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Re: Desktop look...
by Luther on Friday 08/Feb/2002, @09:08
Would you care to give an example of what, in terms of productivity, KDE offers that you can't get on Gnome? The biggest slap against Gnome was that it was ugly, not nearly as pretty as KDE. KDE has had the reputation of looking really nice, but being a bear when it comes to resources. Now Gnome comes out with one theme that is system intensive and you start bashing it productivity. So please enlighten us with all of Gnome's productivity shortcomings.
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Re: Desktop look...
by Julien Olivier on Friday 08/Feb/2002, @09:38
With Gnome, I can't create a PHP script on my desktop, then, using DND, put it on ftp://login:pass@ftp.mywebsite.com and vice versa.
I can't pop down ALL my windows in one time to, then, open just the one I need thanks to the dekstop icon.
I even can't drag a desktop from Nautilus and drop it on the desktop to make a link to it. DnD MOVEs the folder ! (I tried that on Mdk8.1 out of the box)
Most of the MIME-Types aren't well defined and it's very difficult to make associations (I mean more than 2 clicks for an association is way too much).

Those 3 things definitely make GNOME unuseable for me at daily work (I'm a webmaster). Don't tell I'm a troll because I really like GNOME. I find it pretty, I find it fast but I just really can't use it.

I think the problem with KDE (for me) is that the default look is nice but not really original: it looks like windows 2000 with a Microsoft Plus theme if you see what I mean. Of course, I exagerate but when I use GNOME (mainly at home, where I only listen to MP3s, surf using Mozilla and watch DVDs) or WindowMaker, I feel like I'm using something original.

KDE just doesn't need to look like MacOS X or WinXP, it just needs to be visually original but keep a classic feel (CTRL-C / CTRL-V, konqueror ala MSIE etc...).

I repeat, I don't think that KDE isn't pretty. The default theme is an enhanced version of Windows 2000 look and, with High Performance Liquid, you'll get Mac OS X. BUT there is no nice and original theme for KDE to replace the default one.

Sorry if I've said bullshit about GNOME but I just say what I noticed using GNOME on Mandrake 8.1 .I can't say if it's Mandrake's fault or GNOME's one.
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Re: Desktop look...
by Ian Reinhart Geiser on Friday 08/Feb/2002, @11:52
2 words
"File" "Dialog"

A) its ugly and B) its useless.

i have no ability to save to the network in gimp... i may in nautlus but gedit just looks at me silly. there is no consistancy, there is no usabilty, it is just a random act of some C coder playing arround.

I like the ability to change views, bookmark, get previews, filter (by mime type not this silly extentions crap).

KDE is just more profesional that is all, GNOME is nice for someone who wants to be 1337 but I unfortunately need a consistantly working print system to get by in life.

-ian reinhart geiser
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