I support 75 Solaris machines in one of the larger computer labs on the Columbia University campus. This lab is used by many undergraduates who have never seen UNIX before, and frankly, CDE muddles many of the. We've tweaked the "Control Bar" thing that shows up at the bottom of the screen to make things nicer, but when I think how much easier it would be to use GNOME instead I drool. Right now, if a user wants to do something as simple as setting a customized background (as opposed to the builtins), they have to edit their.dtprofile in addition to changing some settings using the CDE controls. The Gnome Control Center gives them much more power, all with one graphical interface.
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Whaddaya mean how long? I've been selling her coke since she got to college!
I support 75 Solaris machines in one of the larger computer labs on the Columbia University campus. This lab is used by many undergraduates who have never seen UNIX before, and frankly, CDE muddles many of the. We've tweaked the "Control Bar" thing that shows up at the bottom of the screen to make things nicer, but when I think how much easier it would be to use GNOME instead I drool. Right now, if a user wants to do something as simple as setting a customized background (as opposed to the builtins), they have to edit their .dtprofile in addition to changing some settings using the CDE controls. The Gnome Control Center gives them much more power, all with one graphical interface.
Unless you're applying to a brewery.
PS - It's 4/20 - smoke a joint today!
Wrong intoxicant! Today's 4/20 - smoke some pot!
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