new windows now opening under current windows

2007-08-21 Thread Rick Pasotto
What have I managed to inadvertantly change? Now, whenever an application opens a new window it opens under all current windows so I have to right-click the gnome panel and select 'on top' and then click to maximize it. New windows used to always open on top. Why would anyone want the behavior

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-21 Thread Stephen
On Sun, Aug 20, 2006 at 05:29:33PM -0700 or thereabouts, Paul Johnson wrote: On Sunday 20 August 2006 14:44, Derek wrote: If more people complain,maybe they will release it sooner. I doubt it, but if you really want promote closed source software, go ahead and keep whining. :o) Paul,

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-21 Thread George Borisov
Stephen wrote: Paul, Flash is not closed source. While some of Paul's post was unnecessarily harsh, he was quite correct on this point. Adobe Flash Player _is_ closed source, as far as I know. Best regards, -- George Borisov DXSolutions Ltd signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-21 Thread Carl Fink
On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 08:43:04AM -0400, Stephen wrote: On Sun, Aug 20, 2006 at 05:29:33PM -0700 or thereabouts, Paul Johnson wrote: On Sunday 20 August 2006 14:44, Derek wrote: If more people complain,maybe they will release it sooner. I doubt it, but if you really want promote closed

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-21 Thread Stephen
On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 10:04:13AM -0400 or thereabouts, Carl Fink wrote: On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 08:43:04AM -0400, Stephen wrote: On Sun, Aug 20, 2006 at 05:29:33PM -0700 or thereabouts, Paul Johnson wrote: On Sunday 20 August 2006 14:44, Derek wrote: If more people complain,maybe they

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-21 Thread Stephen
On Sun, Aug 20, 2006 at 02:44:07PM -0700 or thereabouts, Derek wrote: If more people complain,maybe they will release it sooner. No they won't -- It's actively being worked on NOW. Some things just take time. We should be rejoicing in the fact, that Adobe is now going to be supporting Linux

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-21 Thread Stephen
On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 03:27:52PM +0100 or thereabouts, George Borisov wrote: Stephen wrote: Paul, Flash is not closed source. While some of Paul's post was unnecessarily harsh, he was quite correct on this point. Adobe Flash Player _is_ closed source, as far as I know. Adobe Flash

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-21 Thread Stephen
On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 10:04:13AM -0400 or thereabouts, Carl Fink wrote: On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 08:43:04AM -0400, Stephen wrote: On Sun, Aug 20, 2006 at 05:29:33PM -0700 or thereabouts, Paul Johnson wrote: On Sunday 20 August 2006 14:44, Derek wrote: If more people complain,maybe they

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-21 Thread George Borisov
Stephen wrote: Adobe Flash Player is closed source, but there are other Flash Players. The specification is open source. True, but none of these players (AFAIK) support Flash 8/9 formats. (BTW, if they do then please let me know, as I am getting fed up of the, increasingly more common,

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-21 Thread George Borisov
Stephen wrote: We should be rejoicing in the fact, that Adobe is now going to be supporting Linux actively in terms of Flash, and Flex. rejoicing Erm... woot? *waves a little flag* /rejoicing -- George Borisov DXSolutions Ltd signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-21 Thread Stephen
On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 04:27:06PM +0100 or thereabouts, George Borisov wrote: Stephen wrote: Adobe Flash Player is closed source, but there are other Flash Players. The specification is open source. True, but none of these players (AFAIK) support Flash 8/9 formats. (BTW, if they do

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-21 Thread Paul Johnson
On Monday 21 August 2006 08:01, Stephen wrote: On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 10:04:13AM -0400 or thereabouts, Carl Fink wrote: On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 08:43:04AM -0400, Stephen wrote: On Sun, Aug 20, 2006 at 05:29:33PM -0700 or thereabouts, Paul Johnson wrote: On Sunday 20 August 2006 14:44,

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-21 Thread Stephen
On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 09:49:12AM -0700 or thereabouts, Paul Johnson wrote: On Monday 21 August 2006 08:01, Stephen wrote: If it were closed source, then implementations of it wouldn't be allowed to exist such as MING, the various open source players, and editors. The standard itself is

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-21 Thread Jacob S
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 13:32:49 -0400 Stephen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 09:49:12AM -0700 or thereabouts, Paul Johnson wrote: On Monday 21 August 2006 08:01, Stephen wrote: If it were closed source, then implementations of

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-21 Thread Carl Fink
On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 01:19:57PM -0500, Jacob S wrote: On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 13:32:49 -0400 Stephen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 09:49:12AM -0700 or thereabouts, Paul Johnson wrote: On Monday 21 August 2006 08:01, Stephen wrote: If it were closed source, then

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-21 Thread Stephen
On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 01:19:57PM -0500 or thereabouts, Jacob S wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 13:32:49 -0400 Stephen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 09:49:12AM -0700 or thereabouts, Paul Johnson wrote: On Monday 21 August

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-21 Thread Nicolaus Kedegren
* Jacob S ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 13:32:49 -0400 Stephen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 09:49:12AM -0700 or thereabouts, Paul Johnson wrote: On Monday 21 August 2006 08:01, Stephen wrote:

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-21 Thread Stephen
On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 02:47:12PM -0400 or thereabouts, Carl Fink wrote: In fact, the standard is not open. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWF#Licensing. In any case, Flash (which is a program) is not open-source, any more than Acrobat is just because PDF is, in fact, open. As with

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-21 Thread Paul Johnson
On Monday 21 August 2006 10:32, Stephen wrote: On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 09:49:12AM -0700 or thereabouts, Paul Johnson wrote: On Monday 21 August 2006 08:01, Stephen wrote: If it were closed source, then implementations of it wouldn't be allowed to exist such as MING, the various open

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-20 Thread gustavo halperin
Carl Fink wrote: On Sun, Aug 20, 2006 at 01:46:05AM +0300, gustavo halperin wrote: Hello It's not new that windows do every think in order to make harder our life, do you know something about a new version of Macromedia only for windows?? Macromedia was a company that doesn't

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-20 Thread Paul Johnson
On Saturday 19 August 2006 15:46, gustavo halperin wrote: Hello It's not new that windows do every think in order to make harder our life, do you know something about a new version of Macromedia only for windows?? Adobe tends to release on Windows first and play catchup with other

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-20 Thread Paul Johnson
On Sunday 20 August 2006 08:18, gustavo halperin wrote: Carl Fink wrote: On Sun, Aug 20, 2006 at 01:46:05AM +0300, gustavo halperin wrote: Hello It's not new that windows do every think in order to make harder our life, do you know something about a new version of Macromedia only for

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-20 Thread Derek
If more people complain,maybe they will release it sooner.

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-20 Thread Paul Johnson
On Sunday 20 August 2006 14:44, Derek wrote: If more people complain,maybe they will release it sooner. I doubt it, but if you really want promote closed source software, go ahead and keep whining. :o) -- Paul Johnson Email and IM (XMPP Google Talk): [EMAIL PROTECTED] pgpyko5MVk2B6.pgp

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-20 Thread Derek
What is your problem paul?I am not promoting it,or whining.Quit being a assOn 8/20/06, Paul Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:On Sunday 20 August 2006 14:44, Derek wrote: If more people complain,maybe they will release it sooner. I doubt it, but if you really want promote closed source software, go

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-20 Thread Carl Fink
On Sun, Aug 20, 2006 at 05:29:33PM -0700, Paul Johnson wrote: On Sunday 20 August 2006 14:44, Derek wrote: If more people complain,maybe they will release it sooner. I doubt it, but if you really want promote closed source software, go ahead and keep whining. :o) Does anyone know when/if

macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-19 Thread gustavo halperin
Hello It's not new that windows do every think in order to make harder our life, do you know something about a new version of Macromedia only for windows?? I currently have a latest version of Macromedia but in the page www.metacafe.com I can't see the videos, the page say that I need

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-19 Thread Carl Fink
On Sun, Aug 20, 2006 at 01:46:05AM +0300, gustavo halperin wrote: Hello It's not new that windows do every think in order to make harder our life, do you know something about a new version of Macromedia only for windows?? Macromedia was a company that doesn't exist any more. (Bought by

Re: macromedia new windows version problem

2006-08-19 Thread Ralph Katz
On 08/19/2006, gustavo halperin wrote: I currently have a latest version of Macromedia but in the page www.metacafe.com I can't see the videos, the page say that I need download the latest version of Macromedia, but I have it. Did you know this problem? Can you see videos from www.metacafe.com

New windows without focus and in all workspaces

2006-04-11 Thread Victor Munoz
Hello. I'm having an annoying problem with Gnome after a recent upgrade in sid (last week). If I launch an application from gnome-terminal, the window appears hidden by gnome-terminal, and does not get focus, unless I click on it. This is not the case if I launch it from the panel. Also, the

Re: New windows without focus and in all workspaces

2006-04-11 Thread Vitaliy Ischenko
The same problem, very annoying :) В Втр, 11/04/2006 в 13:14 -0400, Victor Munoz пишет: Hello. I'm having an annoying problem with Gnome after a recent upgrade in sid (last week). If I launch an application from gnome-terminal, the window appears hidden by gnome-terminal, and does not get

Re: How to add new Windows Manager to KDM?

2004-08-04 Thread Ioannou Ioannis
On Tuesday 03 August 2004 23:06, Scott Thompson wrote: I want to add a new entry to the Session Types menu in kdm. Everything I could find says either edit the SessionTypes entry in kdmrc or add a session through the KDE Control Panel. My login configuration applet in control panel does not

Re: How to add new Windows Manager to KDM?

2004-08-04 Thread Kent West
Paul Johnson wrote: Kent West [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Scott Thompson wrote: I want to add a new entry to the Session Types menu in kdm. Everything I could find says either edit the SessionTypes entry in kdmrc or add a session through the KDE Control Panel. My login configuration applet

Re: How to add new Windows Manager to KDM?

2004-08-04 Thread Wim De Smet
Hi, On Tue, 3 Aug 2004 18:06:11 -0500 , Scott Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I want to add a new entry to the Session Types menu in kdm. Everything I could find says either edit the SessionTypes entry in kdmrc or add a session through the KDE Control Panel. My login configuration applet

How to add new Windows Manager to KDM?

2004-08-03 Thread Scott Thompson
I want to add a new entry to the Session Types menu in kdm. Everything I could find says either edit the SessionTypes entry in kdmrc or add a session through the KDE Control Panel. My login configuration applet in control panel does not have a place to add a new session and the only kdmrc file

Re: How to add new Windows Manager to KDM?

2004-08-03 Thread Kent West
Scott Thompson wrote: I want to add a new entry to the Session Types menu in kdm. Everything I could find says either edit the SessionTypes entry in kdmrc or add a session through the KDE Control Panel. My login configuration applet in control panel does not have a place to add a new session and

RE: How to add new Windows Manager to KDM?

2004-08-03 Thread Scott Thompson
-Original Message- From: Kent West [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 11:24 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: Re: How to add new Windows Manager to KDM? Scott Thompson wrote: I want to add a new entry to the Session Types menu in kdm. Everything

Re: How to add new Windows Manager to KDM?

2004-08-03 Thread Chris Metzler
On Tue, 3 Aug 2004 18:06:11 -0500 Scott Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I want to add a new entry to the Session Types menu in kdm. Everything I could find says either edit the SessionTypes entry in kdmrc or add a session through the KDE Control Panel. My login configuration applet in

Re: How to add new Windows Manager to KDM?

2004-08-03 Thread Paul Johnson
Kent West [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Scott Thompson wrote: I want to add a new entry to the Session Types menu in kdm. Everything I could find says either edit the SessionTypes entry in kdmrc or add a session through the KDE Control Panel. My login configuration applet in control panel does

Bitchx and failure in creating new windows

2000-09-22 Thread Gecco
Hi, I've recently switched from slink to potato and installed my fav. irc client bitchx plus screen of course. But I have a problem with them. I can't create new windows with /window create command. All I get is: -:- Opening new screen... -:- The screen is now dead. child signaled with 11 Errno

Re: [wtopa@mindspring.com: Re: New windows]

1999-06-25 Thread John Pearson
On Tue, Jun 22, 1999 at 05:05:33PM -0400, Wayne Topa wrote - Forwarded message from Wayne Topa [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Date: Tue, 22 Jun 1999 17:02:36 -0400 From: Wayne Topa [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Anthony Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: New windows Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED

[wtopa@mindspring.com: Re: New windows]

1999-06-23 Thread Wayne Topa
- Forwarded message from Wayne Topa [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Date: Tue, 22 Jun 1999 17:02:36 -0400 From: Wayne Topa [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Anthony Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: New windows Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.95.3i

New windows

1999-06-22 Thread Christian Dysthe
Hi, I came from MS Windows to Linux a few months ago. I was tired of crashes and all that, and I had the feeling I could do better GUI-wise also. After a while I found Windowmaker, and set up a desktop with several handy dock apps. A refreshingly approach to a personal desktop environment. Also,

Re: New windows

1999-06-22 Thread Brad
Oooo, dangerous ground... Hopefully this doesn't spark a holy war ;) On Mon, 21 Jun 1999, Christian Dysthe wrote: After a while I found Windowmaker, and set up a desktop with several handy dock apps. A refreshingly approach to a personal desktop environment. Also, Windowmaker looks good! So

Re: New windows

1999-06-22 Thread Revenant
Well, this seems like the ideal opportunity for me to advertise my ignorance: What exactly is the difference between a window manager and a desktop environment? Thanx. BTW, I second the opinion re: Windowmaker. It's intuitive and easy to use, it looks funky (and probably will look funkier when

Re: New windows

1999-06-22 Thread Tim Nicholas
actually while i use and like WindowMaker i think that the look and feel of win9x is the best thing that M$ ever did. Which may not be saying much but still the LF is alot better than the underlyeing crap that they write. Like i said i use WM and like it but the problems of windows does not

Re: New windows

1999-06-22 Thread Anthony Campbell
On 22 Jun 1999, Revenant wrote: Well, this seems like the ideal opportunity for me to advertise my ignorance: What exactly is the difference between a window manager and a desktop environment? Thanx. BTW, I second the opinion re: Windowmaker. It's intuitive and easy to use, it looks

Re: New windows

1999-06-22 Thread Christian Dysthe
On 22-Jun-99 Revenant wrote: Well, this seems like the ideal opportunity for me to advertise my ignorance: What exactly is the difference between a window manager and a desktop environment? I am also ignorant regarding this. I just know I am perfectly happy with Windowmaker. So if

Re: New windows

1999-06-22 Thread Angus Claydon
On Tue, 22 Jun 1999, Tim Nicholas wrote: actually while i use and like WindowMaker i think that the look and feel of win9x is the best thing that M$ ever did. Which may not be saying much but still the LF is alot better than the underlyeing crap that they write. Hi snip I came from MS

Re: New windows

1999-06-22 Thread Hans van den Boogert
And nobody mentioned the best thing that happened to mankind since sliced bread: the Tab WM!!! I set up aliases for the programs I need in .bashrc ('net for netscape, 'wp' for WP8, 'sound' for the sound apps, etc. Just open a window, type the alias and off you go. Simplify thy life. -- Hans

Re: New windows

1999-06-22 Thread Jeremy Blosser
Christian Dysthe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: After a while I found Windowmaker, and set up a desktop with several handy dock apps. A refreshingly approach to a personal desktop environment. Also, Windowmaker looks good! So different from MS, and yet very easy to configure and use. Then I see

Re: New windows

1999-06-22 Thread Jonathan Guthrie
On Tue, 22 Jun 1999, Revenant wrote: On Mon, 21 Jun 1999, Christian Dysthe wrote: Instead I am again presented with the taskbar and popup menus that hasn't really changed for years. Is this to conquer new users, or is it becuase Linux users secretly have missed the look and feel of

Re: New windows

1999-06-22 Thread Wayne Topa
Subject: Re: New windows Date: Tue, Jun 22, 1999 at 08:35:44AM +0100 In reply to:Anthony Campbell Quoting Anthony Campbell([EMAIL PROTECTED]): On 22 Jun 1999, Revenant wrote: Well, this seems like the ideal opportunity for me to advertise my ignorance: What exactly

Re: New windows

1999-06-22 Thread Anthony Campbell
On 22 Jun 1999, Wayne Topa wrote: Subject: Re: New windows Date: Tue, Jun 22, 1999 at 08:35:44AM +0100 In reply to:Anthony Campbell Could some Windowmaker enthusiast tell me what else is needed please? Anthony Anthony What version are you running? I have Version

Re: New windows

1999-06-22 Thread Ed Cogburn
Paul Seelig wrote: There is the common misconception coined by the very term Linux community, that the Linux users are a somewhat homogeneous crowd and you simply fell for that. The Linux crowd is IMHO by far the most heterogeneous bunch of computer users imageinable and this refelects in