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What's a good linux C/C++ IDE for a low-res screen?

I recently bought an Asus Eee PC 901, on which I am running Ubuntu linux. I was mucking around in C on my old (larger) laptop, and I want to continue to do so on the Eee. However, Anjuta - the IDE that I was using - is not very usable with the Eee's resolution of 1024x600. What with the status pane at the bottom, and the giant toolbar...

Programming on the Asus EEE Pc in Visual Studio

Has anybody tried programming on the EEE Pc in Visual Studio? I'm considering buying one so I can show some apps on the fly, but also make small changes to them if necessary, without the inconvenience of a large laptop. Some key points I'm after: How fast it is Would it suit the needs of a developer making small changes to code? It...

Best lightweight IDE/Text Editor

So I just got my new Eee PC 1000H and it's obviously not a beast of a machine, but it gets the job done with most tasks. I'm looking for a lightweight IDE or text editor (read: lightweight doesn't mean lack of features, just that it's not a bloated piece of crap) The computer itself has a 1.6ghz Atom processor and 1GB of RAM. It's for sc...

MSDE merge replication with Intel Atom processor

We have a product that by default installs MSDE SP3 for use with merge replication (as subscriber). We have never had a problem with this. Recently found that on the Eee PC everything installs without incident, which includes applying the latest snapshot; however, when we try to pull down data to the Eee PC from the Publisher it takes ...

EEE PC for Programming?

Hey All, I've got a quick question, I'm currently a 1st year programming student, and would like a ultra portable laptop to pack around to classes. I was wondering if the Asus EEE PC 1000H is any good for programming. I know the screen size is small (1024x600), but I'm curious if it has the ooomf to get the job done I'm planning on upg...

Multi-touch mouse gestures on EeePC

I have an EeePC 900 running Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex. The touchpad has some simple multi-touch gestures built in - scrolling by dragging with two fingers instead of one for example. How would I detect multi-touch events in an OpenGL/C application? Is the touchpad on the EeePC 900 capable of handling rotational and scaling gestures? Th...

ASUS eeePC 1000 for Programming ?

Hello, I am a CS Student and am looking for a computing device for programming. I already own a desktop, and the choice I have is between a 10" - 1GB RAM- 160 GB HDD - 1.6 GHz Atom Processor - ASUS eeePC 1000 HE which comes for 400$ or a Notebook - mostly from DELL maybe an Inspiron 1535 which will set me back with close to 800-900 $ I...

Problem with WAMP server and Drupal on eeePC

Hello I just installed WAMP on my new eeePC and I am trying to install Drupal, I unzipped the drupal file in the www directory and went to localhost/drupal-x.xx I get the following error for a couple hundred lines : Deprecated: Function ereg() is deprecated in C:\wamp\www\drupal-6.15\includes\file.inc on line 902 then the regular dru...

API for Asus 1005pe control backlight programmably?

I'm using VS2008, my OS is Win7. I tried WinAPI IOCTL_VIDEO_QUERY_SUPPORTED_BRIGHTNESS on my netbook. I can retrive a correct the LCD handle, but DeviceIoControl returns 0. I haven't found any APIs for GMA 3150 either. ...

how can I build cabal-install on eeePc 701 / Ubuntu Netbook Remix 1.6 (Lucid)

Not a programming question, but the first time I see something like this. UNR 1.6 (based on Ubuntu 10.04) installs the 6.12.1 version of GHC. So, in order to build cabal-install-0.8.2, I have to install the libghc6- packages of parsec, mtl, network and zlib. Then, after launching 'sh ./bootstrap.sh', I get: Checking installed packages ...