On Saturday 03 June 2006 09:05 pm, Orn E. Hansen wrote:
On the other hand, you've got Linux ... and everything I see on Linux today, with the exception of Xgl and compiz, is a cheap copy of Windows. Back a few years, you'd got enlightenment Window manager. It wasn't stable, it was hard to run, but it was great looking and was a knockout ... because it didn't look like Windows. Take a look at Linux themes ... even the old enlightenment themes are gone. It all looks like Windows, the feel is the same as Windows ... the interface is the same as windows. The same taskbar, the same menu setup, the same icon bar ... it's just windows, with a different look.
Nothing wrong with that.... as long as people are used to it and it is usable. Take for example file navigation. The file navigation in Firefox is different than Windows. (The one that starts out with HOME DESKTOP FILE SYSTEM... huh?) I think it is due to using GTK or might be QT, I'm not sure) And everyone I've talked to in the Linux world thinks it's abominable.... I certainly do and wish they make it more in line with most GUI programs. I hope they see the light some day. So don't ask for something different than Windows unless you're sure it's better. -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com