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  • Subject: Re: [BL] lynx 2.8.5
  • Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 15:16:13 +1300

Sindi Keesan wrote:
>
> Were you able to select just some parts of xbin.tgz

I'm using almost none of xbin.tgz

> the fonts in xvesa were not very readable

So far, I've added three fonts. Two fixed: 9x15 and 11x19.
One proportional: helvetica-14

> xomething in xlib I needed to get Realplayer8 to install,
> and xpm to get icewm to work

So far, everything is running on just libX11 and libXpm.

> I discovered that I need libncurses.so.5 for several programs
> - less,

I'm using a smaller/older version of less that does not require
libncurses.

> lynx, kermit, screen.

Those three aren't in BL3.

> Will you be including it in the BL3-to-hard-disk setup?

At this stage, the install-to-Linux-partition routine will
simply do a straight copy. No automatic add-ons.

> I liked the extra package that you made for BL1 which
> included various useful programs in it, obviating the
> need to install several other packages from Slackware.

Eventually, I might provide minimalistic packages, each
providing just one library or binary (without extras).

> The mail routine in BL2 is rather confusing, enough so that
> I have actually given up using it. I can never remember how
> to compose an email. What improvements are you considering?

A point-and-click X application would be nice. But so far
I haven't found anything light enough.

Cheers,
Steven




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