Mr said:
I plan to slowly migrate to linux programs. For a start dumping outlook
express and outlook 2000. But first i need to get my connection set up in
linux. Next of course is internet explorer. next is using linux
alternatives to media player.
Ximian Evolution is a clone of Outlook. You won´t even know you're not in
Outlook. However, I prefer Kontact's better KDE integration and look and
feel. I'm not sure if it was a part of SuSE 9.1 or not.
So far the suse linux browser won't display my thumbnails. There is no
previwer that works either. I have to use gimp just to view a jpg or a
compressed tiff. gimp seems to be throwing up error messages too.
I assume you're using KDE. Go to KMenu(KDE's Start menu)->Control Center.
Now, choose LookNFeel->Behavior. Click on the File Icons tab and check all
the filetypes you want preview thumbnails for.
Now, you can also alter the size of the thumbnails in relationship to the
preview. In the Control Center, go to Components->File Manager. From there
Select the Previews & Meta-Data tab. Check the box that says 'Increase size
of previews relative to icons'.
When you now view a text file icon, it'll have the exact text that's in the
file within the icon. Same goes for image files. They'll now show the
file's contents.
While you're there, you can choose your folder icons to change depending on
what's in them by checking off the protocols listed at the top of that tab.
Then, folders containing text files will have unique folder icons, etc..
For a preview of the file, you have several at your disposal. Right-click on
an image file and choose 'Preview in Embeddable Image Viewer' and you'll
get a preview right in your file browser. You can also choose 'Open With'
and select either Kwickshow or KView. Kwickshow is just a simple previewer,
but KView is more like the Windows previewer, but not quite.
I saw from the bootup bumf that there is an alternative to nero burn too.
Once i master linux programs and debug them i will gradually migrate.
Until i get my head around them i won't be advocating them to anyone else.
The Nero alternative is K3b. It's a virtual clone of Nero Burning ROM. The
one SuSE provides for you is already setup, but if you upgrade via a 3rd
party rpm, you must run K3bSetup first to obtain the correct privleges for
K3b to operate properly. Usually, it's placed in the Control Center under
System by the rpm. It's an automatic process, and if you're using the SuSE
provided version, it's unnecessary and probably won't even be available to
run inside the Control Center.
I hope this helps. Again, if you need help with SuSE, the best thing to do
is go to groups.google.com and search for answers to your questions. Then,
if that doesn't reveal satisfactory results, use your newsgroup reader to
subscribe to alt.os.linux.suse and ask there. I don't mind helping you at
all in this newsgroup, but SuSE questions' proper place is a.o.l.s.
Good luck! I hope you enjoy Linux. Remember, it's something completely
different. Suspend what you think you know about PC operating systems, and
learn how Linux does it. It may be foreign and downright frustrating at
first, but once you get the hang of it, you'll wonder why Windows _doesn't_
do things in a similar manner!
