Hi all: I use during so long time KDE3. Nowdays I prefer xfce4. Gnome3 is a bit ugly for me. I prefer WMs that integrate the file browser and other tools. Because of this I don't use WindowMaker or FVWM or Enlightenment.... If I'd only had to code I'll use vim and some minimalistic wm.
In my experience, KDE3, Gnome3 and XFCE4 are good choices for general use. Not related with the desktop choice but with the performance... In OpenBSD, all versions, I note performance decrease (not smooth mouse movement or web page scrolling) when the machine is doing any heavy reading/writing task or cpu compsuming (for example a rsync or zip/unzip a big file). Has anyone else experienced a similar behaviour? Jes On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 2:21 PM, James Griffin <j...@kontrol.kode5.net>wrote: > * Luca Ferrari <fluca1...@infinito.it> [2013-09-16 14:05:12 +0200]: > > > My favourite desktop is KDE, but I have to admit it has some concepts > > that can scary a new user, like the management of desktop icons and > > folders. Therefore KDE 3 is better than 4 for this kind of users, but > > I would not suggest to use such an old version. I'm not a gnome fan, > > even if I've seen a lot of friends of mine succesfully using it. > > Therefore I would suggest gnome or xfce if the user is not a computer > > sxpert, or KDE 4 for a "normal" user. > > > > Luca > > Personally, I'm an long time fvwm user. My partner wouldn't know where to > start nor care to learn how to use that. Which is why I need to install a > DE. Years ago I did use KDE3 and liked it but changed because I did not > like KDE4. > > Does KDE3 work well on OpenBSD? Things like k3b and similar apps that > come with it or, is XFCE more likely to have better support for graphical > apps to play CD/DVD's, burning media, music, stuff like that. That is what > my partner will want to use. I can do the configuration, where necessary, > but don't want to be constantly hassled into showing how to use stuff. So > it needs to be idiot proof lol ;-) > > Gnome 3 is not something I'll give too much consideration too. > > Thanks for sharing your thoughts. > > cheers, Jamie.
