Posted by Els on 08/29/05 12:54

Roy Schestowitz wrote:

> Life has returned to my long-dead brain as [Els] spewed the following words:
>
> [Usage tracking]
>
>>>>>>> http://www.schestowitz.com/Utilities/Complete/Linux/Display_Grabber/
>>
>> Okay, had a closer look, and only now saw the tiny little detail about
>> "Windows users may take advantage of alternatives like...".
>> Changes my perspective a bit ;-)
>>
>> Do I really need Cygwin? I have an Apache server on my Windows box -
>> isn't the script adjustable to suit that?
>
> I never managed to work out Cygwin to its depths myself (last attempt when I
> was 19). I must have pointed out Cygwin for the sake of platform
> impartiality. Since you need to grab the display from X and usage from
> kernel-level, I doubt it's (trivially) doable.

Okay - I'll leave that one for Toby. He's good at stuff like that :-)

> The easiest solution is to pick up a Linux CD/DVD and take advantage of the
> full power the machine which you machine begs for.

No, that's what I got my SuSE box for :-)
But I don't want screen grabs from SuSE, as it isn't my main machine.
Could get some really nice arty pictures though, from all the
screensavers that are running on it.

> If you were to pick up a
> Windows CD, you could play it backwards and hear Satan. It gets worse
> though: play it forward and it'll install Windows.

Yup - heard that one :-)
Couldn't get the drive to play it backwards though ;-)

> [School]
>
>>> Good point. I guess they also need to a taste of the full range of the
>>> spectrum in order to make a decision (choice) that is based on
>>> /understanding/ of the different choices available.
>>
>> Indeed.
>
> I am reluctantly beginning to accept my worst fear. High school had
> substance?

Some - not much <g>

>> I've also enjoyed all the years I worked as a data-entry typist in
>> offices. I've even enjoyed picking tomatoes and washing up.
>
> The tomatoes or yourself? *LOL*

Neither - washing up as in washing dishes in restaurants :-)

>> Everything
>> is enjoyable when you're the one who can decide how much you want of
>> it :-)
>
> This reminds me that I should return to doing some actual work today. I
> posted almost 300 messages (NG's alone) in the past 8 days.

That's nothing. I once was blocked before the end of the day because I
had posted 150. In one day :-)

> Then again,
> it's Bank Holiday Monday in Britian. Decisions, decisions...

Hmm.. Bank Holiday Monday, August.. isn't there a carnival to go to in
Notting Hill?

Wish I was there :\

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