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Samsung NC110 netbook: Any Linux users?!839 (10/19/2012 3:23:44 PM) comp.sys.laptops Anyone here replaced Windows with Linux on the Samsung NC110 netbook?
I'm having 2 problems:
(1) The 'Fn+' controls (e.g. external monitor, WiFi on/off) appear to
be dependent on Windows apps.
Any... Maurice
Problem with Text facility in Gimp 2.7.41222 (5/7/2012 3:33:16 PM) comp.graphics.apps.gimp I struck an unexpected diference between Gimp 2.6 and 2.7.4.
With 2.6, if you select 'Text' (the big 'A'), then click somewhere on
an image, two things will appear:
(1) At the place where you clicked... Maurice
Kmail Composer defaulting to HTML 'on'049 (8/7/2011 1:48:26 PM) comp.os.linux.misc Anyhone using KDE 4.5.2 or later and not 'into' Kmail HTML should (when in Composer) check 'Options', as you may find that HTML is set 'on' (causing an HTML version of the message to be appended to all sent mes... Maurice
Annotating images2227 (7/31/2011 3:43:51 PM) comp.graphics.apps.gimp Although not having made serious use of GIMP, now that I have changed
from keeping hard copy photographs in albums to storing them on the
PC, I am missing the album capability of facilitating annotation of ea... Maurice
"RTC battery is low..." Toshiba TECRA A8 (Satellite Pro A120)244 (5/19/2011 1:50:22 PM) comp.sys.laptops When powering up my 4-year-old Toshiba today, the warning "RTC battery is low..." came up; first time it has ever done that. According to the handbook, the Real Time Clock battery does recharge when the power... Maurice
oorexx under Linux Mandriva 2009.0428 (4/8/2009 4:55:11 PM) comp.lang.rexx Before retirement I wrote a large suite of REXX programs on IBM mainframes. Having now installed OORexx on Linux Mandriva (2009.0), I have come across a problem getting access to the Rexx utility SysIsFileDire... Maurice
New to laptops #21216 (12/17/2012 10:24:10 PM) comp.sys.laptops Hi everyone! I'm familiar with desktop systems, but I just got my first
laptop (IBM/Lenovo Thinkpad T60 refurbished -- holiday gift to myself!)
and I feel almost like a newbie again. Would anyone be able ... adam39(10)
Samsung NC110 netbook: Any Linux users?!839 (10/19/2012 3:23:44 PM) comp.sys.laptops Anyone here replaced Windows with Linux on the Samsung NC110 netbook?
I'm having 2 problems:
(1) The 'Fn+' controls (e.g. external monitor, WiFi on/off) appear to
be dependent on Windows apps.
Any... maurice5518(36)
Opening image in its own format.1032 (6/12/2012 1:58:00 PM) comp.graphics.apps.gimp I now have GIMP 2.8. It seems impossible now to open an image in any format
but .xcf. All I want to do is crop a JPEG. Should I move to something more
basic, perhaps a photo manipulator?
Doug.
... laidlaws5919(5)
Problem with Text facility in Gimp 2.7.41222 (5/7/2012 3:33:16 PM) comp.graphics.apps.gimp I struck an unexpected diference between Gimp 2.6 and 2.7.4.
With 2.6, if you select 'Text' (the big 'A'), then click somewhere on
an image, two things will appear:
(1) At the place where you clicked... maurice5518(36)
Annotating images2227 (7/31/2011 3:43:51 PM) comp.graphics.apps.gimp Although not having made serious use of GIMP, now that I have changed
from keeping hard copy photographs in albums to storing them on the
PC, I am missing the album capability of facilitating annotation of ea... maurice5518(36)
Remote printer not accessible144 (6/22/2011 8:38:02 PM) comp.os.linux.misc I have two Slackware Linux systems, A and B. They are both connected to the same LAN, A being accessible from B (by, say, ssh) and vice-versa. Attached to A is a USB printer PA, and attached to B is another... noEmail4194(30)
Medication Scheduler729 (5/5/2009 8:51:15 PM) comp.lang.php Is there a program that I can run in the back ground and will pop up a window when it is time for medication. Maybe beep if I'm away from my CP. Need safeguards of some kind like not being dismissed until spe... daveekelly1(24)