Linux Newbie

Yeah, I'm a stupid helpless worthless ex-Windows user, and I have no clue how to scan a picture. I have a picture (just a regular Kodak) that I want to scan and email. I put the picture on the scanner (it's a printer/scanner/copier, pretty standard, nothing fancy) and pressed "Scan". It says that "Options not set." So my question is: how do I set options? Second thing is: my mouse. I have a simple Logitech optical mouse. It's got a left and right button and a scroll wheel. Occasionally it jumps erratically around the screen, opening and closing applications, etc. This never happened with Windows. Is it a problem with my mouse, and should I just buy a new one, or does it have something to do with Linux? Edit: Running Mandrake10/KDE

Heh... thanks. Close please.

Hallo, Is there any way I can make semi-transparant text, as seen here: If so, how do I make it like this? Or is it just Photoshop only... Thanks.

Is there any way for me to take a snapshot by pressing the Print Screen button and not having to open up Ksnapshot (I use Mandrake 10/KDE by the way) and waiting for it to load? I play an online RPG and sometimes I don't have time to open Ksnap. Is there any package I can install or something?

Hi, Whenever I type something on Open Office, if I've typed it before then it will complete the word for me. Often, the world is something like "there" or "everyone", and I can type it faster if I use the keys rather than realizing it's been completed automatically and then hitting enter. I know I can just keep on typing, but it's bugging the heck out of me. Does anyone know how to fix this? Sorry if this is in the wrong forum, but I figured it wasn't a big enough problem to go under software. EDIT - Moved to Software from Tips and Tricks - LiquidZoo Ooooh... thank you cw! Whichever genius decided that was a useful function... Close please.

I play an online RPG, which means I cannot pause the game. Sometimes, things come up, things that I would like to take a picture of but I do not have enough time to open Ksnapshot and let it load. Is there any way I can take a screenshot using the PrintScreen/SysRq button, like on Windows? Thanks.

Thanks everyone, I got it. I used the FAQ walkthrough, works like a charm. :D

I use Mandrake10/KDE. Under the game menu, I have various programs- the one's I'm interested in are Chromium, Frozen Bubble and TuxRacer. I can use Frozen Bubble, but I can't run Chromium and TuxRacer. When I try to run Chromium, it appears on the panel, then disappears after a while. The same goes for Tuxracer. How can I fix this so I can play Chromium and Tuxracer?

I'm not sure... I just use the GIMP that comes with KDE. Like I said, I'm a very sad beginner...

Hi, Whenever I try to print something from the GIMP, I get a string of text. I tried uploading the file, then printing it from there. No luck. I've posted the image url with the img tags, then right-clicking the image, going down to actions, print, I get HTML. Is there any way I can print directly from the GIMP? If not, is there an alternate way to print it, without screwing up colors, size, scale etc? (Whoo, I love BB code) :woops: Edit: Here's the image I'm trying to print.

Where can I find an FTP program for KDE/Mandrake so I can transfer all my HTML files to the web server without having to uplaod them individually? You are a lifesaver, liquid.

Thanks everybody. Got it.

I know this probably sounds like a really stupid question, but how do I change screen resolution? Right now, I'm at something really small, so everytime I get onto Mozilla I have to press ctrl+ a few times. I can't find screen resolution anywhere in the configure options. Does anyone know how to change screen resolution for the whole computer?

I installed j2re and j2re plugin, then created a sybolic link following MottS' guide to installing Java: subsituting "ln -s /usr/java/j2re1.4.1_01/plugin/i386/ns610/libjavaplugin_oji.so libjavaplugin_oji.so" with the appropriate changes. The exact commands I issued were: cd /usr/local/mozilla/plugins pwd (which told me I was in the directory /usr/local/mozilla/plugins) ln -s /usr/java/j2re1.4.2_05/plugin/i386/ns610-gcc32/libjavaplugin_oji.so This command told me: "ln: `./libjavaplugin_oji.so': File exists" So I opened up home, went up two steps so the location bar only said "file:/", clicked usr, then local, then mozilla, then plugins, and there were 2 icons there-- one was labled "libjavaplugin_oji.so" The other one is called libnullplugin.so. However, when I open the Mozilla browser and go to help-about plugins, there are no symbolic links. The terminal said I had already made the symbolic links, so how come they aren't there? When I go to the link in MottS' guide: I restarted the browser and my computer, but when I clicked on the link, it didn't work. So, basically, here's my problem: I installed j2re, the j2re plugin, created the symbolic links, but my java still doesn't work. Any help?

Ah... I was hoping for there was a site that displayed the images in the browser without having to download and save. (Like imageshack or orcplanet) Unfortunately, they only handle Windows-type files.

Is there any site that offers free uploading for pictures in the OpenOffice.org 1.1 format(.sxd)?

Tuxracer has gone commercial. To play it, you need to purchase it. They have programmed another version-- Open Racer. You can find it at happypenguin.org

I downloaded the package roland recommended, then installed it, then installed the Java plugin, but when I try to open a site with Java applets, my browser closes. I'm pretty sure it has something to do with the automatically created links from roland's package.

I recently installed Mandrake Linux on my PC and I need help installing Java. I went to http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/ASP/contribs/...-1asp.i386.html and clicked the "j2re-java-plugin-1.4.2_02-1asp RPM for i386". I saved it to home, double clicked to install, and put in the password root. Then I get the message that says "You are about to install the following software package on your computer: /home/tchen/Java/j2re-java-plugin-1.4.2_02-1asp.i386.rpm You may prefer to just save it. What is your choice? " I click install, then I get this: "Some package requested cannot be installed: j2re-java-plugin-1.4.2_02-1asp.i386 (due to unsatisfied j2re) do you agree ? " So where do I get the j2re java plugin? I'm just a newbie at this stuff (obviously) so I don't think I can handle too much. Is there an idiot proof version somewhere? Any help would be appreciated. Edit: I use Mozilla, not Konqueror. Edit: I see the problem now.... my browser closes every time I try to open a web page containing a Java Applet because I copied the links, and didn't make them through the terminal... so I have to get rid of the links from roland's package.