On Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:37:02 -0600, Rex Dieter wrote:
BeartoothHOS wrote:
> But for as long as I can remember, there have been two kinds of entries
> in the Main menu: ones that will tell you what they are or do if you
> hover the cursor over them -- and ones that belong to KDE.
>
> Why the lacuna? Do KDE developers, like Apple developers, presume that
> *everyone* already knows?
You *ass*ume much here, pointing fingers and blame.
Puns are pointless here -- especially old cold dried-up ones.
You are reading an interpretation into my words which had not
occurred to me, and which I disavow.
My whole point was not to assign blame -- for all I know,
some people may *like* the way things are, and consider praise due.
I *asked* several questions (not just the one you quote out of
context), all leading to the same basic thing which I don't know and want
to : where best to raise the issue.
That was and is a real question.
*Why* do I get so much more info about Gnome apps than KDE ones,
*who* could change that, and *where* can I make the request and expect it
to be on topic?
You might have noted that I went out of my way to praise certain
KDE apps, and to explain that I would like to find others, if they exist,
which I would like as well.
It goes both ways. For example, Gnome doesn't support the
GenericName
part of the desktop-spec, whereas KDE in general doesn't offer Comment
keys.
I have no idea what that jargon refers to. Why are you throwing
it at me? What does it have to do with the issue?
Sad part is that GenericName isn't an optional part of the spec.
Btw, it is true that I happen to be one of those who despise and
detest the Apple interface as much as I do the M$ one -- if that
discomfits you, so be it -- but the fact is altogether beside the point
of my post. Apple, and the sneers of its admirers against the
uninitiated, was a mere example, as was Stefan George. Are you going to
take umbrage at my mention of him??
--
Beartooth Staffwright, Neo-Redneck Not Quite Clueless Power User
I have precious (very precious!) little idea where up is.