programs to use while running linux and editing your comic *

Dragonmage · Post by **Dragonmage** » Fri Mar 02, 2001 6:52 am

ok, the most important program is xmms and that is to listen to your fav jams while reading this. second of all is the GIMP. is about 80 percent photoshop, only a little more.....to the point.
the program that you want to use to resize your comic is "imagemagik" and to run it either go to freshmeat.net and download it or if you already think you have it just type in "display" in your shell. They last program i want to talk about is the xv. it is the fastest program to view the image youjust scanned. unlike gimp, which takes a fairly long time to boot up, xv gets going in about a sec so all you have to do is to view the image is "xv and the name of the image"it pops up within seconds, it should come standard with linux as one of those needed aplications that comes when you install linux 7.0 along with the kde, 1 OR 2, doesnt matter.
so, for all you linux people that know how to set up an apache server but dont know how to image manipulate your comics, that was the #1 way....remember, music comes first, then anything else. so, now your not lost and you cant blame nate or Teri or Chris or scrubbo for not giving you any programs because your special and run linux....THATS RIGHT SCRUBBO, BLAMES ON YOU (jk.....)note: yes i do use linux and yes, you just wasted a good 5 minutes reading it, mwahahahahaaaaa.......this message belongs in the egroup aswell.......yahoogroup, whatever------------------
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PDI · Post by **PDI** » Fri Mar 02, 2001 7:08 am

Sounds like you're a candidate for the Open SOurce Comics dropdown... see the dropdowns and crossovers forum, or check out the dropdowns page at <A HREF="http://gear.keenspace.com" TARGET=_blank>http://gear.keenspace.com</A>
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Dragonmage · Post by **Dragonmage** » Mon Mar 05, 2001 3:49 am

isnt anyone gona use this???------------------
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Reinder · Post by **Reinder** » Sun Mar 25, 2001 1:33 am

Two more things that I might need:- Something to letter with. I now use Paint Shop Pro, and I've been less
than impressed with the GIMP's type handling in any operating system (and
that's saying something cause I'm a real GIMP advocate)- A good HTML editor similar to the one I'm using now (which is Anansi, a
shareware editor available from <A HREF="http://www.silenroc.com/" TARGET=_blank>http://www.silenroc.com/</A> I like its
simplicity, fast loading and easy to remember keyboard shortcuts, but it's
going out of date fast). Bluefish comes close but I can't make new versions
work on my system for some reason.------------------
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Reinder · Post by **Reinder** » Sun Mar 25, 2001 1:38 am

Two more things that I might need:- Something to letter with. I now use Paint Shop Pro, and I've been less
than impressed with the GIMP's type handling in any operating system (and
that's saying something cause I'm a real GIMP advocate)- A good HTML editor similar to the one I'm using now (which is Anansi, a
shareware editor available from <A HREF="http://www.silenroc.com/" TARGET=_blank>http://www.silenroc.com/</A> I like its
simplicity, fast loading and easy to remember keyboard shortcuts, but it's
going out of date fast). Bluefish comes close but I can't make new versions
work on my system for some reason.------------------
Reinder Dijkhuis
<A HREF="http://www.rocr.net/" TARGET=_blank>Rogues of Clwyd-Rhan</A>, Humorous fantasy strip, updated Mon-Fri, and really rather good. <A HREF="http://www.rocr.net/d/20000701.html" TARGET=_blank>Read it from the first strip!</A>

Dragonmage · Post by **Dragonmage** » Sun Mar 25, 2001 10:34 am

O___O I have wasted 5 minutes of my life writing this! and no one is going to use it?!well i never!------------------
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Reinder · Post by **Reinder** » Sun Mar 25, 2001 12:05 pm

Actually, I might use this info. I'm having some problems with Windows and my new hard drive, and I'm looking at Linux again lately, and well, I might switch to it as my main OS if certain items on my Linux wish list have appeared in the past year or so.Those items are:<UL TYPE=SQUARE>
<LI> Support for my scanner! This was a biggy. My old Trust scanner seems to be tightly bound to Windows. Maybe Sane support has improved over the past year?
<LI> A Eudora-like email program that I can actually port my Eudora mailbox to and that is actually as good as Eudora, - or improvements in wine or vmware that will allow me to run Eudora itself. Last year, with Suse 6.1, it basically didn't work.
<LI>Improved desktop usability. THere's excellent choice and variety in Linux desktops, but little in the way of consistency, and I never could figure out how to make keyboard shortcuts to launch apps in any of them (essential because of my RSI). Perhaps this existed at the time but I just couldn't find it, or perhaps KDE 2, Gnome or Easel have introduced this now?</UL>------------------
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Gwalla · Post by **Gwalla** » Mon Mar 26, 2001 4:17 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by reinder:
- A good HTML editor<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>EMACS!
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PDI · Post by **PDI** » Mon Mar 26, 2001 5:22 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by dragonmage:
O___O I have wasted 5 minutes of my life writing this! and no one is going to use it?!well i never!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>If you require a reply, say so originally. Otherwise, thanks for providing potentially useful information.------------------
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Post by **STrRedWolf** » Mon Mar 26, 2001 11:03 am

Oh, you want to compare setups, eh? Here's what I use now:Xfree86 4.0.2, which handles Truetype fonts alot better than 3.3.6 w/xfsttGimp 1.2.1, which has the GDynText feature built in. (HINT: Create the text first, and hit "apply". Then grab the mover and move the text over. Go back into the text box and hit the page-with-a-T button (make it go down), and do your next bit.)Linux kernel 2.4.2, which has better hardware support.Head on over to the Open Source Cartooning lecture at Keenvention, and commment in the forum there.------------------
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Reinder · Post by **Reinder** » Mon Mar 26, 2001 11:24 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by gwalla:
 EMACS!
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Well, yes, but...It's great when I'm working across five or six different projects, but when I have to work inside a project it's not as good at finding the right files quickly as I'm used to. But I wouldn't be surprised if there was a good way to do that that I just don't know about.But it might be better than what I've got now if there are good HTML 4/XHTML and CSS1/2 modes available (I know I don't have those yet. In a pinch, I use the C++ mode for CSS).
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Reinder · Post by **Reinder** » Tue Mar 27, 2001 2:08 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by gwalla:
 I know there has to be a good HTML mode. I'm not so sure about CSS mode...although using C-mode for that sounds like a good idea. CSS sysntax is pretty basic: bracket matching is really all you need.
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
HTML mode has to be up to date with the current spec to be better than what I use now - I don't think my current emacs HTML mode goes beyond 3.2For CSS, I need some automated completion scheme or else it's no better than typing by hand. I do tend to forget brackets but my battered hands need a little more than that.

Post by **STrRedWolf** » Tue Mar 27, 2001 7:15 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Seven3:
I'm looking at switching to Linux too, but I have the same concerns Reinder does, software support for my scanner and mouse. The scanner is a Canon FB363U, and the mouse, well I haven't decided yet, but this old two-button mechanical thing has got to go. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif">
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Ditch your scanner. Canon's not even releasing any specs to it. Check with <A HREF="http://www.mostang.com/sane/" TARGET=_blank>http://www.mostang.com/sane/</A> , the SANE (Scanner Access Now Eazy) driver page. (Or to be safe, when you replace your mouse, look for a Umax Astra SCSI scanner and a good PCI SCSI card).------------------
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Seven3 · Post by **Seven3** » Tue Mar 27, 2001 9:45 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by STrRedWolf:
Ditch your scanner. Canon's not even releasing any specs to it.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Yeah, I just found that out last night. That thing sitting atop my stereo is turning slowly and methodically into a $(NZ)400 white elephant. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/frown.gif">If I can hock it off for a reasonable price, I might still be OK tho'. If not, I'll be stuck with it for a while as I really can't afford a new one.------------------
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Gwalla · Post by **Gwalla** » Tue Mar 27, 2001 11:22 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by reinder:
Well, yes, but...It's great when I'm working across five or six different projects, but when I have to work inside a project it's not as good at finding the right files quickly as I'm used to. But I wouldn't be surprised if there was a good way to do that that I just don't know about.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>There's a bookmarking feature, that may help. I'll check my O'Reilly book. <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>But it might be better than what I've got now if there are good HTML 4/XHTML and CSS1/2 modes available (I know I don't have those yet. In a pinch, I use the C++ mode for CSS).<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>I know there has to be a good HTML mode. I'm not so sure about CSS mode...although using C-mode for that sounds like a good idea. CSS sysntax is pretty basic: bracket matching is really all you need.
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Seven3 · Post by **Seven3** » Tue Mar 27, 2001 12:09 pm

I'm looking at switching to Linux too, but I have the same concerns Reinder does, software support for my scanner and mouse. The scanner is a Canon FB363U, and the mouse, well I haven't decided yet, but this old two-button mechanical thing has got to go. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif"> Could I use WINE? But wouldn't that kind of be defeating the purpose of switching to Linux in the first place?Also, what's a good Linux pack? Good kernel, great GUI, nice selection of bundled apps, free or at least cheap?------------------
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Gwalla · Post by **Gwalla** » Wed Mar 28, 2001 4:53 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by reinder:

HTML mode has to be up to date with the current spec to be better than what I use now - I don't think my current emacs HTML mode goes beyond 3.2<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>I couldn't find any HTML modes that explicity said that they supported HTML 4.0. Then again, I only did a couple of Google searches. I tried to look in <A HREF="http://www.emacs.org/" TARGET=_blank>emacs.org</A>, but couldn't get through. I think their server is down (FTP didn't connect either). <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>For CSS, I need some automated completion scheme or else it's no better than typing by hand. I do tend to forget brackets but my battered hands need a little more than that.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>A couple of possible candidates I found through Google:
<A HREF="http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/software/css-mode/" TARGET=_blank>http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/sof ... s-mode/</A> <A HREF="http://dymaxion.org/about/emacs/css-mode.html" TARGET=_blank>http://dymaxion.org/about/emacs/css-mode.html</A> Enjoy. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/wink.gif">
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Reinder · Post by **Reinder** » Sat Mar 31, 2001 7:53 am

My computer is now away for repairs, but before I kissed it goodbye, the guy in he shop pointed out two USB ports I'd never used <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif">How's the USB support in Linux kernel 2.4? Can I hook up a big-name scanner or Wacom pad to it wihout problems?------------------
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Gwalla · Post by **Gwalla** » Thu Apr 05, 2001 5:41 am

USB support is fine, it's device drivers you need to worry about. Check with the peripheral's manufacturer to see if they provide drivers for Linux. If they don't, there may be an independent project distributing one, so check online.------------------
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Dragonmage · Post by **Dragonmage** » Sun Apr 08, 2001 10:11 am

a really good email client is called kmail and it comes standard with redhat7.0/kde2
2 great html editors are emacs, xemasc (virtually the samething) and nedit, nedit is simple and really really fast to load.
you might also want a really good ftp client and that is gftp, simply the best client out there....it is also standard witht he redhat7.0/kde2.------------------
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