[CS-FSLUG] Novell switching to Gnome

[Robert W.]

On 11/07/2005 12:00:43 AM, Nathan T. wrote:
> KDE has more users than Gnome, I hate to sound overly partial but
> that's because KDE is more sophisticated and all it's parts are  
> better integrated.
> Overall KDE is in most cases a better desktop for a professional or
> home setting (if the user likes it) than Gnome is. That said Gnome  
> seems to appeal more to people who preffer a simpler desktop  
> environment and don't care that much about asthetics or advanced  
> options.

I'm a bit odd in that I like all of the options, and still prefer  
Gnome. I was disconcerted when they took all of the configuration away  
after version 1.4. But I've grown to like the new way of working, and  
found I didn't really need those options.

I do miss the Sawfish window manager. It had a neat "stop to focus"  
mode. Focus didn't just follow the mouse. You had to stop the pointer  
in a window before focus switched. And you could place windows based on  
rules. Metacity doesn't seem to do either of these.

Ah well, if it was perfect I'd have nothing to look forward to :)

-- 
Robert W.
robertwo at insightbb.com

Enter through the narrow gate... But small is the gate and narrow the
road that leads to life, and only a few find it. -- Matthew 7:13a,14