[xubuntu-users] highlighting and clicking in EVOLUTION

[c. marlow]

On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 1:05 PM, c. marlow <chris at marlows.org> wrote:
> Due to the "some providers dislike mailing lists issue" and "some
> providers bounce mailing list mails issue" I neither could reply using
> my address I used to subscribe, nor did it work to change to another
> account. However, now it did work to change the email address.
>
> I already replied the OP at the Debian user mailing list.
>
> "[snip]
>
> This likely is an issue I experienced a long time ago too. Perhaps for
> Ubunbtu Studio (Xubuntu) only, but more likely for all of my Linux
> installs (e.g. Arch too). I guess it's related to the used GTK version
> and/or the used version of Evolution.
>
> My recommendation to the OP is to stay with one Linux distro and then
> try to learn how to fix issues. While I guess there's no fix for the
> Evolution issue he's experiencing now, but to wait for an upgrade.
> However, the OP is a novice experiencing issues with Debian and Xubuntu,
> not trying to fix issues, but to install one thing after the other.
>
>
> _My recommendation to the OP is to stay with one distro, one DE, one
> choice of apps and to learn how to fix issues._
>
>
> Evolution might not be the MUA you want to use, ask the community for a
> better MUA.
>
> Switching distros could be helpful if you know what you do, but unlikely
> will help you to solve the problems a novice will experience." -
> https://lists.debian.org/1398271522.5272.7.camel@archlinux
>
>
>
>
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>
> Ahhh Ralph is stalking me! lol just kidding...
>
> But I installed the ELEMENTARY theme and it fixed the issue.
>
> as seen here:  http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/CMAR606/Xubuntu%20Mail%20List/Screenshot-04232014-010353PM.png
>
> I plan on coming back to Debian, Ralph I just needed a stable system
> to get some bills paid and I had screwed up plain Debian( that
> task-xfce package) someone told me to install on the DEB MAIL list,
> caused it to install GNOME3 under xfce, and It was all screwed up,
> and  I just HAD to get some bills paid so, I just quickly slapped on
> Xubuntu 12.04 to get the bills paid and I had to check my email to get
> an account #... Sure, I could of used gmail.com and logged into my
> domain email address but I am use to checking it via EVO where I have
> my .tar.gz of all my kept emails..
>
> I just wanted to see if DEB plain is what I wanted to stick with and
> really learn or go back to the *BUNTUS...  I like trying out new
> things to make sure its what I want..
>
> Ok I will stop pleeding to the chior now..
>
> Christopher
>
> And I promise I'll stick with PLAIN DEB,... once I get back, I liked
> plain deb because it doesnt use HALF the memory as xubuntu... xubuntu
> runs about 512 at boot where plain Debian xfce uses about 100
> something with nothing loaded.
>
> PPS... and whats MUA?
>
>

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I just noticed with nothing open XUBUNTU 12.04 runs, 584 MB ram

in Vanilla Debian ( from Debian.org) only ran about 120ish out of 2
gigs of ram with NOTHING open.

quite a difference in Vanilla Debian, and Xubuntu.

Christopher