a full mouse support in text mode thru a ssh connection. This summer I had to program on a robot that had emacs installed, thru a ssh connection. Since X wasn't installed (and anyway I didn't want to do X forwarding), I couldn't use the mouse and it sucked.
Anybody knows how it could be done ?
I don't understand. Mouse wheel support already exists in Emacs : you just have to load the mouse-wheel-mode by default... Is it what the new version will do ? Load this same mode by default ?
On the 21th image (the last one), it is asked "What does your Linux desktop browser need to support ?". Am I crazy, or I just can't find what "Open Office" does in that list ? (And by the way how come there's so many persons who chose it ?)
That said, I truly beleive KDE is the best desktop environment for a newbie. I set up three computers with Linux : for my brother, my girlfriend and my parents. None of them knew Linux before, and actually they are very pleased with their installation since the learning curve from Windows to KDE is very small. It is IMHO easier and cooler to configure and use a KDE desktop than any other free desktop when we are a newbie.
Actually they can use the nerves that usally fit the best for the movements needed. But anyway, it doesn't have to be the exact same nerve : it's sure that a full reeducation is necessary. First, the feelings won't be the same as the ones the patient is used to. Second, the arm won't react exactly like a true arm.
But the brain is very capable to learn how to manipulate the new arm : it just takes minutes to actually "see" an image with an electrode on the tongue, with eyes shut (with the electrode connected on a camera). The brain learns that what it receives now on the tongue is a visual information and not a taste. So the fact that we usually don't see with our tongue is not a matter. It's the samething with the feeling of the new arm.
I see on the screenshots that IE7 is gonna use a yellow location bar to indicate a suspicious web site. Ironically, in Firefox, that same color indicates a secured site. I'm sure somebody will be fooled someday...
I remember the Mars Polar Lander crash in 1999 [http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/mars_polar_l ander_031222.html%5D. At the time there was a rumor that said it was a human error : somebody had mixed a foot and a meter.
Now we know that it was a software bug that was contained in a single line of code.
The LCD can be used for all sorts of tasks, like viewing media information, as a calculator, or learning about your programmable smart keys.
I agree it's quite cool, but I already can view media information and use a calculator with my 5$ keyboard and my computer screen... Indeed I don't see why I'd use a keyboard without a screen in front of me
I wonder who's gonna plug something in the satellite once launched in space...
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Windows software is, in general, at this moment in time easier to install than Linux software. If you disagree with this statement, you are at best guilty of wishful thinking.
It's not completely true. If the Linux distro you use has the package you want, it's now always easier (and cleaner) to install it on Linux than on Windows. You usually don't have to write anything about where you want to install it, and the files are stored in a more consistent way.
That said, try to remove a software cleanly on Windows, it will mostly fail.
But in the case the software is not available for you distro, then I agree that it's simpler to click on Setup.exe than download and install development librairies, open a console, do the./configure; make; make install and hoping there's no error.
I agree with you that Acrobat reader and Skype are not well integrated with the desktop. But they exist, they work, and it's just enough for me to use it.
What I ask is not a super-integrated frontend : I just want the power of Google Desktop on my desktop. To date there's still no good alternative and I'll be happy with an ugly but intuitive and powerful software.
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Not if the chip is hardcoded (and the Not-Reprogrammable fuse of the chip is burned).
a full mouse support in text mode thru a ssh connection. This summer I had to program on a robot that had emacs installed, thru a ssh connection. Since X wasn't installed (and anyway I didn't want to do X forwarding), I couldn't use the mouse and it sucked. Anybody knows how it could be done ?
I don't understand. Mouse wheel support already exists in Emacs : you just have to load the mouse-wheel-mode by default... Is it what the new version will do ? Load this same mode by default ?
When I buy it I know it's small.* Small is useful. It's not weird at all.
It seems girls in general don't think so when they look at me naked...
On the 21th image (the last one), it is asked "What does your Linux desktop browser need to support ?". Am I crazy, or I just can't find what "Open Office" does in that list ? (And by the way how come there's so many persons who chose it ?)
That said, I truly beleive KDE is the best desktop environment for a newbie. I set up three computers with Linux : for my brother, my girlfriend and my parents. None of them knew Linux before, and actually they are very pleased with their installation since the learning curve from Windows to KDE is very small. It is IMHO easier and cooler to configure and use a KDE desktop than any other free desktop when we are a newbie.
Actually they can use the nerves that usally fit the best for the movements needed. But anyway, it doesn't have to be the exact same nerve : it's sure that a full reeducation is necessary. First, the feelings won't be the same as the ones the patient is used to. Second, the arm won't react exactly like a true arm.
But the brain is very capable to learn how to manipulate the new arm : it just takes minutes to actually "see" an image with an electrode on the tongue, with eyes shut (with the electrode connected on a camera). The brain learns that what it receives now on the tongue is a visual information and not a taste. So the fact that we usually don't see with our tongue is not a matter. It's the samething with the feeling of the new arm.
I see on the screenshots that IE7 is gonna use a yellow location bar to indicate a suspicious web site. Ironically, in Firefox, that same color indicates a secured site. I'm sure somebody will be fooled someday...
Can you have a debian distribution without a shell ?
But they said nothing about my aluminium foil condoms. I knew I'm safe !
I remember the Mars Polar Lander crash in 1999 [http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/mars_polar_l ander_031222.html%5D. At the time there was a rumor that said it was a human error : somebody had mixed a foot and a meter.
Now we know that it was a software bug that was contained in a single line of code.
The LCD can be used for all sorts of tasks, like viewing media information, as a calculator, or learning about your programmable smart keys.
I agree it's quite cool, but I already can view media information and use a calculator with my 5$ keyboard and my computer screen... Indeed I don't see why I'd use a keyboard without a screen in front of me
I wonder who's gonna plug something in the satellite once launched in space...
Windows software is, in general, at this moment in time easier to install than Linux software. If you disagree with this statement, you are at best guilty of wishful thinking.
./configure; make; make install and hoping there's no error.
It's not completely true. If the Linux distro you use has the package you want, it's now always easier (and cleaner) to install it on Linux than on Windows. You usually don't have to write anything about where you want to install it, and the files are stored in a more consistent way.
That said, try to remove a software cleanly on Windows, it will mostly fail.
But in the case the software is not available for you distro, then I agree that it's simpler to click on Setup.exe than download and install development librairies, open a console, do the
There's still Mandriva, Knoppix and surely some more. And don't forget that a lot of distributions are not KDE- or GNOME-centric
I agree with you that Acrobat reader and Skype are not well integrated with the desktop. But they exist, they work, and it's just enough for me to use it.
What I ask is not a super-integrated frontend : I just want the power of Google Desktop on my desktop. To date there's still no good alternative and I'll be happy with an ugly but intuitive and powerful software.