__/ [ [H]omer ] on Tuesday 24 April 2007 06:32 \__
> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>> __/ [ NoStop ] on Tuesday 24 April 2007 02:04 \__
>>
>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>
>>>> KDE 4 Snapshot 04-18-07 Screenshot Tour
>>>>
>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>> | Unlike the SLAX-based live CD called KLAX, which he used to develop in
>>>> | order to demonstrate new KDE releases, his "KDE Four Live" images
>>>> | are based on openSUSE.
>>>> `----
>>>>
>>>> http://osdir.com/Article9811.phtml
>>>>
>>> Yuck! KDE looks as ugly as it always has.
>
> Uncle Linus would disagree. Personally, yes, I think it's ... erm ...
> too Windows-esque. It can all be customised, of course.
>
>>> Cheers.
>>
>> Skin the default installation. It takes seconds.
>>
>> When was the last time that you judged the XP default interface style? It
>> looks like it was tailor-made for Toys R Us, with a suitable Teletubby
>> wallpaper. Since it's one-size-fits all (unlike Linux), everybody gets the
>> Toys R Us homebrew edition. No out-of-the-box choice. Many seems to be
>> choosing Ubuntu because they favour the Orange/Brown GNOME theme, but it's
>> really the under-the-hood changes (very much applies to KDE 4) that
>> matter.
>
> A lot of KDE users are apparently very unhappy with the switch to
> Dolphin. Konq is an all-powerful überbrowser, but it does look a bit
> messy, and Dolphin seems more like Nautilus, which I prefer. Each to his
> own, I guess. I'll stick with Gnome.
We'll have both. It's all about function and choice, of course. It's nice to
know that grandpa will not need to learn about Konqy's fish protocol and
Easter egg keyboard accelerators. It's a powerful toolbox as much as just a
file manager, but it can be configures to be simplified, using the profiles
feature.
--
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