Re: no x version
On Wed, Nov 21, 2007 at 10:45:27PM -0500, Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 21, 2007 at 07:12:04AM -0800, joseph lockhart wrote:
>
> > one other question (knowing that i can read about packages at
> > www.debian.org) which commandline/terminal apps are the best in
> > their various areas?
> >
> ...
> Note that the _only_ things for which I use X are:
>
> graphic web browsing
> reading pdf files
> previewing ps files prior to printing
> drawing with xfig
> watching DVDs (and playing audio cds usualy), using VLC.
> viewing photos.
A great value that I get from X is the capability to have several
different xterms open, so X is not *just* for GUI applications. Yes,
screen can also be used for this (I guess), but with X you can have
one screen showing terminal sessions from one or different hosts, move
them around, shrink, expand, hide, etc., etc.
Ken
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Ken Irving, fnkci+debianuser@uaf.edu
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