Re: [Inkscape-user] Inkscape and Uniconvertor
On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 8:47 PM, Ken Springer <snowshed1@...3003...> wrote:
Being adverse to any kind of coding these days, if I had to do what
it
sounds like you're doing I'd probably use a macro recorder.
Bah :) That isn't coding - just BASH golf: run [command]. Did it
work? No. Run [command --with-other-options]. Did it work? No, but
it's closer to the hole. Putt until the ball goes in the hole, copy
it down for next time ;) I think a GUI for that would just piss me
off.
As far as your comments on linux: I'm not sure how well Mint would do
on elderly hardware. If you have a beefy graphics card, give it a
whirl (at least the live CD, bearing in mind there's going to be some
lag while it's reading off the disc) . Most Mac hardware is loaded
for bear when it comes to the GPU, though - so you might be OK. There
are other distros that focus on being lightweight, and - and this is
the great thing about open OSes - you could always install something
like Mint, but then change the WM to something really spartan like
fluxbox. But of course that's the fiddling you don't want to do ;)
And not to rant/rave about open source, but you may not know that the
only reason OS X exists at all is that Apple forked one of the BSDs
(openBSD or netBSD - I don't remember).
Chris
PS - at least two members of my local LUG are in California, and
that's got to be at least a thousand miles away. Still a good group
;)
PPS - I'm not usually this active on this list; but your comments on
workflow/toolchain compelled me to respond. I use both open-source
and proprietary programs every day, and format-shifting is second
nature by now, but it's always sticky!