What's your fave--Gnome or KDE

[Fred Williams]

On 6 March 2010 16:24, n2xssvv.g02gfr12930 <n2xssvv.g02gfr12930 at ntlworld.com
> wrote:

> On 03/06/2010 03:52 PM, Fred Williams wrote:
> >
> > On 6 March 2010 15:50, Temlakos <temlakos at gmail.com
> > <mailto:temlakos at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> >     In looking over the reviews of Fedora 12, I was shocked that a big
> piece
> >     of the possible Fedora 12 experience is missing: KDE.
> >
> >     I just discovered KDE. I don't know why I didn't use it sooner than
> >     this. Now is it just my brand-new hardware, or the massive
> improvements
> >     that Fedora has seen over the last several years, or is KDE the
> desktop
> >     to beat?
> >
> >     Sure, I had a learning curve--like how to use the new Desktop Folder
> as
> >     a widget, and how the wallpaper actually shows through it wherever
> you
> >     need to place it. And how to use Desktop Activities, and the K App
> >     Launcher. But these seem vastly superior to Gnome. Add to it that
> I've
> >     been using a lot of KDE-specific apps, all of which had a problem
> >     loading into the Gnome system tray--but with KDE, no problem.
> >
> >     I can't be the only KDE fan here. What does everybody else think?
> >
> >     Temlakos
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> > There is a KDE Respin. Personally I find KDE too restrictive in
> > comparison to GNOME, which in turn I find more so than an Openbox
> > session. But if KDE is good for you, have a look at the respin.
> >
>
> I've been a KDE fan for a long time and I even use knetworkmanager for
> my network connection management. Once you get it setup, it really does
> simplify networking. As for KDE being restrictive, I just reverted to
> folder view for the desktop, and job done.
>
> JB
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I find even then it's still inconvenient. using the Wicd network manager
ensures compatibility with any WM I choose, and in all honesty, I find an
Openbox session with the tint2 panel far more useable than any KDE session
has ever been.
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