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worker201:
With the 4 concurrent desktops that most Linuxes offer, there's no point in closing oft-used programs like gedit, terminal, and Firefox.
I might just be blowing smoke here, but I have a theory on why programs might load slowly. I don't think Gnome keeps the desktop in memory at all times the way Windows does. The proof is that if you download something to your desktop, it won't be visible until you refresh. So loading a program causes you to dump the desktop from memory before loading the program into memory. Which would account for the extra seconds. Of course this leaves more memory to use in the program, and prevents you from having to fuck around with paging files, thrashing, or "illegal operation" issues like Windows. For people that like to drop stuff to the desktop, though, this can get kinda frustrating, since you have to get into the desktop folder and refresh or logout to get things to show up.
IF this is the case, then I will gladly take a few seconds opening hit in tradeoff for more and better managed memory.
MarathoN:
I used to think WindowMaker was all the rage, until I used XFCE, which is so easier to use and faster than anything I have ever tried (Including the recent KDE and GNOME), that I'd recommend people use it.
The themes are very good too, I currently use a Mac OS Classic theme, which brings back memories of System 7 :D
Here's a picture :-
worker201:
The last thing I want my computer to do (especially my Mac) is remind me of System 7!
Pathos:
I got it working again with the Failsafe option.
Gonna have to design my own style file and write a new master CD once I've got it purring how I like.
Its just like Linux should be, simple and fast. I love it.
skyman8081:
There is a single menu bar in Mac OS, it is of the current application.
Pinstripes are visible on an unfocused app.
The theme you do have is Platinum, which was introduced in Mac OS 8. And was NOT in System 7.
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