Thanks so much. This is actually suuuper helpful. You said: " it gets in my way (more clicks/effort to do stuff I need to do)" That's pretty much in a nutshell my complaint. If I'm doing something more often than maybe twice a week, I think it should only take at MOST two clicks to happen. I will certainly be trying KDE tonight! Any fantastic walkthroughs or getting started guides I should be aware of? Courtenay W
On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 7:35 PM, Shawn <[email protected]> wrote: > On 12-01-12 06:14 PM, Courtenay Watson wrote: >> Can you link me to or tell me about the differences between kde and >> gnome? I'll look around for screenshots.. >> Courtenay >> > > KDE kept more or less the same layout as the Windows desktop. Your "start" > button is in the lower left by default. Gnome went with the task bar at the > top of the screen. > > The differences between Gnome and KDE are mostly philosophical (IMO). Gnome > seems to want to make the desktop as easy as possible for the "common" > person, to the point of hiding/removing features the designers don't think a > common person would need. KDE aims for an easy to use interface, without > hiding or removing options. > > So, if you can trigger a feature on the command line, chances are that you > can easily find an interface to trigger that feature in KDE. But unless > that feature is essential to running the program, you may have less chances > of seeing an interface to trigger that option in Gnome. (Assuming of course > we are working with an application that works on the command line AND has > both a KDE and Gnome interface...) > > Gnome does a fairly decent job of simplifying the interface without > sacrificing tooo much that the average person would use. Power users would > notice the differences though, but they could still get the job done in > Gnome - but they may need to implement other tricks. > > KDE does a decent job of keeping things simple, and not requiring you to > implement other tricks to do most things. (most features and settings are > readily availble) > > The BIGGEST difference you'll see right away is the single click versus > double click. By default KDE rarely uses a double click, and Gnome rarely > uses single clicks (for file selection/launching, etc.) But both desktop > environments can be configured as you wish - the single/double click thing > is one of those configurable options. > > But I'm generalizing quite a bit here. The real answer is to try both and > see what you like best. Installing either can be freely done with one > command (or a few clicks). And you can still run KDE apps in Gnome, or > Gnome apps in KDE. So picking a desktop does not mean you are missing > functionality. > > I use KDE. It fits my work style better. I occasionally will install Gnome > or start from Ubuntu then install the kubuntu-desktop. They both are > reasonable for me, but I prefer the KDE tools (especially the Kate text > editor). I have to try Gnome 3 sometime though and see what it's like. I > hate the Unity interface - it gets in my way (more clicks/effort to do stuff > I need to do). But I am a coder and Unity isn't meant for my demographic. > > OH, the one difference that matters (IMO again) is that KDE bit the bullet > and rebuilt itself from the ground up with modern technology (the KDE3.5 to > 4.x evolution). As with any new tech, there were issues early on, but KDE > has those worked out and it is rather rock solid (except where Ubuntu messes > things up - 11.04 is the very first Kubuntu install that worked properly for > me with the standard graphical installer - I always needed to use the > alternate installer, or go to Ubuntu then 'upgrade' to kubuntu-desktop to > get a stable system). > > Gnome3 is Gnome's attempt to switch to more modern code/technologies. There > are some rough spots (so I've heard), but I would fully expect that at this > stage. A year or two from now will be a different story. > > How's that for a high level, non-commital, and impartial description? :) > > Shawn > > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying -- Courtenay Watson, RAHT with Archie, CRNCL & CRNT http://www.cpetrescue.blogspot.com Kamloops BC _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
