I have 2.8.0 from the base repro. I am running yumex with the Plus, DAG, kbsingh, and jpackage repros. None of which offer a newer version of Gnome. I am talking about a 'deficiency' I am having with gnome, and one responder that does not have these problems is on 2.14.2
Robert Moskowitz wrote:> I have 2.8.0 from the base repro. I am running yumex with the Plus, > DAG, kbsingh, and jpackage repros. None of which offer a newer version > of Gnome.all repo's will stay clear of Base packages, since thats the distro really. And within base there will never actually be an upgrade of that sort, the reason its called a Stable / Enterprise distro. So things work, unpredictability, for a long period of time. What is the problem that you are facing at this time ? -- Karanbir Singh : http://www.karan.org/ : 2522219 at icq
Karanbir Singh wrote:> Robert Moskowitz wrote: >> I have 2.8.0 from the base repro. I am running yumex with the Plus, >> DAG, kbsingh, and jpackage repros. None of which offer a newer >> version of Gnome. > > all repo's will stay clear of Base packages, since thats the distro > really.Except for CentosPlus?> And within base there will never actually be an upgrade of that sort, > the reason its called a Stable / Enterprise distro. So things work, > unpredictability, for a long period of time.Don't you mean predictably? Even if it is not the predictably you are looking for? ;-) But this is something that I understood getting into Centos....> What is the problem that you are facing at this time ?In Firefox 1.5 (which comes from the 'Installed' repo even though 1.0.8 is the version on the 4.3 iso), I do not have the choice when saving an html page to save the complete page (all images and such in a sub-directory) or 'only' the html page. I had this option on XP. Of course one advantage (but maybe not 'of course') is that I can go back and delete this sub-directory and all of the files. If I did that on XP, I also saw the html file get deleted. XP has them linked so they share fate (including copying and moving). On the gnome-list I was told that the choice is there with Gnome 2.14 on Ubuntu 6.06. Thus I suspect it is a Gnome feature. With the Thunderbird 1.5 (also upgraded from 1.0.8 via the Install repo) I do not have the Thunderbird icon on an executing copy of Thunderbird, even when I link the icon from inside the thunderbird program in the program launcher. Then there are things that I cannot figure out on Gnome that should 'work' or be there. I cannot change the program launched via the applications launcher in applications:/// The changes do not 'take' even though these files are in my home directory and I have permission to them. And I cannot figure out how to have a drawer show text instead of icons. And so far I have not found help for that via google searches (or answers on the gnome-list).
Karanbir Singh wrote:> Robert Moskowitz wrote: >> In Firefox 1.5 (which comes from the 'Installed' repo even though >> 1.0.8 is the version on the 4.3 iso), I do not have the choice when >> saving an html page to save the complete page (all images and such in >> a sub-directory) or 'only' the html page. I had this option on XP. >> Of course one advantage (but maybe not 'of course') is that I can go >> back and delete this sub-directory and all of the files. If I did >> that on XP, I also saw the html file get deleted. XP has them linked >> so they share fate (including copying and moving). >> >> And I cannot figure out how to have a drawer show text instead of >> icons. And so far I have not found help for that via google searches >> (or answers on the gnome-list). >> >> > > FF-1.5 and TB-1.5 are being upgraded with CentOS-4.4, i suggest you > wait for that, and if the issue persists, file a bug report. Rebasing > gnome is going to be a non trivial venture.I think I can wait. I have more pressing items on my plate beyound look-and-feel items!> if you still want to go down the route of rebaseing gnome - try the > garnome build process, it will give you a very new gnome, but wont > mess with the system installed backend.Definitely can wait. Just got Freemind working. Now TinyCA and Pilot sync...