Re: [ilugd]: gpm works in console but not in X

2003-03-27 Thread Ajit Ranade
On 28 Mar 2003, supreet wrote: > gpm does what it is needed to do, that is provide mouse support on > console. It is not meant to run in XWindow. Cut paste should work in X > without gpm. Highlight anything and middle click to paste thanks supreet. i went and read the docs. ==

[ilugd]: gpm works in console but not in X

2003-03-27 Thread Ajit Ranade
ok, i am feeling a bit lazy and am not rtfm -ing. but can you guys tell me, why does gpm work on consoles but not in X? i am using the plain old fvwm as my window manager. i have a feeling this has something to do with xkbd config. and i have another sneaking feeling that this was discussed earli

[ilugd]: TeX helps in printing BSNL's Trivandrum telephone directory

2003-03-16 Thread Ajit Ranade
an example of the use of free software for a commercial job. (imagine doing all this in indian languages, something that TeX is eminently capable of doing.) -akr -- Forwarded message -- Date: 16 Mar 2003 16:04:42 +0530 From: KG Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: TUGIndia Mailing

Re: [ilugd]: why excise?

2003-03-13 Thread Ajit Ranade
On Fri, 14 Mar 2003, Sanjeev "Ghane" Gupta wrote: > LinuxLingam wrote: > > i am suggesting: > > i) keep the excise on OEM > > ii) go ahead, charge all software for excise. ok, i am going to wade into this discussion. but only a bit. (btw, ghane, you should consider changing profession. maybe a

[ilugd]: Gates gives $100m to fight HIV, $421m to fight Linux (fwd)

2002-11-13 Thread Ajit Ranade
FROM THE REGISTER By Thomas C Greene in Washington Posted: 13/11/2002 at 04:22 GMT We do hate to rain on a high-profile corporate love-fest, but we have to point out that in addition to the much trumpeted $100 million Billg has donated to India's fight against HIV, he's funding the Microsoft j

[ilugd]: LaTeX and friends

2002-10-05 Thread Ajit Ranade
ashim firstly, pls send txt mail if possible (i.e. turn off default html formatting). secondly, pls do look up an excellent online tutorial on LaTeX developed wholly indigenously in trivendrum, by the india tex user group team. this is at http://www.tug.org.in/tutorials.html thirdly, as regards

Re: [ilugd]: [Fwd: Enquiry about Latex / Linux...]

2002-10-04 Thread Ajit Ranade
On Fri, 4 Oct 2002, Nishikant Kapoor wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am a Masters level student > of Mathematics and I have a Pentium running Windows 98. Now could some1 > tel me how I can get started with using LaTex , which in turn would > probably need installing Linux. So how can I do

Re: [ilugd]: help on xf86config

2002-09-07 Thread Ajit Ranade
am attaching the relevant parts of my XF86config file below. i have i810 and samtron 75e. hope this helps. (btw i hope you have loaded the agpgart module). regds --- some relevant sections of XF86config Section "Files" RgbPath"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X