On 6 March 2010 16:24, n2xssvv.g02gfr12930 <n2xssvv.g02gfr12...@ntlworld.com > wrote:
> On 03/06/2010 03:52 PM, Fred Williams wrote: > > > > On 6 March 2010 15:50, Temlakos <temla...@gmail.com > > <mailto:temla...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > > In looking over the reviews of Fedora 12, I was shocked that a big > piece > > of the possible Fedora 12 experience is missing: KDE. > > > > I just discovered KDE. I don't know why I didn't use it sooner than > > this. Now is it just my brand-new hardware, or the massive > improvements > > that Fedora has seen over the last several years, or is KDE the > desktop > > to beat? > > > > Sure, I had a learning curve--like how to use the new Desktop Folder > as > > a widget, and how the wallpaper actually shows through it wherever > you > > need to place it. And how to use Desktop Activities, and the K App > > Launcher. But these seem vastly superior to Gnome. Add to it that > I've > > been using a lot of KDE-specific apps, all of which had a problem > > loading into the Gnome system tray--but with KDE, no problem. > > > > I can't be the only KDE fan here. What does everybody else think? > > > > Temlakos > > -- > > users mailing list > > users@lists.fedoraproject.org <mailto:users@lists.fedoraproject.org> > > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > > > > > > There is a KDE Respin. Personally I find KDE too restrictive in > > comparison to GNOME, which in turn I find more so than an Openbox > > session. But if KDE is good for you, have a look at the respin. > > > > I've been a KDE fan for a long time and I even use knetworkmanager for > my network connection management. Once you get it setup, it really does > simplify networking. As for KDE being restrictive, I just reverted to > folder view for the desktop, and job done. > > JB > > -- > users mailing list > users@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > I find even then it's still inconvenient. using the Wicd network manager ensures compatibility with any WM I choose, and in all honesty, I find an Openbox session with the tint2 panel far more useable than any KDE session has ever been.
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