Re: KDE vs GNOME

2005-08-27 Thread Ian
Sorry about the other post, forgot to capitalize NOME. But what do you mean about how GNOME came to be? How was it bad?-- "If practice makes perfect, and no one is perfect, then why practice?"

Re: KDE vs Gnome

2005-08-27 Thread Ian
Exactly what do you mean by you don't like how it came into existencce?-- "If practice makes perfect, and no one is perfect, then why practice?"

Re: KDE vs GNOME

2005-08-24 Thread Steve Lamb
Leonardo Sá wrote: > Is KDE faster than GNOME? I really need a good looking desktop without > taking up that much resources... Search the archives, this had been done to death. As for my take for low resources but a desktop environment, XFCE. Between the options listed of KDE or Gnome, K

Re: KDE vs GNOME

2005-08-24 Thread Rogério Brito
On Aug 24 2005, Katipo wrote: > You don't require a full Gnome or KDE desktop. > Just use Fluxbox, or the ilk. Indeed. If you are going to just use a window manager instead of a whole Desktop Environment, then I would also vote for Fluxbox, especially with the Minimal theme, which is both useful a

Re: KDE vs GNOME

2005-08-23 Thread Katipo
Leonardo Sá wrote: I really need a good looking desktop without taking up that much resources... No you don't. You need the applications you require installed over a base system. These bring all dependencies with them. You don't require a full Gnome or KDE desktop. Just use Fluxbox, or the i

Re: KDE vs GNOME

2005-08-23 Thread Jochen Schulz
Leonardo Sá: > > Like most first-time debian users, i started using gnome, mainly because it > was the "default" option when i did my first graphical login. After I got > used to the system (i was a slackware user) i noticed things getting slow. > Apart from firefox, which eats no less than 50mb

Re: KDE vs. Gnome

2003-03-15 Thread Robert A. Knop Jr.
"GBV" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My objective with this message is to gather advantages and disvantages of > this two great softwares.. Here you go: KDE: People who prefer it think that it's better and Gnome is ugly/clunky/obselete/poorly designed/etc. Gnome: People who prefer it think th

Re: KDE vs. Gnome

2003-03-13 Thread GBV
EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "debian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 1:05 PM Subject: Re: KDE vs. Gnome > Why limit yourself to just KDE and Gnome? > > What about blackbox? enlightenment, fvwm, cde, window maker, icewm, > sawfish, afterstep, etc > >

Re: KDE vs. Gnome

2003-03-13 Thread Joseph A Nagy Jr
Ross Burton wrote: On Thu, 2003-03-13 at 15:26, Joseph A Nagy Jr wrote: Gnome: Interface isn't so friendly. 4 virtual desktops which aren't as easy to manage or configure. Task bar featues are lacking. Too many buttons (both the task bar and another app bar on the desktop). Excuse me? I have

Re: KDE vs. Gnome

2003-03-13 Thread Mark L. Kahnt
On Thu, 2003-03-13 at 09:54, GBV wrote: > Hi all, > > I prefer KDE, Gnome seens obsolete, and using gtk lib i´m able to use Gnome > appz on KDE with no problems at all, > > My objective with this message is to gather advantages and disvantages of > this two great softwares.. > > Post your user a

Re: KDE vs. Gnome

2003-03-13 Thread Hal Vaughan
On Thursday 13 March 2003 09:54 am, GBV wrote: > Hi all, > > I prefer KDE, Gnome seens obsolete, and using gtk lib i´m able to use Gnome > appz on KDE with no problems at all, > > My objective with this message is to gather advantages and disvantages of > this two great softwares.. > > Post your us

Re: KDE vs. Gnome

2003-03-13 Thread Chris Spencer
Why limit yourself to just KDE and Gnome? What about blackbox? enlightenment, fvwm, cde, window maker, icewm, sawfish, afterstep, etc Lots of little benefits here or there. Personally I like KDE. It has more of a flashy interface. It really doesn't matter. The others aren't obsolete. They j

Re: KDE vs. Gnome

2003-03-13 Thread Frank Gevaerts
On Thu, Mar 13, 2003 at 09:26:35AM -0600, Joseph A Nagy Jr wrote: > > GTK is the one good thing to come from Gnome IMO. Except that it doesn't. GTK stands for The Gimp Toolkit. Frank ObOntopic: both are evil. I use ion-devel. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of

Re: KDE vs. Gnome

2003-03-13 Thread Ross Burton
On Thu, 2003-03-13 at 15:26, Joseph A Nagy Jr wrote: > Gnome: > Interface isn't so friendly. 4 virtual desktops which aren't as easy to > manage or configure. Task bar featues are lacking. Too many buttons > (both the task bar and another app bar on the desktop). Excuse me? I have 6 virtual des

Re: KDE vs. Gnome

2003-03-13 Thread Joerg Johannes
Joseph A Nagy Jr wrote: > KDE: > Friendly interface. Multiple virtual desktops (which are easy to use and > configure). Correct only in parts. How do you configure Ctrl-Rightarrow for "Cycle through Workspaces clockwise" and Ctrl-Leftarrow for "counterclockwise"? All I got it to is "The one I pre

Re: KDE vs. Gnome

2003-03-13 Thread Hall Stevenson
At 09:26 AM 3/13/2003 -0600, Joseph A Nagy Jr wrote: GTK is the one good thing to come from Gnome IMO. I'm certain that gnome came *after* GTK... Hall -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: KDE vs. Gnome

2003-03-13 Thread Alexey Vyskubov
> My objective with this message is to gather advantages and disvantages of > this two great softwares.. > > Post your user and developer experience... Please do not feed the trolls. -- Alexey -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [E

Re: KDE vs. Gnome

2003-03-13 Thread Johan Ehnberg
Some thoughts... (gnome2, Kde3) I myself use gnome2 KDE: good -Better integration -Good looking -Konqueror inegration -Easy to use -Consistent naming KDE: bad -Arts -Bad support in Konqueror -DisKusting names Gnome:good -Easier to choose between apps (as in easier not to use Konq. for example) -Nau

Re: KDE vs. Gnome

2003-03-13 Thread Joseph A Nagy Jr
GBV wrote: Hi all, I prefer KDE, Gnome seens obsolete, and using gtk lib i´m able to use Gnome appz on KDE with no problems at all, My objective with this message is to gather advantages and disvantages of this two great softwares.. Post your user and developer experience... thks... Guilherme Vi