Mr. Geek wrote:
And a working example of that to get you using it because it is just great and easy: Open your konsole and :-Russell Butler wrote:
Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote:
Maybe I am being unecessarily negative about linux. But it does seem that one has to work inordinately hard to achivee some basic functions. I have reverted to Kmail simply because I can't get links to browser to open from Tbird. It seems this may a Tbird problem rather than Mandrake or linux. Nonetheless - fixes suggested, other than command line, which is beyond me as a newbie, don't work. I guess of course, that it's possible that I am entering text incorrectly.Hi Rosemary, I hear your frustration. The curve is pretty steep at first.
At the moment I understand why linux has the reputation that it has. I *do* appreciate all the help I've had.
Wondering about going back to windows ....
A couple of points about CLI : Don't forget the Tab completion in the shell. If you start typing a link or a command, then hit Tab, it will show you the possible completions, and as you work along will fill everything in, correctly, because it only allows correct syntax. Not a cure-all, but stops a lot of typos.
The other feature of the konsole shell that I find can avoid typos is to highlight something you know you want to type, for instance a file found by "locate" then do Edit (from the menu in the top border) - Copy
If you then do shift-insert it will paste the copied data into your shell. Can also work eg from browser links. I use it setting up my urpmi sources from http://easyurpmi.zarb.org/. Saves a lot of potential errors.
Saw this link a couple of days ago on MDK Expert list:
http://www.bytecave.net/anders/guide/mpguide/TroubleShooting.html#FirefoxFromThunderbird
Have a look, it may solve your T'bird/Firefox linking problem. Certainly worked for me, and (I hope) not too complex for a newbie.
HTH
Russell
Actually, as long as you have the "gpm" package installed, you can select (ie; highlight) text from virtually anywhere, move your mouse into your shell, and either click (do not rotate, but depress) the wheel on your mouse or simultaneously click both left and right buttons at the same time. Whatever you had previously selected will now show up in your shell.
HTH's!
Mr. Geek Registered Linux User #190712
$ slocate <some file name you know exist someplace on you system>
As stated above : place the I bar cursor at the end of the last directory that contains the file name you want to go to : left click depress and hold : move the I bar to highlight the whole file name [ all the way to the left of the page ] : release left click.
Now without doing or moving anything :
Type " cd " and hit the space bar once : click the middle mouse button : and hit the enter key :
Because you are inside a CLI your typing will default to the current command prompt automatically and your pasting will also default to the same command prompt line. No typo's:
Now this example is only a exercise and I leave it to you to find the many uses it has when you are within the CLI.
Enjoy, man, isn't Linux fun at times.
-- Newbie Seeking USER_FUNCTIONALITY always!
Regards
SnapafunFrank
Big or small, a challenge requires the same commitment to resolve.
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