Wcid Program problems

[Robert Holtzman]

On Tue, 26 May 2009, Karl F. Larsen wrote:

> Robert Holtzman wrote:
>> On Mon, 25 May 2009, Karl F. Larsen wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Robert Holtzman wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Mon, 25 May 2009, Karl Larsen wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>    I have been looking at the Sourceforge web page for Wcid and it is
>>>>> all showing signs of not enough help for the technical writing and no
>>>>> plain blog on how to install and use Wcid software. Go to
>>>>> http://wicd.sourceforge.net/ and you will see what is happening.
>>>>>
>>>>>    If you have experiance with a wiki they need help setting that up.
>>>>> Also the list software is not working. I tried to join and nothing
>>>>> happened. I am not expert in either area :-)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Karl,
>>>>
>>>> Go back to the sourceforge link you cited and *read* the whole page
>>>> instead of skimming it. You will find a link to complete instructions on
>>>> downloading and installing the program. Also a link to the wicd forum. I
>>>> had no trouble registering. The key is that you have to read.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>    I have switched to ALL besides the home page and see NOTHING about
>>> starting wcid once it is installed. Nothing about the tiny triangle you
>>> MUST click to add a WiFi password. This is all NOT THERE, PERIOD!
>>>
>>
>> NOT THERE, PERIOD, huh? How about this from the sourceforge page:

                  ............snip...........

>    This does not cover USING wcid on a Ubuntu computer with WiFi except
> for Jaunty, and even there it doesn't talk to clicking the tiny triangle
> so you can enter your password. This IS critical :-)

Of course it is. It's also so trivial that no forum, wiki, HOWTO or man 
page that I could find feels it necessary to mention it. After going 
*way* back in the Ubuntu and Debian archives I failed to find anyone who
had trouble figuring this out. No one required spoon feeding to that 
extent (disclaimer: due to the late hour and fatigue I may have missed 
some, but if so they were damned few).

Tell me, boychick, why only you?

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