On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 1:19 PM, Dave Compton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I got this to work in two steps on ubuntu 8.04:
Dave, an update of sorts. My alligators unexpectedly went into overdrive the morning after your post. I am just now regaining a bit of time to work on system issues. Hopefully, I will be applying your recipe successfully within the next few days. I will install Kubuntu 8.04 to VirtualBox and work from there. In looking back at what I wrote before, my thanks for your sleuthing was inadequate. KnowIt, despite its warts, is the only Linux-based outliner I've found that works for my purposes out of the box. This is vitally important to me for accessibility reasons. Two years ago, something went awry in the right lobe of my brain that impaired my brain's processing speed, putting me in an ADD -like condition of day-to-day variability in severity. I have many days when I cannot complete even simple tasks without mapping my tasks in an outline. When it comes to doing extensive research, writing, and fact checking on complex subjects, outlining both my notes and my work product is now a necessity for me every day. One of the joys of aging, I guess, because when the episodes are severe one result of having my thought processes so scrambled that I cannot stay on task at all is a state of euphoria flowing from the flood of undisciplined thinking, much like a marijuana high. When I first told a very old friend about my condition, I gave him the example of me showering until the water went cold, and not remembering whether the last part of my body I washed was the only one I washed during the entire shower. His quip in response was, "yeah, and we know which part that was." :-) In any event, your efforts to assist me in getting KnowIt running again --- along with your clear recipe --- are far more appreciated than I indicated before. KnowIt isn't just a preference, it's the best work-around for my disability on my IT system that I have found, particularly when my alligators start snapping.. Best regards, Paul E. Merrell, J.D. (Marbux) -- Universal Interoperability Council <http:www.universal-interop-council.org> _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
