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Re: Mac-style Menubar for gtk/gnome!

  • Subject: Re: Mac-style Menubar for gtk/gnome!
  • From: CBFalconer <cbfalconer@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 18:32:08 -0400
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.os.linux.misc
  • Organization: Ched Research http://cbfalconer.home.att.net
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Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> __/ [ yttrx ] on Monday 21 August 2006 16:25 \__
> 
... snip ...
> 
>> I've become noticably faster with gui-manipulation under xgl/compiz
>> than I ever was under anything else--except the command line.
> 
> The command-line is usually the quickest. To /use/, not to learn
> (let alone master).

The fundamental philosophy difference is that with a command line
you tell the machinery what to do.  With a gui you can only take a
choice between some limited options that have been preset for you,
and none of which are really suitable.

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