On Wed, 2009-10-14 at 07:54 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: > Aaron Konstam wrote: > > On Tue, 2009-10-13 at 22:00 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: > > > >> Aaron Konstam wrote: > >> > >>> Someone recently mentioned gnote as a substitute for tomboy. So I > >>> installed it. The two programs have essentially identical man pages. If > >>> you add gnote to your panel you get the same icon as tomboy. Executing > >>> both of then you get the same display. But looking at the program in > >>> the /usr/bin directory gnote is much larger. I looked at the script for > >>> tomboy and gnote is not mentioned. But tomboy appears throughout the > >>> binary gnote. > >>> > >>> So, what is the scoop about these two programs? > >>> -- > >>> ======================================================================= > >>> If you stick your head in the sand, one thing is for sure, you're gonna > >>> get your rear kicked. > >>> ======================================================================= > >>> Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> If you do a "yum info" on both of these you'll get your answer..... > >> > >> > > I don't.. Running pinfo on both program names produces the same manual > > pages with the only difference is the name of the command and where you > > post bugs. > > If you see other important information tell me what it is. > > > > > Please re-read what I wrote.... Did I write "pinfo"? No, I wrote "yum > info". When you are right you are right. Something went wrong in that I ran yum info but did not get what you got. Now I do. I don't know what went wrong. > > So, let me do it for you.... > > [root@f11 ~]# yum info tomboy > Installed Packages > Name : tomboy > Arch : i586 > Version : 0.14.3 > Release : 1.fc11 > Size : 9.8 M > Repo : installed > Summary : Note-taking application > URL : http://projects.gnome.org/tomboy/ > License : LGPLv2+ and GPLv2+ and MIT > Description: Tomboy is a desktop note-taking application which is simple > and easy > : to use. It lets you organise your notes intelligently by > allowing you > : to easily link ideas together with Wiki style interconnects. > > [root@f11 ~]# yum info gnote > Available Packages > Name : gnote > Arch : i586 > Version : 0.5.3 > Release : 1.fc11 > Size : 1.6 M > Repo : updates > Summary : Note-taking application > URL : http://live.gnome.org/Gnote > License : GPLv3+ > Description: Gnote is a desktop note-taking application which is simple > and easy to > : use. It lets you organize your notes intelligently by > allowing you to > : easily link ideas together with Wiki style interconnects. > It is a port > : of Tomboy to C++ and consumes fewer resources. > > Now....read the "Description" from the above output.... > > The main thing I believe you want to know is that "(gnote)...is a port > of Tomboy to C++ and consumes fewer resources. > > OK....Is that helpful? > > You can even visit http://live.gnome.org/Gnote and > http://projects.gnome.org/tomboy/.... > > On http://live.gnome.org/Gnote you would see...... > > "Gnote is a port of Tomboy to C++. > > It is the same note taking application, including most of the add-ins > (more are to come). Synchronization support is being worked on." > > OK? > > > > > > > > > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines -- ======================================================================= People say I live in my own little fantasy world... well, at least they *know* me there! -- D.L. Roth ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
