[CS-FSLUG] NI: Why Linux isn't too fat & MS hurts customers

Eduardo Sanchez lists at sombragris.org
Fri Oct 14 07:21:32 CDT 2005


On Fri 14 Oct 2005 02:43, David Aikema wrote:

(snip)

> The other part that is for Linux a definite negative in my book is
> the multiple toolkits and GUI libraries that are being used.  Thus
> many applications look different stylewise, and I also can't for
> example copy a URL from Konqueror into Mozilla.

I can: Ctrl-C, and then Ctrl-V. I use KDE.

> Programs wlll often 
> have different hotkeys, and also many different yet similar dialogs
> for such things as print whereas for both Windows and Mac OS this is
> quite standardized.  Take a look at the difference in the print
> dialogs in Mozilla and Konqueror for example - there a whole lot of
> difference and some redundant configuration can also be required.

They might be different, yes. By the way, do you know that you can use 
the same print dialog of Konqueror in Mozilla?

Blessings,

Eduardo




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