--- Vincent Danen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> On Tuesday, October 29, 2002, at 04:57 PM, David
> Walser wrote:
> 
> [...]
> >> GNOME uses double-click by default, and I don't
> have
> >> a problem with
> >> doing things that way. "A lot" of keyboard crap?
> >> Huh? You yourself admit
> >> that doing a multiple select with a double-click
> >> model involves one
> >> *fewer* keyboard press.
> >
> > Thank you for the second reminder that Gnome
> sucks.
> > Keyboard crap for copy/paste == Ctrl-C/Ctrl-V, in
> > Linux you just highlight and middle click.  And
> yes
> > there's one more button press to initiate the
> > selection process with single-click, that's a
> *hell*
> > of a lot better that *lots* more mouse crap (aka
> > double-clicks).
> 
> You're quite anal about your opinions, no?  Are you
> trying to imply 
> that a standard X cut-n-paste works better in KDE
> than GNOME?  Funny... 
> I highlight and middle click in GNOME also.

That makes 3 people not paying attention and jumping
in the middle of a conversation.  C'mon Vincent,
surely you have better things to do (I know you do,
I've seen some of your great work) than jump in here
criticising me.

> Actually, I find this whole thread quite
> laughable...  we're arguing 
> over one click vs. two?  Sheesh... Juan needs to

Unfortunately little details are important..., but
hey, the fact that they are says a lot about how far
we've come.  We've got the major issues solved, and
now we're fighting over the little issues striving for
the perfect desktop OS :D

> release a really 
> shitty system-breaking kernel so that people
> actually talk about 
> worthwhile things.

Didn't he?  :o)

> /me shakes his head in amazement.
> 
> >> Hi! I don't. Because I use GNOME, which uses
> >> double-click, and I don't
> >> have to. Like it or not, this is a legitimate
> >> adaptation problem.
> >
> > Yes, I understand you stick to Gnome because you
> like
> > the Windows interface.  Some of us like to move on
> to
> > better things.
> 
> Ok, this is *really* laughable.  You think GNOME is
> more similar to 
> windows than KDE?  What kinda pot you been smoking? 
> Care to share?  
> KDE is the biggest Windows wanna-be out there!  One
> reason I *don't* 
> run KDE is because it reminds me too much of
> windows.  Even KDE3 is too 
> close to windows for my liking.

Hmm, well we'll have to trade drugs sometime...?

> If you want to move on to something better, use
> Enlightenment.  Or 
> WindowMaker.  If you're trying to move onto
> something better, in terms 
> of look and overall UI, than windows, you really
> need to stop using KDE.

hehe

> Sorry... had to interject.  I've been trying hard
> not to laugh too much 
> at this silly thread, but this one almost made me
> pee my pants.

just watch your computer, hopefully you have good
offsite backups :D

> What happened to the good old days when people
> actually discussed 
> useful stuff on this mailing list?  It's depressing
> to see what the 
> list has been reduced to.

Well, like I said, I think it just means we're getting
there.

On a related note, the problem with discussing
*useful* stuff is nobody seems to care.  We try to
discuss useful stuff and it just doesn't happen.  More
complicated technical questions get asked, and nobody
answers.  Only simple (non-useful to you maybe) stuff
like this generates lively discussions.  I do think
that is depressing.

> And no, David, this isn't directly an attack on you,
> so please don't 
> take it as such.  I just found your message far too
> amusing to pass up. 
>   =)

Well, being called anal *could* be taken as a
compliment...  :o)

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