gtk-config

2005-08-01 Thread ken keanon
When I try to run 'gtk-config --prefix', the system responded with 'command not found'. Am I missing any package? Ken Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, ema

virtual keyboard, on-screen keyboard

2005-07-23 Thread ken keanon
Hi, I have been trying out xvkbd and gok. In terms of customising, gok is better but still requires manipulation of a text file. I came across highly customisable virtual keyboard called MountFocus, but it is for Windows only. Is there something along this line available for Linux, at least with

programming environment

2005-07-16 Thread ken keanon
Hi I am new to programming in C and X Window. My web search for a programming environment brought me to xwpe, a package for X Window Programming Environment. The GUI is quite basic and I am not able to increase the font size. Is this the best for what I intend to do or are there better ones? Ch

expandable on-screen keyboard

2005-07-12 Thread ken keanon
I am currently using xvkbd. Great, except that it won't allow me to create new keys. Is there an on-screen keyboard which allows user to-add on keys which can hold a single or a string of symbols? Ken __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail h

re: device problem

2005-07-12 Thread ken keanon
Problem solved. The script that stopped the modem also remove the usb uhci module. This module is also required by the tablet. Thks for the help. Ken Sell on Yahoo! Auctions – no fees. Bid on great items. http://auctions.ya

Re: device problem

2005-07-07 Thread ken keanon
Hi, Thanks for the reference to udev. I have managed to get hold of a web doc titled "Writing udev rules" and started grappling with writing rules. The first wall I encounter is that the default rule file mentioned in the doc is not even in my dirs. Is there a write-up more suitable for Debian?

device problem

2005-07-06 Thread ken keanon
I am having a problem with changing device-event number. I have a usb mouse and a usb tablet. On boot-up, the mouse is mouse0, event1 and the tablet is mouse1, event2. Once I go online with my usb ADSL router, the mouse becomes mouse1, event2 and the tablet is mouse2, event3. And this causes both d

Re: free vs commercial

2005-01-05 Thread ken keanon
Hi, I'll reply in a one-to-many style. Jerome Benoit wrote: A very good idea is to get a computer box totally supported by the Linux community. And do not forget that Debian does not run only on PC (as WinXP). Where to get those information e.g. how to know if a particular device is supported?

free vs commercial

2005-01-05 Thread ken keanon
Hi folks, Since my discourse about free software last month, I had installed Debian GNU/Linux Sarge on one partition of my harddisk while retaining WinXP in another. Starting with the maxim "To beat MS you have to be as good as, if not better than, MS", I am constantly comparing the Linux I had

search mail archive

2004-12-04 Thread ken keanon
Hi, When I tried to use the Search in the Debian page, I was directed to Google. This is inefficient. Is the Debain Search engine not coming back? Cheers Ken __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://

Full replacement of MS

2004-11-29 Thread ken keanon
Hi,   I'm still toying with the idea of fully replacing Windows w Debian GNU/Linux. The doubt I am still having is this: will I be able to use all the data that I had created under Windows, those documents, emails, images, audios and videos? Anyone has done a complete and successful conversion? Wil

Fedora

2004-11-25 Thread ken keanon
Hi, This Fedora project is developing along the same line as Debian i.e. community-base, open-sourced. What's more, It is supported by RedHat.   Anybody has any opinion about it? Is it better than Debian?   Ken   Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! – Get yours free!

Fwd: dual-OS disk partition

2004-11-23 Thread ken keanon
ken keanon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 21:10:22 -0800 (PST)From: ken keanon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Subject: dual-OS disk partitionTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]   Hi,   I intend to adopt the following disk partition strategy for my dual-OS system.    I'll go NTFS and 

Linux and IPR

2004-11-19 Thread ken keanon
Hi,   MS boss was reported to have warned Asians govts that they could face IPR-infringement lawsuits for using Linux.   How was the outcome of the case betweeen SCO and IBM? Will it be the end of Linux as open-source if SCO wins?   BTW, if SCO sues Debian, will Debian have the resources to fight

dual-OS system

2004-11-17 Thread ken keanon
Hi,     As mentioned in my previous mail, I'll run a dual-OS system. Since l have only one drive, I'll divide it into two partitions, one for Win XP and one for Debian. I think this is a good way to start off. When one fails, I can use the other to troubelshoot via the Web. I forsee doing this a l

Will debian grow and stay

2004-11-17 Thread ken keanon
Hi,   Sorry that my previous mail had raised a furore. Let's get back to the topic of 'free software'. There's a wider perspective to free software which requires deeper analysis.   Free software is not always developed free of charge. In many cases, a recent example being Firefox, they require do

Will Debian grow and stay?

2004-11-13 Thread ken keanon
Hi,   I',m impress. The responses to 'why debian' show that it has won some strong converts and it is supported by some staunch loyalists. I need to know more. There was mention about  "never for profit", "protected non-profit". It is compared to US democracy and monasteries in medieval England.  

Debian for business?

2004-11-13 Thread ken keanon
Hi,   Read all the responses to "Why debian". My summary: 1. It is free, w/o any non-free components. 2. It can be easily updated and upgraded.   My questions: 1. Is it free because it is not popular? If its user base keep growings, will there not be a temptation to commercialise it? That's how

why debian

2004-11-12 Thread ken keanon
Hi,   There are so many distros out there its confusing. Any reason(s) why Debian should be the preferred choice?   Any statistics from any source(s) to proof the popularity of Debian?   I'm in the dark waiting to be enlightened.   Cheers   Ken Do you Yahoo!? Check out the new Yahoo! Front Pag