on Wed, Feb 09, 2005 at 02:25:59AM +0000, Thomas Adam (thomas_adam16@yahoo.com) wrote: > --- "Roberto C. Sanchez" <roberto@familiasanchez.net> wrote: > > Karsten M. Self wrote: > > > Every once in a while, you just run into something you need to get off > > > your chest. So I bring to you: > > > > Wow. All I can say is that I am glad WindowMaker is what I use. > > I don't use GNOME, but I do use GTK apps. Now, some designers of GTK apps > that aren't skr1p7 k1dd13s actually realise that GTK != GNOME, and hence > design their programs independant of that bloated piece of crap we'll call > GNOME. A pity, then, that the GNOME designers do not realise this. But > that's another debate entirely. Don't get me wrong: I like the Gtk widget set, in general. What I've noticed as well is that a number of key Gtk apps (most notably The GIMP) have pretty much broken with GNOME proper. They use toolkits, as they see fit. But aren't held hostage. > Despite this, I have found that running GTK apps outside of GNOME has > been more successful than any of the (limiting) QT ones I might need > from KDE. Now almost all of the QT-based apps I use, need half of KDE > to reside in memory before it even thinks about loading. Good, eh? > :) What I've seen is that some KDE apps (I use knode principally) draw in a number of dependencies. But what they _don't_ do is mess with the existing desktop environment. Nor, for the most part, do they require you go go digging through obscure desktop-specific configuration utilities to query/change settings. > But Nautilus is core to GNOME, and is a very bloated file manager. Almost > akin to the abomination KDE call konqueror. Konq is IMO far better scoped. Sure: it does more than just browse files, or surf the web. I see it as "information portal" rather than "file manager" or "web browser". If what I want to do is view / hear content, whether it's local to my filesystem, remote on a Website, or in the help system(s), Konq will get you there. What it _doesn't_ do is clobber your desktop with a bunch of stuff. So while it's not exactly lightweight, it _is_ appropriate to the task at hand. > If it is that much of a nuisance, which I believe it is, I'd consider > using another file manager, such as: dfm, rox, emelfm, gentoo, moxfm, > whatever. It doesn't solve _any_ of your issues, Karsten, but it might > keep your blood-pressure down somewhat. :) Your concern is appreciated ;-) Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What Part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? 18.8% of all browsers that claim to be MSIE, aren't. - http://www.virtuelvis.com/archives/35.html
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