Re: [ubuntu-uk] Halifax online banking

2008-02-20 Thread Chris Smith
alan c wrote: > Anyone have a halifax online account? I have been using Halifax online banking since Edgy with no problems. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Funds Work for Photoshop on Linux

2008-02-20 Thread Chris Rowson
> > By design, WINE is complete when it can replicate and translate all of > windows > > programming system signals. By doing this, google will make the entire WINE > > base a bit more stable, rather than less, which means this will probably > help > > many more programs become more compatibl

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Funds Work for Photoshop on Linux

2008-02-20 Thread Gavin Ford
On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 10:54:01PM +, Johnathon Tinsley wrote: > By design, WINE is complete when it can replicate and translate all of windows > programming system signals. By doing this, google will make the entire WINE > base a bit more stable, rather than less, which means this will probab

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Funds Work for Photoshop on Linux

2008-02-20 Thread Jai Harrison
On 2/20/08, Matt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jai Harrison wrote: > > Is this is what the effects of a difficult user interface in the GIMP are? > > Different is not the same as difficult, it is just a different way of > working. It does not take a long time to get used to really, the same as >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Funds Work for Photoshop on Linux

2008-02-20 Thread Johnathon Tinsley
- "Gavin Ford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 09:51:24PM +, Jai Harrison wrote: > > Is this is what the effects of a difficult user interface in the > GIMP are? > > I really like the interface on The GIMP and it does everything I need, > but there > are some features

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Halifax online banking

2008-02-20 Thread alan c
reyasuk wrote: > I have a Halifax online account and I have just logged into it > successfully using Firefox 2.0.0.12. > Jen > Gutsy 7.10 gnome Thanks. Friend was using 7.04 kubuntu, but I would be a bit surprised if these would cause differences. I can take round a laptop with 7.10 and choice

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Funds Work for Photoshop on Linux

2008-02-20 Thread Gavin Ford
On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 09:51:24PM +, Jai Harrison wrote: > Is this is what the effects of a difficult user interface in the GIMP are? I really like the interface on The GIMP and it does everything I need, but there are some features that photographers working in print need that the GIMP doesn

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Funds Work for Photoshop on Linux

2008-02-20 Thread Matt
Jai Harrison wrote: > Is this is what the effects of a difficult user interface in the GIMP are? > > Different is not the same as difficult, it is just a different way of working. It does not take a long time to get used to really, the same as it take time to learn how to use Photoshop or Pai

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Funds Work for Photoshop on Linux

2008-02-20 Thread Jai Harrison
Is this is what the effects of a difficult user interface in the GIMP are? -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Google Funds Work for Photoshop on Linux

2008-02-20 Thread Chris Rowson
http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/02/20/1837204 'Nuff said... :-D Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] "Sticky" Problem

2008-02-20 Thread Dave Morley
On Wed, 2008-02-20 at 20:49 +, Christopher Chatfield wrote: > I often see tick boxes with "sticky" as the tag. > > I havent grasped it's meaning intuitively, could someone > explain this term? > > Thank You > > Chris > Sticky as I understand it is based on a sticky note. Ie it's a note th

[ubuntu-uk] "Sticky" Problem

2008-02-20 Thread Christopher Chatfield
I often see tick boxes with "sticky" as the tag. I havent grasped it's meaning intuitively, could someone explain this term? Thank You Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu: Linux for Auntie

2008-02-20 Thread Rob Beard
Kris Douglas wrote: > I think something like a theme selector should be added to the setup, > for example you could select bluebuntu(blubuntu?) or another colour > scheme of your choice. Then you could go in to choosing window > managers, rather than having to download different disks... > I thi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 'The One': new low-priced laptop with linux inside

2008-02-20 Thread Rob Beard
John Levin wrote: > Anyone have any idea what distro > it will be running? > > John > According to The Inquirer (link: http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/02/20/elonex-100-laptop-specs-leaked) it's going to be running Debian. At first I thought it might be Arm based since Debi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Halifax online banking

2008-02-20 Thread reyasuk
I have a Halifax online account and I have just logged into it successfully using Firefox 2.0.0.12. Jen Gutsy 7.10 gnome -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 'The One': new low-priced laptop with linux inside

2008-02-20 Thread Matt
LeeGroups wrote: >> > The reason I never got an eee was the ridiculous price - £220!!?? >> > >> >> It's clearly not that ridiculous or they wouldn't have flown off the >> shelves in the vast numbers that they have. >> >> >> £220 for a laptop which doesnt have a real keyboard, has a

[ubuntu-uk] Halifax online banking

2008-02-20 Thread alan c
I was with a friend today who was having troubles getting signed in to their fairly new Halifax online banking account. The Halifax site advice about browsers includes firefox version 2.0 and version 2.0.0.12 was being used, the Halifax online browser test passed ok 'Your browser is ok' thing.

[ubuntu-uk] It's an Ibex!

2008-02-20 Thread John Levin
Next version of Ubuntu is named The Intrepid Ibex, with a special focus on Internet aspects and mobile desktops (both of especial interest to me) Next Ubuntu Dev summit is in Prague in May - within reach of the UK. John Original Message With Hardy now past feature-freeze it

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Notebook Problems

2008-02-20 Thread parker13
London School of Puppetry wrote: > > I find your reply really interesting- and I really think that Ubuntu is > something special and it is great that customising is so important to you > all- but was it the Christians who thought up using the word Ubuntu? I > ask > because I noticed in the loca

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Notebook Problems

2008-02-20 Thread Andrew Oakley
London School of Puppetry wrote: > you all- but was it the Christians who thought up using the word > Ubuntu? I ask because I noticed in the local church rag- they had a > whole sermonette using Ubuntu (the south african word) as the central idea. You're confusing several different things. "Ub

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 'The One': new low-priced laptop with linux inside

2008-02-20 Thread LeeGroups
> > The reason I never got an eee was the ridiculous price - £220!!?? > > > > It's clearly not that ridiculous or they wouldn't have flown off the > shelves in the vast numbers that they have. > > > £220 for a laptop which doesnt have a real keyboard, has a tiny > screen, and is g

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Notebook Problems

2008-02-20 Thread London School of Puppetry
On 20/02/2008, parker13 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Dear Garry > > >I find it curious that such loaded names: Satanic and Eternal Damnation > > are used with the extremely user friendly term UBUNTU. How were they > > thought > > up? Makes Ubuntu sound like a student project. Just a thought. >

[ubuntu-uk] FW: [UKUUG-Announce] Call for Participation - OpenTech 2008

2008-02-20 Thread Alan Pope
Thought this may interest some of you:- > From: Jane Morrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:56:54 + > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [UKUUG-Announce] Call for Participation - OpenTech 2008 > > > OpenTech is an informal, low-cost one-day grassroots event that we put > on ev

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Notebook Problems

2008-02-20 Thread parker13
Dear Garry > >I find it curious that such loaded names: Satanic and Eternal Damnation > are used with the extremely user friendly term UBUNTU. How were they > thought > up? Makes Ubuntu sound like a student project. Just a thought. Hi Caroline, Ubuntu Satanic Edition is tongue-in-cheek, really,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Notebook Problems

2008-02-20 Thread London School of Puppetry
On 20/02/2008, Jai Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey Garry, > > As I said above it turned out the problem wasn't with Ubuntu Satanic > Edition but with the Power Management in Ubuntu. "Blank Screen" on > "When laptop is closed" is definitely the cause of this (although it > may only apply

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Notebook Problems

2008-02-20 Thread Jai Harrison
Hey Garry, As I said above it turned out the problem wasn't with Ubuntu Satanic Edition but with the Power Management in Ubuntu. "Blank Screen" on "When laptop is closed" is definitely the cause of this (although it may only apply to the intel driver as I haven't tried it with vesa). I'd like to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ONE laptop

2008-02-20 Thread London School of Puppetry
On 20/02/2008, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue, Feb 19, 2008 at 07:57:02PM +, LeeGroups wrote: > > IPCop on, it's making me grin already... > > > > > Ooo, now you're talking. > > > > Onboard 54G wireless to WPA connect to the laptop - Check... > > > (optional) > > > Hmmm > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 'The One': new low-priced laptop with linux inside

2008-02-20 Thread James Grabham
On Feb 18, 2008 9:04 AM, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 2008-02-18 at 00:02 +, James Grabham wrote: > > WOW > > I REALLY WANT ONE!!! > > > > Have you read the specification of that thing? > > 300MHz CPU. Yeah, thats what Arch is for! > > > > The reason I never got an eee

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Broken Synaptic

2008-02-20 Thread Andrew Oakley
taufanlubis wrote: > If you use proxy or firewall, don't forget to open port 53. > It's used by Ubuntu to get update from Repository Server Um... port 53 is DNS. It is used by everything from Ping through Firefox. It is the system that translates doman names such as "www.bbc.co.uk" to numbers su

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ONE laptop

2008-02-20 Thread Alan Pope
On Tue, Feb 19, 2008 at 07:57:02PM +, LeeGroups wrote: > IPCop on, it's making me grin already... > Ooo, now you're talking. > Onboard 54G wireless to WPA connect to the laptop - Check... (optional) > Hmmm > :) Cheers. Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mai