM +0000, q wrote: > > > > On Sat, Dec 23, 2000 at 09:16:14PM +0000, q wrote: > > > > > debs, > > > > > > > > > > since i use rather nice background images for my > > > > > potato boxes, i like to keep the screens on even though, > > > > > i may not be using my computers for more than 15 > > > > > minutes, after which the screens go black. > > > > > > > > > > which package controls the "black-out" feature? > > > > > (xscreensaver is listed as, "pn" by "dpkg -l > > > > > xscreensaver," so i don't believe it's that package.) > > > > > > > > rob and bob, thank you. > > > > > > > > bentley taylor. > > > > > > care to write up a newbieDoc on "how to keep your screen > > > from blanking out" now that you've figured it out? > > > > i wish i could take credit for figuring it out, but it > > was rob hudson who advised me of this elegant command: > > > > xset s off > > > > and it was bob nielsen who advised: > > > > man xset > > > > hth. > > > > (i would have attached their email responses, but i > > haven't figured out how to do that in mutt, yet.) > > i saw them fly by -- i was hoping you've found some other handy > features of xset, and being a fresh discovery for you, you might > be able to present it in a way that next month's newbies might > find handy.
i've got some work-related things bogging me down till the end of the year. after that, i can come up for air ...and maybe contribute what little i think i know. > > http://www.eGroups.com/files/newbieDoc/ > > as for attaching messages -- it's similar to attaching files. > when done editing your message, you're at mutt's COMPOSE stage: > > 'a' to attach a file > 'A' to attach a message > you can select which mailbox to use, and then > you'll need to TAG the messages (type 't') you > want to attach; 'q'uit to get back to composing > 'D' to DELETE an attachment from your message > > (by the way -- i just found this, myself, by typing '?' at > various stages of interaction with mutt. pretty cool.) thx for the info. i'll give it a try. > > -- > There are only two places in the world where time takes > precedence over the job to be done. School and prison. > --William Glasser > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** http://www.dontUthink.com/ > > volunteer to document your experience for next week's > newbies -- http://www.eGroups.com/messages/newbieDoc > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
