On Monday 23 August 2004 07:37 am, Anders Johansson wrote:
On Monday 23 August 2004 17:50, Robert A. Rawlinson wrote:
What I mean is the names of programs. When I want to do something I do not know the name of the program which will do what I want. I know that linux has a rich set of programs and many will do the same things. However learning the names and what they do is a big challenge. Is there someplace where there is a list of the programs and what they do or a x ref between the one windows program and the many linux programs.
That's an extraordinary statement. Would you mind giving me an example of something for which there is only one windows program?
Also, how do you go about learning which windows programs will do the trick? You can't tell me you think "excel" is a logical and straightforward name for a spreadsheet application now can you
Stop trying to pick a fight. It doesn't matter what YOU think of the name Excel, the fact of the matter is that 97% of ALL Desktop computer users are familiar with that name, and know exactly what it means just as they know what Word, Notepad, Wordpad, calc, winipcfg, regedit etc are. The OP's point is VERY Valid, and there is nothing more frustrating than sitting in linux trying to figure out what the program you want is, and knowing only the windows name for it. This page helps: http://linuxshop.ru/linuxbegin/win-lin-soft-en/table.shtml -- _____________________________________ John Andersen