-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Robert Paulsen wrote:
For me, KDE4 looks to be not worth the learning curve. Since KDE4 forces me to learn *something* new and less usable than KDE3 it seems worth considering Gnome.
I'd be interested in hearing from those who use it and what their experiences are.
Thanks, Bob
After some issues with KDE on a particular machine (largely machine specific) caused me to look at other desktops environments. As a result of this I have largely stopped using KDE. I did not use KOffice (OpenOffice is a bit better), never was very impressed with KMail (Thunderbird and Evolution are more impressive for different reasons) or the PIM elements (at the moment eGroupware has the vote), and therefore did not see any reason to continue using it. Main issue is gluing these bits together (and that is ongoing). I think the question that one does need to ask oneself is how closely the applications one regularly use are tied to the functions provided by a particular desktop environment? If you are a regular user of such applications then one may be replacing one learning curve with a different one. Personally, on 10.2 started using e17, but it is *highly* experimental (and the developers are very clear about this) and somewhere along the line changes where made so that some of the bits I found useful did not function very well on the SuSE 11.0 build (or were missing). Could not get the download and install script to function reliably. When I get the time I will revisit this on 11.0 (giving 11.1 a miss), so currently mainly using e16 and Entrance. Gnome is a useful fall back if one spends more time at the command line than clicking with a mouse. It is also clean and simple, simple is usually a good thing... GUI tools are useful for some purposes but on too many occasions a bit too primitive to be really useful at more complex tasks. Desktops such as KDE4 are really more suited to people who need to work with computers rather than on computers. PS e16 == Enlightenment 16, e17 == Enlightenment 17 - -- ============================================================================== I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone. Bjarne Stroustrup ============================================================================== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkmEJ5kACgkQasN0sSnLmgKlMQCg89OUW7HABnhGwN/rXiovZ8yp MzsAnRGDgTToRVi2O7PaMU2ToLB4UfJF =WT3/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org