Quoting tom r <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Perhaps I should restate the question. I have a dim understanding of the
> Xwindow system. I understand that there is an X server that handles the
> tasks
> of drawing things on the the physical screen on behalf of the X clients. I
> think I understand that KDE and Gnome are window managers, but that's at
> least
> part of what I'm asking. What do they do, what do they do differently, and
> why ?
> I'm happily using KDE with (I assume) Xfree86 as my X server. I'm
> wondering
> what (of substance) would change if I used Gnome. Or do I completely
> misundertsand X ?
Ahh, Ok, a window manager basically handles *how* windows, icons, etc, are
handled. Their job is to put up the borders around windows, etc.. An example
of 'different' window managers would be the UI on a MAC versus the UI of Windows
98. Window managers are what handles the 'look and feel' of the interface you
use to manage your windows..
That being said, KDE apps will run fine under Gnome, or anything else, for
that matter. What they won't be able to do is the 'neat' little catches, like
docking into the toolbar, etc.. Hopefully, in the future, Gnome and KDE will do
more compatibility work between the two, so that they will work together, as
they have with drag and drop capabilities..
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Thomas Charron
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