Len, If Gnome is the problem, leaving Mandrake won't help because all other modern distros will use Gnome2 as well. Moving to a new distro would be a pain and wouldn't get you anywhere, and moving to Winsux is out of the question. So what are your options?
Miark On Wed, 27 Nov 2002 12:35:54 +0000 Len Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, that's it. No more Mandrake. Linux Format provided 9.0 on DVD > this month, so I gave it a go. Installation on my old Pentium III was > totally painless, and DVDs are definitely the way to go. Then up came > the user interface and what a nasty shock that was! I had seen > complaints on the list about Nautilus and MetaCity but I had not > imagined how bad Gnome 2 was. A giant leap backwards. All the > freedom and functionality that I had been enjoying for six years > suddenly gone. Simply put, I cannot live with that interface. My > needs are few, but I insist on having control over my own desktop. > The Gnome developers have completely lost the plot. For people who > must have a Windows style environment KDE was designed for them. I > would never use it, have never liked Windows. > > This is what I found: > Double-clicks all over the place - I HATE doubleclicking. > No sloppy-focus aka focus-follows-mouse. > User cannot place images on the root window without going > through Nautilus/MetaCity. They get hidden by the window > manager's own backgrounds. Now, for years I have been > compiling a collection of scanned calendar images (landscapes) > and astronomical vistas which I have been able to use as > wallpaper at whim, using my own little menu program. I resent > being forced to jump through hoops to do something simple - it > is so Redmond don't you agree. > The font rendering leaves a lot to be desired. This is the > first time fonts have ever been a problem, always crisp and > clear in both RedHat and Mandrake. No doubt one can improve > them. > Icons all over the desktop. I dislike floating icons and > usually remove them immediately, preferring to invoke applications > from the panel (with a single click!). And, this is the worst > bit. The icons are all owned by root! A user cannot edit the > preferences, or delete the icon. For pity's sake, what are the > Gnome developers smoking? > There appears to be no way to specify the number of workspaces; > I normally have 6, the default is 4. I suspect that there is > somewhere that this can be done, as root no doubt. > > What this means is that Mandrake has lost a customer, and others will > vote with their feet as well unless Mandrake or somebody influential > applies pressure on the Gnomes to change their heading. By my calculation > they are at least 90 degrees off course. > > I shall buy the 8.2 Power Pack, as a last gesture of support for Mandrake. > But that is the end, finish, no more. > > Sorry for the rant - hope I have not offended anyone. > -- > Len Lawrence > > > >
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