-----Original Message----- From: fedora-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Robin Laing Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 4:49 PM To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Windows key (Was Re: 2 newbie questions.) David Jackson wrote: >>My take on this issue is where and how can keyboards be configured for >>the different types available. Where would be a good site be to look >>at these details. > > Robin -- > This goes back to my orginal post? You have to draw difference between > "applicatons" (i.e. Apache, MySQL, KDE and Gnome) the and OS? > > Or to put in more common term your house: > > House = Linux OS > Water heater = GNOME/KDE > > If you water heater stopped working, would you: > 1. call the "builder" > 2. look in the phone book for repair person who works on water heaters? > 3. Get a do it youself book, and wing it( which is always a options w/ > Open Source). > > Note: Broke in this instance means not working as you want it to. > > When you post to a general Linux list.. your calling the builder(helpers). > > David > > But the builders usually have the blue prints and specifications as to who to contact (on a newer house) or tell you to look in the yellow pages. The catch is there needs to be a decent set of yellow pages created that is normal everyday language. Something that a new user can look at and say, "That looks easy, I think I will try it". Not somehting that looks like it requires a degree in computer science to work with. It is confusing when you are running a configuration script and a question appears but there is no documentation on what it means. I ran into this on the weekend and I found the answer today. The yellow pages should be easily found on the default fedora site under the support section. Links to other sites would be very nice. Sometimes a new user doesn't know the correct word to do a search. Hey I have been using Linux since 1994 and I still have problems finding the correct answer. These lists are a great way for new users to find answers though. -- Robin Laing Take a look at Xmodmap (/etc/X11/Xmodmap) http://www.xfree86.org/4.2.0/xmodmap.1.html As far as this "general" list being the "builders"... that's BS. If I see a post to the list that doesn't really apply to the list, I just ignore it or try to answer as best as possible.
