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| From | owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.advocacy |
| Subject | Re: A challenge for the "advocates" |
| Date | 2015-09-02 14:56 +0000 |
| Organization | ok by me, so long as it doesn't get out of hand |
| Message-ID | <fadsnmv8.jvd@rooftop.invalid> (permalink) |
| References | <D20B61D9.59985%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> <D20C56CC.59B07%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> |
Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> wrote: > On 9/1/15, 2:08 PM, in article D20B61D9.59985%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com, > "Snit" <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> wrote: >> Would love to see if the "advocates" are capable of speaking about >> technology. Elsewhere I noted, about choice, that my view is desktop Linux >> offers little of it: you have a bunch of distros all tied to the same >> ecosystem that offers very little choice. I can show workflows and products >> which demonstrate this: >> >> Some workflows which, as far as I know, cannot be equaled on Linux: >> >> <https://youtu.be/NPM_WldEBs0> >> >> On Linux the way I think most would do it is save the file as PDF to their >> recipes folder, then dig down to it and open it (or save and open it on >> their desktop and move it to their recipes folder later), then edit it, then >> save it, then attach it to an email. >> >> There are PDF editors which do have something akin to the "Share" menu which >> is common on OS X, even if not as standardized, so that might give a way to >> streamline things a bit more than adding an attachment by digging down again >> (not that it would be the end of the world even if you had to... just noting >> it is not as streamlined). >> >> As far as content I doubt anyone in COLA could replicate on Linux, look what >> I did to show *another* point... was not even made to show off screencasting >> skills: >> >> <https://youtu.be/aSNpnYpmKag>. >> >> In that video I: >> * Replace the mouse cursor in post production to ease following the action >> (whole video) >> * Highlight a window (from about 10-20 seconds). It stays highlighted >> even as I resize and move it. >> * Zoom in on the area around the mouse and dim the rest of the screen >> (at about 45 seconds, and again later) >> * Highlight and zoom in on a rectangle to show the "action" there >> (at about 1:15) >> >> Of people in COLA, Owl has shown the greatest skill at screen recording on >> Linux. His videos, as beneficial as they are (and I do not mean to put them >> down in any way) are less crisp (could be the site he uses?) but also do not >> include any such features. These things are trivial on OS X and, as far as I >> know, completely beyond the capability of any program the "advocates" use on >> Linux (at least not without a *lot* of work). >> >> Prediction: the herd will deny this. Of *course* they could show Linux doing >> as smooth of a workflow for the recipe. Of *course* they could show a video >> where they do the things I list. But they will not because blame Snit, >> everyone is Snit, Snit tells unquotable lies, wah wah wah. It really is >> likely to be the best I expect from *any* of the "advocates". >> > So far: > * Peter Köhlmann has responded and noted the challenge is too much for > him... all he could do was give the predicted insults as he ran from > speaking of technology. > * Owl tried to change the topic to using hot keys for every feature you can > possibly do and not showing menus and otherwise just ran. Make up your mind. I thought you "made it clear you didn't care how it was done." Oh, that's just when you FAIL with that MacKro recorder they stole from Windows 3.1.
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A challenge for the "advocates" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-09-01 14:08 -0700
Re: A challenge for the "advocates" Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2015-09-01 23:42 +0200
Re: A challenge for the "advocates" Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-09-01 15:32 -0700
Re: A challenge for the "advocates" vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2015-09-02 08:20 +0000
Re: A challenge for the "advocates" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-09-02 04:52 -0700
Re: A challenge for the "advocates" ronb <ronbNOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-09-02 12:49 +0000
Re: A challenge for the "advocates" chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-09-02 08:04 -0500
Re: A challenge for the "advocates" "A.M" <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-09-02 10:36 -0400
Re: A challenge for the "advocates" owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-09-02 15:01 +0000
Re: A challenge for the "advocates" owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-09-02 15:29 +0000
Re: A challenge for the "advocates" Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-09-02 08:48 -0700
Re: A challenge for the "advocates" Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-09-02 13:49 -0700
Re: A challenge for the "advocates" Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-09-02 17:38 -0700
Re: A challenge for the "advocates" GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-09-02 21:58 -0600
Re: A challenge for the "advocates" vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2015-09-02 19:41 +0000
Re: A challenge for the "advocates" ronb <ronbNOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-09-02 23:41 +0000
Re: A challenge for the "advocates" DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-09-03 09:27 -0400
Snit! Give it up, YOU degenerate. John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2015-09-01 14:43 -0700
Re: Snit! Give it up, YOU degenerate. vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2015-09-01 23:55 +0000
Re: Snit! Give it up, YOU degenerate. Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-09-01 18:44 -0700
Re: A challenge for the "advocates" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-09-01 14:57 -0700
Re: A challenge for the "advocates" owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-09-01 22:39 +0000
Re: A challenge for the "advocates" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-09-01 15:44 -0700
Re: A challenge for the "advocates" owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-09-01 23:10 +0000
Re: A challenge for the "advocates" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-09-01 15:52 -0700
Re: A challenge for the "advocates" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-09-01 18:02 -0700
Re: A challenge for the "advocates" Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2015-09-02 08:13 +0200
Re: Another Snit Circus attempt. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-09-02 04:50 -0700
Re: A challenge for the "advocates" owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-09-02 14:56 +0000
Re: A challenge for the "advocates" Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-09-04 00:26 +0000
Re: A challenge for the "advocates" Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-09-04 07:33 +0000
Re: A challenge for the "advocates" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-09-04 00:44 -0700
Re: A challenge for the "advocates" Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-09-05 00:51 +0000
Re: A challenge for the "advocates" Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-09-04 21:01 -0500
Re: A challenge for the "advocates" Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-09-05 01:03 -0500
Re: A challenge for the "advocates" Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-09-05 01:52 -0500
Re: A challenge for the "advocates" Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-09-05 02:23 -0500
Re: A challenge for the "advocates" JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-09-04 11:19 -0500
Re: A challenge for the "advocates" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-09-04 09:47 -0700
Re: A challenge for the "advocates" JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-09-04 11:15 -0500
Re: A challenge for the "advocates" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-09-04 09:49 -0700
Re: A challenge for the "advocates" Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-09-04 21:08 -0500
Re: A challenge for the "advocates" Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-09-05 00:54 -0500
Re: A challenge for the "advocates" Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-09-05 01:54 -0500
Re: A challenge for the "advocates" Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-09-05 02:23 -0500
Re: A challenge for the "advocates" Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-09-04 21:06 -0500
Re: A challenge for the "advocates" Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-09-05 00:57 -0500
Re: A challenge for the "advocates" Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-09-05 01:56 -0500
Re: A challenge for the "advocates" Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-09-05 02:24 -0500
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