Mouse wheel support works in Emacs 21, at least for me. I run it in an xterm with xterm mouse support enabled, and can happily use the wheel to scroll up and down.
Thing is, I hardly ever use it. Emacs is a keyboard-driven beast. Even in non-xterm mode, one can productively use Emacs for years without touching the mouse. Wheel support is thus not particularly important. It's nice to have, of course, but it's not a vital feature.
Or alternatively, "apt get install file-rc". file-rc replaces the/etc/rc[0-6].d symlink farm with a single configuration file that's easy to hand-edit. I much prefer it, personally.
I have heard elsewhere that Ubuntu and Debian do work together on some issues, and that it has been positive for both distros.
Speaking as an end-user of both Debian and Ubuntu, I'd like to confirm that. One only has to look at the changelog for any Debian or Ubuntu package to see how much cross-pollination is going on.
I'm shocked that a website such as this, frequented by technologists and scientists, is promoting the so-called "theory" of software creation. It is a well-documented, proven fact that software comes into existence by evolving slowly over time. Don't even get me started on those fools who believe software to have been intelligently designed.
Harry Potter - maybe his parent's left him a trust fund for when he turns 18?
Didn't he discover that he owned an enourmous vault of gold at the start of the first story? Mind you, he's probably blown the lot on powerful magic potions to make Hermione less irritating.
You're probably not in the mood to try again, but here's some random thoughts anyway:
From the looks of that error message, you might be able to work around the problem by setting the environment variables CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS to something like '-fPIC -O2'; that'll have the effect of ensuring that all C and C++ source files are compiled as position-independent code, which will hopefully work around that error.
It's not a fix, though; it's a really tatty band-aid; it has the effect of compiling the whole silly browser with those flags set, which might cause something else to break. Actually, it almost certainly will cause something else to break.
Those source files look like Mozilla's in-tree version of zlib. You might be able to sidestep the issue completely by passing --with-system-zlib to./configure; if memory serves, that encourages the Firefox build process to use your own zlib installation rather than statically linking its own copy. There are a few other --with-system options as well;./configure --help will tell you what they are.
In any case, I'm aware that my experiences with building Firefox aren't really a fair comparison with yours, as I've got the benefit of the Debian build process to help me, as well as a better supported architecture (the sole advantage of the IA-32 architecture, IMHO). It shouldn't be totally insurmountable if you have the patience, though. A while back, I successfully managed a Mozilla suite build on NetBSD of all things, though it took a whole afternoon of fiddling, and frequent Playstation breaks.
I usually do my own Firefox builds from source (from the Debian source packages), for no particularly good reason other than because I can. It's actually pretty painless, as long as you're happy with apps that use autoconf for configuration. It does take a while on my 0.9GHz Duron (I write "900MHz" like that to make it look faster:-) but your shiny AMD64 should do it in the blink of an eye:-)
According to the/etc/services file on my box, 69/udp is already taken by tftp, though there's no reason why 69/tcp couldn't be assigned to www-pr0n or whatever.
The same/etc/services file indicates that port 30 is unassigned for both tcp and udp; that'd be my pick, as it's XXX in Roman numerals.
Is it just me, or does every Microsoft application use a different widget set these days? Office 2003 looks different to Office 2000; Visual Studio 2005 gives you an approximation of the Luna interface even if you have themeing turned off; and don't get me started on the abomination that is Microsoft Anti-Spyware. Some apps have the white, flat-style menus, and some have the older, grey, 3D-effect ones. Now we have Office 12, looking more like a MacOS X app than a Windows app.
Windows' GUI may have many things going for it, but visual consistency is not one of them. On my Linux box, at least all my GTK+ apps look the same.
I use a "workaround": I make my entries private, then proofread them, correct all the mistakes, and only change them to public when I'm happy with them.
Shame on those that only provide info, text, or worst, html documentation (or none)
For reading HTML docs over ssh or on an X11-less machine, might I recommend w3m? It's a very comfortable text-mode web browser. Unlike Lynx, it renders tables nicely, and even makes a brave attempt at frames.
Until lobbyists start pressuring Canada, Australia, European nations etc. to pass similar laws in the name of "harmonization". They did that with the DMCA. They could do it again.
I find most left-handed people have given up and just use the mouse with the right hand
I see it as being similar to using scissors right-handed; they just work better that way. I don't think anything of using scissors right-handed, s'just something I had to learn how to do. It is the same with mice.
Have you been using the same profile ever since the 0.7 days? If so, try deleting it and creating another one.
I had a profile that I'd been dragging around since 0.9.something. It had gone mysteriously rotten somewhere along the way, causing instability, problems with form submission, and other assorted hilarity. I moved it out of the way and started afresh, copying my bookmarks across from the old profile, and everything was just fine again.
This is a bug, of course. Profiles shouldn't spontaneously corrupt themselves and break the browser. But hey, nothing in this world is perfect. My guess would be that one or more of the extensions I use had something to do with it; I do use rather a lot of them.
Besides, who actually shuts down their computers any more?
Those of us whose computers are competing with the hoover and washing machine for the "noisiest household equipment" award. If I want to sit and listen to some music or really enjoy a DVD, the computer has to be shut down.
To be fair, gconf is at least implemented as a tree of text files rather than as a single binary database, limiting the amount of damage that a corrupted entry or two can do.
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Mouse wheel support works in Emacs 21, at least for me. I run it in an xterm with xterm mouse support enabled, and can happily use the wheel to scroll up and down.
Thing is, I hardly ever use it. Emacs is a keyboard-driven beast. Even in non-xterm mode, one can productively use Emacs for years without touching the mouse. Wheel support is thus not particularly important. It's nice to have, of course, but it's not a vital feature.
-Stephen
Or alternatively, "apt get install file-rc". file-rc replaces the /etc/rc[0-6].d symlink farm with a single configuration file that's easy to hand-edit. I much prefer it, personally.
-Stephen
I have heard elsewhere that Ubuntu and Debian do work together on some issues, and that it has been positive for both distros.
Speaking as an end-user of both Debian and Ubuntu, I'd like to confirm that. One only has to look at the changelog for any Debian or Ubuntu package to see how much cross-pollination is going on.
-Stephen
I'm shocked that a website such as this, frequented by technologists and scientists, is promoting the so-called "theory" of software creation. It is a well-documented, proven fact that software comes into existence by evolving slowly over time. Don't even get me started on those fools who believe software to have been intelligently designed.
-Stephen
Harry Potter - maybe his parent's left him a trust fund for when he turns 18?
Didn't he discover that he owned an enourmous vault of gold at the start of the first story? Mind you, he's probably blown the lot on powerful magic potions to make Hermione less irritating.
-Stephen
"yes, I'm unilingual, I speak English and if an e-mail isn't in English, its spam"
That should probably be on by default if the user's IP address is on an American network.
-Stephen (unilingual Englishman, put the flamethrowers away)
Eeeeeek.
./configure; if memory serves, that encourages the Firefox build process to use your own zlib installation rather than statically linking its own copy. There are a few other --with-system options as well; ./configure --help will tell you what they are.
You're probably not in the mood to try again, but here's some random thoughts anyway:
From the looks of that error message, you might be able to work around the problem by setting the environment variables CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS to something like '-fPIC -O2'; that'll have the effect of ensuring that all C and C++ source files are compiled as position-independent code, which will hopefully work around that error.
It's not a fix, though; it's a really tatty band-aid; it has the effect of compiling the whole silly browser with those flags set, which might cause something else to break. Actually, it almost certainly will cause something else to break.
Those source files look like Mozilla's in-tree version of zlib. You might be able to sidestep the issue completely by passing --with-system-zlib to
This page might be of some help too.
In any case, I'm aware that my experiences with building Firefox aren't really a fair comparison with yours, as I've got the benefit of the Debian build process to help me, as well as a better supported architecture (the sole advantage of the IA-32 architecture, IMHO). It shouldn't be totally insurmountable if you have the patience, though. A while back, I successfully managed a Mozilla suite build on NetBSD of all things, though it took a whole afternoon of fiddling, and frequent Playstation breaks.
-Stephen
Do we dare risk a build from source?
:-) but your shiny AMD64 should do it in the blink of an eye :-)
I usually do my own Firefox builds from source (from the Debian source packages), for no particularly good reason other than because I can. It's actually pretty painless, as long as you're happy with apps that use autoconf for configuration. It does take a while on my 0.9GHz Duron (I write "900MHz" like that to make it look faster
-Stephen
The boss of a friend of mine is the proud owner of the domain "k.gg".
-Stephen
It's worse than you think. They didn't even read the summary.
-Stephen
Does IPv6 add more ports? If so, this might finally be the reason to migrate...
-Stephen
According to the /etc/services file on my box, 69/udp is already taken by tftp, though there's no reason why 69/tcp couldn't be assigned to www-pr0n or whatever.
/etc/services file indicates that port 30 is unassigned for both tcp and udp; that'd be my pick, as it's XXX in Roman numerals.
The same
-Stephen
What has Sony done that wasn't a flop? The only thing I can think of is the compact disc.
The Walkman? The Playstation?
-Stephen
Is it just me, or does every Microsoft application use a different widget set these days? Office 2003 looks different to Office 2000; Visual Studio 2005 gives you an approximation of the Luna interface even if you have themeing turned off; and don't get me started on the abomination that is Microsoft Anti-Spyware. Some apps have the white, flat-style menus, and some have the older, grey, 3D-effect ones. Now we have Office 12, looking more like a MacOS X app than a Windows app.
Windows' GUI may have many things going for it, but visual consistency is not one of them. On my Linux box, at least all my GTK+ apps look the same.
-Stephen
I use a "workaround": I make my entries private, then proofread them, correct all the mistakes, and only change them to public when I'm happy with them.
-Stephen
Illustrated stories by Americans are called "comics."
I don't see why illustrated stories by anyone shouldn't be called "comics". Why do we need a loanword when we already have a perfectly good word?
-Stephen
Fortunately, they haven't got their hands on Green and Black's yet. Green and Black's is good stuff; real chocolate to savour, not candy for kiddies.
-Stephen
Shame on those that only provide info, text, or worst, html documentation (or none)
For reading HTML docs over ssh or on an X11-less machine, might I recommend w3m? It's a very comfortable text-mode web browser. Unlike Lynx, it renders tables nicely, and even makes a brave attempt at frames.
-Stephen
and we will still be able to buy them in Canada.
Until lobbyists start pressuring Canada, Australia, European nations etc. to pass similar laws in the name of "harmonization". They did that with the DMCA. They could do it again.
-Stephen
Xen can be used to run different kernels side by side. So you could run, say, Linux and NetBSD concurrently on the same box.
-Stephen
I find most left-handed people have given up and just use the mouse with the right hand
I see it as being similar to using scissors right-handed; they just work better that way. I don't think anything of using scissors right-handed, s'just something I had to learn how to do. It is the same with mice.
-Stephen
Uhm, what "abuse of power"? Can you point to the clause in the Slashdot Constitution stating that editors can't editorialize?
-Stephen
Have you been using the same profile ever since the 0.7 days? If so, try deleting it and creating another one.
I had a profile that I'd been dragging around since 0.9.something. It had gone mysteriously rotten somewhere along the way, causing instability, problems with form submission, and other assorted hilarity. I moved it out of the way and started afresh, copying my bookmarks across from the old profile, and everything was just fine again.
This is a bug, of course. Profiles shouldn't spontaneously corrupt themselves and break the browser. But hey, nothing in this world is perfect. My guess would be that one or more of the extensions I use had something to do with it; I do use rather a lot of them.
-Stephen
Besides, who actually shuts down their computers any more?
Those of us whose computers are competing with the hoover and washing machine for the "noisiest household equipment" award. If I want to sit and listen to some music or really enjoy a DVD, the computer has to be shut down.
-Stephen
To be fair, gconf is at least implemented as a tree of text files rather than as a single binary database, limiting the amount of damage that a corrupted entry or two can do.
-Stephen