On 2007-04-21, Dimitar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have nothing against Linux at all.(I'm using it as my standard
> operating system).
> But I must admit that Windows and MacOS are far ahead from Linux in
> the graphics area. The X server is somehow not worthy to compare with
> the graphic environments of the other two.
> OpenOffice is usable and has a lot of futures but it just looks bad.
> Free Software is in the most cases not as good as proprietary,
> especially when the X server is involved.
I don't know what you meant by "graphics area", but the usability of
an X window manager such as KDE on Linux far exceeds that of Windows
XP. Things you can do on Linux that you can't do on Windows include
- setting the focus policy to focus follows mouse instead of click
to focus,
- setting the focus/raise policy so that you can change the
keyboard focus to a window without raising it,
- lowering a window by clicking on the title bar, and
- moving a maximized window.
Plus, KDE allows me to put menus of often-used programs in the task
bar. The Windows Quick Launch menu is similar, but there's only one
of them so it quickly becomes cluttered and no longer quick to
access.
I use both Linux and Windows machines at work with one keyboard,
mouse and dual-monitor display. Windows is OK for some things, but
using it extensively drives me batty. Especially when working with
several programs running in various windows, KDE is much easier to
use.
Regards,
Gary
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Gary Johnson | Agilent Technologies
[EMAIL PROTECTED] | Mobile Broadband Division
| Spokane, Washington, USA
