Re: Thanks Douglas Hunley

2002-02-07 Thread dep
begin Michael Hipp's quote: | I was under the assumption that it was a 75dpi vs 100dpi thing | related entirely to which font set to choose (or how to display the | font perhaps). no, that's determined (well, *was* -- with anti-aliasing and so on now, typeface handling is known only to three

Re: Thanks Douglas Hunley

2002-02-07 Thread Peter Ruskin
On Thursday 07 Feb 2002 03:11, Michael Hipp wrote: Not sure I followed this. 1280 pixels across 301 mm = ~108 dpi. But does this cause X to change something about how it displays things? I was under the assumption that it was a 75dpi vs 100dpi thing related entirely to which font set to

Re: Thanks Douglas Hunley

2002-02-07 Thread Douglas J Hunley
Peter Ruskin babbled on about: I have to say I haven't studied any manuals about this (because it works for meĀ®) - it came from a tip by a guru on kde-linux list. I don't use that. I just run startx with the --dpi 100 option you should be able to edit /etc/X11/kdm/something or other as well --

Re: Thanks Douglas Hunley

2002-02-06 Thread Roger Oberholtzer
On Tue, 05 Feb 2002 18:40:59 -0600 Michael Hipp [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | I finally got around to doing *all* the stuff in SxS - XFREE - XFree410. | What a difference! I will have to check this as well. Col 3.1.1 has AA enablable. However, it seems to only be set up for KDE's term. (And with

Re: Thanks Douglas Hunley

2002-02-06 Thread Douglas J Hunley
. I'm glad that it worked for you! Did you catch the latest additions I put up about Mesa and Freetype? No thanks needed. Just knowing that it worked for you is thanks enough -- Douglas J Hunley (doug at hunley.homeip.net) - Linux User #174778 Admin: Linux StepByStep - http://linux.nf Any

Re: Thanks Douglas Hunley

2002-02-06 Thread Michael Hipp
are installed: Freetype 1.x Freetype 2.x Mesa Libz (or zlib) What's the *proper* way to do this (verify the libs)? P.S. I recommend you run XFree86 in 100 DPI mode for best results. How is this done? Thanks, Michael

Re: Thanks Douglas Hunley

2002-02-06 Thread Douglas J Hunley
Michael Hipp babbled on about: What's the *proper* way to do this (verify the libs)? rpm -q -a|more P.S. I recommend you run XFree86 in 100 DPI mode for best results. How is this done? xdpyinfo|grep resol then tell me how you run X? through xdm? or startx? or other? -- Douglas J

Re: Thanks Douglas Hunley

2002-02-06 Thread kurt . wall
Typing furiously on February 06, Douglas J Hunley managed to emit: Michael Hipp babbled on about: What's the *proper* way to do this (verify the libs)? rpm -q -a|more P.S. I recommend you run XFree86 in 100 DPI mode for best results. How is this done? xdpyinfo|grep resol

Re: Thanks Douglas Hunley

2002-02-06 Thread Michael Hipp
the -- dpi 100? Thanks, Michael ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.

Re: Thanks Douglas Hunley

2002-02-06 Thread Peter Ruskin
On Wednesday 06 Feb 2002 22:06, Michael Hipp wrote: On Wednesday 06 February 2002 01:33 pm, Douglas J Hunley wrote: xdpyinfo|grep resol resolution:90x96 dots per inch then tell me how you run X? through xdm? or startx? or other? At this moment I boot straight into KDE when it

Re: Thanks Douglas Hunley

2002-02-06 Thread Net Llama
--- Peter Ruskin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wednesday 06 Feb 2002 22:06, Michael Hipp wrote: On Wednesday 06 February 2002 01:33 pm, Douglas J Hunley wrote: xdpyinfo|grep resol resolution:90x96 dots per inch then tell me how you run X? through xdm? or startx? or other?

Re: Thanks Douglas Hunley

2002-02-06 Thread Michael Hipp
Not sure I followed this. 1280 pixels across 301 mm = ~108 dpi. But does this cause X to change something about how it displays things? I was under the assumption that it was a 75dpi vs 100dpi thing related entirely to which font set to choose (or how to display the font perhaps). Michael On

Thanks Douglas Hunley

2002-02-05 Thread Michael Hipp
I finally got around to doing *all* the stuff in SxS - XFREE - XFree410. What a difference! My Linux box no longer has to bow its head in shame next to the W2k machine for readabilty. And my 41-year-old eyeballs will forever be indebted. Thank you. Michael

Thanks

2002-01-21 Thread Glenn Williams
Hi, Andrew: I got your message about cybermesa.com bouncing the mail. Thanks for sending that info. I've forwarded it to cybermesa and they are working with it. In the meantime, I went to the mailing list archives to see what mail I've missed, and when I finished one message in a thread

Re: Thanks

2002-01-21 Thread Douglas J Hunley
Glenn Williams babbled on about: Hi, Andrew: I got your message about cybermesa.com bouncing the mail. Thanks for sending that info. I've forwarded it to cybermesa and they are working with it. In the meantime, I went to the mailing list archives to see what mail I've missed, and when I

Re: Thanks

2002-01-21 Thread Net Llama
--- Douglas J Hunley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Glenn Williams babbled on about: Hi, Andrew: I got your message about cybermesa.com bouncing the mail. Thanks for sending that info. I've forwarded it to cybermesa and they are working with it. In the meantime, I went to the mailing

Re: Thanks

2002-01-21 Thread Douglas J Hunley
Net Llama babbled on about: linux.nf isn't using a journaling filesystem? yes. it uses ext3. now pay attention every one: the authors of ext3 state that you should STILL periodically run the fsck t verify that the drive itself isn't wigging out. Just cause the fs is journalled does NOT mean

Re: What's the name of that program...THANKS

2001-12-21 Thread Ian
Ian wrote: SNIP Anyone out there know of a freeware/shareware program the will fit the bill, or remember the one Mike always recommended? Thanks to all for the recommendations. I have passed them along to the guys here and will let them sort it out/pick one they like from here

Re: What's the name of that program...THANKS

2001-12-21 Thread BOF
One last recommendation: Textpad. This is a superb programmer's editor that has a feature that allows the user to choose saving the file in a DOS or Unix format, among others. It's shareware, and after the trial period (during which you get a fully-functional version), the purchase price is

Thanks For The Memories (Virtual)

2001-11-02 Thread burns
An excellent article on an interesting problem, a possible fix, plus a hint of Linux development politics and a resulting risk. http://www.byte.com/documents/s=1436/byt20011024s0002/1029_moshe.html -- burns ___ Linux-users mailing list Archives,

Re: Thanks For The Memories (Virtual)

2001-11-02 Thread Jerry McBride
On Fri, 2 Nov 2001 06:49:44 -0500 burns [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: An excellent article on an interesting problem, a possible fix, plus a hint of Linux development politics and a resulting risk. http://www.byte.com/documents/s=1436/byt20011024s0002/1029_moshe.html The article is most

A final word of thanks to the group

2001-09-21 Thread Collins Richey
Not many of the linux groups out there allowed free reign to the members who needed to vent their anger and share their pain after the WTC event. Most became cold hearted at the first mention of the terrorist attacks in a posting. But linux users rose to the occasion. A hearty thanks to all