Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2001 10:07:06 +0100 From: "Anthony Atkielski" <anthony@freebie.atkielski.com> To: "Gary W. Swearingen" <swear@blarg.net> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: home pc use Message-ID: <013601c17335$0f7373d0$0a00000a@atkielski.com> References: <Pine.GSO.4.21.0111201109140.27830-100000@sun08pg2.wam.umd.edu><00a601c17202$0f9af880$0a00000a@atkielski.com><200111202228.47120@starbreaker.net><005701c17289$446b6720$0a00000a@atkielski.com><qrr8qrx2ke.8qr@localhost.localdomain><00ff01c172d4$a45e6f10$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <mrelmrwywl.lmr@localhost.localdomain>
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Gary writes: > Oh, I see. That's like a typical Unix console > which allows you to switch between multiple > "virtual terminals" or use of the "screen" > command which does a similar thing if you > can't use virtual terminals. I looked a little bit at screen but haven't figured it out entirely yet. > But at least you have the benefits of Windows. Yes, and without paying $540 for eXceed. > KDE (and probably GNOME) (which we (?) call > "desktop managers" or "desktop systems") do > use a lot of config-related files. KDE did it, then. My mistake. > As for reasons, I can only say that various > designers have various schemes of organizing > data. They need to learn to cooperate. They can look to Windows as an example of what not to do. > As for fixing KDE's mess, I can only remember > removing one big/deep directory. I blasted that as well. From the slight pause that occurred when I removed it, it must have been filled with junk. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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