On Mon, 29 Jul 2002, Doug Lerner wrote: > So: > > (1) Would a KDE app run faster directly under KDE than in Gnome?
I can't say I've noticed a slow down running K apps under Gnome, or vice versa. There is a definite difference in looks of course. > (2) Why not design all apps like Netscape so they are > non-desktop-manager-specific? It can be argued that it comes down to choice of GUI toolkit. Gnome is GTK, KDE is QT. They look different (as I'm sure you noticed), and behave a bit differently, but on the whole, interoperate. Netscape is done in Motif, and looks uglier than sin :> That said, Motif is present on AIX etc (then again, GTK and QT have been ported all over the place, including Windows). Also note, when I said specific, I meant mostly that the toolkit used was the same, and that the app has integration hooks for that particular desktop manager/window manager. That doesn't mean that it won't work elsewhere. It does mean, of course, that you have to have the appropriate libraries installed - unless the app is statically compiled. > (3) Are both KDE and Gnome equally "active" as far as support and on-going > development and enthusiasm goes? Both are active projects, as evidenced by their websites. > (4) Are there KDE/Gnome warz, or are both groups of developers cooperative > with each other? AFAIK, the developers compete and cooperate - the two are not mutually exclusive. The users on the other hand... > (5) Which is better? :-) Neither and both. They have pretty similiar feature sets, but they also have different options. Play with each one and see which you prefer. I was running KDE, but switched to Gnome to play for a while. I switched to E(nlightenment) briefly today, but gave up after a while because I wasn't interested enough to explore it. One of the key points of difference is choice. Gnome and KDE both look different. KDE is Microsoft-like. Alt-F4 etc work 'out of the compile/install' as they would work in the MS world. As such, KDE is a decent introduction for MS centric users. Gnome on the other hand has its own keystrokes and a different look. And, like many things in this part of the OS world, most, if not all, of the keystroke bindings can be re-configured however you like. I'm still trying to get used to 'double-click the framebar, and it shades up or down', and then use my MS box at work where the same action maximizes/restores. I could change my Linux config, of course, but I choose not to :> _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
