linux at work
Jim
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Mon, 17 Jun 2002 20:09:23 -0700
You might want to look at Galeon - small and fast and it does allow not only
multiple tabs in its window allowing you to view multiple sites, but it will
also allow you to open additional windows with the same multiple tab
capabilityes. You can move an instance of Galeon to another desktop if you
wish.
On Monday 17 June 2002 02:42 pm, you wrote:
> This is more of a report that either a question or an answer. Fairly long.
>
> I got my employer to let me bring a linux box to work to use (Suse 7.3 Kde
> 2.2, 950 AMD 128 megs ram) . I have been using linux at home for 1.5 years
> off and on, but this is new for me as at home I can do what ever I want and
> at work, I have tasks assigned to me that must get done in a timley manner
> in the way the "boss" wants. I am pleased to report that linux has met the
> challange and in fact in some ways is easier and more versitile than the
> other OS I've been forced to use.
>
> I have to have word processing and spread sheet available, for which I am
> using open office 1.0. I am using Opera for a browser, but I think I will
> change to Mozilla. Konquerer doesn't seem to work on one of out internal
> sites.
>
> One problem with opera though is that I have several groups of tasks. Each
> group requires several programs, including at times 3 or 4 browser windows.
> I can use virtual desktops to segregate the task groupings, which has
> worked out well, but opera presents a problem as all the opera windows are
> opening in the same window. If I used Mozilla, could I open a Mozilla
> session in a virtual window and then keeping that session there, open 1 or
> more sessions in another window?
>
> Enough rambling for now. If there is any interest I'll keep up the reports
> of using linux as a desktop in the workplace.
>
> Charlie
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