That was pretty much my gut feeling too.
By default, does Gnome have the plain desktop
words, not in a folder on the desktop like KDE
On Monday 02 August 2010 17:52:19 Duaine Hechler wrote: like KDE 3 (in other 4) Duaine You can have the icons on the desktop like in KDE 3 in KDE 4. It's explained here: (and also linked from the greeter popup on first login to KDE 4 on openSUSE) http://help.opensuse.org/kde4/ Configure System Settings to Tree view mode and the K Menu to classic and you're pretty familiar right there. There is also an XP widget style and window decoration style in the default install. FWIW I think David is still being overly cautious in his assessment. KDE is now on its 5th release in the KDE 4 cycle (6th come 4.5 on Thursday) and the rate of obvious change has slowed a lot, particularly regarding the desktop shell. It's still higher than GNOME 2 or KDE 3's rates of change, of course. For a Windows user, I'd say either KDE release will feel familiar, if only because of the use of Ok/Cancel vs Instant Apply in dialogs and the button order. Will
David C. Rankin wrote:
On 08/01/2010 07:39 PM, Duaine Hechler wrote:
Since a came from a Windows environment, I picked KDE 3 for coming
closest.
What comes closest now (XP or win7) - KDE 4 or Gnome ?
I want to, also, upgrade my brother-in-law who used to be on XP -
he's
now on KDE 3
Thanks, Duaine
Duaine,
(My $.02 from someone in the document business - other will have their own opinions that will no-doubt differ)
Stay with kde3 in 11.3 or go with gnome. kde4, while getting
better, is still way to fluid for a serious daily driver. If he/she is coming from windows to linux, set up gnome, it is has come along way in 2.3.x and while it is undergoing serious development as well, the direction it is headed is a know quantity.
I can't comment on win7, still haven't seen a need for it on the
win side of the house. Neither it or Vista offer anything material that can't be done in XP and XP is nearly static at this point (a known quantity). I'd never advocate a windows install for the person, unless he/she has critical document, spreadsheet, presentation requirements. OpenOffice is getting very close to being acceptable in its 3.x versions, but I still have way too many Word documents that open up all F'ed up in OO to be able to rely on it as an exclusive solution for my document needs.
(nothing like pulling up an old word document in OO at 3:15 that
must be modified and filed by 5:00 for a client and finding all the text has magically switch to strike-through fonts on the latest OO.... to be without a copy of Windows and Word handy....)
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