Re: [newbie] Desktops and their progs
On Wed, 2003-10-08 at 05:04, Sharrea Day wrote: On Wed, 08 Oct 2003 05:30, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > So my question for ya'll today is: is there any reason that I need to > stick with KDE native (would that be the right term?) applications, or > can I freely use those Gnome applications I like in KDE (and, presumably, > vice-versa)? > > The reason I'm suspicious is that after having a working palm sync scheme > with Kpilot, and then trying it with Evolution, Kpilot had a lot of > trouble and it seemed to be because Evolution had switched the deamon to > gnome-pilot . . . I've never had problems running Gnome apps in KDE or vice-versa (been using KDE for 2 yrs now), however I don't use evolution or kpilot so perhaps that's not much help. Hopefully someone else is using those two specific apps in KDE and can comment. I use Evolution with the KDE desktop without any problems, in fact, last week I successfully sync'd my Garmin PDA/GPS with Evo (serial connection) using the included Gnome pilot program. Rich
Re: [newbie] Desktops and their progs
On Wed, 08 Oct 2003 05:30, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > So my question for ya'll today is: is there any reason that I need to > stick with KDE native (would that be the right term?) applications, or > can I freely use those Gnome applications I like in KDE (and, presumably, > vice-versa)? > > The reason I'm suspicious is that after having a working palm sync scheme > with Kpilot, and then trying it with Evolution, Kpilot had a lot of > trouble and it seemed to be because Evolution had switched the deamon to > gnome-pilot . . . I've never had problems running Gnome apps in KDE or vice-versa (been using KDE for 2 yrs now), however I don't use evolution or kpilot so perhaps that's not much help. Hopefully someone else is using those two specific apps in KDE and can comment. Sharrea -- Help Microsoft stamp out piracy - give Linux to a friend today Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Desktops and their progs
On Tue, 7 Oct 2003 09:30:23 -0700 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Greetings, > > The default install of Mandrake 9.1 has provided us with a number of > different desktop environments (7?), and I understand that the variety > is there because of personal preferences in decoration and > performance. But it has also provided us with some programs which > seem keyed to specific desktops (Evolution for Gnome, > Kpilot/Korganizer for KDE, etc.), and this implies that those programs > will run well in all desktops (for example, the Gnome Configurations > Manager is not available in KDE, so someone has taken the care to > select what's pertinent). Im using XFce and have for some time, i have run evolution but dont care for it and i run korganizer other k apps and gnome apps all the time without problems. > > The Gnome environment doesn't work well for me -- it is much slower > and uses a lot more CPU than KDE in my installation. I've spent the > last several weeks customizing KDE's appearance and behavior and now > have a highly responsive, visually pleasing working environment. But > I really like the way Evolution, specifically, looks. > > So my question for ya'll today is: is there any reason that I need to > stick with KDE native (would that be the right term?) applications, or > can I freely use those Gnome applications I like in KDE (and, > presumably, vice-versa)? > I guess the short answer is yes altough a few are going to give you problems, you will be pleased though to find out what will work. Have a look at XFce www.xfce.org Regards, Dan Gordon -- Tue Oct 7 14:02:26 EDT 2003 14:02:26 up 3 days, 1:45, 2 users, load average: 0.35, 0.17, 0.09 Sacred cows make great hamburgers. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Desktops and their progs
> >So my question for ya'll today is: is there any reason that I need to stick >with KDE native (would that be the right term?) applications, or can I >freely use those Gnome applications I like in KDE (and, presumably, >vice-versa)? > >The reason I'm suspicious is that after having a working palm sync scheme >with Kpilot, and then trying it with Evolution, Kpilot had a lot of trouble >and it seemed to be because Evolution had switched the deamon to >gnome-pilot . . . > >Thanks, >Max >Fujitsu PII L-470 Lifebook with 192M RAM & Mandrake 9.1 > Hello, Max, One of the things I like about Linux is the lack of rules (freedom?). I use Evolution, at the moment, with Fluxbox without any noticeable problems - in the past i used it with Gnome & KDE. Basically, try anything. You may (with some apps) need to add various libraries, but if you're using urpmi it takes care of dependencies. Experiment, Paul M. _ CYTANET WebMail http://webmail.cytanet.com.cy Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Desktops and their progs
Greetings, The default install of Mandrake 9.1 has provided us with a number of different desktop environments (7?), and I understand that the variety is there because of personal preferences in decoration and performance. But it has also provided us with some programs which seem keyed to specific desktops (Evolution for Gnome, Kpilot/Korganizer for KDE, etc.), and this implies that those programs will run well in all desktops (for example, the Gnome Configurations Manager is not available in KDE, so someone has taken the care to select what's pertinent). The Gnome environment doesn't work well for me -- it is much slower and uses a lot more CPU than KDE in my installation. I've spent the last several weeks customizing KDE's appearance and behavior and now have a highly responsive, visually pleasing working environment. But I really like the way Evolution, specifically, looks. So my question for ya'll today is: is there any reason that I need to stick with KDE native (would that be the right term?) applications, or can I freely use those Gnome applications I like in KDE (and, presumably, vice-versa)? The reason I'm suspicious is that after having a working palm sync scheme with Kpilot, and then trying it with Evolution, Kpilot had a lot of trouble and it seemed to be because Evolution had switched the deamon to gnome-pilot . . . Thanks, Max Fujitsu PII L-470 Lifebook with 192M RAM & Mandrake 9.1 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
