IMO the problem of Linux desktop (or at least "a" problem) is the lack of
backwards compatibility for pretty much anything above the X server (and
now with Wayland some people want to compromise that too). If you stick
with the X libraries, the C library (glibc is generally very good when it
comes
Teresa, thank you for your considered opinion.
I agree with most of what you said, but with regards to the option of
moving back to Windows, for me that is a non starter. I don't use Linux
rather than Window because of some technical benefit. The primary reason I
use Linux because I don't want to
leledumbo via lazarus schrieb am So., 29.
März 2020, 05:48:
> > The model to download applications and install on a random distro+version
> simply doesn't exist on Linux.
>
> Snap, AppImage, Flatpak are purposely targeting this. It's partially
> successful, but as with many things in Linux,
> The model to download applications and install on a random distro+version
simply doesn't exist on Linux.
Snap, AppImage, Flatpak are purposely targeting this. It's partially
successful, but as with many things in Linux, they're competing instead of
working together.
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From: "Anthony Walter via lazarus"
To: "Lazarus mailing list"
Cc: "Anthony Walter"
Subject: [Lazarus] The Problem with the Linux Desktop
On Linux ...
I was looking at the Unity tray icon code I submitted a while back and it had stopped worki
Juha,
I saw someone had had modifications and unfortunately it caused the
appindicator to stop working on my desktop. I rolled back the version to my
last check in and it worked again. I also found that on the Cinnamon
desktop you can add a systray applet and the old Gtk2 style tray icons
work,
On Fri, Mar 27, 2020 at 10:09 AM Anthony Walter via lazarus <
lazarus@lists.lazarus-ide.org> wrote:
> I was looking at the Unity tray icon code I submitted a while back and it
> had stopped working on my desktop environment.
>
David Bannon, forum name dbannon, made a version for GTK3 based on
Op 2020-03-27 om 10:52 schreef Michael Van Canneyt via lazarus:
I didn't mean to imply such a conclusion.
I just observe it and think it is simply a fact.
If it hasn't changed in 20+ years, I doubt it ever will.
Good, then we agree, and I wouldn't hold my breath while waiting this to
On Fri, 27 Mar 2020, Anthony Walter wrote:
Michael,
I've been using the Linux desktop as my primary OS since 2006. I had
dabbled in in before, but typically went back to windows when my networking
had troubles.
That said, I want Linux to be better. Yes I understand your points, but
please
On Fri, 27 Mar 2020, Marco van de Voort via lazarus wrote:
If you don't like that, stay away from Linux desktop.
While I largely agree, this reply simply assumes that the culture of
laisez faire and low backwards compatibility is an universal open source
trait. While that is a common
Michael,
I've been using the Linux desktop as my primary OS since 2006. I had
dabbled in in before, but typically went back to windows when my networking
had troubles.
That said, I want Linux to be better. Yes I understand your points, but
please understand even when you choose an environment
Op 2020-03-27 om 09:27 schreef Michael Van Canneyt via lazarus:
This is an age-old discussion. Echo of the late 90-ies last century.
You're reasoning windows centric, where everything is centrally
controlled.
(same for Mac) This gives a certain amount of stability, but you are
at the
On Fri, 27 Mar 2020, Anthony Walter via lazarus wrote:
On Linux ...
I was looking at the Unity tray icon code I submitted a while back and it
had stopped working on my desktop environment. I was also looking for a way
to track user log off events, monitor clipboard history, and how to
On Linux ...
I was looking at the Unity tray icon code I submitted a while back and it
had stopped working on my desktop environment. I was also looking for a way
to track user log off events, monitor clipboard history, and how to
register a global hot key.
The sheer scattering of different
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