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WLUG Group event: Sat Oct 9th in Worcester

by Andy Stewart

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 HI everybody, I was recently contacted by Patrick Sawyer, who represents the Worcester Computer Co-op (http://www.worcestercoop.org) He asked me if we would be interested in getting Linux installed on some computers, as well as building up some working computers out of existing parts. I thought this would be a great group event. This event will be on Saturday, October 9th, from noon to 4 PM (http://www.worcestercoop.org/directions.html) This location is 1.6 miles from WPI. Here is a quote from Patrick: ===start quote=== Here at the Worcester Computer Co Op our goal is to make computer technology available to those who cannot afford it. In addition to running a volunteer computer lab and teaching free classes, we take donated computers, install Linux on them, and distribute them to the community. We now have a large amount of computers and our volunteer base (myself included) is not as well versed in linux as we would like to be, or as is needed to complete this project. I am sending this email because we could use some help. Any time you could give would be appreciated. ===end quote=== I'll be visiting with Patrick this coming weekend to get a feel for how many volunteers can be accommodated, what we'll need for CDs, tools, extension cords, etc. Please reply if you are interested in volunteering and available to attend the event. I'll be sending out more details soon. Thanks! Andy - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBWjdbHl0iXDssISsRApXYAKCFbamjiXAqOYlGQXldbBTJ7fmHtACaA0cR dMnJEmwRb1hAJYGQFolOKbQ= =B6Ua -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Sept. 29, 2004

Re: [Wlug] Printing Photos - cropping in gimp 2.0

by Robert L Krawitz

From: Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)comcast.net> Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 18:08:50 -0400 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Tuesday 28 September 2004 10:38 am, John Stoffel wrote: > Hi All, > > Thanks for the input I recieved here, I've bought an Epson R300 color > printer for making photos. Once I figured out that the debian package > for libcupsys has the permissions borked for the files in > /usr/lib/cups/backend so that they aren't executable, all is well. > I've been happily browsing images in 'gqview', then loading them into > gimp 2.0, then printing them. > > But I'm having issues with scaling images. I have to guess how/where > to crop the images so that I can get the maximum amount of the picture > onto the paper. It's a real pain, with lots of back and forth. > > Is there a tool out there, or a gimp plugin, which allows me to take a > picture, select a paper size and gives me a template to crop/scale the > image to fit that paper size nicely? Any hints on what tools/packages > I should be looking at for this type of work? I believe that the gimp-print plugin will do what you want. It should be accessible via the File...Print menu from Gimp. It shows a rather rough thumbnail image within boarders to give you a feel for where the image will be printed. This is actually something folks have been requesting, but we (Gimp-Print project) don't have anyone to implement. The plugin really needs to be rewritten anyway, since it's such a mess, but that's another matter. If anyone wants to volunteer to do this, I'd welcome it. -- Robert Krawitz <rlk(a)alum.mit.edu> Tall Clubs International -- http://www.tall.org/ or 1-888-IM-TALL-2 Member of the League for Programming Freedom -- mail lpf(a)uunet.uu.net Project lead for Gimp Print -- http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net "Linux doesn't dictate how I work, I dictate how Linux works." --Eric Crampton

Sept. 28, 2004

Re: [Wlug] Printing Photos - cropping in gimp 2.0

by Andy Stewart

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Tuesday 28 September 2004 10:38 am, John Stoffel wrote: > Hi All, > > Thanks for the input I recieved here, I've bought an Epson R300 color > printer for making photos. Once I figured out that the debian package > for libcupsys has the permissions borked for the files in > /usr/lib/cups/backend so that they aren't executable, all is well. > I've been happily browsing images in 'gqview', then loading them into > gimp 2.0, then printing them. > > But I'm having issues with scaling images. I have to guess how/where > to crop the images so that I can get the maximum amount of the picture > onto the paper. It's a real pain, with lots of back and forth. > > Is there a tool out there, or a gimp plugin, which allows me to take a > picture, select a paper size and gives me a template to crop/scale the > image to fit that paper size nicely? Any hints on what tools/packages > I should be looking at for this type of work? John, I believe that the gimp-print plugin will do what you want. It should be accessible via the File...Print menu from Gimp. It shows a rather rough thumbnail image within boarders to give you a feel for where the image will be printed. Try it and let us know what you think. Andy - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBWeD7Hl0iXDssISsRAlO2AKCBbg5OMApySQ7hfBw/RCGF10Y6WwCeOjAK Jh8lFYGzqAkrhM/p/z0jprE= =QqIX -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Sept. 28, 2004

Printing Photos - cropping in gimp 2.0

by John Stoffel

Hi All, Thanks for the input I recieved here, I've bought an Epson R300 color printer for making photos. Once I figured out that the debian package for libcupsys has the permissions borked for the files in /usr/lib/cups/backend so that they aren't executable, all is well. I've been happily browsing images in 'gqview', then loading them into gimp 2.0, then printing them. But I'm having issues with scaling images. I have to guess how/where to crop the images so that I can get the maximum amount of the picture onto the paper. It's a real pain, with lots of back and forth. Is there a tool out there, or a gimp plugin, which allows me to take a picture, select a paper size and gives me a template to crop/scale the image to fit that paper size nicely? Any hints on what tools/packages I should be looking at for this type of work? For example, I've got a picture of my nephew and son which I wanted to print out. I also wanted to zoom in a bit (or crop the image down to get closer to them) so that when it printed, I maximized the use of the 4x6 stock. A real pain in gimp 2.0, but since I'm just using the standard Debian install, maybe there is a plugin to help with this? Thanks, John

Sept. 28, 2004

Re: [Wlug] yum repository for Aurora?

by Brian Waite

William, As fate would have it, I just got my hands on an old Sparc. Thanks to your mail I found a distro. While perusing the FAQ though I think I found a pointer to your question. There is an up2date sever and directions at: http://current-aurora.anthonymendoza.com/ I hope it works for you. Here hoping I can even get a prompt :) Thanks Brian On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 21:19:41 -0400 (EDT), Bill Smith <wsmith(a)chezsmith.com> wrote: > Would anyone here HAPPEN to know of any yum repositories for Aurora Linux > (Sparc flavor, 1.0 is based on RH 7.3, 1.9x is based on Fedora)? > > I've been looking for a repository for upgrading my 1.0 installation to > the latest 1.91/1.92, but I cannot find an up-to-date repository. 8( > > (For anyone that's curious, I'm running Aurora on my Sparc Ultra60...) > > Any assistance would be greatly appreciated... > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > William Smith wsmith-at-chezsmith-dot-com > Fall River, MA http://www.chezsmith.com > > "Uncouple faith from truth altogether, and bad things > can happen. People come to believe without truth, and > then the truth becomes something nobody will believe." > -- Charles P. Pierce (in 'The Truth About Polygraphs', > 2003/10/03 edition of Boston Globe Magazine, p18) > * TAG! v3.1a * > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

Sept. 26, 2004

Re: [Wlug] video confrencing

by Andy Stewart

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Friday 24 September 2004 10:14 am, Karl Hiramoto wrote: > Was wondering if anyone could suggest a USB cam that works well with > the video4linux API that will work with > http://www.gnomemeeting.org/ > > > Or if you had any other video conferencing SW or HW suggestions? > Something both for me to use on linux and for the corprate managemet > type of people to use. Well, my USB cam (Logitech 4000) worked great when I used it with GnomeMeeting, but now its driver is mired in some controversy (it uses the pwc/pwcx driver which was recently removed from the Linux kernel source tree). Andy - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBVMNgHl0iXDssISsRApp0AJ4/9y2ouFuHNqtyveszPqlVAM/FyQCfWg8c USGeQnjPht/AtN05lHJbnP0= =C9/r -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Sept. 25, 2004

video confrencing

by Karl Hiramoto

Was wondering if anyone could suggest a USB cam that works well with the video4linux API that will work with http://www.gnomemeeting.org/ Or if you had any other video conferencing SW or HW suggestions? Something both for me to use on linux and for the corprate managemet type of people to use. -- -- Karl Hiramoto karl at hiramoto dot org http://karl.hiramoto.org/ Mobile: 508.517.4819 Work: 978-425-2090

Sept. 24, 2004

yum repository for Aurora?

by Bill Smith

Would anyone here HAPPEN to know of any yum repositories for Aurora Linux (Sparc flavor, 1.0 is based on RH 7.3, 1.9x is based on Fedora)? I've been looking for a repository for upgrading my 1.0 installation to the latest 1.91/1.92, but I cannot find an up-to-date repository. 8( (For anyone that's curious, I'm running Aurora on my Sparc Ultra60...) Any assistance would be greatly appreciated... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- William Smith wsmith-at-chezsmith-dot-com Fall River, MA http://www.chezsmith.com "Uncouple faith from truth altogether, and bad things can happen. People come to believe without truth, and then the truth becomes something nobody will believe." -- Charles P. Pierce (in 'The Truth About Polygraphs', 2003/10/03 edition of Boston Globe Magazine, p18) * TAG! v3.1a *

Sept. 24, 2004

PHP and .forward

by Chuck Haines

Here is a question for you PHP fans out there. I'm attemping to create a webpage that will change, delete, create, etc a users .forward file. I want to do it in PHP and was curious if anyone knew of a current php script that would do this for me. I would write it myself, but why re-invent the wheel if I don't have to. Chuck -- Chuck Haines chaines(a)gmail.com ------------------------------------------- Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity WPI Class of 2005 ------------------------------------------- AIM: CyberGrex YIM: CyberGrex_27 ICQ: 3707881 -------------------------------------------

Sept. 20, 2004

RE: [Wlug] Local service/repair recommendations

by Martin, Eric

You Do it Electronics down 128 has an ATX power supply tester for under $10...I also have one if you want to borrow it and Newegg should have one too. All you do is plug it in to your PS Motherboard connector, and flip the switch. If a green light comes on, it's good. It also has test points. -----Original Message----- From: Brett Russ [mailto:icycle@charter.net] Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 9:19 AM To: Worcester Linux Users Group Subject: Re: [Wlug] Local service/repair recommendations track(a)trackspace.com wrote: > Secondly, I jumped the 14 and 15 pins (with a bent paperclip) on the > ATX connector while leaving one HDD (and absolutely nothing else) > plugged in - nothing happened. If I understood you correctly, that > should at least power the HDD up? Are there any other visual/aural > clues that I'm looking for? I'd assume that both the PS fan and the HDD would spin up. You might not hear the HDD spinup, you might have to unmount it and feel for the gyro effect. But without the PS fan spinning, I doubt it's powering the drive. > Should the paperclip get warm assuming there's a current passing > through it? No, there shouldn't be current flowing through the clip. > When I plugged the cord in from the wall into the socket in the back > of the case, I did hear that "click" (for lack of a better word) you > hear when you plug anything into a socket. I know at least the juice > is getting into the box... I don't usually hear a click when plugging in a PS to the wall. Maybe this is a sign that it's bad. > Based on this, would you assume the power supply is the likely culprit > and that the next logical step would be to try testing my hardware on > another ATX power supply? My only concern is that the LED lights up, > which to me would mean the mobo is getting >>>some<<< power. I would definitely try another ATX supply if you can. At this point I am not sure what could be wrong if it's not the PS. BR _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

Sept. 20, 2004