Re: choice of software

2002-11-08 Thread Joshua Lee
On Thu, Nov 07, 2002 at 11:09:01AM +1100, Rob Weir wrote: > I'd also recommend 'abuse' and 'abuse-frabs' which is a fun little game > of killing aliens with huge guns. It reminds me of Metroid. Note: abuse is marked as obsolete according to apt-cache show, you should install abuse-sdl instead...

Re: choice of software

2002-11-07 Thread Nick Traxler
On Thu, Nov 07, 2002 at 11:09:01AM +1100, Rob Weir wrote: > I'd also recommend 'abuse' and 'abuse-frabs' which is a fun little game > of killing aliens with huge guns. It reminds me of Metroid. Of course, Debian includes Super Nintendo emulators, so if you can "acquire" ROMs, you can play the rea

Re: choice of software

2002-11-07 Thread Rob Weir
On Tue, Nov 05, 2002 at 05:51:12PM +0100, Philippe Marzouk wrote: > On Tue, Nov 05, 2002 at 11:14:33AM -0500, Levi Waldron wrote: > > have been using noatun instead. Has anyone found a way to make xmms a little > > more readable? > > > > There are a lot of XMMS themes existing (just like winamp

Re: choice of software

2002-11-07 Thread Rob Weir
On Wed, Nov 06, 2002 at 05:43:22AM +0800, csj wrote: > On Tue, 5 Nov 2002 15:44:41 -0500 > Joshua Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > :game playing [snip good suggestions] Some more suggestions: I'd also recommend 'abuse' and 'abuse-frabs' which is a fun little game of killing

Re: choice of software

2002-11-06 Thread Larry W . Irwin Sr .
On Tue, 5 Nov 2002 09:19:27 -0800 Jim Bowering <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I find xmms impossibly hard to read with its blue-on-black and small > > font, so have been using noatun instead. Has anyone found a way to make > > xmms a little more readable? Look in the Options menu for the entry

Re: choice of software

2002-11-05 Thread Tinus Kotzé
> > So long as you're not looking for Final Fantasy, there's plenty of > packaged and playable games. > Why not? I tried it and it worked very nice.The playstation version via epxs(emulator) or something like that. I can't remember exactly what the name was. Lost everything with WD packing up on

Re: choice of software

2002-11-05 Thread csj
On Tue, 5 Nov 2002 15:44:41 -0500 Joshua Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > :game playing > > I've just apt-getted frozen-bubble. It's a neat arcade puzzle-game > with great graphics and a sound-track. It is reccomended, along with > several other games that are available on Deb

Re: choice of software

2002-11-05 Thread Joshua Lee
On Mon, Nov 04, 2002 at 04:38:39PM -0400, james leclair wrote: > :mail clients I use mutt, if you prefer a graphical client there is sylpheed-claws for a lightweight client and evolution for a more kitchen-sink sized one. :-) > :game playing I've just apt-getted froze

Re: choice of software

2002-11-05 Thread Levi Waldron
On November 5, 2002 12:07 pm, Hall Stevenson wrote: > Have you simply tried a different "skin" ?? xmms can use WinAmp skins or > you've got these, http://xmms.org/skins.html, to choose from. > > I know what you're talking about with the default, and many of the > "popular" ones, being so "dark". >

Re: choice of software

2002-11-05 Thread Tinus Kotzé
On Monday 04 November 2002 10:38 pm, james leclair wrote: > Hello, > We currently run a variety if Debian products in the mail and file serving > areas. Now we are investigating the possiblity of running Debian products > on our desktops. Could someone please recommend what packages we should be >

Re: choice of software

2002-11-05 Thread Dale Hair
On Tue, 2002-11-05 at 10:14, Levi Waldron wrote: > On November 4, 2002 04:19 pm, Johannes Zarl wrote: > > +xmms -- a winamp lookalike > > I find xmms impossibly hard to read with its blue-on-black and small font, so > have been using noatun instead. Has anyone found a way to make xmms a little

Re: choice of software

2002-11-05 Thread Jim Bowering
On Tuesday 05 November 2002 08:14 am, Levi Waldron wrote: > On November 4, 2002 04:19 pm, Johannes Zarl wrote: > > +xmms -- a winamp lookalike > > I find xmms impossibly hard to read with its blue-on-black and small > font, so have been using noatun instead. Has anyone found a way to make > xmms

Re: choice of software

2002-11-05 Thread Hall Stevenson
At 11:14 AM 11/5/2002 -0500, Levi Waldron wrote: On November 4, 2002 04:19 pm, Johannes Zarl wrote: > +xmms -- a winamp lookalike I find xmms impossibly hard to read with its blue-on-black and small font, so have been using noatun instead. Has anyone found a way to make xmms a little more read

Re: choice of software

2002-11-05 Thread Steve Juranich
On Tue, 5 Nov 2002 11:14:33 -0500 Levi Waldron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I find xmms impossibly hard to read with its blue-on-black and small > font, so have been using noatun instead. Has anyone found a way to > make xmms a little more readable? Try http://www.xmms.org/skins.html. I like Xa

Re: choice of software

2002-11-05 Thread Philippe Marzouk
On Tue, Nov 05, 2002 at 11:14:33AM -0500, Levi Waldron wrote: > On November 4, 2002 04:19 pm, Johannes Zarl wrote: > >   +xmms -- a winamp lookalike > > I find xmms impossibly hard to read with its blue-on-black and small font, so > have been using noatun instead. Has anyone found a way to make

Re: choice of software

2002-11-05 Thread Stephen Gran
This one time, at band camp, Levi Waldron said: > On November 4, 2002 04:19 pm, Johannes Zarl wrote: > >   +xmms -- a winamp lookalike > > I find xmms impossibly hard to read with its blue-on-black and small font, so > have been using noatun instead. Has anyone found a way to make xmms a little

Re: choice of software

2002-11-05 Thread Glyn Kennington
Levi Waldron wrote: > On November 4, 2002 04:19 pm, Johannes Zarl wrote: > >   +xmms -- a winamp lookalike > > I find xmms impossibly hard to read with its blue-on-black and small font, so > have been using noatun instead. Has anyone found a way to make xmms a little > more readable? It suppor

Re: choice of software

2002-11-05 Thread Levi Waldron
On November 4, 2002 04:19 pm, Johannes Zarl wrote: >   +xmms -- a winamp lookalike I find xmms impossibly hard to read with its blue-on-black and small font, so have been using noatun instead. Has anyone found a way to make xmms a little more readable? -Levi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMA

Re: choice of software

2002-11-04 Thread Matthew Weier O'Phinney
-- Jason Pepas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote (on Monday, 04 November 2002, 09:07 PM -0600): > > I've had problems running console-based music programs -- starting new > > programs and processes tends to interrupt music output, which I find > > annoying. If you're using a graphical environment, I highly

Re: choice of software

2002-11-04 Thread Jason Pepas
> I've had problems running console-based music programs -- starting new > programs and processes tends to interrupt music output, which I find > annoying. If you're using a graphical environment, I highly recommend > xmms -- it's fairly lightweight, there are a number of different panel > applets

Re: choice of software

2002-11-04 Thread Johannes Zarl
On Monday 04 November 2002 23:05, Mark L. Kahnt wrote: > > +evolution -- non-free client from ximian. Offers calender, etc.(a > > bit like outlook on windows) > > As Matthew Weier O'Phinney notes, Evolution is one of the Gnome email > clients - there are a number depending on the scale of program

Re: choice of software

2002-11-04 Thread Mark L. Kahnt
On Mon, 2002-11-04 at 16:19, Johannes Zarl wrote: > On Monday 04 November 2002 21:38, james leclair wrote: > > Hello, > > Hello, too;-) > > > We currently run a variety if Debian products in the mail and file > > serving areas. Now we are investigating the possiblity of running Debian > > product

Re: choice of software

2002-11-04 Thread Matthew Weier O'Phinney
-- Johannes Zarl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote (on Monday, 04 November 2002, 10:19 PM +0100): > On Monday 04 November 2002 21:38, james leclair wrote: > > We currently run a variety if Debian products in the mail and file > > serving areas. Now we are investigating the possiblity of running Debian > >

Re: choice of software

2002-11-04 Thread Johannes Zarl
On Monday 04 November 2002 21:38, james leclair wrote: > Hello, Hello, too;-) > We currently run a variety if Debian products in the mail and file > serving areas. Now we are investigating the possiblity of running Debian > products on our desktops. Could someone please recommend what packages >

choice of software

2002-11-04 Thread james leclair
Hello, We currently run a variety if Debian products in the mail and file serving areas. Now we are investigating the possiblity of running Debian products on our desktops. Could someone please recommend what packages we should be running in the following areas for our desktop machines should we