True; I forgot to mention that they should also name the program 'man' and have it read man pages if it can't find the relevant info pages (the assumption being that when there's both, the info page is preferred/doesn't say see the man page). (In other words, keep the interface the same, just change the backend.)
Complaints about info are generally about the interface. Perhaps someone should right the info program in a reasonable way. Everything in one page and scrolling line-by-line would be a great start. Also, a very nice and quick response a la man when there isn't an infopage would be nice. Why did they change the frontend when the backend was the problem?
Probably, but the statement labelled me a criminal before I'd even been heard.
If you spend time defending yourself against false positives, then it is time well spent. It improves your familiarity with the material, it improves the system and forces interaction with your prof. This will come in handy once your in the labor market - if you are in ANY sort of management posistion, or work in a team you will have to be able to coherently defend your ideas and practices.
A student bitching about "student teacher trust" is akin to a speader bitching about a cop with a RADAR gun.
Nonsense. I'm a student. If I say something, that's what I mean, because I do not know how to lie and it's glaringly obvious if I try. I trust my lecturers and tutors to tell the truth (which isn't, of course, to say that I don't do additional research etc). I expect the same of them, and act such that such an assumption is correct.
Well, I guess certain speed cameras here in Melbourne have been complained about recently because of false positives, so maybe you aren't entirely wrong:)
Tomatoes grow everywhere. The redness of a tomato will be a reminder of Beastie.
Cons: I cannot stand the smell of fresh tomato. I have some weird problem that prevents me from eating the stuff. On the other hand, I've used Linux, FreeBSD and, briefly, OpenBSD, but never NetBSD...
I'm a Mc of Scottish, not Irish origin. Secondly to the best of my knowledge, O' is actually an Anglicisation of Irish O-acute, though I can't remember what it means.
I got it, and I disagree, even if the current lot of Free software may seem that way. I just have an odd sense of humor.
Though, really.. the beer wasn't free - the company paid for it. Your university... I guess taxpayers paid for it through the union grants paid for from the university fees.
Yeah, I get this, too. (And not just the taxpayers either, mind you, a $357 General Service Fee almost certainly contributes to the union, even if union membership is optional and free and the GSF is compulsory.)
Hmm... the only beer I've ever had, which was free, was entirely free and they didn't make me pay for the glass. They just said 'Here, have some!' and forced it upon me, because that's why Universities have Unions: To dish out free beer.
(1) You can't say how well preview will work in something that isn't yet implemented. Just because the design doesn't show it doesn't mean it won't be there; preview doesn't make sense for all programs (not that I think Open dialogs make sense, but that's another thread).
(2) The GTK? dialogs are designed so that you don't need back/forward arrows.
(3) Network intergration isn't something you can see in a screenshot.
(4) What, you expect GTK+ dialogs to be associated with KDE? With XFCE, yes. With Gnome, yes. With ROX, well... maybe, but most ROXians wouldn't want an Open/Save minifiler.
An interface designed for DnD saving will not encourage maximised windows, or it will let you use a panel/taskbar-with-shortcuts-to-folders. ROX does both.
Any GTK+ 2 window manager should be enough. XFwm4 from XFCE and Sawfish 1.3 are probably good bets. You might want to through in a desktop environment too; I recommend ROX, some would suggest XFCE. These are both relatively light-weight environments.
(I'm presently using Gnome 2.4 with ROX-Filer as my file manager because Nautilus sux0rs IMHO.)
Actually, the goal of the Free software movement is to have software that is Free. That this allows for choice is a happy coincidence. The goal is to kill Windows inasmuchas Windows is non-Free and hence limits our freedoms. (Of course, should Microsoft suddenly decide that the GPL isn't evil, anti-American terrorism, and releases it under the GPL, the goal will have been attained re Windows and while there will still be many battles to fight, Windows will no longer be our enemy.)
Indeed. My mother sometimes sends me emails, which typically have to go all the way across the Pacific twice before they get to me. I generally ignore them and wait till she starts shouting. Sometimes I'll ignore that too and wait till she walks over here, but she's very stubborn and won't usually make that last step but sound like a cat desparate to get outside.
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Not vi?! He was using ed? Oh that poor guy!
True; I forgot to mention that they should also name the program 'man' and have it read man pages if it can't find the relevant info pages (the assumption being that when there's both, the info page is preferred/doesn't say see the man page). (In other words, keep the interface the same, just change the backend.)
Complaints about info are generally about the interface. Perhaps someone should right the info program in a reasonable way. Everything in one page and scrolling line-by-line would be a great start. Also, a very nice and quick response a la man when there isn't an infopage would be nice. Why did they change the frontend when the backend was the problem?
This should be a new definition of irony...
Because it certainly isn't covered under the old definition.
Does this mean no more cruel messages telling us to see the info pages?
So, has anyone heard of a word processor that has an XML file format that contains all its binary data? If so, post links under this thread :).
Not XML, but there is a URI format that lets you do it. See RFC2397. Yes, that is an RFC.
No, the printer doesn't contain an image. Except perhaps in its RAM, which is easily enough cleared without destruction.
You are the exception, deal with it.
Probably, but the statement labelled me a criminal before I'd even been heard.
If you spend time defending yourself against false positives, then it is time well spent. It improves your familiarity with the material, it improves the system and forces interaction with your prof. This will come in handy once your in the labor market - if you are in ANY sort of management posistion, or work in a team you will have to be able to coherently defend your ideas and practices.
Hm, interesting point. And probably true, too.
A student bitching about "student teacher trust" is akin to a speader bitching about a cop with a RADAR gun.
:)
Nonsense. I'm a student. If I say something, that's what I mean, because I do not know how to lie and it's glaringly obvious if I try. I trust my lecturers and tutors to tell the truth (which isn't, of course, to say that I don't do additional research etc). I expect the same of them, and act such that such an assumption is correct.
Well, I guess certain speed cameras here in Melbourne have been complained about recently because of false positives, so maybe you aren't entirely wrong
Firstly, Americans use -ize, not -ise. You're giving yourself away.
Secondly, fraud.
Tomatoes grow everywhere. The redness of a tomato will be a reminder of Beastie.
Cons: I cannot stand the smell of fresh tomato. I have some weird problem that prevents me from eating the stuff. On the other hand, I've used Linux, FreeBSD and, briefly, OpenBSD, but never NetBSD...
I'm a Mc of Scottish, not Irish origin. Secondly to the best of my knowledge, O' is actually an Anglicisation of Irish O-acute, though I can't remember what it means.
Am I looking at the pictures wrong, or is their light coming from outside? That'd surely affect the amount of light the LEDs make, wouldn't it?
I'm not sure if you didn't get the point...
I got it, and I disagree, even if the current lot of Free software may seem that way. I just have an odd sense of humor.
Though, really.. the beer wasn't free - the company paid for it. Your university... I guess taxpayers paid for it through the union grants paid for from the university fees.
Yeah, I get this, too. (And not just the taxpayers either, mind you, a $357 General Service Fee almost certainly contributes to the union, even if union membership is optional and free and the GSF is compulsory.)
Hmm... the only beer I've ever had, which was free, was entirely free and they didn't make me pay for the glass. They just said 'Here, have some!' and forced it upon me, because that's why Universities have Unions: To dish out free beer.
Crap! that's a bloody application!
(1) You can't say how well preview will work in something that isn't yet implemented. Just because the design doesn't show it doesn't mean it won't be there; preview doesn't make sense for all programs (not that I think Open dialogs make sense, but that's another thread).
(2) The GTK? dialogs are designed so that you don't need back/forward arrows.
(3) Network intergration isn't something you can see in a screenshot.
(4) What, you expect GTK+ dialogs to be associated with KDE? With XFCE, yes. With Gnome, yes. With ROX, well... maybe, but most ROXians wouldn't want an Open/Save minifiler.
An interface designed for DnD saving will not encourage maximised windows, or it will let you use a panel/taskbar-with-shortcuts-to-folders. ROX does both.
Any GTK+ 2 window manager should be enough. XFwm4 from XFCE and Sawfish 1.3 are probably good bets. You might want to through in a desktop environment too; I recommend ROX, some would suggest XFCE. These are both relatively light-weight environments.
(I'm presently using Gnome 2.4 with ROX-Filer as my file manager because Nautilus sux0rs IMHO.)
The goal is freedom, is choice.
Actually, the goal of the Free software movement is to have software that is Free. That this allows for choice is a happy coincidence. The goal is to kill Windows inasmuchas Windows is non-Free and hence limits our freedoms. (Of course, should Microsoft suddenly decide that the GPL isn't evil, anti-American terrorism, and releases it under the GPL, the goal will have been attained re Windows and while there will still be many battles to fight, Windows will no longer be our enemy.)
The new dialog will be customisable. I imagine the ROX people, for instance, will rapidly replace it with an XDS implementation as much as possible.
(1) RMS doesn't write all the software. Allow him his opinion.
(2) Perhaps you don't `get it'. After all, did you create the Free software movement?
Yes; you're catching on. 'Proprietry' should be a dirty word.
Indeed. My mother sometimes sends me emails, which typically have to go all the way across the Pacific twice before they get to me. I generally ignore them and wait till she starts shouting. Sometimes I'll ignore that too and wait till she walks over here, but she's very stubborn and won't usually make that last step but sound like a cat desparate to get outside.
Floss? I thought it was that stuff you clean your teeth with.
(though it's worth something, certainly, it's free to all - and Free too, I think)
Debatably; it's GNU FDL.