Re: For the slightly slow.

[Doug Welch <welch@physics.mcmaster.ca>]

Hi Tom,

display also allows you to click on a file list. Just click on a mouse
button and follow your nose.

Cheers,
Doug

On Sun, 2004-10-17 at 22:12, droege@snapmail.us wrote:
> A matter of preference, I think.  I just tried display and it is very
> nice.  There are so many things to learn about that are lurking in one's
> linux distribution.  But gimp gives you a file list and if you are using a
> mouse then you can just click on a selected file instead of typing in 16
> characters for an image file name. It usually takes me several tries to
> get such a name right, while a mouse click seldom goes wrong.
> 
> Tom Droege
> 
> >
> > Don't use gimp - it is overkill and slow! Use "display".
> >
> > -Doug
> >
> > On Fri, 2004-10-15 at 15:31, David Dunbar wrote:
> >> To log into mike:
> >>
> >> ssh -l worker -X tass-survey.dyndns.org
> >> password ysdyaup
> >>
> >> -l worker is the user ID
> >> -X is to pass the X11 stuff back to your system.
> >>
> >> cd /home/tom/cal_files/temp1/work/
> >>
> >> The vizier.lst file is in this directory.
> >>
> >> Plots are in the plot directory. I didn't count them , but there are
> >> quite a few.
> >>
> >> Use gimp to display the files.
> >>
> >> Type "exit" to logout.
> >>
> >> If you don't have an ssh client and are using Windoze, find putty and
> >> install it.
> >>
> >> David Dunbar <ddunbar@geocenter.com>
> >> A citizen can hardly distinguish between a tax and a fine, except
> >> that a fine is generally much lighter. - G.K. Chesterson
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >