Re: [MLUG] Torvalds: "Use KDE"

[Josh <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

I'm a KDE fan myself. I can't tell you how much more productive its made
me to switch from Windows to KDE...and though I spent about a month
trying gnome, I went back to KDE for its incredible configurability.

A screenshot of my KDE environment:

www.huskerquest.com/kde.jpg

 My K Menu is in the upper left followed by a series of "Quick Launch"
icons for programs I use most often. There are also a few programs I run
via K > Run Command (hotkey, of course) out of habit. Having a good
quick launch toolbar allows me to fire up 3 or 4 programs very quickly
when switching from one task, say PHP development, to another, say JAVA
development.

The desktop selector is on the upper right as well as the "Color Picker
Tool" (a must-use for any web developer) along side the omnipresent
clock. Speaking of desktop chooser..I usually have whatever I'm working
on at the moment on desktop 1..(meaning the 3-4 programs I need for my
immediate task.) On desktop 2, I keep my Kopete tabbed IM window,
Thunderbird, and occassionally a random Konsole session or Konqueror
window.

Keeping my communications apps on a different desktop from my work apps
is extremely useful in keeping productivity high. No more flashing IMs
in the titlebar distracting my eye from finishing that if/else block. No
more new email icons tempting me away from finishing a query. I have a
nice succinct noise that plays when a new email/IM comes in so I don't
ignore critical requests for too long, but I've learned that I don't
need to check an IM within the 5 seconds of it being received.

Desktop 3 is usually for long-running tasks or tasks that need to be
isolated. Due to the Gimp's multi-window design, its a pain to have it
open on the same desktop as other apps.. so I'll often toss it over to 3
if I am just using it once an hour or so to tweak an image for a
client's site.

And 4 is usually used for long-running tasks. dvd::rip is often found
running there or its just used as overflow for a random window that I am
not ready to get rid of but want out of my way. KJots is often found on
this desktop so I can quickly switch to it to take/read notes if a
client calls with a question.

How has everyone else customized their linux/X experience?

Mike Miller wrote:

> Interesting:
>
> http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/12/13/1340215
>
> So what do you all think?
>
> Mike
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