Re: I Want to identify best Linux approach, and any pitfalls.

The Natural Philosopher writes:
> Thats no problem..what I mean is that mouse actions are not as hugely
> arcane as they can be with X..like moving a cursor over a window makes it
> active - Yuk. I want to click to make it active - stuff like that.

That depends entirely on your window manager and has nothing to do with X.
Mechanism, not policy.

> I don't have a problem either downloading or getting Linux up..nothing
> could be worse than Interactive Unix 386....however I don't have a ROM
> burner so getting the download on will require assistance from friends
> :-) Only the NEW machine will have that.

Get free CDs from www.ubuntu.com.
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John Hasler
john@xxxxxxxxxx
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI USA
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