Re: [Ql-Users] RaspberryPi
In message <4f55c062.80...@dunbar-it.co.uk>, Norman Dunbar writes Morning Malcolm, I have now registered with both Farnell and RS, which was all very easy to do. The former are offering a 'free' special edition Rpi T-Shirt, too ... :-) I've seen those - element 14 I think. OK ... with Linux it all seems an endless series of 'flavours' of Linux. It may look that way but Linux, or more accurately GNU/Linux is the kernel, the actual OS if you like. That's pretty much standard across all distros. A few distros do modify the kernel slightly to match their needs, but usually it's in non-important areas. The distro itself comes in many flavours, including the applications supplied, the GUI in use - KDE, Gnome, Gnome3, etc. This doesn't mean that if you use Linux Mint with Gnome that your applications won't run on OpenSuse with KDE - they will. Indeed ... logical, of course. OK ... you get some 'basic' stuff, and then post-install a lot of other potentially more useful stuff. Sort of. With Windows you install everything (ie, the OS) and then start buying applications, or downloading Firefox, Chrome, whatever from many different places. How secure these places are, you have no idea. With Linux, everything is on the DVD initially, and part of the installation set you up with repositories and it is from these that you get your new stuff, updates, patches and so on. These repositories are secure in that they use security signatures and certificates to prove their validity. Yes ... all of the "Apps", again ... :-) Ah ... yes ... fault tracing in electronics is like de-bugging in software ... a potential long and tortuous road. It came to me this AM when I was in bed what I'd done wrong. I need to check later to see if my subconscious was right. My two timing resitors needed to be around 1K and 144K to go with the 100nF capacitor. I have a funny feeling that I used a 980K instead of 144K - major failure there for "around 144k"! ;-) It would explain why your LED is staying on ... the time period will not be much different ... :-( Umm ... you may say that a lot of hardware and software has been sold to Schools ... :-) ... but then, we are not cynical; are we? Most of our schools are "sponsored" by Microsoft. As is most of government. We are doomed to repeat the errors of our predecessors if we never learn. And yes, "we" are cynical, with good reason I'm afraid! ;-) Yes, but we are 'experienced' ... :-) Hope you get your Pi soon. Yes, it can only get more interesting . -- Malcolm Cadman ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] Raspbery Pi
In message <4f550e05.9050...@newlan.org>, Bryan Horstmann writes Whilst I'm not denigrating it, all this publicity of development boards etc. is missing the concept of the Rpi, which is to just connect the necessary ancillaries and use it for program development by youngsters, not circuit design. They're already using SCRATCH I understand which is just for making things work on the screen by complex sprites; but it does get them planning things in detail, even if only a sort of film storyboard. Bryan H Hi Bryan, Yes, there is a sort of philosophy around encouraging "program development by young people". Yet, once it is 'out in the wild' it will get used for whatever people feel challenged and inspired to do. Which, I anticipate, will be quite remarkable ... and bring back a lot of 'fun' too in to the 'computing' world, along the way. -- Malcolm Cadman ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] RaspberryPi
There is a very good article about Raspberry Pi in the new edition of PC Pro Next time you are in W H Smith have a browse martinw ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] RaspberryPi
I've no idea what the items you mention are John. Perhaps noting to do with QL scene. Bryan H On 05/03/2012 04:27, John Alexander wrote: Arduino clone for I/O expansion called a Piduino and a MoPi ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] Background colours`
Op Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:07:37 +0100 schreef Dilwyn Jones : Does anyone know if it is possible to have a transparent menu background with a pointer environment menu? I want part of the menu to be see-through and I can’t remember how to achieve this, or if indeed it is possible at all. Everything within a PE window must fit within the Outline. When the menu is drawn it always has a paper colour and there is no code for Transparent. One way to mimic transparency could be to overlay the outline with an Info Window. This can be filled with an image, as demonstrated in QColour and QCoco. For the image you can take that part of the screen where the menu is supposed to appear. Save that part in a psa area to immediately fill the the IW before overlaying the menu items. This should give the illusion of transparency. Bob -- Gemaakt met Opera's revolutionaire e-mailprogramma: http://www.opera.com/mail/ ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 Keys
Lee Privett wrote: > I have this experience on a toshiba laptop making its use > impossible, one of the keys to go somewhere else is the underscore _ > and you know how often that gets used :( While in QPC, press all the modifier keys once one after the other (Ctrl, Alt, Fn, Shift, left and right if there are two). This should normally fix it. Marcel ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 Keys
I have this experience on a toshiba laptop making its use impossible, one of the keys to go somewhere else is the underscore _ and you know how often that gets used :( Editor QUANTA The QL Users And Tinkerers Association http://www.QUANTA.org.uk On 6 Mar 2012, at 12:10, Malcolm Lear wrote: > Hi, > > Whenever I've been using QPC2 (latest version) and it gets left running > without use for a while, the keyboard seems to get remapped in some seemingly > random way. This happens on all my installs with XP or 7. Am I the only one > suffering this issue as I can't remember this being mentioned before. > > ___ > QL-Users Mailing List > http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
[Ql-Users] QPC2 Keys
Hi, Whenever I've been using QPC2 (latest version) and it gets left running without use for a while, the keyboard seems to get remapped in some seemingly random way. This happens on all my installs with XP or 7. Am I the only one suffering this issue as I can't remember this being mentioned before. ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] Background colours`
Op 5/03/2012 19:07, Dilwyn Jones schreef: Does anyone know if it is possible to have a transparent menu background with a pointer environment menu? I want part of the menu to be see-through and I can’t remember how to achieve this, or if indeed it is possible at all. Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm Hi Dilwyn, That's an interesting question! It seems impossible with EasyPtr. François Van Emelen ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] Background colours`
Does anyone know if it is possible to have a transparent menu background with a pointer environment menu? Do you mean by menu, items in an application sub window? George That's one requirement. The main one, though, is to create a non-rectangular menu appearance for a new program. I'll email the details privately. Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] Background colours`
On 5 Mar 2012, at 18:07, Dilwyn Jones wrote: > Does anyone know if it is possible to have a transparent menu background with > a pointer environment menu? Do you mean by menu, items in an application sub window? George ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] Raspbery Pi
I apologise for repeating my post but I thought I was making a mistake as they weren't appearing last night. Bryan H On 05/03/2012 07:03, Bryan Horstmann wrote: Whilst I'm not denigrating it, all this publicity of development boards etc. is missing the concept of the Rpi, which is to just connect the necessary ancillaries and use it for program development by youngsters, not circuit design. They're already using SCRATCH I understand which is just for making things work on the screen by complex sprites; but it does get them planning things in detail, even if only a sort of film storyboard. Bryan H ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
