Gnome users who have tried KDE: convince me!

[marc]

Robert Spanjaard wrote:

> On Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:29:56 +0000, marc wrote:
>
>>> Like most modern filemanagers, Nautilus can have as many 'screens' as
>>> you want. There's no need for a fixed split-screen anymore. Just open
>>> an extra window.
>> 
>> This is a naive and rather myopic point of view.
>
> That's a naive and rather myopic judgement.

You effectively said that I don't need a tractor, but that I should
walk; it gets me from A to B, after all. Trouble is, I want to plough a
field. Hence, your POV is myopic.

And your retort is also naive and myopic, but with bells on.

> That's a naive and rather myopic judgement. I've used split-screen 
> filemanagers for about 15 years, so I think I do have some idea of what 
> I'm talking about.

I routinely work with folk who have been doing the same job for 15 years
and still have no idea how to do it. Time of use/doing something is in
no way proportional to knowledge of it.

>> Split screen file
>> managers are incredibly useful for anyone who routinely moves files
>> around.
>
> I do move files around a lot.
>
>> I tend to use a console for file management, but when I fire up a file
>> manager, I use either krusader or dolphin (both KDE apps); nautilus has
>> incredibly limited functionality.
>> 
>> However, if you want to see how it should be done, take a look at Opus
>> Directory on Windows
>
> DOpus became my favorite on the Amiga when it reached version 4 (IIRC), 
> Before that, I used the much faster (but less configurable) FileMaster.

Y'know, things might have moved on!

-- 
Best,
Marc

"Change requires small steps."