Re: Any windowing system in text mode?

2001-10-17 Thread ramsubs
> On Wed, Oct 17, 2001 at 06:00:44PM +0800, ramsubs wrote: > > If I wanted to write an app which runs on a pseudo windowing system in > > text mode, what tools do I use? By this, I mean something similar to > > Foxpro for DOS which has a windowing system running in DOS mode w

Any windowing system in text mode?

2001-10-17 Thread ramsubs
Greetings all: If I wanted to write an app which runs on a pseudo windowing system in text mode, what tools do I use? By this, I mean something similar to Foxpro for DOS which has a windowing system running in DOS mode where you can drag windows around, able to pop up dialog boxes, uses gpm-type m

Re: Debian books

2001-10-17 Thread ramsubs
> > Also, he talked of installing KDE using task-KDE. But there is no > > Task-KDE!! KDE was never included in Debian > 2.0 (if I remember > > correctly), and the accompanying CD is at 2.2R2. He's really > > out-of-whack. > > That's unfair. task-kde is available for potato from kde.debian.net, and

Re: Debian books

2001-10-15 Thread ramsubs
> > > Does anyone have suggestions of helpful books that are more directly for > > > Debian instead of just general linux? > > > > > > > > I have a book called Debian Unleashed that is excellent. Although, I > > bought it some time ago and it came with 2.1. See if there is a new edition > > for 2.2

linuxworld: shutting down application when window closes

2001-10-13 Thread ramsubs
greetings all. i came across this article in linuxworld.com: http://www.linuxworld.com/ic_706716_6995_1-3133.html --- The DA's Office Goes Digital At the Queens County District Attorney's Office, keeping track of all the documents associated with the 50,000 criminal cases it processes

Re: Debian installation problems

2001-10-07 Thread ramsubs
> And then theres X... It ask's me if I want the VGA16 as default > server. Do I? Where do I specify the Mach64 driver/server? When Debian > tryes to create the Xfree86 conf. file, following error occurs (a lot > of times): try running anXious from text mode. it will offer to detect your card. if

Re: installing kde from rpms

2001-10-07 Thread ramsubs
ssage - From: Sam Varghese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: debian-user Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2001 2:30 PM Subject: Re: installing kde from rpms > On Sun, Oct 07, 2001 at 01:42:42PM +0800, ramsubs wrote: > > fellow debians:. > > > > i know this email probably belongs to the

Re: how to install debian originally from cd but copied to HD

2001-10-07 Thread ramsubs
ome script somewhere? please also explain about making hda5 active, as you state below. kindly explain a little more. thanks ram linux newbie - Original Message - From: Jia Baoyu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ramsubs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 5:03 PM Subje

installing kde from rpms

2001-10-07 Thread ramsubs
fellow debians:. i know this email probably belongs to the debian-kde list, so do excuse me for posting it here. i ventured into debian assuming that i'd be able to use both gnome and kde on debian. i found out that kde wasn't on the potato distribution. i tried to convert redhat 6.2's kde rpms

Re: how to install debian originally from cd but copied to HD

2001-10-05 Thread ramsubs
- Original Message - From: Michael Heldebrant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 3:40 AM Subject: Re: how to install debian originally from cd but copied to HD > On Thu, 2001-10-04 at 14:12, ramsubs wrote: > > i'm a linux newbie and playing a

how to install debian originally from cd but copied to HD

2001-10-04 Thread ramsubs
i'm a linux newbie and playing around with debian to learn. i've installed and reinstalled it many times but the routine of swapping cds (from the 3 cd-set) is bothersome.   so i partitioned my HD increasing it by 3 partitions with the idea of copying the 3 cds into the 3 partitions, and sub