Hi, I am trying to ween myself from Windows. A couple of months ago I installed Debian on my new amd64 box and I am generally quite impressed by the amalgam. There are a few items that I have been unable to address satisfactorily, however.
First, I am a programmer in one of my hobby lives. I love C and C++ and I have installed the gcc and g++ packages on my new box. I have not yet found a good integrated developer environment, however. About the only thing good about Windows, in my opinion, is their Visual C++. Second, I am an electrical engineer, so I would like to get closer to the hardware. In order to do so, it would be nice to find a tutorial explaining the standard ways Linux implements plug and play, hardware access permissions, and communication between hardware and applications. Third, I would like to find a good book to teach me how to accept and to process mouse, keyboard, graphics tablet, etc. input and how to generate and to operate the graphical windows used in Debian. I understand that the Gnome and/or KDE interfaces are available and it would be nice to know what the differences, similarities, and compatibility issues are from the programmer's perspective. I think I am using Gnome, so my first priority is programming for Gnome, but if I can program for both, even better. Any recommended literature and relevant references and/or urls are quite welcome and will be appreciated. Byron Watkins -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]