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Re: Linux PC Distros don't have anything that Windows 10 lacks.

From "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject Re: Linux PC Distros don't have anything that Windows 10 lacks.
Date 2016-05-30 02:13 +0000
Organization O.W.L.
Message-ID <gjadkf98a.f94g@perch.invalid> (permalink)
References (4 earlier) <Jeff-Relf.Me@May.29{3.15P.Seattle.2016}> <adfhu03.af4g@perch.invalid> <Jeff-Relf.Me@May.29{4.04P.Seattle.2016}> <ghjdi0ta.jig@perch.invalid> <D370E507.741C6%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com>

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In comp.os.linux.advocacy Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> wrote:
> On 5/29/16, 5:37 PM, in article ghjdi0ta.jig@perch.invalid, "Octavian W.
> Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> wrote:
> 
>> In comp.os.linux.advocacy Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> wrote:
>>> You ( Mr. O.W.L ) replied ( to me ):
>>>>>> http://i.imgur.com/1Z1n0SH.png
>>>>> Your terminal _can_ mix and match random FontGlyphs.
>>>>> How is it that you know this, and the others don't ?
>>>> 
>>>> Others are well aware of it.
>>>> They've been trying to tell you, but you wouldn't listen.
>>> 
>>> No, I don't think the others knew;
>>> certainly, they didn't demonstrate it.
>>> 
>>> I read all direct replies to my posts,
>>> no matter who from... I listen.
>>> 
>>>> Linux is fantastic.  You should try it.
>>> 
>>> Linux PC Distros don't have anything that Windows 10 lacks.
>>> 
>> 
>> Linux distros have *tons* of things that Windows 10 lacks,
>> not the least of which is a powerful command shell.  Sure,
>> you can jump through hoops and install some of that stuff
>> on Windows, but why put yourself through that hassle?
> 
> You say the shell is not the least of such things.
> 
> Can you show some of the other things? Would love to see how desktop Linux
> serves you better than the competition!
> 

The shell is the shell, and it is extremely powerful in its own right,
aside from all the powerful utilities that run in the shell.  And this
of course doesn't even touch the magnificence that is X11, as you well
know.


>>> I rely on the Lua Script I wrote for my Logitech g600 mouse,
>>> for example; Linux has no such thing.  Details:
>>> 
>>>   http://Jeff-Relf.Me/g600.PNG
>>>   http://Jeff-Relf.Me/g600.TXT
>> 
>> A little googling shows that people have successfully programmed
>> all the buttons on that mouse under Linux.
> 
> Would love to see it.


http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=linux+program+logitech+g600


> Here is how I configure mine on a competing system:
> 
> <https://youtu.be/sdSiYE7lbQI>
> 

That's not a logitech g600.  And you're using the vendor's software.

> Works great for me. I have asked others if you can do this on Linux and they
> seem to have no answer... just say programming mice is "idiotic" and leads
> to forcing people to single-task in some way they cannot describe. Weird.
> 

My gripe is that some of these mice have so many buttons that they
may as well have a QWERTY layout.

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For the Record: Ncurses is a Graphics Library II Fabian Russell <fb@zen.info> - 2016-05-27 10:58 +0000
  Re: For the Record: Ncurses is a Graphics Library II Incubus <incubus9536612@gmail.com> - 2016-05-27 04:24 -0700
    Re: For the Record: Ncurses is a Graphics Library II Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-05-27 12:40 +0100
      Re: For the Record: Ncurses is a Graphics Library II Incubus <incubus9536612@gmail.com> - 2016-05-27 05:10 -0700
        Re: For the Record: Ncurses is a Graphics Library II Fabian Russell <fb@zen.info> - 2016-05-27 22:08 +0000
          Re: For the Record: Ncurses is a Graphics Library II GreyCloud <Cumulus@mist.com> - 2016-05-27 17:15 -0600
          Linux fonts vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2016-05-28 13:02 +0000
            Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2016-05-28 16:25 +0000
              Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-05-28 12:49 -0400
              Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? Tattoo Vampire <sitting@this.computer> - 2016-05-28 13:22 -0400
                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-05-31 07:13 -0500
            Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-05-29 05:11 +0000
              Scott Doty's facade/lies have been exposed. Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2016-05-29 01:03 -0700
                Re: Scott Doty's facade/lies have been exposed. "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-05-29 10:19 +0000
                I've been talking about "Mixing and Matching fonts". Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2016-05-29 05:53 -0700
                Re: I've been talking about "Mixing and Matching fonts". "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-05-29 21:34 +0000
                Re: Mr. O.W.L's terminal can mix and match random FontGlyphs. "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-05-29 22:43 +0000
                Re: Linux PC Distros don't have anything that Windows 10 lacks. "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-05-30 00:37 +0000
                Re: Linux PC Distros don't have anything that Windows 10 lacks. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-05-29 18:27 -0700
                Re: Linux PC Distros don't have anything that Windows 10 lacks. "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-05-30 02:13 +0000
                Re: Linux PC Distros don't have anything that Windows 10 lacks. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-05-29 21:23 -0700
                Re: Linux PC Distros don't have anything that Windows 10 lacks. Tattoo Vampire <sitting@this.computer> - 2016-05-30 08:28 -0400
                Re: Linux PC Distros don't have anything that Windows 10 lacks. Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2016-05-30 09:19 -0700
                Re: Linux PC Distros don't have anything that Windows 10 lacks. "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-05-30 16:26 +0000
                Re: Linux PC Distros don't have anything that Windows 10 lacks. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-05-30 11:00 -0700
                Re: Linux PC Distros don't have anything that Windows 10 lacks. "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-05-30 19:04 +0000
                Re: Linux PC Distros don't have anything that Windows 10 lacks. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-05-30 12:29 -0700
                Re: Linux PC Distros don't have anything that Windows 10 lacks. moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2016-05-30 15:06 +0000
                Re: Linux PC Distros don't have anything that Windows 10 lacks. "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-05-30 16:10 +0000
                Re: I've been talking about "Mixing and Matching fonts". chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-05-31 07:02 -0500
                Re: Scott Doty's facade/lies have been exposed. "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-05-29 11:09 +0000
                Octavian can't show a screenshot, I can: Jeff-Relf.Me/X.PNG Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2016-05-29 05:44 -0700
                Re: Octavian can't show a screenshot, I can: Jeff-Relf.Me/X.PNG "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-05-29 21:40 +0000
                Re: Jeff Ralf's facade/lies have been exposed. vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2016-05-29 16:20 +0000
                Scott Doty can't show a screenshot, I can: Jeff-Relf.Me/X.PNG Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2016-05-29 10:27 -0700
                Re: Jeff Ralf's facade/lies have been exposed. "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-05-29 22:29 +0000
                Re: "Jeff-Relf.Me/X.ZIP" is a Visual C++ console, really. "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-05-30 01:03 +0000
                Re: Scott Doty's facade/lies have been exposed. moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2016-05-30 14:56 +0000
                Re: Scott Doty's facade/lies have been exposed. Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-05-30 16:38 -0400
              Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-05-30 17:42 -0400
                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-05-30 21:52 +0000
                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-05-30 17:56 -0400
                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-05-30 22:06 +0000
                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-05-30 18:28 -0400
                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-05-30 22:33 +0000
                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-05-30 18:56 -0400
                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-05-30 23:26 +0000
                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-06-01 10:08 -0400
                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-05-30 16:55 -0700
                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-05-31 05:28 -0400
                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2016-05-31 10:53 +0100
                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-06-01 10:08 -0400
                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-06-01 07:59 -0700
                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-06-01 11:15 -0400
                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-06-01 12:40 -0400
                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-06-01 10:31 -0700
                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-06-01 20:56 -0400
                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-06-01 18:12 -0700
                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-06-01 18:23 -0700
                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-06-02 05:49 -0400
                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-06-02 09:05 -0500
                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-06-02 11:22 -0500
                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2016-06-07 16:39 -0500
                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2016-06-07 16:37 -0500
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                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-06-07 16:07 -0700
                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2016-06-07 19:39 -0500
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          Re: For the Record: Ncurses is a Graphics Library II DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-05-30 17:41 -0400
  Re: For the Record: Ncurses is a Graphics Library II Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-05-27 14:16 +0200
  Re: For the Record: Ncurses is a Graphics Library II DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-05-27 11:18 -0400
    Re: For the Record: Ncurses is a Graphics Library II Fabian Russell <fb@zen.info> - 2016-05-27 22:11 +0000
      Re: For the Record: Ncurses is a Graphics Library II GreyCloud <Cumulus@mist.com> - 2016-05-27 17:16 -0600
      Re: For the Record: Ncurses is a Graphics Library II DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-05-27 19:24 -0400
  Re: For the Record: Ncurses is a Graphics Library II 7 <7@enemygadgets.com> - 2016-05-28 14:24 +0000
    Re: For the Record: Ncurses is a Graphics Library II Fabian Russell <fb@zen.info> - 2016-05-28 14:57 +0000
  Re: For the Record: Ncurses is a Graphics Library II Ron House <rhouse@smartchat.net.au> - 2016-05-30 12:02 +1000
    Re: For the Record: Ncurses is a Graphics Library II Fabian Russell <fb@zen.info> - 2016-05-30 04:45 +0000
      Re: For the Record: Ncurses is a Graphics Library II Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-05-30 10:30 +0200
    Re: For the Record: Ncurses is a Graphics Library II Fabian Russell <fb@zen.info> - 2016-05-30 05:01 +0000
      Re: For the Record: Ncurses is a Graphics Library II DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-05-30 12:47 -0400
      Re: For the Record: Ncurses is a Graphics Library II Ron House <rhouse@smartchat.net.au> - 2016-05-31 16:53 +1000
    Re: For the Record: Ncurses is a Graphics Library II Tattoo Vampire <sitting@this.computer> - 2016-05-30 08:27 -0400
      Re: For the Record: Ncurses is a Graphics Library II Fabian Russell <fb@zen.info> - 2016-05-30 13:38 +0000
      Re: For the Record: Ncurses is a Graphics Library II Ron House <rhouse@smartchat.net.au> - 2016-05-31 16:55 +1000

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