On 04/28/2009 09:54 PM, Adam Williamson wrote:
On Tue, 2009-04-28 at 23:33 +0200, Frank Schmitt wrote:
The following is just some random bullshit, please don't take it
seriously. I just want to demonstrate length and terminology of such a
hint for the user (but probably even talking about frameworks and
applets might be to high level):
[screen- Gnome: A desktop environment that tries hard to enforce
shot consistent, accessible and coherent user interfaces. By
default default the list of running applications and the main menu
desktop] items are split into two panels.
[screen- KDE: A desktop environment that gives its users more
shot possibilities to adapt the environment to specific needs. In
default KDE 4, panels and desktop are just different instances of a
desktop] common framework, allowing to move applets between panels and
the desktop.
You're on to four to five lines of text, which is way more than anyone
wants to read to make a selection like this. Your text also assumes
knowledge of what a "desktop environment" is, what a "panel" is, what an
"applet" is...(and whether that's a problem or not *again* comes down to
exactly who we're caring about here).
I know you said not to care too much about your specific text, but I see
the same problems every time someone attempts this. Describing GNOME and
KDE in a concise fashion in a way that makes sense to someone who
doesn't already actually *know* the difference seems very close to an
un-solveable problem.
Well from my perspective I rather want to see a car ( screenshoots ) and
take a look at it ( short introduction video )..
If I like what I see I would take it for a test drive ( live cd/usb )
rather
than reading about it.
Ones I run the car I would start reading what's under the hood..
Then again this discussion is kinda of topic and falls under what
method each individual application uses to present it self which btw
they are already facing
JBG
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