Re: [ubuntu-uk] from win32 to python?

Andres wrote: > So it seems that for linux users they would be better off using the > core fortran than using the gui on wine? It'd make sense to leave a choice, if the UI works under Wine, or near as dammit, it'd be nice to provide that as well as the CLI. You never know someone else might write

Re: [ubuntu-uk] from win32 to python?

Thank you for your replies! The fortran program has no front end it's all done trhrough the command line. But he might have used some C you're probably right. I know that C and fortaran seem to get along well but that is the extent of it. The terminal stays open as a separate window from the GUI

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Libre Office and Thunderbird Addressbook

On Tue, 2011-06-14 at 22:22 +0100, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: > On 14/06/11 22:14, Colin Law wrote: > > On 14 June 2011 22:10, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: > >> I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS! > >> Ubuntu 11.04 and Libre Office 3.3.2. > >> the Ubuntu version of Libre Office will STILL NOT USE the Thunder

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Libre Office and Thunderbird Addressbook

On 14 June 2011 22:26, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: > On 14/06/11 22:22, Avi wrote: >> >> Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: >>> >>> On 14/06/11 22:13, Avi wrote: Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: > WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU CANONICAL? > WHY CANNOT YOU IMPLEMENT THIS VERY SIMPLE FUNCTION?

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Libre Office and Thunderbird Addressbook

Avi wrote: > Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: > > > It's not a bug, it's the way Canonical add the Office suite to > > Ubuntu. It's been going on for years with Open Office and now > > they've done the same with LO... > > If you use Evolution then OO (or LO I presume, I uninstall > > Evolution becaus

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Libre Office and Thunderbird Addressbook

On 14/06/11 22:22, Avi wrote: Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: On 14/06/11 22:13, Avi wrote: Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU CANONICAL? WHY CANNOT YOU IMPLEMENT THIS VERY SIMPLE FUNCTION? Why haven't you? You can append the patch to the bug report on Launchpad, though it migh

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Libre Office and Thunderbird Addressbook

Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: > It's not a bug, it's the way Canonical add the Office suite to > Ubuntu. It's been going on for years with Open Office and now they've > done the same with LO... > If you use Evolution then OO (or LO I presume, I uninstall Evolution > because I never use it) will us

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Libre Office and Thunderbird Addressbook

Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: > On 14/06/11 22:13, Avi wrote: > > Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: > > > >> WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU CANONICAL? > >> WHY CANNOT YOU IMPLEMENT THIS VERY SIMPLE FUNCTION? > > Why haven't you? You can append the patch to the bug report on > > Launchpad, though it might be nice

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Libre Office and Thunderbird Addressbook

On 14/06/11 22:14, Colin Law wrote: On 14 June 2011 22:10, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS! Ubuntu 11.04 and Libre Office 3.3.2. the Ubuntu version of Libre Office will STILL NOT USE the Thunderbird addressbook as an address data source! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU CANONICAL? WHY

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Libre Office and Thunderbird Addressbook

On 14/06/11 22:13, Avi wrote: Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU CANONICAL? WHY CANNOT YOU IMPLEMENT THIS VERY SIMPLE FUNCTION? Why haven't you? You can append the patch to the bug report on Launchpad, though it might be nicer to send it straight to the LO guys. It's nothing

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Libre Office and Thunderbird Addressbook

On 14 June 2011 22:10, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: > I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS! > Ubuntu 11.04 and Libre Office 3.3.2. > the Ubuntu version of Libre Office will STILL NOT USE the Thunderbird > addressbook as an address data source! > > WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU CANONICAL? > WHY CANNOT YOU IMPLEMENT THIS

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Libre Office and Thunderbird Addressbook

Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: > WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU CANONICAL? > WHY CANNOT YOU IMPLEMENT THIS VERY SIMPLE FUNCTION? Why haven't you? You can append the patch to the bug report on Launchpad, though it might be nicer to send it straight to the LO guys. -- Avi -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com ht

[ubuntu-uk] Libre Office and Thunderbird Addressbook

I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS! Ubuntu 11.04 and Libre Office 3.3.2. the Ubuntu version of Libre Office will STILL NOT USE the Thunderbird addressbook as an address data source! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU CANONICAL? WHY CANNOT YOU IMPLEMENT THIS VERY SIMPLE FUNCTION? Why do those of us who don't like Evolut

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Further Decluttering

Damn, if only I lived closer to London! Daniel On 13 June 2011 20:43, TT Mooney wrote: > Hi all -- > > I am getting rid of some surplus equipment from home, and rather than > fuss with Ebay, I thought perhaps someone on the list would be interested. > > Current techie toys littering the flat inc

Re: [ubuntu-uk] On giving people Ubuntu to try.

On 13 June 2011 22:57, Phill Whiteside wrote: > hiyas, > Crikey... a 250MB usb hard drive? Please let me have some more details as > the lowest we can get Lubuntu down to as a full install is 2.7GB on Hard > Disk - I am sure JM would love to have a look at it. > Regards, > Phill. :) I am guessing

Re: [ubuntu-uk] from win32 to python?

It sounds that you might be getting the programming language and GUI interface confused: the core of the program is written in Fortran, and I suspect (from what you've written) that GUI part of the program is probably written in C/C++ with the GUI interface being the Win32 API. Either the GTK+ or

Re: [ubuntu-uk] from win32 to python?

On Mon, 13 Jun 2011 23:28:09 +0100 andres wrote: > Hello, > > This is a question mainly for developers. I think. It's really a > curiosity of mine and I have little say in the result of the project. > > Someone I know is thinking of releasing his software. It's a program > that at it's core is