On 08/02/2010 01:14 AM, Duaine Hechler wrote:
David,
That was pretty much my gut feeling too.
By default, does Gnome have the plain desktop like KDE 3 (in other words, not in a folder on the desktop like KDE 4)
Duaine
Yep, Gnome has just a simple old kde3 type desktop. When you go to Gnome for the first time, things will seem a little bit different at first. Just remember that gconf-editor is where all the detailed settings take place. Just google "gnome configure XYZ.." and you will find the gconf-editor setting you need to change. Most all of your normal settings can be handled in the gnome control center, so from that standpoint there are no surprises. All of your normal appearance settings are available by rt-clicking on the desktop and then clicking "change desktop background". That brings up the dialog that controls the GTK Theme (controls, check boxes, etc.. settings), metacity theme settings (window borders/decorations), mouse cursor, etc... There are a whole lot of absolutely 'Killer' gtk/metacity themes out there for gnome. All in all, while I was a true kde advocate all the way through kde3.5, I have absolutely fallen in love with Gnome as a desktop. It is more than capable while retaining the simple efficiency that was the mainstay of kde3. It is well worth the time it will take to make friends with the desktop. Sure there are some things I don't like in Gnome as much as I like in kde (nothing will top kde3 konqueror for a file manager), but there is nothing on the downside in Gnome that is a put-off for me either. Give it a spin and when you are ready for the killer themes and tips shoot a post to the list and I'll post a short list of the good one (dark of course for my tired eyes ;-) -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org