osOpinion: What KDE and GNOME Really Need | Linux Today

osOpinion: What KDE and GNOME Really Need

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 27, 2001

[ Thanks to Kelly
McNeill
for this link. ]

“The flame wars between KDE and GNOME may never end. Of course,
that’s not necessarily a bad thing. The competition between the two
will hopefully cause them both to work harder….”

“Here is a list, more or less, of the features I’m
proposing….”

“XDND: A standardized way to drag and drop between X
applications. Yes, I know this already exists, but I’ll mention it
first anyway, since it seems like a good example of how things need
to be done.”

“File Association: One system-wide database of file types, and
optionally one in each user’s home directory. It contains the
default thing to do when the user tries to open these types of
files, along with other options, which can be presented in things
such as right click menus. In addition, it also says what icon to
use and contains anything else the KDE and GNOME people agree
should go there, and is extendible….”

Complete
Story

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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