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GNOME 2.16 Released
Kethinov writes "The GNOME Project has just released version 2.16 of their popular *nix desktop environment. Among many snazzy new features, is lots of new eye candy, including an experimental compositer in Metacity, feature enhancements, usability improvements, and much, much more. Ars Technica has a review."
Ugh, who wants to use a desktop environment that has a stinky foot as its logo/mascot?
Nice logo :)
This all sounds very exciting!
I use Windows 95 and I'm finding it quite difficult to use. Can somebody please instruct me on how to install this GNOME on Windows 95?
Is there any chance that Sony will build and sell such a dream system?
Just emerging 2.14 now.
You know, I once heard a wise man tell a parable:
... are you religious or atheist?"
;)
I was walking across a bridge one day, and I saw a man standing on the edge, about to jump off.
I immediately ran over and said, "Stop! Don't do it!"
"Why shouldn't I?" he said.
I said, "Well, there's so much to live for!"
"Like what?"
"Well
"Religious."
"Me too! Are you Christian or Jewish?"
"Christian."
"Me too! Are you Catholic or Protestant?"
"Protestant."
"Me too! Are you Episcopalian or Baptist?"
"Baptist."
"Wow! Me too! Are you Baptist Church of God or Baptist Church of the Lord?"
"Baptist Church of God."
"Me too! Are you Original Baptist Church of God, or are you Reformed Baptist Church of God?"
"Reformed Baptist Church of God."
"Wow! Me too! Are you Reformed Baptist Church of God, reformation of 1879, or Reformed
Baptist Church of God, reformation of 1915?"
"Reformed Baptist Church of God, reformation of 1915!"
To which I said, "Die, heretic scum!" and pushed him off.
Incidentally, I use KDE
DYWYPI?
>Is it just me, or does the default binding and replacement of standard apps with C# apps a concern?
Not at all. I think this is a good strategy for GNU. First they embrace c#, after that they should extend it and then extinguish it!
Nothing says "sexy" like paragraph breaks.
Its not hard. No, no, that's not what I meant.
Help poke pirates in the eyepatch, arr.
Now with more KDE!
It's funny that KDE is now less ideologicaly objectionable than GNOME; after all, the GNOME project was started soley to satisfy ideological objections with KDE.
... left-handed scrollbars?
*ducks*
Hunt your preferred prey at Aliens vs Predator MUD. Join the war at avpmud.com port 4000
FTFA : "Menu editing just got even more easier."
Woot! Sounds like a lot! I also heard it was even more betterly eye-candier!
You just got troll'd!
"If you are referring to the standard GTK File-open-dialog, try to press CTRL+H, as that will show hidden files. You could also right-click and choose "Show hidden files" from the pop-up menu."
Yeah, there was a moment of genius from the designers. "hahaah! we'll make viewing hidden files a HIDDEN feature!!!"
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For Loki's sake, why do we need a "mini-file browser" in the save (and even worse open) dialogue boxes. There already is a file browser on the system, why another one?
Until we get away from using stupid dialogues (because Windows/Mac OS use them) you'll never improve the usage experience. We will stay in a file system oriented usage style.
It's simple: migrate to drag and drop, don't give anti-usable dialogues to force people to use unintuitive interfaces. RISC OS had this in 1991, why can we not see this in 2006, when everything is "better".
I hear Ubuntu researchers are hard at work trying find the most depressing shades of brown to use in the default themes for their Gnome 2.16 based release.
what do you want, clippy popping up and asking "it looks like you're browsing for porn, would you like to show hidden files?"
being vague is almost as cool as doing that other thing...
Actually, the real problem is finding an iron small enough to brand the little suckers without burning them to a crisp. That and getting your hands on a Gnome in the first place.
If a baby duck is a "duckling," why would anyone want to eat "dumplings?"