ian

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[–] ian@feddit.uk 7 points 1 month ago

As a non IT person I find Linux way better for installing software. The sort of apps non IT people use. The Software store has most of what I need. There rest I install the Windows way. From a website. Apps with a Linux version almost always detect and offer a Linux button to click to install. I wouldn't know what to do if that didn't work. Ditch that application I guess. My distros are pretty standard. Not hacked about. My apps are not too weird. I've been doing it this way for 14+ years. Never needed the CLI either.

[–] ian@feddit.uk 1 points 2 months ago

Ha ha. So funny... what's 'compile'?

[–] ian@feddit.uk 1 points 3 months ago

I use Nextcloud for this. It has a sync app for the phone and PC. So photos, notes, documents, calendar and contacts. All immediately backed up and secure. It's all available everywhere. And can be shared. Such as a gallery. I use a free hosted Nextcloud so no IT needed. And it's cheap to up the storage amount.

[–] ian@feddit.uk 4 points 3 months ago

Having a deadline for the end of combustion engines is intended to push big car business to put more effort into transitioning. If they drag their feet they will be left behind.

[–] ian@feddit.uk 1 points 4 months ago

Newer cobbled roads might be to make cars drive slower.

[–] ian@feddit.uk 1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I get more bike maintenance issues if my route to work has a lot of cobbled roads. I end up taking longer routes to avoid the cobbles. There are not enough dedicated cycle paths.

[–] ian@feddit.uk 1 points 4 months ago

In Gimp it was the enhancement to the command search. It needs to find a command when you type a slash. Before it would only execute the command. Now it tells you where it is. So you don't need to search every time. In Inkscape there have been several. Most recently it was to reduce the width of the Text panel by moving some elements. As the Text panel is very wide. A full overhaul is due soon.

[–] ian@feddit.uk 10 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I've had my feature requests added to both Inkscape and Gimp. I doubt if Adobe devs will ever listen to you.
For my photography, I could get results in Gimp equal or sometimes better than Photoshop. But now Gimp 3 adds productivity features to make it fast too. And using it with DigiKam and RawTherapee means a top notch workflow too.

[–] ian@feddit.uk 7 points 4 months ago

What was a LibreOffice developer doing using Microsoft stuff in the first place?

If you use Microsoft or Meta or any of the usual suspects, and they screw up or get hacked or behave badly, don't be all surprised and complain. It's what they do, and they don't care, and never listen. You know this.

[–] ian@feddit.uk 3 points 4 months ago

For a step up, a compact camera without interchangeable lenses is rhe first place to look. You get real benefit from an electronic viewfinder EVF. As you get a clear view even in bright sunlight. But it costs more. There are 1" sensors that produce photos of reasonable quality. These keep the price and size down. It's not necessary to go to the next sensor size up, micro43 or APSC. But that would be the next step. Along with interchangeable lenses. A DSLR doesn't have any benefit over mirrorless and just adds bulk to make you leave it at home more.

[–] ian@feddit.uk 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Avoid being rude please. I've been patient, and tried to explain in different ways for you. I'm sure you'll get it when you see it.

[–] ian@feddit.uk 0 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Read back to the types if information I've been talking about. Real world things people actually need. Things that need to be shared with people who might not use One Note.

 

The new, keyboard case, is intended to be inclusive for all Meshtastic users. In a dystopian apocalypse, and all mobile networks are down. even zombies can now keep in touch with the R keyboard. Press the letter R repeatedly to spell out any zombie phrase.

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by ian@feddit.uk to c/kde@lemmy.kde.social
 

I’m looking for a way in Plasma to backup and sync my data from PC to a LAN Samba share on my NAS, using a GUI program.

The many sync apps (Grsync, Unison, Lucky, RealTime, Kup etc.) I’ve tried over many years, don’t let me set a remote/samba target. Most navigate locally only. I would mount the share, but nobody I’ve found knows of a GUI way to permanently mount it.

Everything else I need on Plasma has a GUI solution. Just a sync fails. I’d be grateful to hear of a GUI solution

 

Lots of new features in Inscape 1.3

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by ian@feddit.uk to c/inkscape_vectors@feddit.uk
 

Have you got a drawing made in Inkscape or other vector program that you are proud of? Share it here. Here's one to start off.

 

Inkscape is a drawing program that creates vector graphics, or shape objects. Which is different from pixel graphics where the image is made from a grid of coloured dots. It has advanced functionality for creating professional artwork. Inkscape is a free, open source program. So if you want to try it you can download it from inkscape.org and install it right away.

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