Presumably there was
some difference, but having a setting like that in the GUI is rarely justified. If you keep doing it you end up with a settings window full of stuff meaningless/pointless to new users. Either the new way is better, or it isn't, and if you aren't sure then you probably need a clearer idea of what your goal is and where you're heading anyway.
I agree. Time will tell whether or not spatial nautilus is better than the old way. Really, it's all about the default setting, and nothing more. This is a setting that will be changed once and only once. Or maybe twice (once to try it, once to change it back.) Linux distributors will change the default behavior back to the old way by if they think the new way will confuse users! Putting a setting in the app that will be used maybe twice is UI overkill, IMO.
What 'this' are you talking about? I assume from your next sentance that you're talking about my claim that Petreley has a pro-KDE/anti-GNOME bias. If that's the case, then the way I know this is I have read his opinion of GNOME and KDE for years. He always criticizes GNOME and always praises KDE. I don't have the time to google all his past articles on them, but you can do it if you don't believe me.
By the way, this is not to say that some of his past GNOME criticism hasn't been justified. But this particular article was pretty bad. Criticising a whole release for a single feature? Come on.
I don't mean this is flamebait, I'm honestly surprised that these paper bloggers get this much 'cred'.
Again, I wish you were more specific. I assume by 'paper bloggers' you are talking about the author of the article I linked to. I probably should have mentioned that he is a well-respected ArsTechnica contributor. I have a lot more respect for ArsTechnica than I do for ComputerWorld. ArsTechnica is very comprehensive and accurate. Your opinion may vary, however.
No big surprise here as Petreley has always been a KDE rulez, GNOME sux0rs guy. The piece isn't even well written or accurate. Here is a decent rebuttal. Petreley hasn't quite figured out that the GNOME v. KDE flamewars are dead yet.
Lyle Lanley: Well, sir, there's nothing on earth like a genuine, bona fide, electrified, six-car monorail! What'd I say?
Ned Flanders: Monorail!
Lyle Lanley: What's it called?
Patty+Selma: Monorail!
Lyle Lanley: That's right! Monorail!
[crowd chants `Monorail' softly and rhythmically]
Miss Hoover: I hear those things are awfully loud...
Lyle Lanley: It glides as softly as a cloud.
Apu: Is there a chance the track could bend?
Lyle Lanley: Not on your life, my Hindu friend.
Barney: What about us brain-dead slobs?
Lyle Lanley: You'll be given cushy jobs.
Abe: Were you sent here by the devil?
Lyle Lanley: No, good sir, I'm on the level.
Wiggum: The ring came off my pudding can.
Lyle Lanley: Take my pen knife, my good man.
I swear it's Springfield's only choice...throw up your hands and raise your voice!
All: Monorail!
Lyle Lanley: What's it called?
All: Monorail!
Lyle Lanley: Once again...
All: Monorail!
Marge: But Main Street's still all cracked and broken...
Bart: Sorry, Mom, the mob has spoken!
All: Monorail! Monorail! Monorail!
[big finish]
Monorail!
Homer: Mono... D'oh!
Re:Free software lacks usability testing
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GNOME for Grandma
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· Score: 1
Actually, Sun has done some
usability testing for GNOME with actual users. It was fairly limited in scope, but it was pretty helpful in crafting the HIG.
OK, I definitely don't want to relive my commute. That's not really what I meant.:) But I can actually see cool potential for stuff like this.
Personally, I have at least three ways I can get to work that take roughly the same amount of time. I say roughly, but I'm really not sure. It would be cool to pull the data down after each commute, mark the route I used, then after a month or so of data, analyze which was faster, which had more stops, maybe even calculate some fuel economy info. I think it would be pretty cool!
This would be cool if there was some way to hook up your own home PC and access the data. You could write cool python scripts to visualize your commute to work, etc.
Just be careful who you steal it from. If you happen to get Winona Ryder's ID, the treatment you get is not quite the same. You walk in and all of the sudden the security gaurds pay you more attention than the sales people.:)
I agree with the other replies, "best viewed with" ads are bad. No harm in promoting your favorite browser, though. I'm going to put one of these good looking buttons on all my pages, personally.
Actually, Panasonic has two sub $1000 3 CCD camcorders out (or soon-to-be out): check this camcorderinfo.com article for details.
best feature: up2date does apt and yum!
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Fedora Core 1 Released
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· Score: 3, Interesting
From the release notes:
The Red Hat Update Agent (up2date) now supports installing packages from apt and yum repositories as well as local directories. This includes dependency solving and obsoletes handling. Additional repositories can be configured in the/etc/sysconfig/rhn/sources file.
Yep there was, you can find a copy of it here. There's also another one that you could literally print out on a business card here.
Cool stuff, I remember hearing about this in my raytracing class in college a while back.
Re:gcc 3.3 fails on glibc 2.3.2
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GCC 3.3 Released
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· Score: 1
Yeah, I get that, it is bad. But it's not a GCC issue, it's a libstdc++ issue. This article is about a new release of GCC, not libstdc++. The OP is acting as if a new release of GCC should have fixed a bug that is strictly a libstdc++ bug. I was attempting to point this fact out in a succinct manner. Obviously I needed more words.
There is something, it's called RHIDE. It's actually quite slick, I used to use it for programming apps using djgpp. I haven't used it in quite a while, but it looks like it's still quite active, with the latest release being Feb. of this year.
Re:gcc 3.3 fails on glibc 2.3.2
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GCC 3.3 Released
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· Score: 1
Slashdot Mirror
OK, I just finished downloading the source. It looks like the source is licensed under the same terms as the binary (http://www.eecs.wsu.edu/paint.net/legal.html).
Pretty cool.
Hmm, maybe not Open Source, actually. Free as in beer, for sure. I'm downloading the source now, to see what the source is licensed as.
BSD-like License: http://www.eecs.wsu.edu/paint.net/legal.html
I agree. Time will tell whether or not spatial nautilus is better than the old way. Really, it's all about the default setting, and nothing more. This is a setting that will be changed once and only once. Or maybe twice (once to try it, once to change it back.) Linux distributors will change the default behavior back to the old way by if they think the new way will confuse users! Putting a setting in the app that will be used maybe twice is UI overkill, IMO.
What 'this' are you talking about? I assume from your next sentance that you're talking about my claim that Petreley has a pro-KDE/anti-GNOME bias. If that's the case, then the way I know this is I have read his opinion of GNOME and KDE for years. He always criticizes GNOME and always praises KDE. I don't have the time to google all his past articles on them, but you can do it if you don't believe me.
By the way, this is not to say that some of his past GNOME criticism hasn't been justified. But this particular article was pretty bad. Criticising a whole release for a single feature? Come on.
Again, I wish you were more specific. I assume by 'paper bloggers' you are talking about the author of the article I linked to. I probably should have mentioned that he is a well-respected ArsTechnica contributor. I have a lot more respect for ArsTechnica than I do for ComputerWorld. ArsTechnica is very comprehensive and accurate. Your opinion may vary, however.
No big surprise here as Petreley has always been a KDE rulez, GNOME sux0rs guy. The piece isn't even well written or accurate. Here is a decent rebuttal. Petreley hasn't quite figured out that the GNOME v. KDE flamewars are dead yet.
Very well, sir. Ask and ye shall receive.
Lyle Lanley: Well, sir, there's nothing on earth like a genuine, bona fide, electrified, six-car monorail! What'd I say?
Ned Flanders: Monorail!
Lyle Lanley: What's it called?
Patty+Selma: Monorail!
Lyle Lanley: That's right! Monorail!
[crowd chants `Monorail' softly and rhythmically]
Miss Hoover: I hear those things are awfully loud...
Lyle Lanley: It glides as softly as a cloud.
Apu: Is there a chance the track could bend?
Lyle Lanley: Not on your life, my Hindu friend.
Barney: What about us brain-dead slobs?
Lyle Lanley: You'll be given cushy jobs.
Abe: Were you sent here by the devil?
Lyle Lanley: No, good sir, I'm on the level.
Wiggum: The ring came off my pudding can.
Lyle Lanley: Take my pen knife, my good man.
I swear it's Springfield's only choice...throw up your hands and raise your voice!
All: Monorail!
Lyle Lanley: What's it called?
All: Monorail!
Lyle Lanley: Once again...
All: Monorail!
Marge: But Main Street's still all cracked and broken...
Bart: Sorry, Mom, the mob has spoken!
All: Monorail!
Monorail!
Monorail!
[big finish]
Monorail!
Homer: Mono... D'oh!
Actually, Sun has done some usability testing for GNOME with actual users. It was fairly limited in scope, but it was pretty helpful in crafting the HIG.
the relevant rfc
OK, I definitely don't want to relive my commute. That's not really what I meant. :) But I can actually see cool potential for stuff like this.
Personally, I have at least three ways I can get to work that take roughly the same amount of time. I say roughly, but I'm really not sure. It would be cool to pull the data down after each commute, mark the route I used, then after a month or so of data, analyze which was faster, which had more stops, maybe even calculate some fuel economy info. I think it would be pretty cool!
This would be cool if there was some way to hook up your own home PC and access the data. You could write cool python scripts to visualize your commute to work, etc.
Apple's stock is up $.07, it must be true! ;-)
And done!
Thanks, kids. Total time, about 1.5 hours. Not bad at all. Thank you bittorrent!
And don't worry, I'll leave my client open for about 20 hours or so to help the other teeming masses. You should too!
Just be careful who you steal it from. If you happen to get Winona Ryder's ID, the treatment you get is not quite the same. You walk in and all of the sudden the security gaurds pay you more attention than the sales people. :)
Ah, finally the upload speed is ramping up. Thank you, my nerdly brethren.
Please join me:
8 6.torrent
:)
btdownloadcurses.py --max_upload_rate 350 \
--url http://torrent.dulug.duke.edu/FC2-test1-binary-i3
Thank you, and goodnight!
Finally, I can use my uber wall of flat panels monitors with my PDA!
I agree with the other replies, "best viewed with" ads are bad. No harm in promoting your favorite browser, though. I'm going to put one of these good looking buttons on all my pages, personally.
Actually, Panasonic has two sub $1000 3 CCD camcorders out (or soon-to-be out): check this camcorderinfo.com article for details.
another free preview for the non-subscribers! woo hoo!
Yep there was, you can find a copy of it here. There's also another one that you could literally print out on a business card here.
Cool stuff, I remember hearing about this in my raytracing class in college a while back.
Yeah, I get that, it is bad. But it's not a GCC issue, it's a libstdc++ issue. This article is about a new release of GCC, not libstdc++. The OP is acting as if a new release of GCC should have fixed a bug that is strictly a libstdc++ bug. I was attempting to point this fact out in a succinct manner. Obviously I needed more words.
There is something, it's called RHIDE. It's actually quite slick, I used to use it for programming apps using djgpp. I haven't used it in quite a while, but it looks like it's still quite active, with the latest release being Feb. of this year.
libstdc++ != gcc