On Thu, 13 Jun 2002 14:00, Ron Johnson wrote: > On Wed, 2002-06-12 at 18:17, FreeportWeb Debian Support Account wrote: > > Which leads to my question. Once you have that up and > > running, whats the best way to install KDE? > > As a former KDE 2.2.1 user (in my Mandrake days) who thinks > that KDE has it's strong points, I must ask: why use KDE? > > It's really fat. > > I got tired of switching between konq and mozilla. konq failed > on too many sites, so I had to use moz, and since it doesn't > use kde libs, I had moz (also fat) + kde both loaded at the > same time. (Yes, konq is a great file manager, but I don't > use/need a file manager...) > > Also, koffice just isn't there yet, so when using OpenOffice, > you have the same issues as when using mozilla > > The only thing I really miss is kmail, but I scrape by with > evolution... > > In fact, since I use so little of the "desktop" metaphor, I'm > thinking of going to something simpler like blackbox or xfce.
I use KDE because it is "pretty". I like pretty now that I have the RAM and CPU to be able to use it without any frustration. The font anti-aliasing and rendering of the desktop makes working and learning so much more pleasant. For a quick WM, I use fluxbox...a pretty blackbox-like WM. -- Michael Biddulph Brisbane Australia Registered Linux User #220460 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
