On Thu, Jul 13, 2000 at 03:02:20PM -0400, Fan, Laurel wrote:
> Amanda Owens, [EMAIL PROTECTED], said:
> > I have a photo that started out as a jpg or gif or something, but has been
> > turned (via gimp or xv) into a .ps file. What my boss wants me to do is
> > now edit that postscript file, and in
> > IMHO, pointing out that something still has problems and isn't quite
> > polished yet doesn't qualify as "gratuitous flaming".
>
> I first tried Gnome when Red Hat announced they were using it as the X
> desktop in their distribution and supporting the development of Gnome.
> I thought they w
> I agree talking to a linux-networking list is the best plan. The theories
> about it being the OS' networking layer or hardware (shared interrupts etc)
> seem like the more likely culprits to me too.
i'll bet a guilder it's a shared interrupt problem. my tulip ethernet
card doesn't work if it
> To view the Postscript, you can use Ghostscript directly
> with the X11 device, or, even simpler use ghostview or
> mgv, the Motif version. All of them are available
> in the standard distributions.
ghostview sucks; gv (ghostview that's been updated more recently than
1992) is _much_ better
> >Is there something that changes latex or tex to postscript? Can
> >someone post some tutorials for latex/tex as well?
>
> TeX (or LaTeX) generate .dvi files. dvips generates postscript from
> dvi. dvips is normally included in most TeX/LaTeX distributions.
dvips blah.dvi
to send the stuf
> Couldn't resist, no one has mentioned IBM ThinkPads, and I've seen
> two running Linux that are very very nice.
IBM's are great if you don't have problems with them. once you have
to deal with IBM support, things get ugly fast. at least that's been
the case for two of my friends. i've heard
> Needless to say, I'm not a fan of Dell, whatever Wall Street might think.
> Compaq isn't without issues, but at least we can count on the drives staying
> put, the servers taking up a lot less space, and better support (reseller
> plus manufacturer). I would like to find something better, or at
> > under RH 6.1, the permissions on floppies and cdroms and such are
> > switched over to be owned by whoever is logged on to the console.
> > when noone's on console, they switch back to root.
>
> Interesting. One thing I can't figure out is what happens when two
> different users log in to th
under RH 6.1, the permissions on floppies and cdroms and such are
switched over to be owned by whoever is logged on to the console.
when noone's on console, they switch back to root. also, the option
"owner" is specified in /etc/fstab as in:
/dev/cdrom /cdrom iso966
> Anyone know a good ppp-program? I use kppp now which I have to run in a su
> root terminal.
a workaround for kppp is to log in as root and do:
chmod u+s `which kppp`
that'll make kppp run as root without you needing to type the stupid
password all the time. sure, it's not as secure, but fine
> Has anyone interfaced any sort of digital camera to linux. Are there
> pre-written drivers written, or is that a write your own sort of
> thing. Any info would be appreciated, or experiences. Either using
> the serial or the USB port.
i have an epson photopc 600 that interfaces fine with linux
> By changing the current configuration, I will be loosening the security of
> X windows, but I do need other users to be able to use the same display
> at the same time. How do I accomplish that? What files do I need to change?
the quick and dirty is to invoke "xhost +localhost". however, that
> I'm looking into buying a laptop. So far I've looked at Dell and Sony.
> I'd consider a powerbook, if I knew I could get software for it (linux,
> that is.) Does anyone know of companies that sell laptops with linux
> installed? I don't want to have to pay for more miscrosoft if I don't
> ha
> 1. In relation to the discussion before about the swap directory and
> Netscape and StarOffice.
>a.How can I tell if my swap directory is (or is not) being
> utilized? I never hear or see the HD light go on, like I do when
> erWindows is using the HD for swap space-
the 'free' comma
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