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Hi Bill, re: > Yes, that did it. We're running. Fantastic! re: > I missed the first quote mark on the first edit, but > corrected. So, I guess tk is now good for all Linux. It will as soon as I create and release an addendum that contains the code change in 'tclcomp.sh'. re: > Guess I'll move on to CentOs this afternoon. Sounds good. re: > Gnome 3 has, deeply buried, a way to partially devolve back into something > similar to > Gnome 2 in it's desktop. Unfortunately, it doesn't make it. I agree with the "doesn't make it" sentiment. I had to run in the compatibility mode in my Fedora 15 VM, and, while it worked, it was not an environment I want to work in for any length of time (set in my ways, I guess). re: > Always being of the Jerry > Pournelle mindset from the 1980's ("better is the enemy of good enough"), I > would stick > with this as-is simply to alleviate any need of further assistance. Except > Fedora still > hasn't corrected desktop stuff that's broke. Since CentOS is RedHat Enterprise, and Fedora is the development track for what will eventually become RedHat Enterprise, I would not expect corrected desktop stuff in CentOS. re: > Just as an aside, one of my previous complaints about Fedora (and maybe > CentOs for all I > know) was the desktop's treatment of the clipboard--arcane but important to > me. I use > the AMS online education module for intro meteorology, and it's delivered > through a > miserable tool called Blackboard. Students submit text files, edited with > whatever > editor they have on their own machines...copies of the master files are > distributed to > students as .txt and .doc files. When they turn in assignments, I > cut-and-paste their > work into a window in Blackboard that goes directly to their grade cell. > Well, if they > used Word, I end up using the OSF document writer (now Cuba Libre or > something), and the > select-and-copy text on the clipboard is wiped out if you exit the word > processor...this > is a known bug since at least Fedora 6 and it has been discussed on their bug > report > site. It is still unfixed in Fedora 16. It's minor, but on a laptop a > thousand miles > from home late at night editing student work, it's an irritation. A > documented bug, 10 > releases and maybe 10 years later. And they changed the desktop and it's > still there > today. Thanks for the explanation of the desktop bug you have run into; I now get a better picture of what you are attempting to do and what is not working. Question: - does the problem go away if you run from Windows? The only reason I ask goes back to my current working environment: Windows 7 64-big host CentOS 6.2 x86_64 VMware virtual machine I take advantage of what works best in each environment and switch back and forth with a single mouse click. I can cut from one environment and past into the other (since I installed VMware Tools in my CentOS VM (free and easy)). I run MS Office, the IDV, RAMADDA, THREDDS, Firefox, Chrome, Opera and Thunderbird in Win 7, and McIDAS, Libre Office, Firefox and Thunderbird in CentOS. re: > Anyway, you'll hear from me probably too soon as I attempt to cripple CentOs > too. After your experience with Fedora 16, CentOS should be a piece of cake :-) re: > Thanks again, always a pleasure to get your support. And you really need to > stop > working Sundays. I'm semi-retired and my children and grand children live on > opposite > coasts, so I have an excuse. Thanks for the kind words! Just so you know, I happened to be working on some UCAR Africa Initiative stuff yesterday afternoon/evening when I saw your email. As soon as I saw the link line for 'mcwish' in the makelog snippit you sent, I realized what the problem was, hence my reply. Take care... Cheers, Tom -- **************************************************************************** Unidata User Support UCAR Unidata Program (303) 497-8642 P.O. Box 3000 address@hidden Boulder, CO 80307 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unidata HomePage http://www.unidata.ucar.edu **************************************************************************** Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: RDR-211897 Department: Support McIDAS Priority: Normal Status: Closed