__/ [ TheLetterK ] on Thursday 18 May 2006 00:53 \__
> On Wed, 17 May 2006 18:36:57 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> Taking a Linus-like Attitude Towards Gnome
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | ...For those of you who may have missed his original post the high
>> | point follows:
>> |
>> | This "users are idiots, and are confused by functionality?
>> | mentality of Gnome is a disease. If you think your users are
>> | idiots, only idiots will use it. I don?t use Gnome, because in
>> | striving to be simple, it has long since reached the point where
>> | it simply doesn't do what I need it to do. Please, just tell
>> | people to use KDE.
>> |
>> | As the thread went on Linus became even more colorful in his criticism,
>> | calling the Gnome developers "interface Nazis" and citing examples of
>> | how Gnome's UI makes it take longer to do things.
>> `----
>>
>>
http://www.oreillynet.com/linux/blog/2006/05/taking_a_linuslike_attitude_to.html?CMP=OTC-0O724Z062301&ATT=Taking+a+Linus-like+Attitude+Towards+Gnome
>
> I strongly disagree. I've used KDE, and was happy to go back to GNOME
> after that trial.
I have used both, but I prefer KDE. Not because it's Windows-esqe, that's
for sure. I love the power of KDE, whereas I yearn for many vital features
in GNOME. There are a few features that GNOME boasts and KDE has not got
implemented yet. I pointed these out in the KDE newsgroup, but never filed
a wishlist bug report.
Overall, the 'clickcount approach' makes perfect sense to me, although it
leads to a very _gross_ and imprecise measure. Example: when I pose news
items to COLA, here is what I do:
Go to desktop 8, place focus on COLA (one among 60 or so groups); with
mouse over Knode, press "P" about 10 times; windows will usually appear
next the mouse pointer ("smart placement" in KDE), but if they go 'askew',
they get recentred on the left monitor. Now, I use my KDE binding for
'send to desktop 1' (CTRL+SHIFT+1) and keep mouse pointer on the stack of
10 "Compose" windows. Then, while holding down CTRL+SHIFT, press 1 ten
times. This sends them all to the virtual desktop where the feed reader
and browser reside. Then, I go to the task bar, left click the KNode
windows (all are grouped) and choose "Minimise all". CTRL+F1 to go to
desktop 1 and begin posting items as I go along. Just pop one compose
window at the time, using KasBar (automatically hiding, tiny icons, no
grouping) or the taskbar, which requires 2 click due to grouping.
Best wishes,
Roy
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