Sorry on the windows box but check out slashdot article
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/03/22/1550248&mode=thread Apple seems
to have beat everyone to a good *nix.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Benjamin Sher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 11:10 AM
Subject: Re: [expert] Re: [xfce-new] Setup Question --i cons
> Dear Larry:
>
> Thanks so much for responding:
>
> Concerning the icons:
>
> No, I am not talking about creating icons on the desktop. Though we can
> add menu items to the pop-up menus that are attached to the XFCE
> toolbar/panel.
>
> I was referring to the icons automatically generated when you launch any
> application. They line up by default at the top left of the desktop.
> And, most unfortunately, they are poorly aligned and some are large and
> some are small. There oughtta be a way to standardize them. Though
> that's also a problem in KDE.
>
> A diversity of desktops/window manager, not to mention distros may be
> great for computer people and Linux aficionados But, I must agree, that
> what is great and refreshing for Linux folks may be very intimidating
> and confusing for Joe Average. And Linux may be missing a historic
> opportunity on the desktop for this reason. You know, I wish IBM
> released its OWN IBM Linux distribution. That might set a standard for
> the entire Linux world. And I very much fear that if IBM doesn't do it,
> Microsoft will and that will really be the end of us all. Left to
> itself, Linux obviously will never solve this problem because from its
> point of view, and rightly so, diversity and individuality is a great
> virtue. And I agree with them. That's why what we really need is an IBM
> Linux to set a standard for the broad masses.
>
> Yours,
>
> Benjamin
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