Comments on: In case you were wondering… http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/02/07/in-case-you-were-wondering/ Shining a spotlight on the openSUSE Community Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:44:45 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: ccj http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/02/07/in-case-you-were-wondering/comment-page-1/#comment-57 ccj Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:19:34 +0000 http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/02/07/in-case-you-were-wondering/#comment-57 >So, what’s on your desktop, and why? 1. No blurry pixels. :-) 2. Something that is <i>NOT</i> on everyone's desktop (KDE/GNOME and... Amarok) - already seen all those things over and over. >So, what’s on your desktop, and why?

1. No blurry pixels. :-)

2. Something that is NOT on everyone’s desktop (KDE/GNOME and… Amarok) – already seen all those things over and over.

]]> By: ORcephRye http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/02/07/in-case-you-were-wondering/comment-page-1/#comment-43 ORcephRye Sat, 09 Feb 2008 19:13:19 +0000 http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/02/07/in-case-you-were-wondering/#comment-43 I use KDE mostly. Been using SuSE sense 9.0 with KDE. THough i have used gnome, KDE is as Christian Boltz put it "Konfigurable" :-) I personally think that makes the DE MORE user friendly. I know that is backward thinking but with the latest generation being called "digital natives" it seams they are simply use to and at home with options and many different programs to choose from and whatnot. But all DEs have there place... i still have gnome and enlightenment installed as well :-P I use KDE mostly. Been using SuSE sense 9.0 with KDE. THough i have used gnome, KDE is as Christian Boltz put it “Konfigurable” :-) I personally think that makes the DE MORE user friendly. I know that is backward thinking but with the latest generation being called “digital natives” it seams they are simply use to and at home with options and many different programs to choose from and whatnot. But all DEs have there place… i still have gnome and enlightenment installed as well :-P

]]> By: Zonker http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/02/07/in-case-you-were-wondering/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Zonker Sat, 09 Feb 2008 16:12:42 +0000 http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/02/07/in-case-you-were-wondering/#comment-42 Yeah, regardless of the desktop I'm using, I wind up using a mix of apps -- I use Konqueror all the time for managing files on remote servers using fish:// and just find it to be the most useful, overall. Same with the Gimp -- I don't do a lot of image editing -- mostly cropping photos and managing screenshots, but it's a part of my routine. Yeah, regardless of the desktop I’m using, I wind up using a mix of apps — I use Konqueror all the time for managing files on remote servers using fish:// and just find it to be the most useful, overall. Same with the Gimp — I don’t do a lot of image editing — mostly cropping photos and managing screenshots, but it’s a part of my routine.

]]> By: Zonker http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/02/07/in-case-you-were-wondering/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Zonker Sat, 09 Feb 2008 16:09:39 +0000 http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/02/07/in-case-you-were-wondering/#comment-41 Good luck with KDE4 in 11.0 -- hope you enjoy it, but if not, you'll still have GNOME. :-) Good luck with KDE4 in 11.0 — hope you enjoy it, but if not, you’ll still have GNOME. :-)

]]> By: henare http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/02/07/in-case-you-were-wondering/comment-page-1/#comment-40 henare Fri, 08 Feb 2008 03:52:13 +0000 http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/02/07/in-case-you-were-wondering/#comment-40 In this instance, I'm one of the people that love the choice FOSS provides and so I enjoy the fact that KDE and Gnome are (basically) first-class citizens in openSUSE. I avoid using 'better' in a discussion about the relative merits of KDE v Gnome (or Xfce) as, like the author, I believe they each have their purpose. I use KDE as my primary desktop as I enjoy the extremely configurable aspect of that particular DE. However in the past, I've forced myself to use Gnome for a couple of months (when Compiz was much better on Gnome), to see if it was for me. On the same system I have Gnome installed because my girlfriend is a creative type and I've made her desktop look and feel like OS X so she's at home when using the system. I also think Gnome is good for the masses, that weren't power-users on their old non-free OS of choice. I also have some of the more lightweight window managers installed, and use these occasionally when testing or if I just need to carry something out quickly and I'm not logged in (and don't want the delay starting up all my apps). h In this instance, I’m one of the people that love the choice FOSS provides and so I enjoy the fact that KDE and Gnome are (basically) first-class citizens in openSUSE.

I avoid using ‘better’ in a discussion about the relative merits of KDE v Gnome (or Xfce) as, like the author, I believe they each have their purpose.

I use KDE as my primary desktop as I enjoy the extremely configurable aspect of that particular DE. However in the past, I’ve forced myself to use Gnome for a couple of months (when Compiz was much better on Gnome), to see if it was for me.

On the same system I have Gnome installed because my girlfriend is a creative type and I’ve made her desktop look and feel like OS X so she’s at home when using the system. I also think Gnome is good for the masses, that weren’t power-users on their old non-free OS of choice.

I also have some of the more lightweight window managers installed, and use these occasionally when testing or if I just need to carry something out quickly and I’m not logged in (and don’t want the delay starting up all my apps).

h

]]> By: Isnardp http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/02/07/in-case-you-were-wondering/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Isnardp Fri, 08 Feb 2008 01:14:55 +0000 http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/02/07/in-case-you-were-wondering/#comment-39 I'm using Gnome in OpenSUSE 10.3. Me and my wife feel that Gnome is more clean and userfriendly than KDE, everything is very easy to be found on this DE. In my opinion, KDE is not so beautiful as Gnome (the fonts in KDE seems very ugly and KDE has excessive number of applications, for example). Despite of that, I'm thinking seriously in giving KDE4 a try in OpenSUSE 11. I’m using Gnome in OpenSUSE 10.3.

Me and my wife feel that Gnome is more clean and userfriendly than KDE, everything is very easy to be found on this DE. In my opinion, KDE is not so beautiful as Gnome (the fonts in KDE seems very ugly and KDE has excessive number of applications, for example).

Despite of that, I’m thinking seriously in giving KDE4 a try in OpenSUSE 11.

]]> By: Christian Boltz http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/02/07/in-case-you-were-wondering/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Christian Boltz Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:25:10 +0000 http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/02/07/in-case-you-were-wondering/#comment-37 KDE (currently 3.5.7 on openSUSE 10.3) since years. Since SUSE Linux 7.x to be exact. Why? There are several reasons: - KMail is the best mail client I have ever seen ;-) - I don't like the over-simplification of GNOME which doesn't offer all the options I want and need. I need a Konfigurable ;-) desktop environment. - And maybe another reason is that the person who showed me (SUSE) Linux also uses KDE. However, I also use some GNOME apps, with GIMP being the most important one for me. KDE (currently 3.5.7 on openSUSE 10.3) since years. Since SUSE Linux 7.x to be exact. Why? There are several reasons:
- KMail is the best mail client I have ever seen ;-)
- I don’t like the over-simplification of GNOME which doesn’t offer all the options I want and need. I need a Konfigurable ;-) desktop environment.
- And maybe another reason is that the person who showed me (SUSE) Linux also uses KDE.

However, I also use some GNOME apps, with GIMP being the most important one for me.

]]> By: Christopher http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/02/07/in-case-you-were-wondering/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Christopher Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:59:05 +0000 http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/02/07/in-case-you-were-wondering/#comment-36 I'm a Gnome user as of late, I suppose it just "feels" better to me than KDE. The click 'n drool administration tools in Gnome seem to be easier to use than those in KDE. I've only started using a DE a few months ago. For several years I was an ion3 junkie (http://modeemi.fi/~tuomov/ion/), but the movie to openSUSE forced me to kick that habit. I've taken to the mouse pretty quickly. I've got openSUSE with KDE 4 in a VM right now, just "kicking the tires" as you put it. We'll see how it goes. I’m a Gnome user as of late, I suppose it just “feels” better to me than KDE. The click ‘n drool administration tools in Gnome seem to be easier to use than those in KDE.

I’ve only started using a DE a few months ago. For several years I was an ion3 junkie (http://modeemi.fi/~tuomov/ion/), but the movie to openSUSE forced me to kick that habit. I’ve taken to the mouse pretty quickly.

I’ve got openSUSE with KDE 4 in a VM right now, just “kicking the tires” as you put it. We’ll see how it goes.

]]> By: Ryan http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/02/07/in-case-you-were-wondering/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Ryan Thu, 07 Feb 2008 13:46:58 +0000 http://zonker.opensuse.org/2008/02/07/in-case-you-were-wondering/#comment-35 KDE (currently 3.5.8, r22.3), has been exclusively for years. Just something about the Gnome look and feel that doesn't sit right with me for some reason. About the only non-KDE application I run any more is Firefox, and that's just due to it already having my bookmarks/credentials saved. Now, were there to be a way to hook Google Browser Sync into Konqueror... KDE (currently 3.5.8, r22.3), has been exclusively for years. Just something about the Gnome look and feel that doesn’t sit right with me for some reason. About the only non-KDE application I run any more is Firefox, and that’s just due to it already having my bookmarks/credentials saved. Now, were there to be a way to hook Google Browser Sync into Konqueror…

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