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Simon Williams wrote: > Neil Williams wrote: > >> 1. My compiled software is exclusively C, not C++ or anything else. > Out of interest why is that? Why not? http://qof.sourceforge.net/why-qof.html#lambda >> 3. Even my embedded code revolves around the Gnome Palmtop Environment, >> not Opie (from KDE). > I tried GPE on my Zaurus, but it was very inefficient and difficult to > use. Opie was just so much more suited to a palmtop. GPE also seemed a > bit slow to me. Early days. > What sort of embedded software are you into? iPAQ. http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/embedded.html >> 4. I've found sufficient extensions and themes for FireFox and TBird to >> get the functionality I need with none of the fluff. > I agree, but GTK apps never look really good. I would have thought it obvious that I don't care one jot about the "look" of software. I look for functionality alone and fluff like eye-candy puts me off. I'm happiest with vi. I principally write command line software. I avoid creating new graphics for anything (Google is my image "editor"). ;-) >> 5. Functionality is more important than eye-candy. Gnome is the natural >> home for those of a similar disposition. Please prefix all my content with such sentiments and you'll have a better understanding of why I prefer Gnome. If you care about fluff, use something else. If you just want to get things done, use Gnome. A Desktop Environment is a tool - nothing more. I need a menu, usable window furniture (i.e. close/minimise buttons) a clear icon set and very little else. (Oh, maybe a clock.) > I know KDE is somewhat inefficient eye-candy bloatware, but it just > works better out of the box for me. I find the opposite. KDE goes out of it's way to get *in* my way. Config dialogues regularly expand beyond the limits of the screen because there are simply too many options. > I tried gnome, but gave up as soon > as I found there was no simple way of making all the icons a sensible > size- why are they so big? Why are they resized individually, out of > scale and per pixel? Don't put icons on the desktop, that's the best choice. Besides, you can change the size in gnome-control-center although I haven't looked recently. Not something I consider particularly important. (I never seem to use desktop icons anyway.) > > I'm not really sure how we got here, or where it's going. > Just my 2 cents. > Don't know, don't mind. If it gets even one person to think about whether their current environment is actually right for them, I'll be happy. -- Neil Williams ============= http://www.data-freedom.org/ http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com/ http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/
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