On 10 May 2013 17:40, Riccardo Mottola <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Liam, > > > On 05/10/13 14:20, Liam Proven wrote: > > The VM runs rather nicely under VMware, but unfortunately, I can't > `sudo` (don't know the root password) and so I can't install the > VMware guest additions, meaning that I can't reset the screen > resolution or anything. > > Sudo uses your user password... > > Developer (password GNUstep) :)
[Sigh] I know that. As I said, I have been installing and supporting Unix systems for 25y now. In this particular VM, it specifically asks for the password of *root* and I don't know it. I did of course try the ordinary user password. If that had worked, I would not have posted anything. If you do not believe me, please do try it for yourself. >> I found it slightly odd that, in a desktop with a Dock included, you >> made all the app launchers desktop icons - that's one of the things >> the Dock is for, isn't it? :¬) > > I don't think that it is for that, Apple users tend to use it for that :) > The dock is mostly for running stuff. Or you end with an infinite dock bar, > I consider it bad usage. Oh! Well, I find that very surprising, but fair enough. Chacun à son goût. > On my mack i never have more than a dozen of items I keep my Mac's docks clean too, but there, I have Spotlight for launching apps. > On GWorkspace you also have the tabbed shelf, with convenient tabs. Hm. It seems to me that this would lead to many duplicated icons, but fair enough -- I have not tried it. > Also, the desktop is more suitable for a lot of applications and works also > well for smaller screens, like a VM can have. I guess so. Of course if I'd been able to install the additions, my VM could run at 1600×1200. :¬) > At the end there are so many different ways that it it is almost confusing, > to anyone its own. Very true. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: [email protected] • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: [email protected] • Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liamproven Tel: +44 20-8685-0498 • Cell: +44 7939-087884 _______________________________________________ Discuss-gnustep mailing list [email protected] https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnustep
