On Wed, 9 Aug 2000, Austin L. Denyer (SysAdmin.) as root wrote:
>
> I gotta ask - what is it about KDE that you don't like? I'm kinda torn
> between KDE and Gnome at the moment - both have features that I like...
I didn't originate this kde hating thread, but in my opinion, KDE sucks up
too many resources, and KFM crashes on quite a bit of stuff, rendering
your entire window manager unusable. It's too tied in with the window
manager (the file/web browser). Same goes for Gnome, I used to like both
because of features, but I'm on a laptop, and when the internet connection
is lost, a program like gweather(weather monitor) and mail checker keep
gnome from working properly, the whole window manager is hung up waiting
for a timeout on the server connection. In my opinion, window managers
should be separate from their components like dockable modules and
filemanagers/browsers. It's a lot cleaner when one of them crashes, the
other keeps going.
Also, KDE and Gnome are nice for what the do when they *work* properly,
but sometimes something like a messed up web page, a lost internet
connection, or a small bug screws up one of the modules/kfm, the entire
system goes to wreck, just like that other piece of junk. I can tolerate
bugs in kde/gnome, as long as something killing the browser, or an
individual module does not affect the functionality of the window manager
itself.
In my experience, it is best to go with something light, like XFCE, which
is purely made to handle window management, yet allows for some higher
level functions like icons and drag-and-drop. TWM was just too annoying
having to place the windows, FVWM95 was ok, but just felt too win95ish,
Afterstep rocked, but XFCE is the best balance. Besides, that, being on a
laptop, I need a window manager that doesn't access the HD every 5
seconds, like KDE or Gnome, so that my hard drive shut off will have a
chance to work properly and save some battery.
Then again, this is tailored for specifically my purpose, so some of you
out there may prefer something else for your set ups, but I stick to the
one that causes the least crashing, most responsiveness, and most of all,
gives me the best battery life :)
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Regards,
Ellick Chan
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Aug 9
