On Tue, Apr 05, 2011 at 06:15:26PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 04/05/2011 05:37 PM, Mark wrote: > [snip] > >upgrading. For all its flaws, one nice thing about Windows is that it > >has a 10-year (14-year for XP) support cycle, so while there may be > >service packs, etc., to the end user, the interface is virtually the > >same for 10 years. I realize that not upgrading/getting more > >goodies/etc. is not the preference of most people on the list, but for > >some Debian users it might be. It's an "if it ain't broke, don't fix > >it" type thing. > > > > You need to mention that to GNOME. Not that they'd list. "We're > the experts. We know best." > If you really want a consistent user interface, you might consider looking at one of the non-mainstream window managers. I use fluxbox, and the latest release changed a couple minor things but I was able to put things back "the old way" with a config file tweak. Openbox is another you might consider looking into. You can add fbpanel to either of these, giving them a "traditional" applications menu and taskbar.
Don't forget that XP only had such a long support period because its replacement was widely regarded as horrible. -Rob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110406232112.gc7...@aurora.owens.net
