[News] Top GNU/Linux Applications Noted: Gloobus, TurboPrint "Saves the Day"
Roy Schestowitz
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12 Days Of Xmas: Best Apps of 2009 - Day Two
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| For those who have yet to hear of Gloobus
| Preview it is essentially a "file peeker";
| allows you to preview pretty much any file
| by selecting a file then tapping the space
| key on your keyboard - an elegant window
| pops up instantly showing you the contents
| of the selected file.
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http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2009/12/best-apps-of-2009.html
TurboPrint for Linux Saves the Day-- Again
http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reports/6931/1/
Recent:
Quick Previews In Gnome & Ubuntu With Gloobus [AMAZING!]
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| Gloobus is an extension of Gnome designed to enable a full screen preview of
| any kind of file. Gloobus currently supports the following files: TXT , PDF,
| JPG, BMP, GIF, PNG, PSD, MP3, OGG, MPG, WMV, XCF. Finally I can preview PSD and
| XCF files :D.
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http://webupd8.blogspot.com/2009/09/quick-previews-in-gnome-ubuntu-with.html
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JeffM
>TurboPrint for Linux Saves the Day--Again
>http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reports/6931/1/
Typical of Linux Planet, it's a 2-page article. 8-(
http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reports/6931/2/
It should also be noted that TurboPrint is payware
--but because it gets so many folks out of a bind,
I wouldn't kick too hard about that.
Roy Schestowitz
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____/ JeffM on Friday 18 Dec 2009 21:07 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>TurboPrint for Linux Saves the Day--Again
>>http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reports/6931/1/
>
> Typical of Linux Planet, it's a 2-page article. 8-(
> http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reports/6931/2/
They treat it like a newspaper with artificial limitations like pagination.
> It should also be noted that TurboPrint is payware
> --but because it gets so many folks out of a bind,
> I wouldn't kick too hard about that.
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Homer
It started out many years ago as a printing utility for the Amiga (and
others like the Atari ST). It was extremely good back then, but I'd have
to question how necessary it is today, on any platform, given the
existence of CUPS. Certainly I've never needed anything but CUPS (and lp
before that) under GNU/Linux.
If I'd ever been unlucky enough to buy a printer with no Linux support,
I'd return it for a replacement model that did (most British retailers
have a so-called "goodwill" return policy of at least 7 days, for
non-perishable goods). Then again, I've noticed that many printers
explicitly mention Linux support on the box anyway, so again I don't
foresee any problems, and don't think proprietary utilities like
TurboPrint are really necessary.
The same can be said of NEROLinux, which seems a complete waste of time,
considering the very mature state of disc burning under *nix systems,
and very feature-complete front-ends like K3B.
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K.
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