new windows now opening under current windows

2007-08-21 Thread Rick Pasotto
What have I managed to inadvertantly change? Now, whenever an application opens a new window it opens under all current windows so I have to right-click the gnome panel and select 'on top' and then click to maximize it. New windows used to always open on top. Why would anyone want th

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-21 Thread Paul Johnson
On Monday 21 August 2006 10:32, Stephen wrote: > On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 09:49:12AM -0700 or thereabouts, Paul Johnson wrote: > > On Monday 21 August 2006 08:01, Stephen wrote: > > > If it were closed source, then implementations of it wouldn't be > > > allowed to exist such as MING, the various op

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-21 Thread Stephen
On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 02:47:12PM -0400 or thereabouts, Carl Fink wrote: > > In fact, the standard is not open. > > See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWF#Licensing. > > In any case, "Flash" (which is a program) is not open-source, any more than > Acrobat is just because PDF is, in fact, open. A

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-21 Thread Nicolaus Kedegren
* Jacob S ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 13:32:49 -0400 > Stephen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 09:49:12AM -0700 or thereabouts, Paul Johnson > > wrote: > > > On Monday 21 August 2006 08:01, Stephen w

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-21 Thread Stephen
On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 01:19:57PM -0500 or thereabouts, Jacob S wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 13:32:49 -0400 > Stephen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 09:49:12AM -0700 or thereabouts, Paul Johnson > > wrote: > > > On Mon

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-21 Thread Carl Fink
On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 01:19:57PM -0500, Jacob S wrote: > On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 13:32:49 -0400 > Stephen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 09:49:12AM -0700 or thereabouts, Paul Johnson > > wrote: > > > On Monday 21 August 2006 08:01, Stephen wrote: > > > > > > If it were cl

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-21 Thread Jacob S
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 13:32:49 -0400 Stephen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 09:49:12AM -0700 or thereabouts, Paul Johnson > wrote: > > On Monday 21 August 2006 08:01, Stephen wrote: > > > > If it were closed source, then implement

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-21 Thread Stephen
On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 09:49:12AM -0700 or thereabouts, Paul Johnson wrote: > On Monday 21 August 2006 08:01, Stephen wrote: > > If it were closed source, then implementations of it wouldn't be allowed > > to exist such as MING, the various open source players, and editors. > The "standard" itse

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-21 Thread Paul Johnson
On Monday 21 August 2006 08:01, Stephen wrote: > On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 10:04:13AM -0400 or thereabouts, Carl Fink wrote: > > On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 08:43:04AM -0400, Stephen wrote: > > > On Sun, Aug 20, 2006 at 05:29:33PM -0700 or thereabouts, Paul Johnson wrote: > > > > On Sunday 20 August 200

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-21 Thread Stephen
On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 04:27:06PM +0100 or thereabouts, George Borisov wrote: > Stephen wrote: > > > > Adobe Flash Player is closed source, but there are other Flash Players. > > The specification is open source. > > True, but none of these players (AFAIK) support Flash 8/9 > formats. (BTW, if t

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-21 Thread George Borisov
Stephen wrote: > > We should be rejoicing in the fact, that Adobe is now going to > be supporting Linux actively in terms of Flash, and Flex. Erm... woot? *waves a little flag* -- George Borisov DXSolutions Ltd signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-21 Thread George Borisov
Stephen wrote: > > Adobe Flash Player is closed source, but there are other Flash Players. > The specification is open source. True, but none of these players (AFAIK) support Flash 8/9 formats. (BTW, if they do then please let me know, as I am getting fed up of the, increasingly more common, "upg

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-21 Thread Stephen
On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 10:04:13AM -0400 or thereabouts, Carl Fink wrote: > On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 08:43:04AM -0400, Stephen wrote: > > On Sun, Aug 20, 2006 at 05:29:33PM -0700 or thereabouts, Paul Johnson wrote: > > > On Sunday 20 August 2006 14:44, Derek wrote: > > > > If more people complain,ma

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-21 Thread Stephen
On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 03:27:52PM +0100 or thereabouts, George Borisov wrote: > Stephen wrote: > > > > Paul, Flash is not closed source. > > While some of Paul's post was unnecessarily harsh, he was quite > correct on this point. > > Adobe Flash Player _is_ closed source, as far as I know. Ado

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-21 Thread Stephen
On Sun, Aug 20, 2006 at 02:44:07PM -0700 or thereabouts, Derek wrote: > If more people complain,maybe they will release it sooner. No they won't -- It's actively being worked on NOW. Some things just take time. We should be rejoicing in the fact, that Adobe is now going to be supporting Linux acti

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-21 Thread Stephen
On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 10:04:13AM -0400 or thereabouts, Carl Fink wrote: > On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 08:43:04AM -0400, Stephen wrote: > > On Sun, Aug 20, 2006 at 05:29:33PM -0700 or thereabouts, Paul Johnson wrote: > > > On Sunday 20 August 2006 14:44, Derek wrote: > > > > If more people complain,ma

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-21 Thread Carl Fink
On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 08:43:04AM -0400, Stephen wrote: > On Sun, Aug 20, 2006 at 05:29:33PM -0700 or thereabouts, Paul Johnson wrote: > > On Sunday 20 August 2006 14:44, Derek wrote: > > > If more people complain,maybe they will release it sooner. > > > > I doubt it, but if you really want promo

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-21 Thread George Borisov
Stephen wrote: > > Paul, Flash is not closed source. While some of Paul's post was unnecessarily harsh, he was quite correct on this point. Adobe Flash Player _is_ closed source, as far as I know. Best regards, -- George Borisov DXSolutions Ltd signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-21 Thread Stephen
On Sun, Aug 20, 2006 at 05:29:33PM -0700 or thereabouts, Paul Johnson wrote: > On Sunday 20 August 2006 14:44, Derek wrote: > > If more people complain,maybe they will release it sooner. > > I doubt it, but if you really want promote closed source software, go ahead > and keep whining. :o) Paul

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-20 Thread Carl Fink
On Sun, Aug 20, 2006 at 05:29:33PM -0700, Paul Johnson wrote: > On Sunday 20 August 2006 14:44, Derek wrote: > > If more people complain,maybe they will release it sooner. > > I doubt it, but if you really want promote closed source software, go ahead > and keep whining. :o) Does anyone know wh

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-20 Thread Derek
What is your problem paul?I am not promoting it,or whining.Quit being a assOn 8/20/06, Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:On Sunday 20 August 2006 14:44, Derek wrote:> If more people complain,maybe they will release it sooner. I doubt it, but if you really want promote closed source software,

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-20 Thread Paul Johnson
On Sunday 20 August 2006 14:44, Derek wrote: > If more people complain,maybe they will release it sooner. I doubt it, but if you really want promote closed source software, go ahead and keep whining. :o) -- Paul Johnson Email and IM (XMPP & Google Talk): [EMAIL PROTECTED] pgpyko5MVk2B6.pgp

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-20 Thread Derek
If more people complain,maybe they will release it sooner.

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-20 Thread Paul Johnson
On Sunday 20 August 2006 08:18, gustavo halperin wrote: > Carl Fink wrote: > > On Sun, Aug 20, 2006 at 01:46:05AM +0300, gustavo halperin wrote: > >> Hello > >> > >> It's not new that windows do every think in order to make harder our > >> life, do you know something about a new version of Macromed

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-20 Thread Paul Johnson
On Saturday 19 August 2006 15:46, gustavo halperin wrote: > Hello > > It's not new that windows do every think in order to make harder our > life, do you know something about a new version of Macromedia only for > windows?? Adobe tends to release on Windows first and play catchup with other platf

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-20 Thread gustavo halperin
Carl Fink wrote: On Sun, Aug 20, 2006 at 01:46:05AM +0300, gustavo halperin wrote: Hello It's not new that windows do every think in order to make harder our life, do you know something about a new version of Macromedia only for windows?? Macromedia was a company that doesn't exist

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-19 Thread Ralph Katz
On 08/19/2006, gustavo halperin wrote: > I currently have a latest version of Macromedia but in the page > "www.metacafe.com" I can't see the videos, the page say that I need > download the latest version of Macromedia, but I have it. Did you > know this problem? Can you see videos from "www.metaca

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-19 Thread Carl Fink
On Sun, Aug 20, 2006 at 01:46:05AM +0300, gustavo halperin wrote: > Hello > > It's not new that windows do every think in order to make harder our > life, do you know something about a new version of Macromedia only for > windows?? Macromedia was a company that doesn't exist any more. (Bought

macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-19 Thread gustavo halperin
Hello It's not new that windows do every think in order to make harder our life, do you know something about a new version of Macromedia only for windows?? I currently have a latest version of Macromedia but in the page "www.metacafe.com" I can't see the videos, the page say that I need do

Re: New windows without focus and in all workspaces

2006-04-11 Thread Vitaliy Ischenko
The same problem, very annoying :) В Втр, 11/04/2006 в 13:14 -0400, Victor Munoz пишет: > Hello. > > I'm having an annoying problem with Gnome after a recent upgrade in sid > (last week). If I launch an application from gnome-terminal, the window > appears hidden by gnome-terminal, and does not g

New windows without focus and in all workspaces

2006-04-11 Thread Victor Munoz
Hello. I'm having an annoying problem with Gnome after a recent upgrade in sid (last week). If I launch an application from gnome-terminal, the window appears hidden by gnome-terminal, and does not get focus, unless I click on it. This is not the case if I launch it from the panel. Also, the new

Re: How to add new Windows Manager to KDM?

2004-08-04 Thread Wim De Smet
Hi, On Tue, 3 Aug 2004 18:06:11 -0500 , Scott Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I want to add a new entry to the Session Types menu in kdm. Everything I > could find says either edit the SessionTypes entry in kdmrc or add a session > through the KDE Control Panel. My login configuration appl

Re: How to add new Windows Manager to KDM?

2004-08-04 Thread Kent West
Paul Johnson wrote: Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Scott Thompson wrote: I want to add a new entry to the Session Types menu in kdm. Everything I could find says either edit the SessionTypes entry in kdmrc or add a session through the KDE Control Panel. My login configuration apple

Re: How to add new Windows Manager to KDM?

2004-08-04 Thread Ioannou Ioannis
On Tuesday 03 August 2004 23:06, Scott Thompson wrote: > I want to add a new entry to the Session Types menu in kdm. Everything I > could find says either edit the SessionTypes entry in kdmrc or add a > session through the KDE Control Panel. My login configuration applet in > control panel does n

Re: How to add new Windows Manager to KDM?

2004-08-03 Thread Paul Johnson
Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Scott Thompson wrote: > >>I want to add a new entry to the Session Types menu in kdm. Everything I >>could find says either edit the SessionTypes entry in kdmrc or add a session >>through the KDE Control Panel. My login configuration applet in control >>pa

Re: How to add new Windows Manager to KDM?

2004-08-03 Thread Chris Metzler
On Tue, 3 Aug 2004 18:06:11 -0500 Scott Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I want to add a new entry to the Session Types menu in kdm. Everything > I could find says either edit the SessionTypes entry in kdmrc or add a > session through the KDE Control Panel. My login configuration applet i

RE: How to add new Windows Manager to KDM?

2004-08-03 Thread Scott Thompson
> -Original Message- > From: Kent West [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 11:24 PM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: Re: How to add new Windows Manager to KDM? > > > Scott Thompson wrote: > > >I want to add a

Re: How to add new Windows Manager to KDM?

2004-08-03 Thread Kent West
Scott Thompson wrote: I want to add a new entry to the Session Types menu in kdm. Everything I could find says either edit the SessionTypes entry in kdmrc or add a session through the KDE Control Panel. My login configuration applet in control panel does not have a place to add a new session and

How to add new Windows Manager to KDM?

2004-08-03 Thread Scott Thompson
I want to add a new entry to the Session Types menu in kdm. Everything I could find says either edit the SessionTypes entry in kdmrc or add a session through the KDE Control Panel. My login configuration applet in control panel does not have a place to add a new session and the only kdmrc file th

Bitchx and failure in creating new windows

2000-09-22 Thread Gecco
Hi, I've recently switched from slink to potato and installed my fav. irc client bitchx plus screen of course. But I have a problem with them. I can't create new windows with /window create command. All I get is: -:- Opening new screen... -:- The screen is now dead. child signaled wit

Re: [wtopa@mindspring.com: Re: New windows]

1999-06-25 Thread John Pearson
On Tue, Jun 22, 1999 at 05:05:33PM -0400, Wayne Topa wrote > - Forwarded message from Wayne Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - > > Date: Tue, 22 Jun 1999 17:02:36 -0400 > From: Wayne Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Anthony Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject

[wtopa@mindspring.com: Re: New windows]

1999-06-23 Thread Wayne Topa
- Forwarded message from Wayne Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Date: Tue, 22 Jun 1999 17:02:36 -0400 From: Wayne Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Anthony Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: New windows Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-as

Re: New windows

1999-06-22 Thread Ed Cogburn
Paul Seelig wrote: > > There is the common misconception coined by the very term "Linux > community", that the Linux users are a somewhat homogeneous crowd and > you simply fell for that. The Linux crowd is IMHO by far the most > heterogeneous bunch of computer users imageinable and this refelect

Re: New windows

1999-06-22 Thread Anthony Campbell
On 22 Jun 1999, Wayne Topa wrote: > > Subject: Re: New windows > Date: Tue, Jun 22, 1999 at 08:35:44AM +0100 > > In reply to:Anthony Campbell > > > Could some Windowmaker enthusiast tell me what else is needed please? > > > > Anthony > Anthon

Re: New windows

1999-06-22 Thread Wayne Topa
Subject: Re: New windows Date: Tue, Jun 22, 1999 at 08:35:44AM +0100 In reply to:Anthony Campbell Quoting Anthony Campbell([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > On 22 Jun 1999, Revenant wrote: > > Well, this seems like the ideal opportunity for me to advertise my > > ignorance

Re: New windows

1999-06-22 Thread Jonathan Guthrie
On Tue, 22 Jun 1999, Revenant wrote: > > On Mon, 21 Jun 1999, Christian Dysthe wrote: > > > Instead I am again presented with the taskbar and popup menus that hasn't > > > really changed for years. Is this to conquer new users, or is it becuase > > > Linux > > > users "secretly" have missed the l

Re: New windows

1999-06-22 Thread Jeremy Blosser
Christian Dysthe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > After a while I found Windowmaker, and set up a desktop with several handy > dock > apps. A refreshingly approach to a personal desktop environment. Also, > Windowmaker looks good! So different from MS, and yet very easy to configure > and use. > > Then

Re: New windows

1999-06-22 Thread Hans van den Boogert
And nobody mentioned the best thing that happened to mankind since sliced bread: the Tab WM!!! I set up aliases for the programs I need in .bashrc ('net for netscape, 'wp' for WP8, 'sound' for the sound apps, etc. Just open a window, type the alias and off you go. Simplify thy life. -- Hans

Re: New windows

1999-06-22 Thread Angus Claydon
On Tue, 22 Jun 1999, Tim Nicholas wrote: > actually while i use and like WindowMaker i think that the look and feel of > win9x is the best thing that M$ ever did. Which may not be saying much but > still the L&F is alot better than the underlyeing crap that they write. > > Hi snip> > I came fro

Re: New windows

1999-06-22 Thread Christian Dysthe
On 22-Jun-99 Revenant wrote: > Well, this seems like the ideal opportunity for me to advertise my > ignorance: > > What exactly is the difference between a window manager and a desktop > environment? > I am also ignorant regarding this. I just know I am perfectly happy with Windowmaker. So if

Re: New windows

1999-06-22 Thread Anthony Campbell
On 22 Jun 1999, Revenant wrote: > Well, this seems like the ideal opportunity for me to advertise my > ignorance: > > What exactly is the difference between a window manager and a desktop > environment? > > Thanx. > > BTW, I second the opinion re: Windowmaker. It's intuitive and easy > to use,

Re: New windows

1999-06-22 Thread Tim Nicholas
actually while i use and like WindowMaker i think that the look and feel of win9x is the best thing that M$ ever did. Which may not be saying much but still the L&F is alot better than the underlyeing crap that they write. Like i said i use WM and like it but the problems of windows does not rea

Re: New windows

1999-06-22 Thread Revenant
Well, this seems like the ideal opportunity for me to advertise my ignorance: What exactly is the difference between a window manager and a desktop environment? Thanx. BTW, I second the opinion re: Windowmaker. It's intuitive and easy to use, it looks funky (and probably will look funkier when

Re: New windows

1999-06-22 Thread Brad
Oooo, dangerous ground... Hopefully this doesn't spark a holy war ;) On Mon, 21 Jun 1999, Christian Dysthe wrote: > After a while I found Windowmaker, and set up a desktop with several > handy dock apps. A refreshingly approach to a personal desktop > environment. Also, Windowmaker looks good! So

New windows

1999-06-22 Thread Christian Dysthe
Hi, I came from MS Windows to Linux a few months ago. I was tired of crashes and all that, and I had the feeling I could do better GUI-wise also. After a while I found Windowmaker, and set up a desktop with several handy dock apps. A refreshingly approach to a personal desktop environment. Also,