The reason linux has failed on the desktop is because:
* there is no easy way to install programs, create icon and program groups and uninstall them.
* installing hardware is too difficult, even a printer driver can drive you mad
* no easy programming language to create tons of apps with. Look what VB did for Win95. Instantly, tons of companies sprung up and tons of (mediocre, but useful) apps.
Fix those three an you got yourself a desktop !!!
We just did a test among 5 of us co-workers, including golden ears myself. There were about 16 songs all very high fidelity with many styles from Spyro Gyra, Pink Floyd, Alan Parsons, Rippingtons, Special Efx, and many more.
The songs were raw wav and compressed at various rates from 128 to over 256 mp3s. NONE of us could tell the difference on very nice systems and through headphones. I was SURE I would be able to but it was not the case. This is just one test but I was shocked. Oh, This used the LAME encoder. Very nice.
it's not rhetorical, i really need this ability. I tried adobe pre sales but they were stupid. InDesign is really expensive though so I probably could not get it anyways. Thanks
I've seen the videos, I've seen the screen shots, I've read the hype. I'm not impressed. Word and Word Perfect were always crap and they have gotten worse. Someone need to start OVER and rethink what a word processor needs to do. Basics like multi level numbering are impossible to teach users how to do. These apps are truly dinosaurs and we need a new killer app word processor suitable for writing books, html and pdf documentation including table of contents, indexes, appendices and normal stuff you find in documents.
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The reason linux has failed on the desktop is because: * there is no easy way to install programs, create icon and program groups and uninstall them. * installing hardware is too difficult, even a printer driver can drive you mad * no easy programming language to create tons of apps with. Look what VB did for Win95. Instantly, tons of companies sprung up and tons of (mediocre, but useful) apps. Fix those three an you got yourself a desktop !!!
Don't do any drugs and find something that makes you happy. Feed a hungry person !
We just did a test among 5 of us co-workers, including golden ears myself. There were about 16 songs all very high fidelity with many styles from Spyro Gyra, Pink Floyd, Alan Parsons, Rippingtons, Special Efx, and many more. The songs were raw wav and compressed at various rates from 128 to over 256 mp3s. NONE of us could tell the difference on very nice systems and through headphones. I was SURE I would be able to but it was not the case. This is just one test but I was shocked. Oh, This used the LAME encoder. Very nice.
Only $6000 bucks ? I'll take two !
hahahaha, and we'll throw in a free order of intel cpus
Windows sucks !
a new feature would have been nice
it's not rhetorical, i really need this ability. I tried adobe pre sales but they were stupid. InDesign is really expensive though so I probably could not get it anyways. Thanks
docbook sucks
Can adobe indesign write out multiple HTML files, one for each chapter and preserve links and generate table of contents and index?
Can adobe indesign write out multiple HTML files, one for each chapter?
I've seen the videos, I've seen the screen shots, I've read the hype. I'm not impressed. Word and Word Perfect were always crap and they have gotten worse. Someone need to start OVER and rethink what a word processor needs to do. Basics like multi level numbering are impossible to teach users how to do. These apps are truly dinosaurs and we need a new killer app word processor suitable for writing books, html and pdf documentation including table of contents, indexes, appendices and normal stuff you find in documents.
So how is it a complete server if it requires another PC to operate?
Ouch, that's gonna leave a mark !