hello from Kubuntu 10.04 LTS

Upgrading solved:

* external monitor :-D

* wi-fi.

* I also like KDE much better than Gnome. Nice feel, and keystrokes like: alt-F2 to start programs; (ctrl)shift-left/right to switch tabs (move them); F12 to bring up a shell (yakuake)



Kinda solved:

* tablet PC: pointer is recognized but calibration problems not solved; also it seems to have some kind of conflict with the dual monitor.



Did not solve:

* US International keyboard layout issue: it's still a huge annoyance for typing Portuguese or French. (a) '+c should produce "ç", i.e. a cedille rather than an acute or diacritical comma (b) '+e should produce "é" (c) '+n should produce "'n". Having 3-stroke characters is unacceptable, as is anything requiring me to relearn to type.



New issues:

* finding a replacement for WinSplit Revolution, i.e. keystrokes for docking a window to a desired corner of the screen: a very handy feature when using large monitors.

* learning to use Gimp (rather than Paint)



Surprisingly few things need adapting to, since much of my time is spent inside emacs and Firefox, which are the same between Windows and Linux.


Many thanks to Jeff.