Re: bash vs. python scripts - which one is better?

2007-08-09 Thread mmiller3
> "Jeff" == Jeff D <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > You would still have rename the file extention: > for FILE in *wav ; do lame -h -b 160 "$FILE" "`echo $FILE > |sed s/.wav/.mp3/g ` " ; done Or just use the shell itself: for FILE in *wav ; do lame -h -b 160 \"$FILE\" \"${FILE%.

Re: Any suggestions on good CLI newsreaders?

2007-08-06 Thread mmiller3
> "Amit" == Amit Uttamchandani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > John Hasler debian.org> writes: >> What do Web sites have to do with news? > News websites such as cnn, news.com, nytimes, etc. They > have too many graphics and ads which are not necessary. I > guess I'm just l

Re: Affecting Institutional Change (Yeah Right)

2007-05-10 Thread mmiller3
>>>>> "Amy" == Amy Templeton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > mmiller3 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> You might consider printing them with openoffice and then >> asking them to explain the hardcopy to you. This works >>

Re: Affecting Institutional Change (Yeah Right)

2007-05-09 Thread mmiller3
> "Amy" == Amy Templeton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hey all, Can anybody recommend a *really, really > convincing* source of information I can give people/my > college that will aid in deterring them from trying to > force people to use MS-Office files (by sending them via

Re: actual dimensions of X display.

2007-05-08 Thread mmiller3
> "peasthope" == peasthope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Debian users, /etc/X11/xorg.conf provides a selection of > depths and dimensions for the display. For example, Modes > "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" > How can I know the depth and dimensions actually present on >

Re: dumb question about odg files and wmf files etc....

2007-04-09 Thread mmiller3
> "Michael" == Michael Fothergill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > There are websites and software packages that I think can > convert an odg file to a WMF file. > What is the best way to proceed here? You can use OpenOffice's File->export menu to export as a wmf. Mike -- To UNS

Re: simple image upload server to coexist with wiki?

2007-04-02 Thread mmiller3
> "Jochen" == Jochen Schulz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > NB: why don't you let users attach the images to wiki > pages? I know that MoinMoin allows that. It does - and I hadn't looked at it carefully enough. Attachments and ImageLink do exactly what I'm looking for. Thanks! Mike

simple image upload server to coexist with wiki?

2007-03-30 Thread mmiller3
We're running a wiki on a debian box (using moinmoin) and I'd like to set up a simple web-based system that allows users to upload images. What I'd like a cgi that lets a user submit an image, stores it on the web server and returns a permanent link to it that can be used in the wiki. Does anyone

MoinMoin configuration problems

2007-01-18 Thread mmiller3
I've just installed python-moinmoin and moinmoin-common on an etch system running apache 1.3. I've followed the instructions in /usr/share/doc/moinmoin-common/README.Debian, but the wiki is not working. Point a browser at http://my.actual.site/MyWiki gives me a ConfigurationError that tells me