Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (2740 mails)

[Tero Pesonen <mlist-suse@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sunday 07 December 2008, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> On Saturday 06 December 2008 16:39:25 Herbert Graeber wrote:
> > Don't let blind you by the bling.
>
> Unfortunately, that is exactly what happens to me and probably some
> others on this list.  Bling actually blinds me, in that I cannot see
> properly, and start to feel ill.  As a result of this, I loathe all
> bling and transparency and things that move all over the place and
> pale grey on paler grey and .....
>
> There is some bling in KDE 3.x.x, but I am given the opportunity to
> turn it off _before_ I have to look at the desktop.  And I can avoid
> compiz by just not installing it.
>
> From what I have read of KDE 4 I would find it totally unusable,
> because I would not be able to see to adjust it and work out where
> things are.
>
> I would love to take your advice and not let the bling blind me.
> Unfortunately, I do not have that option.  So once I can no longer
> use 3.x.x I shall have to find another desktop.  This is a pity as
> KDE is streets ahead of anything else I have tried.  Sadly, this
> seems to be about to change. :-(

I too am afraid 11.1 with 3.5 will be the last Linux distro with KDE for 
me. Unfortunately, the whole desktop sphere is rolling into the "form 
over function" direction faster than one can spell "AJAXed Webmail" and 
shudder. 

Elsewhere, someone suggested me I should take a look at Mac OS, but 
that'd be just taking the bling-bling to the power of two while having 
to contend with the cheap, crappy components Apple puts inside their 
machines. 

Maybe it is time to start seriously considering Xfce or take a fresh 
look at Gnome. In the past, neither one was able to surpass KDE for a 
usability-challenged user like me. In the future, I may simply have to 
lower the bar and learn to "suck it up," as they say.

What about the next enterprise desktop (11?)? Will it still come with 
KDE 3.5? Is it still a long way off?

Regards,
Tero Pesonen
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