Re: which is more user friendly--KDE or GNOME

2011-01-21 Thread Marko Vojinovic
On Wednesday 19 January 2011 06:13:36 Patrick Bartek wrote: FWIW, today, there is a Linux window manager, AmiWM, that gives Linux the look of the classic AmigaOS 3.x Workbench for those die hard Amiga groupies. Of which, I'm not one. Got rid of all my Amiga stuff 10 years ago. Say, did

Re: which is more user friendly--KDE or GNOME

2011-01-19 Thread Mike McCarty
Parshwa Murdia wrote: Hi, A very basic thing I would like to ask if KDE is more user friendly then GNOME desktop? It depends upon what you like. I use GNOME, but mostly just to manage windows. I don't use the file browser, or any of the GUI stuff from the menus. The only menu items I use are

Re: which is more user friendly--KDE or GNOME

2011-01-18 Thread Jatin K
On Tuesday 18 January 2011 05:02 PM, Parshwa Murdia wrote: Hi, A very basic thing I would like to ask if KDE is more user friendly then GNOME desktop? I'm think GNOME I've chosen GNOME after using both KDE and GNOME ( please don't ask the reason . I like gnome thats the reason ) --

Re: which is more user friendly--KDE or GNOME

2011-01-18 Thread Philip Heron
On 18/01/2011 11:32, Parshwa Murdia wrote: A very basic thing I would like to ask if KDE is more user friendly then GNOME desktop? Depends on the user. Try both! -Phil -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options:

Re: which is more user friendly--KDE or GNOME

2011-01-18 Thread Tom Horsley
On Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:32:34 +0100 Parshwa Murdia wrote: A very basic thing I would like to ask if KDE is more user friendly then GNOME desktop? As far as I'm concerned they are both intensely user-hostile. They insist on changing the way everything works and is laid out on a regular basis, so

Re: which is more user friendly--KDE or GNOME

2011-01-18 Thread nathan forbes
On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 6:47 AM, Tom Horsley horsley1...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:32:34 +0100 Parshwa Murdia wrote: A very basic thing I would like to ask if KDE is more user friendly then GNOME desktop? As far as I'm concerned they are both intensely user-hostile. They

Re: which is more user friendly--KDE or GNOME

2011-01-18 Thread Steve Searle
Around 11:47am on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 (UK time), Tom Horsley scrawled: On Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:32:34 +0100 Parshwa Murdia wrote: A very basic thing I would like to ask if KDE is more user friendly then GNOME desktop? As far as I'm concerned they are both intensely user-hostile.

Re: which is more user friendly--KDE or GNOME

2011-01-18 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Tue, 2011-01-18 at 07:12 -0500, nathan forbes wrote: On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 6:47 AM, Tom Horsley horsley1...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:32:34 +0100 Parshwa Murdia wrote: A very basic thing I would like to ask if KDE is more user friendly then GNOME desktop? As

Re: which is more user friendly--KDE or GNOME

2011-01-18 Thread nathan forbes
On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 7:12 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan pocallag...@gmail.comwrote: On Tue, 2011-01-18 at 07:12 -0500, nathan forbes wrote: On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 6:47 AM, Tom Horsley horsley1...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:32:34 +0100 Parshwa Murdia wrote: A very

Re: which is more user friendly--KDE or GNOME

2011-01-18 Thread Parshwa Murdia
On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 1:19 PM, nathan forbes n8dy...@gmail.com wrote: True, this is bound to turn into a flame-war... It's all just personal preference anyway.  If you wanna know about a DE or WM, just try it out, and then you know yourself... True for you because you are from IT field but

Re: which is more user friendly--KDE or GNOME

2011-01-18 Thread Steve Searle
Around 12:36pm on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 (UK time), Parshwa Murdia scrawled: On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 1:19 PM, nathan forbes n8dy...@gmail.com wrote: True, this is bound to turn into a flame-war... It's all just personal preference anyway.  If you wanna know about a DE or WM, just try

Re: which is more user friendly--KDE or GNOME

2011-01-18 Thread nathan forbes
On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 7:38 AM, Steve Searle st...@stevesearle.com wrote: Around 12:36pm on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 (UK time), Parshwa Murdia scrawled: On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 1:19 PM, nathan forbes n8dy...@gmail.com wrote: True, this is bound to turn into a flame-war... It's all

Re: which is more user friendly--KDE or GNOME

2011-01-18 Thread Temlakos
On 01/18/2011 06:32 AM, Parshwa Murdia wrote: Hi, A very basic thing I would like to ask if KDE is more user friendly then GNOME desktop? I suspect that the answer depends solely on whether you come to Linux from Mac or Windows. GNOME - Mac KDE - Windows The handling of user-switching in

Re: which is more user friendly--KDE or GNOME

2011-01-18 Thread Patrick Bartek
--- On Tue, 1/18/11, Parshwa Murdia b330...@gmail.com wrote: A very basic thing I would like to ask if KDE is more user friendly then GNOME desktop? No, it isn't, but since you can totally customize either, the question is really irrelevant. B -- users mailing list

Re: which is more user friendly--KDE or GNOME

2011-01-18 Thread Parshwa Murdia
On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 3:52 PM, Temlakos temla...@gmail.com wrote: I suspect that the answer depends solely on whether you come to Linux from Mac or Windows. GNOME - Mac KDE - Windows The handling of user-switching in KDE told the tale. In GNOME, all you get is a New Login option in a

Re: which is more user friendly--KDE or GNOME

2011-01-18 Thread g
On 01/18/2011 02:52 PM, Temlakos wrote: snip I suspect that the answer depends solely on whether you come to Linux from Mac or Windows. so what would you suspect for those of us who moved from unix to slackware and changed from gnome to kde? among reason for staying with kde is i like

Re: which is more user friendly--KDE or GNOME

2011-01-18 Thread Patrick Bartek
--- On Tue, 1/18/11, g gel...@bellsouth.net wrote: On 01/18/2011 02:52 PM, Temlakos wrote: snip I suspect that the answer depends solely on whether you come to Linux from Mac or Windows. so what would you suspect for those of us who moved from unix to slackware and changed from

Re: which is more user friendly--KDE or GNOME

2011-01-18 Thread g
On 01/18/2011 10:05 PM, Patrick Bartek wrote: --- On Tue, 1/18/11, g gel...@bellsouth.net wrote: On 01/18/2011 02:52 PM, Temlakos wrote: snip I suspect that the answer depends solely on whether you come to Linux from Mac or Windows. so what would you suspect for those of us who moved from

Re: which is more user friendly--KDE or GNOME

2011-01-18 Thread Boggiano
--- On Tue, 1/18/11, g gel...@bellsouth.net wrote: On 01/18/2011 02:52 PM, Temlakos wrote: snip I suspect that the answer depends solely on whether you come to Linux from Mac or Windows. What about those of us who came from AmigaOS and its Workbench GUI, and skipped MSDOS,

Re: which is more user friendly--KDE or GNOME

2011-01-18 Thread Ed Greshko
On 01/18/2011 07:32 PM, Parshwa Murdia wrote: Hi, A very basic thing I would like to ask if KDE is more user friendly then GNOME desktop? It depends on the user. IMHO, if you are new to both, try both and decide for yourself. Chances are you will settle on one. Then, as times goes by,

Re: which is more user friendly--KDE or GNOME

2011-01-18 Thread Juan R. de Silva
On Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:32:34 +0100, Parshwa Murdia wrote: Hi, A very basic thing I would like to ask if KDE is more user friendly then GNOME desktop? A basic question indeed. :-) Yes, like almost everybody states it is very personal. I'm GNOME follower. And I hate KDE. In fact I hated

Re: which is more user friendly--KDE or GNOME

2011-01-18 Thread Patrick Bartek
--- On Tue, 1/18/11, Boggiano boggi...@gmail.com wrote: --- On Tue, 1/18/11, g gel...@bellsouth.net wrote: On 01/18/2011 02:52 PM, Temlakos wrote: snip I suspect that the answer depends solely on whether you come to Linux from Mac or Windows. What about those of us who came from

Re: which is more user friendly--KDE or GNOME

2011-01-18 Thread Parshwa Murdia
On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 1:01 AM, Ed Greshko ed.gres...@greshko.com wrote: IMHO, if you are new to both, try both and decide for yourself. Chances are you will settle on one.  Then, as times goes by, changes will be made to whatever one you pick and you'll think of switching to the other.