[LUNI] KDE vs. GNOME

[Noesis]

On Thu, 7 Nov 2002 14:56:34 -0500
"Jirsa, Jeff" <Jeff.Jirsa at tfn.com> wrote:

And I will do it for Blackbox.  I think this is a good discussion.  There
are so many options out there, its hard to decide.

> Speaking as an expert as neither, can someone answer the following questions
> for each desktop:
> 
> 1. How easy is it to setup shortcuts on the desktop?
You have to run bbkeys - which is not part of the manager itself.  Blackbox
takes a very simplistic approach.  bbkeys itself is very easy to use and
I have yet to hear anyone complain about it.

> 2. How easy is it to manage entries in the  menu?

Extremely.  Load up your favorite text editor and get to work.  The
format is easy enough that you don't have to 'learn' to to do it, you
just figure it out by example.

> 3. How easy is it to manage the objects on the task/tool bar?

Easy enough.  Could be easier, but it would take away from simpliscity.

> 4. How easy is it to customize the look and feel of the desktop?
Easy.  I made my own style/theme.  A bunch are available on themes.org.
A lot of people make their own because it is very simple to do.

> 5. Is printing standardized with all the desktop apps?
Not handled by the window manager to my understanding.

> 6. Are dialog windows standardized with all the desktop apps?
Well, with the style you control the look and feel of the windows
and apps.  If that is what you are asking...?

> 7. I know Konqueror can browse more than files and web pages; can GNOME 
>    (I assume with Nautilus) browse other types of objects?

Not part of BB.

> 8. How easy is it to administrate the system from the desktop?

I dislike GUI administration tools.  In Slackware, you just edit
a configuration file for everything with your favorite editor.  Blackbox
and many other managers do not incorperate such features.

> 
> Can anyone else think of any more everyday desktop usage questions?
> 
> FYI, Mandrake has a screenshot walkthrough of KDE 3 and GNOME 2 at
> http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/demos/Tutorial/.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ronald Petty [mailto:ron.petty at unigeek.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 7:06 PM
> To: luni at luni.org
> Subject: Re: [LUNI] KDE vs. GNOME
> 
> 
> Alright everyone get on track, the original question was
> 
> KDE or GNOME
> 
> Sound like 3-5 votes for gnome and 1-2 for kde, sounds like were in florida
> during elections.
> 
> Ron
> 
> 
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