> On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 4:17 AM, Owen <rcook at pcug.org.au> wrote: > >> >> > On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 3:22 AM, Owen <rcook at pcug.org.au> wrote: >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> has anyone used lprof in linux to profile their hardware? i >> >> would >> >> >> be >> >> >> interested in hearing how well or not well this software >> works. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > I have used it over the years to profile my monitors. I have >> now >> >> an >> >> > LCD monitor, just tried making a profile and it crashed. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > Mmmm, but it really is a fairly painless exercise. Just try it >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> It crashed because the file was not writable, made a profile >> >> directory >> >> in the .scribus directory and it saved into that without a >> problem >> >> -- >> >> >> >> >> > thanks for the encouragement and the additional information. the >> > directory >> > that you created, did you name it iss profiles or something along >> that >> > line? >> >> >> >> The program actually gives you some cues. As it is my one and only >> monitor, a Phillips at that, I called it p.icc >> >> But really, the name doesn't matter to the operation of things, the >> name is mainly to help identify it. Giving it an icc extension >> permits >> dialog boxes filters to select icc files for you >> >> > thanks again. i understand that the file needs the .icc suffix, but > my > question was what name did you give the directory in your .scribus > directory > or does that really matter? also, why didn't you save it to your > /usr/share/color/icc directory? can that be accomplished without > being > root? is there a disadvantage by saving to the icc directory?
I actually saved it in ~/.scribus/prifiles As you see, I misspelt it, but it didn't matter. And yes, because I wasn't root, I couldn't save it in a standard directory. There are advantages in saving to an 'icc' directory. Multiple users have access to the profile. All is not lost, by morphing into sudo mode, I could copy ~/.scribus/prifiles/p.icc to /usr/share/color/icc directory, but I don't intend to because I don't have to. I am a one man band without multiple users to care for. Just experiment, you are unlikely to blow anything up. -- Owen Owen
