Re: [techtalk] Netscape and Java

1999-10-13 Thread Ingrid Schupbach
> By far my biggest gripe about using Red Hat 6 is that I have never > managed to get Java running in Netscape, ie as soon as Netscape (4.51 > and 4.61) smeels Java, it bombs out. Well, sometimes it can take up to a > minute to crash, but crash it will every time it comes into contact with > Java.

Re: [techtalk] Netscape and Java

1999-10-13 Thread Ingrid Schupbach
uh, actually, i guess calling "Gnome" my window manager is incorrect - i guess Enlightmenment is my window manager, and what the heck do I call gnome? sorry i'm making things messier rather than helping. :( ingrid [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org

Re: [techtalk] Netscape and Java

1999-10-13 Thread Ingrid Schupbach
Hello yet again! I think I've hit on another solution. The Netscape that currently comes with RH 6.0 is NOT the most recent available. Since upgrading, the trouble appears to have gone away. Oh, and Stephan - use pine for email! It's old and plain, but works extremely well. On Wed, 13 Oct 19

Re: [techtalk] Different Linuxes - what's the difference?

1999-10-14 Thread Ingrid Schupbach
On Thu, 14 Oct 1999, Janus wrote: > All my experience (limited as it is) is with BSDI Unix and Red Hat. Having > watched the ^H thread, I have become curious -- what, if any, are the most > noticeable differences between the various flavours of Linux? > Linux Journal's September issue had a n

Re: [techtalk] To me it fast becomes a non-technical issue...(COREL/GIMP/PHOTOSHOP etc.)

1999-10-16 Thread Ingrid Schupbach
> I don't know if I want to inflict a technical group where people are > looking for CODE and sources, and stuff, with a long discussion about this. > ALTHOUGH if someone has built a DUAL-BOOT LINUX and still uses MICROSOFT > for OCCASSIONAL THINGS, like running a "Tested, Trusted Tool ONE DOESN'T

[techtalk] HTML resources

1999-10-23 Thread Ingrid Schupbach
Hello. I am hoping some of you out there could suggest some websites and/or books on HTML. I have a good grasp of html basics - I've already designed several simple web pages. But now I want to learn what fancier options there are for spiffing up a web page other than using . ;) Can anyone rec

Re: [techtalk] HTML resources

1999-10-23 Thread Ingrid Schupbach
On Sat, 23 Oct 1999, Karl-Heinz Zimmer wrote: > > http://www.teamone.de/selfhtml/selfhtml.htm > > It's the best (best!) HTML information for newbies and advanced i > know! > > Ok, to be perfectly honest, it's got one tiny disadvantage: it's > written completely in german. ;-) Actual

Re: [techtalk] logins

1999-10-27 Thread Ingrid Schupbach
On Wed, 27 Oct 1999, Nicole wrote: > i know that "special characters" cause problems at the head of *nix logins > (like _ - * $ etc), but do numbers qualify as such a "special character"? no, numbers shouldn't pose a problem, in fact a very common way of making a password harder to crack is to

Re: [techtalk] High speed access AND browsers AND email

1999-10-28 Thread Ingrid Schupbach
Hullo again. In our household we use a cable modem; we get a package deal from our cable company (MediaOne) for both TV cable and internet access. We pay a total of $75 per month for both. The cable company also provided us with a cable modem which we "rent" for a nominal fee that's included in

[techtalk] Font confusion

1999-10-29 Thread Ingrid Schupbach
Ack. I have spent the past hour trying to figure out how to give myself more font options in gimp. Currently I only have 4 fonts. I went to gimp.org and downloaded a big file of fonts, and I unzipped and untarred it, but I have no clue where to put it. Do I put it in some .gimp directory? So

Re: [techtalk] Cursor decided to stay an X

1999-10-31 Thread Ingrid Schupbach
On Sun, 31 Oct 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Problem: my mouse pointer remains the X shape from startup, rather than > becoming the arrowhead. > > System: Gnome and Enlightenment over Debian (potato) > > First occurance: latest reboot, this afternoon. (I went into That Operating > System to

Re: [techtalk] 6.1 install, the undead

1999-11-01 Thread Ingrid Schupbach
On Mon, 1 Nov 1999, Tonya Winter wrote: > > One of the reasons I wanted to upgrade is that I can't seem to mount the CD > ROM. I have tried many different pieces of advice. The most frequently > suggested being "type mount /dev/hdc/cdrom (or whatever your cdrom is > usually hdc but maybe hdb

Re: [techtalk] multibooting vs. VMWare?

1999-11-09 Thread Ingrid Schupbach
> 3> a 3-way multiboot seems like an invitation to the ghods of chaos. I'm > thinking about just installing Linux and using VMWare to run Win95/98 > and/or NT once I, um, acquire a CD for either of those. However, I have no > experience with VMWare and whether it lives up to the marketing hype. >

[techtalk] Applixware

1999-11-10 Thread Ingrid Schupbach
Hello. Does anyone out there have an opinion on Applixware? I am on the hunt for better wordprocessing software for Linux. Currently, I have Corel WordPerfect, but it renders the fonts in such an ugly way on screen that I find it difficult to work with (they print out just fine, though). I nee

Re: [techtalk] Mac Linux

1999-11-24 Thread Ingrid Schupbach
On Wed, 24 Nov 1999, Cathy James wrote: > > >3. Has anyone ever done linux of any kind on a mac? Yes. My first linux installation was a dual-boot using MkLinux. I was not all that happy with MkLinux -- it had A TON of bugs, and didn't know a lot of standard linux commands. Getti

Re: [techtalk] A teeny doubt

2000-05-11 Thread Ingrid Schupbach
Sheesh, I sure hope lurking is ok -- there are lots of us out here. Though I suspect the bigger danger is that you're about to be scolded for posting an non-tech related message on the techtalk list. For matters of etiquette, it may be better to move to another list. :) Ingrid On Thu, 11 May

Re: [techtalk] using gnome-icons ??

2000-05-20 Thread Ingrid Schupbach
Hi. Under GPL, you ought to be able to use the icons, so long as you make sure to give credit where credit is due. Find out from the gnome website who's responsible for designing the icons, if you can, and give them credit. If you can't determine a specific person, give credit to the gnome pro

Re: [techtalk] using gnome-icons ??

2000-05-20 Thread Ingrid Schupbach
Oh, and also, put on your website that you are using the icons under the GPL! On Sat, 20 May 2000, Tina Johnsson wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm thinking of the possibility of using the gnome-stock icons > as "menubuttons" on a website. I know they are released under > the gpl, but does that cover