"So, which really is better for the desktop: Vista or Linux? I've been working with Vista since its beta days, and I started using Linux in the mid-90s. There may be other people who have worked with both more than I have, but there can't be many of them. Along the way, I've formed a strong opinion: Linux is the better of the two. But, now that Vista is on the brink of becoming widely available, I thought it was time to take a comprehensive look at how the two really compare. To do this, I decided to take one machine, install both of them on it, and then see what life was like with both operating systems on a completely even playing field."
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Member since:2005-06-29
What's wrong with using Firefox in KDE? That's what I'm doing right now
I doubt. If you were, you would see all inconsistencies between the Gtk and Qt toolkits. Some that come to mind are themes, fonts, the "Save as..." dialog, integration with KDE and Samba shares, widgets such as radio buttons, checkboxed, scrollbars, you name it... The gtk-qt-engine application and a number of plugins struggle to solve these inconsistencies, but there's no easy fix.
Member since:2005-07-02
I doubt.
Doubt all you want, it's still the truth.
If you were, you would see all inconsistencies between the Gtk and Qt toolkits. Some that come to mind are themes, fonts, the "Save as..." dialog
These inconsistencies all exist between Windows applications as well. Just for fun, go and compare the save dialogs for different applications (not just MS applications). You'll quickly see that there are quite a few differences between them.
The advantage, of course, is that with Linux it *is* possible to have Gtk apps use Qt widgets, KDE fonts, and even the KDE "Save as..." dialog, while on Windows you're stuck with what you have.
As for fonts, there is a little box in the KDE Control Center which you can click to make GTK apps use the same fonts as QT apps. That's what I would call an "easy fix".
As I said, you're trying to make a mountain out of a molehill. This is not a real issue in Linux, any more than it is a real issue in Windows.
Edited 2007-01-28 20:03
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2005-07-02
The victim is the end user (ie: having to use Firefox in KDE (Freespire, SuSE...).
What's wrong with using Firefox in KDE? That's what I'm doing right now and I don't feel slighted in the least. You're trying to make a mountain out of a molehill.
Also, the multiple toolkits issue isn't handled any more "right" in Windows than in Linux. It's exactly the same for both OSes. You're grasping at straws now, and it shows.