August 2003 - wlug - list.wlug.org.nz

Open Office and VGA Monitors
by Roger 21 Aug '03

21 Aug '03

I have Red Hat 8 on a machine, which has an old VGA monitor. Is it possible to configure Open Office to work with such an old monitor? At present the text and icons of Open Office take up the majority of the screen, so it is effectively unusable. The other applications do not suffer from the same severe problem. Any help or pointers would be appreciated. Thanks in anticipation, Roger

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Excellent article for Advocacy
by Andrew Thrift ＠ Millennium 21 Aug '03

21 Aug '03

http://news.com.com/2008-1082_3-5065859.html?tag=lh

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Wireless Equipment (off-list topic)
by Sahil Gupta - NET4U LIMITED 21 Aug '03

21 Aug '03

Hi, Does anybody have any Orinoco Wireless Equipment that they wish to part with? If so, please get in touch with me off-list. Regards, Sahil Gupta Senior Account Manager NET4U LIMITED Phone: 0508-263-848 Fax: 07-8582659 Mobile: 029-366-6375

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open office/star office
by Roger Win 21 Aug '03

21 Aug '03

does any one ahave a copy of open office that they could provide a copy of? Roger Win

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WLUG meeting is on Monday, 4 days away
by Meeting Reminder Bot 20 Aug '03

20 Aug '03

Today is 21/08/2003 The WLUG meeting is on Monday, 4 days away Monday 25 August, 7:30pm Introduction to the BSD Family of Operating Systems, presented by MatthewLuckie. Location: CrawshawSchool. Synopsis to be announced. Stay tuned. _________________________________________________________________

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Just looking for Andrew Thrift
by Adrian Kitto 20 Aug '03

20 Aug '03

Hi, Can Andrew please mail me back? Or can someone please provide me with his e-mail address? Regards Adrian Kitto

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Committee meeting
by Craig Box 18 Aug '03

18 Aug '03

As per the decision at the last WLUG society committee meeting, subsequent committee meetings will be not be held alongside WLUG presentation meetings, but instead will be held the Thursday prior. I remind everyone there is a WLUG-Committee list that society members are welcome to join but cannot post to. (See http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug-committee) If anyone has any items they wish to have bought before the WLUG committee, please email them to me before Wednesday afternoon; they will be assembled into an agenda for the meeting at that point. Craig WLUG Secretary

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WLUG meeting is one week away
by Meeting Reminder Bot 17 Aug '03

17 Aug '03

Today is 18/08/2003 The WLUG meeting is one week away Monday 25 August, 7:30pm Introduction to the BSD Family of Operating Systems, presented by MatthewLuckie. Synopsis and location to be announced. Stay tuned. _________________________________________________________________

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Re: [wlug] ragger's newbie again: to make a file executable
by sable drum 16 Aug '03

16 Aug '03

thanks for that! i hope there is an easier approach -- would a mandrake file manager do this automatically? i must check it out a bit more. i might just take up your offer again re: next meeting. i almost have things sorted and then someother unknown crops up -- drives me crazy. part of learning....:-) sigh m >From: Daniel Lawson <daniel(a)meta.net.nz> >Reply-To: wlug <wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz> >To: wlug <wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz> >Subject: Re: [wlug] ragger's newbie again: to make a file executable >Date: 15 Aug 2003 08:00:39 +1200 > > > > so, let me get this straight. the device is mounted ok, the file is on >the > > harddrive, now i am simply telling the OS to fetch it and install it. >and > > the "cdroaster 1.12" is the name regardless of what the file appears to >be > > called in the file manager? i didn't try that name with chmod coz i >thought > > i had a different version.... > >You will need to use the name that relates to the version you actually >have. I still suspect there is any easier way of doing this than the >approach you are taking, but I dont have the familiarity with Mandrake >to offer assistance via email (or phone, or irc). > > >I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to look at your machine last meeting - >the committee meeting took a LOT longer than we expected. I don't think >the location for the next meeting has been announced, but if it is going >to be at Crawshaw School, then you are welcome to bring your machine >along (turn up a bit early if you can, 7 ish) and we'll try to get >things working there. Crawshaw has a 'net connection so we can download >anything we need to (Radio Clubrooms dont, makes it hard for fixing >machines in a lot of cases). > > > > >_______________________________________________ >wlug mailing list >wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz >http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug _________________________________________________________________ Download MSN Messenger @ http://messenger.xtramsn.co.nz - talk to family and friends overseas!

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Re: [wlug] ragger's newbie again: to make a file executable
by sable drum 14 Aug '03

14 Aug '03

thanks for that. i will try it out fri or sat so, let me get this straight. the device is mounted ok, the file is on the harddrive, now i am simply telling the OS to fetch it and install it. and the "cdroaster 1.12" is the name regardless of what the file appears to be called in the file manager? i didn't try that name with chmod coz i thought i had a different version.... so making it executable means that when i go back to the GUI for cdroast, the permission to write will be "yes" instead of "no" and once every file is read, it will burn?? are we that close to making it happen? even in this weird post full moon period?? >From: Perry Lorier <perry(a)coders.net> >Reply-To: wlug <wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz> >To: wlug <wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz> >Subject: Re: [wlug] ragger's newbie again: to make a file executable >Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 23:24:12 +1200 > >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >Hash: SHA1 > > > http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid5800 > >Hmm, I think you ment >http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=5800 > ^ > > > and am stuck at the part that says "make file executable" > > using chmod and g group something > >You mean: > chmod 700 cdrtoaster-1.12 > usermod -G cdwrite username > >? > >The author is suggesting you do this so you can install this software from >scratch. > >So you download it >then type "chmod 700 cdrtoaster-1.12" in the directory that >"cdrtoaster-1.12" exists in. > > > this feels really silly but i cannot figure out what is the correct file > > name for my file -- i use the one that is on the file as displayed in >the > > file manager but chmod does not find it. > > > > what am i doing wrong???? > > > > thanks folks from me here in raggers town is overcast and it is full >moon, > > which is always dangerous on one level or another. :-) > >Heh! The bugs will be out in force tonight! > >- -- >My mind is making ashtrays in Dayton ... >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) >Comment: Only when you are sure they have you, can you stop being paranoid > >iD8DBQE/OM5bcAgRpy8z8UQRAsfOAJ9+P2JK8KMg+P+eHKgv70nP7P+GCQCfVxg/ >4S6ShDaVEKdc0n8aBqL/+m8= >=RXqd >-----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >_______________________________________________ >wlug mailing list >wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz >http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug _________________________________________________________________ Download MSN Messenger @ http://messenger.xtramsn.co.nz - add your friends!

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