Subj : Re: Windows vs Linux
To   : acn
From : boraxman
Date : Fri Apr 22 2022 21:06:15

 ac> Yes, but even 'only that' is something that's not possible anymore on  
 ac> other systems.
 ac> Win11 won't let you move the taskbar or show seconds in the clock.
 ac> On MacOS, also many customizations are not possible that were simple  
 ac> to achieve 10-15 years ago.
 ac> (And even on Linux, the GNOME folks forbid many many customizations  
 ac> and made Gtk themes go away almost completely)
 ac> 
 ac> I was one of the folks who compiled my own kernel many years ago and  
 ac> who used Gentoo for some time.
 ac> But as I grew older (not neccessarily wiser...), I wanted the base of  
 ac> my system to work, so I can concentrate on configuring the Look and  
 ac> Feel of my system - that's why I'm using KDE (on KDE Neon).
 ac> 
 ac> But I still do want to control what services are running, eg. have  
 ac> control over printers (oh what a mess CUPS today is...) and things  
 ac> like that.
 ac> 
 ac> Regards,

 ac> Anna

It is the little things that make a big difference.  For example, being able to with the press of a key combination, tile my windows vertically or horizontally, or with one, close all windows on the current workspace, or spin down an external drive with a keypress, or have a menu of common ssh servers I log into, and when I select it ,have a terminal pop up and auto-log in, or have custom notifications, or have a self documenting config file (ie, windows-key H brings up all my custom keybindings in an easy to read form).

Or what about having a button which starts not one program, but a few programs you use together, all arranged how you want them.  Reports from completed scripts coming up either as a notification, or a for where you can select what to do.  A script which takes a dump of a shares portfolio and creates a formatted PDF, complete with commentary which just needs to be added to a text file, or a script which makes a financial report from some CSV dumps, with graphs, no messing with office software.

I think people lack imagination, and just think using a computer is following the paths other people have laid out.

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