Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2010 09:41:06 -0800 From: Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Tips for installing windows and freeBSD both.. anyone?? Message-ID: <20101107174106.GB77433@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> In-Reply-To: <20101107101750.00006bd2@unknown> References: <fbc04000-7b6e-492f-ad75-eda9abe2db42@r4g2000prj.googlegroups.com> <AANLkTi=WvFCUqd9P_CPRzL6A7f06eAuEb-sj6kEjVWuv@mail.gmail.com> <20101106190934.GB67566@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <20101106200239.00004b64@unknown> <20101106203213.GC13095@guilt.hydra> <20101106225446.GC67566@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <20101107101750.00006bd2@unknown>
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--1LKvkjL3sHcu1TtY Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Quoth Bruce Cran on Sunday, 07 November 2010: > On Sat, 6 Nov 2010 15:54:46 -0700 > Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com> wrote: >=20 > > What does KDE or GNOME buy you anyway? Besides overhead. >=20 > I don't expect to be able to convince you, but a lot of people find > desktop environments easier to use than a whole load of terminals. For > example I sometimes prefer to use kdiff3 instead of plain "svn diff" > and KDE makes that simple. >=20 > --=20 > Bruce Cran > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" I'm not here to bash desktop environments, I seriously want to know you use= them to improve productivity. I used to be a big believer in GUIs. Back in the early 90s, I experimented with creating my own completely visual development environment, with a high percentage of drag 'n' drop and doubleclick in place of command lines. Now I find that any time I reach for the mouse, I'm slowing myself down. It's more efficient to use the keyboard even to switch focused windows or to follow links in a browser (provided that the window manager and browser are equipped with usable shortcuts). I use a tiling wm (xmonad) to maximize visibility, real estate usage, and navigability. No overlapping windows unless I say so. That's my experience. How does yours differ, and how does KDE/GNOME help? --=20 Sterling (Chip) Camden | sterling@camdensoftware.com | 2048D/3A978E4F http://camdensoftware.com | http://chipstips.com | http://chipsquips= .com --1LKvkjL3sHcu1TtY Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (FreeBSD) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJM1uSyAAoJEIpckszW26+R3OAIALYHL+aThgh8vmuKuPHOkhKL mN4ByEQp1K4fAjKvw1iq0BQnEeNy+cf3OgUTzvD1KzdVq3F9cP1a7VocW1V2SUSE G361bkWnMqypbzILhnneZMJNRrWsjKsKdETGXRNzhRZoModMV2pmTl1E7TRaGAex GG0aZMXwjcNiWYMiyUKph0PMXrYecg1S0pX+OoBETr58gANnD7NzThtyW2KmOtHb cRiqno7QIOgdpwWJHCRN8Tn8pHPr0DxEVnj5bgJ5kmMEs6FcujQQce5C3KNRAMc1 VLPa4rK3LI0zi1W3Kv6NRVn/f4Gfb06FIJ0jtChqiBapLFz1pGwTmVo2nrWb9h4= =g0fn -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --1LKvkjL3sHcu1TtY--
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