On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 3:13 PM, Raul Suarez <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rarsa@yahoo.com">rarsa@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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--- On <b>Sun, 5/2/10, Khalid Baheyeldin <i><<a href="mailto:kb@2bits.com" target="_blank">kb@2bits.com</a>></i></b> wrote:<div class="im"><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;">
<div>Any Kubuntu users out there who have upgraded to 10.04?<br><br>Any gotchas so far?</div></blockquote><div><br></div></div>This is an honest question. Not a rhetorical question or attempt to wakeup the desktop fanboy demons.<div>
<div><div><br></div><div>What do you find alluring about KDE?</div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></blockquote><div><br>Nothing "alluring". <br><br>Short answer: a) I am more familiar with it, and b) it does not stand in my way.<br>
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<div><div>- The menu requires too many clicks to do something. Hovering the mouse does nothing.</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></blockquote><div><br>Did not notice that. I guess it is like Windows XP in that regard, and hence "familiar" (the last version of Windows I used was XP).<br>
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<div><div><div>- Option pages are too cluttered. I like having all those options, just not showing them all at the same time. e.g. For appearance I couldn't find a "Theme" section, I must select element by element. I'd prefer to have a "theme" and then tweak it if I want.</div>
</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></blockquote><div><br>I use as little as I need. I am not in love with my desktop. It is a means to an end.<br> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<div><div><div>- The Dolphin is too cluttered and font too small. When I was in my early 20's I learned that systems had to be designed with font "over 40". Meaning that a person over 40 should be able
to read it without straining his/her eyes.</div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></blockquote><div><br>Dolphin is fine for me. I like the split screen functionality. I even liked its predecessor from the KDE 3.5 (forgot its name).<br>
<br>But I have been using glasses for computer work for a few years, so perhaps that is a factor.<br><br>Anyway, not an issue for me.<br><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<div><div><div>- Back to doing ANYTHING, requires too many clicks. Due to the amount of options and lack of sensible context sensitive menus.</div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></blockquote><div><br></div></div>Never noticed this. Perhaps it is getting used to.<br>
<br>Sorry, no magical answers. I guess it is what one gets used to.<br>-- <br>Khalid M. Baheyeldin<br><a href="http://2bits.com">2bits.com</a>, Inc.<br><a href="http://2bits.com">http://2bits.com</a><br>Drupal optimization, development, customization and consulting.<br>
Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. -- Edsger W.Dijkstra<br>Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. -- Leonardo da Vinci<br>