"Caitlyn M. Martin" wrote:
> But... for a simple vector graphics program that is open source and ree,
> KIlliustrator is worth looking at :) Since CorelDRAW! for Linux doesn't exist
> yet, that's what I'm using.
>
> > except for xfig and the likes
>
> Kir, wouldn't you agree that KIllustrator
Kelly Lynn Martin wrote:
> On Sat, 16 Oct 1999 10:05:54 +, Kir Kolyshkin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>
> >Well, there is one VERY important issue - do you need BITMAPPED
> >graphics or VECTORED one. GIMP, Corel PhotoPaint, Adobe Photoshop are
> >all doing bitmapped graphics well for us (althoug
On Mon, 18 Oct 1999 04:13:33 +, Kir Kolyshkin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>There is feature freeze now in GIMP development front, and I use last
>released development version 1.1.10 and can't see any vector graphics
>support.
Paths are a vestige of vector graphics support.
Kelly
Kelly Lynn Martin wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Oct 1999 04:13:33 +, Kir Kolyshkin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>
> >There is feature freeze now in GIMP development front, and I use last
> >released development version 1.1.10 and can't see any vector graphics
> >support.
>
> Paths are a vestige of vector
>Window managers come in a wide variety of colors and flavors. You have the
>basic "Motif" developed by OSF. There is also a "lesstif" which is
basically
>the same as Motif but with a few additional bells and whistles. Then you
have
>the "fvwm", "twm", "afterstep" (derived from NeXT), "Gnom
On Tue, 19 Oct 1999 12:45:18 +, Kir Kolyshkin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>>Paths are a vestige of vector graphics support.
>Oops...you are right, and I'm sorry for my bit of
>misinformationreally sorry.
Not a problem. We have a lot of undocumented and poorly-documented
features in the G
On Tue, 19 Oct 1999 09:55:11 -0400, Cathy James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> A window manager is the piece of executable code that renders
>stuff on the screen for you, and allows you to open and close
>windows, drag them around, resize them, etc.
Technically the window manager doesn't d
Hi,
>
> > I can see how all this could be quite a shock to someone
> >coming from the windows world, where there is *one* windows manager,
> >*one* desktop, and *one* widget set.
>
> Yup, this is one of the biggest problems people moving to Linux have,
> I think. Don't forget that there ar
I'm planning to build a new system between now and the end of the
year.
It will primarily run Linux, but will occasionally be booted into Win95 to
run
a few oddball things (mainly games).
I'd like advice on a recommended motherboard. I'd also like to know
if anyone else has had
At 07:32 AM 10/19/99 -0500, Kelly wrote:
>
>Paths are a vestige of vector graphics support.
>
True. However, Photoshop has supported them for as long
as I can remember (since ver 3.0, at least) without taking them
any farther into Illustrator's vector realm.
I would think that it would be very d
Thank you Samantha and Richard! Both of your suggestions helped me realize
what I was missing (brains). Well anyway, I now have the Netscape browser,
Netscape mail and IRC working through my Linux machine. I am still in shock
and very happy. Thanks again.
Chris Ritsert
-Original Message-
At 04:26 PM 10/19/99 -0400, Cathy James wrote:
>
> Also, what prices can I expected for inexpensive Ethernet cards?
>I'd like to eventually network this machine with my husband's, and configure
>the 486 I'm replacing to server as an Internet firewall/server.
You shouldn't have to spend more
Excerpts from linuxchix: 18-Oct-99 Re: [techtalk] localhost, etc. by
"Wendt,Andrew"@neo.rr.co
> Then what is /etc/nsswitch.conf for?
This is for something called nss, or NameService Switch. It's a libc6 thing.
(I dont have it on my libc5 system, which uses /etc/host.conf like its
supposed to...
On Tue, 19 Oct 1999 18:04:12 -0400, Walt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>True. However, Photoshop has supported them for as long as I can
>remember (since ver 3.0, at least) without taking them any farther
>into Illustrator's vector realm.
Doesn't mean it can't be done.
>I would think that it would
Excerpts from linuxchix: 19-Oct-99 [techtalk] Would like advic.. by
Cathy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> I'd like advice on a recommended motherboard. I'd also
> like to know if anyone else has had issues with LBA on really
> large disks. I was never able to get either BootMagic or LILO
> to wor
At 05:50 PM 10/19/99 -0500, you wrote:
>On Tue, 19 Oct 1999 18:04:12 -0400, Walt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>
>>True. However, Photoshop has supported them for as long as I can
>>remember (since ver 3.0, at least) without taking them any farther
>>into Illustrator's vector realm.
>
>Doesn't mean it
> I tend to disagree, actually.
erm... why...
It's like the difference between drafting/architecture and
painting... drafting and painting have their own purposes, and can both be
done very methodically. Personally, I would think it would be a Good Thing
(tm) to have different tools for vecto
On Tue, 19 Oct 1999 20:22:01 -0700 (PDT), Nicole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>It's like the difference between drafting/architecture and
>painting... drafting and painting have their own purposes, and can
>both be done very methodically. Personally, I would think it would be
>a Good Thing (tm) to h
Re: Motherboards...
I have been extremely happy with Asus motherboards. Good quality boards.
Also, a friend of mine recently acquired a dual Slot 1 board (and put a
pair of Celeron 500 chips on it for under $500 - and it has *4* IDE
channels - 2xUDMA-33, and 2xUDMA-66)
Re: 10/100 NIC
If you'r
Cathy James wrote:
> Also, what prices can I expected for inexpensive Ethernet cards?
> I'd like to eventually network this machine with my husband's, and configure
> the 486 I'm replacing to server as an Internet firewall/server.
Seems that you don't need FastEthernet, so you can stick
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