On Wed, 10 Feb 1999, Bryan Scaringe wrote:
> 1) What exactly is ment by "desktop". (in contrast to Window Manager)
Well, a window manager manages windows. A desktop environment includes a
whole bunch more things.
> 2.a) I've also heard that WindowMaker supports KDE. How is this possible?
> (That a Window Manager supports another window manger?)
KDE is not just a window manager, it's a whole environment including a
bunch of related applications. Heck, there's several text editors and word
processors too.
> 2.b) What exactly does it support?
Everything except KDE-specific hinting (like transparent launching of
things).
> 3) A little off topic: is it possible to launch a non-GNOME app from
> the GNOME panel?
Probably. :)
_Deirdre * http://disclaimer.deirdre.org * http://www.deirdre.net
"Linux is a very complete and sophisticated operating system," said
[Paul] Maritz, Microsoft's group vice president for platforms and
applications. "There are and will be large numbers of applications
available for it."
