[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote the following:
>
> On 04-Mar-99 CaT wrote:
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote the following:
> >>
> >> On 04-Mar-99 CaT wrote:
> >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote the following:
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> >> > Not meant to be a flame or a disparaging remark of any sort. If you wish
> >> > to take it as such, please feel free to shove yourself up your butt and
> >> > whistle dixie. Thank you.
> >>
> >> Thats pretty rude
> >
> > Wasn't meant at you. Just at anyone who's daft enough to get hot
> > under the collar about this msg. A lot of work went into Gnome and someone
> > asking wether or not it's actually -useful- COULD be taken as a flame.
> >
> > It's also meant to be part-jest.
>
> Sorry I misunderstood you.
Is cool. These things happen. :)
> GMC is the file manager for GNOME It adds drag and drop functionally to the
> desktop.
Sort of like the Windows/MacOs/Amiga Workbench system where you graphically
interface witht he fs and do funky stuff?
> GNOME add a constant look and feel to all gnome apps. It also allows apps to
> talk to one another (drag and drop). You can drag a jpg from the desktop
> to ee (another gnome app) and bingo there is the picture.
>
> GNOME applets are mini programs that "plant" them selves into the panel.
> Things like CPU monitor and drive mount (this is one of my favorites it
> lets you mount your cdrom drive with the click of the mouse).
>
> So you see GNOME has lots of uses.
Does it have a consistant mouseless interface (so I can move between gadgets
and windoes (tho this bit may be just a window manager function) without
having to fondle a rodent)?
Currently my uses for X are a bit too simplistic. I'm the type of guy that
finds 11 consoles+screen not enough sometimes :) and the main reason X is
up is because it makes it easy to read User Friendly. :)
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An electricity provider of New Hampshire, US has advised it's customers
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more information... - Paraphrased from the New Scientist, Feb 6, 1999
