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The "idiot user" needs to do a few other things ---- like find his files and
ok use the file finder in Konqueror

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occasionally access a floppy or
in kde the floppy is on the desktop. automounting has been around for

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USB pen drive.

Plug it in

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There are lots of little usability factors and philosophy that haven't been
fully cloned in Linux yet. Simple things like one central document
repository. It's not just the OS. In order for the whole package to really
gel, applications need to work consistently as well.

Apparently you arent using a new distro. This stuff is changing at

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Programmers seem to appreciate the value of "abstraction" as it relates to
their work but many seem to have trouble applying the same concept to
computer hardware and usability. Ideally, the typical user shouldn't have
to understand the mechanics of his computer any more than the average driver
understands the mechanics of his automobile.

Give me and example of something from a usability perspective that

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It's all a matter of philosophy. The "mount" command under Linux is about as
far away from this philosophy as you can possibly get. At the other
extreme, a USB pocket/pen drive under Windows is about as close as you can
get. On an XP machine, just plug the USB drive in and a file list pops up.
Fantastic little devices BTW! I have a 256 Mb one attached to my keyring
and I carry it with me as off-site back up for the source code of the apps
I'm currently working on.

When was the last time you ran linux. Red hat 5? supermount has been

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Op-s-s! Because default kernel was unable to work with certain hardware on
my new PC i installed latest kernel from our "nuclear departament" :-).
uname -rv shows 2.4.22-ac4 #9 SMP

It may still be need to be compiled to work with multimedia better.

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Because it needed that setup. Why they automatically installing plethora of
text editors? Name few - vim,ed,joe,emacs,kate,kwrite,kedit,mcedit (as part
of mc). I think if i install gnome it add two or three gnome specific. User
needed actually only two editors - one for console and one for graphics.

I have to agree there. They put way too much {*word*99} in the menus. They

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1. Why the hell structure of menu in the menu editor is different from that
i see when i use menu? There are not visible previously items, some of them
localised some not. I'm really editing menu that i going to use?

Im not going to argue that linux needs work for a power user but most

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2. Why i don't see changes in menu immediately after i save it? Why i cannot
just select program i trying to add to menu? Why i should to type in full
path to executable? If i mistaken by typing file path the program will not
run without any error message - is entered path wrong or program just not
able to start because of some error in it?

Menus are a bit buggy, especially in mdk9.2

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6. Ok i guess that these icons located in some directory as files. How do i
find that directory? There is no any hint where it may be found. In
addition i cannot see file name fully, dialog not resizeable and 90% of
strings does not fit into listbox.

it is too bad the icon isnt in the executable. This is annoying.

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The average Home user did not set their PC up, and would have the same
problems with Linux. Try telling the "I bought my computer from Office
Depot, Wal Mart, etc, that they need to download and install the latest
drivers, configure their new DVD ROM drives, worry about the "Windows could
not find your software, you wil need to manually install the drivers", etc.
how to do this and it would be an equal experience on Linux.


Exactly, my dad would have no idea how to create a shortcut, how to

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>/dev/hda:
>multcount = 16 (on)
>IO_support = 1 (32-bit)
>unmaskirq = 0 (off)
>using_dma = 1 (on)
>keepsettings = 0 (off)
>readonly = 0 (off)
>readahead = 8 (on)
>geometry = 2434/255/63, sectors = 39102336, start = 0
[...]
Bob { Goddard } wrote:
You want unmaskirq turned on.
Ok. I'm try it.

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Is this really only a 20GB HD?
If so, it may also not be operating at the highest spec for
the motherboard.
I have also CD-ROM drive and old Fujitsu HDD 1.6Gb but they both connected

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>Op-s-s! Because default kernel was unable to work with certain hardware on
>my new PC i installed latest kernel from our "nuclear departament" :-).
>uname -rv shows 2.4.22-ac4 #9 SMP
Mike Margerum wrote:
It may still be need to be compiled to work with multimedia better.
There are options in there but I really dont know the details.
I'll check it. However, thank you for pointing possible way.

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I have to agree there. They put way too much {*word*99} in the menus. They
need to start depreacting some apps. MDK also needs a "click n run"
type app where a user can install updates from an MDK server with a
few clicks. RPM and URPMI suck.
There are certain amount of GUI package managers, however what i'm not like

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>1. Why the hell structure of menu in the menu editor is different from
>that i see when i use menu? There are not visible previously items, some
>of them localised some not. I'm really editing menu that i going to use?
Im not going to argue that linux needs work for a power user but most
people arent going to edit their menus. They are going to use the 10
apps on the desktop that you installed. My dad doesnt install
anything. I do it when im around. I actually think this is a good
thing. People installing shit off the net is the biggest source of
trojans and viruses.
No, no. Don't move talk to different subject. It was just typical example of

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>>/dev/hda:
>>multcount = 16 (on)
>>IO_support = 1 (32-bit)
>>unmaskirq = 0 (off)
>>using_dma = 1 (on)
>>keepsettings = 0 (off)
>>readonly = 0 (off)
>>readahead = 8 (on)
>>geometry = 2434/255/63, sectors = 39102336, start = 0
>[...]

Bob { Goddard } wrote:
>You want unmaskirq turned on.

Ok. I'm try it.

>Is this really only a 20GB HD?
>If so, it may also not be operating at the highest spec for
>the motherboard.

I have also CD-ROM drive and old Fujitsu HDD 1.6Gb but they both connected
to another IDE channel and usually both are inactive. Yet both use dma.
I would also run "hdparm -I /dev/hda" and check which DMA settings

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"Mike Margerum" < XXXX@XXXXX.COM >wrote in message
news: XXXX@XXXXX.COM ...
>Not true at all. I mean what does an idiot user need to do? Click on
>about 5 different icons. One for office, one for IE, one for email,
>and one for solitaire.

The "idiot user" needs to do a few other things ---- like find his files
and occasionally access a floppy or USB pen drive.

And what is the difference between using Konuqeror, verses using Explorer? I

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There are lots of little usability factors and philosophy that haven't
been
fully cloned in Linux yet. Simple things like one central document
repository. It's not just the OS. In order for the whole package to
really gel, applications need to work consistently as well.

Central Document repository? How about /home/Documents ? I think that one is

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Programmers seem to appreciate the value of "abstraction" as it relates to
their work but many seem to have trouble applying the same concept to
computer hardware and usability. Ideally, the typical user shouldn't have
to understand the mechanics of his computer any more than the average
driver understands the mechanics of his automobile.

Agreed. I do not, overall see why Windows is thought by you to have such an