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GNOME 2.0 Desktop Alpha

Posted by michael on from the good-gnus dept.

xer.xes writes: "The first public testing release of the GNOME 2.0 Desktop, 'Rolig Liten Hattgubbe,' is ready for your testing pleasure! It is available for immediate download here. Please read the release notes first! Due for general consumption in March, the GNOME 2.0 Desktop is a greatly improved user environment for existing GNOME applications. Enhancements include anti-aliased text and first class internationalisation support, new accessibility features for disabled users, and many improvements throughout GNOME's highly regarded user interface."

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  1. wth? by Ender+Ryan · · Score: 3, Interesting
    What the hell are you talking about man?

    Mozilla, Konqueror, Galeon, Opera...

    What's not to like about any of those? I especially like Galeon, as I use Gnome and I really like the tabbed browsing. Konq is also really good.

    Mozilla is absolutely outstanding if you have a decent machine, 500MHZ (or thereabouts), and Opera is pretty good too.

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  2. Swedish - Norwegian translation by xmda · · Score: 3, Interesting
    "Rolig liten hattgubbe" is Swedish and translates to "Funny little hat-man"

    And as a side-note, it translates *almost* pefectly to the Norwegian phrase "Calm little hat-man"... :) See how much difference a little word can do.

  3. Re:All good and well but we need an excellent brow by einhverfr · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I assume you are trolling if you mention emacs and smooth user interface in the same breath (I am not that biased, I would say the same to you if you mentioned vi instead). Vi and emacs amy be industrial-strength code and text editors, but paring that with a smooth user interface just is not possible due to the complexity of the functions required of the software...

    On to web browsers. I am writing this in Konqueror, so be aware of this bias. I think that there are several Really Annoying Things about Internet Explorer which detract not from the user experience of the product but rather the user experience of the internet itself. Konqueror 2.2.2 gets rid of all these, most notibly pop-up windows.

    Wait, I am sure you will say-- who worries abotu pop-up windows when you are not surfing for Pr0n? If you ask that question, I will ask you which cave you have been living in for the past few years... Popups are everywhere and they really do detract from the general experience of the web. Right now, I am trying to decide whether to try to get my parents to switch from Mozilla to Konqueror...

    Try it and you may find that it amazes you too!

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  4. Re:Upgrading GNOME worth it? by mangu · · Score: 3, Interesting
    Using it at home seems to imply that you are using Windows of your own free will!


    That's exactly what I do. I use Windows98 at home, of my own free will, to play exactly two games: Grand Prix Legends and Need For Speed - Porsche Unleashed.


    At work, I install Linux wherever I get a chance to. Having recently lowered the cost in a project from the $750k that a Windows2000 system would cost to less than $200k in Linux, the Company Management wisely applauds and encourages my attitude.