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> I don't understand why people complain about using software they haven't learned how to use yet. you shouldn't have to learn how to use the desktop! I tried

> I don't understand why people complain about using software they haven't learned how to use yet. you shouldn't have to learn how to use the desktop! I tried out Unity, I really did. I didn't like it and my apps kept getting lost when minimized and I couldn't have lots of small windows open and it just fixed something that wasn't broken for me. Like everyone else, I went to Xfce.

lifeisstillgood 14y ago
But you do have to learn how to use a desktop. You even spent sometime learning how to use a mouse. I use xfce on my main machine and unity on the oops I need skype machine and I hate the switch, but that's because I have not invested time to use it well - and chances Are I probably won't, just like I won't learn the annoying parts of OSX desktops are a tool like any other - the mentality that they should be intuitive or easy leads down the path of eye candy as opposed to functionlity.
- elviejo 14y ago
  when you learn to drive a car.... you can drive almost all cars... the biggest difference is with the manual o automatic gears.... when you learn to use a computer you should be able to use many of them whithout having to learn anything.
  - jeremyjh 14y ago
    A car does one job. A computer does many jobs. Learning to do each job a little differently, adds up to a lot of learning. I don't know what "you should" has to do with it - I'm just pointing out that for all desktops that currently exist, you have to learn how to use it.
- willvarfar 14y ago
  (a link you may like, from my blog: http://williamedwardscoder.tumblr.com/post/19500788060/my-tech-savvy-generation http://williamedwardscoder.tumblr.com/post/19500788060/my-te... )
jeremyjh 14y ago
So you are going to make the claim that xfce does not require learning? Or just it doesn't require learning if you already knew gnome, or what? Because no learning is a pretty strong claim...

lifeisstillgood 14y ago

But you do have to learn how to use a desktop. You even spent sometime learning how to use a mouse. I use xfce on my main machine and unity on the oops I need skype machine and I hate the switch, but that's because I have not invested time to use it well - and chances Are I probably won't, just like I won't learn the annoying parts of OSX desktops are a tool like any other - the mentality that they should be intuitive or easy leads down the path of eye candy as opposed to functionlity.

elviejo 14y ago
when you learn to drive a car.... you can drive almost all cars... the biggest difference is with the manual o automatic gears.... when you learn to use a computer you should be able to use many of them whithout having to learn anything.
- jeremyjh 14y ago
  A car does one job. A computer does many jobs. Learning to do each job a little differently, adds up to a lot of learning. I don't know what "you should" has to do with it - I'm just pointing out that for all desktops that currently exist, you have to learn how to use it.
willvarfar 14y ago
(a link you may like, from my blog: http://williamedwardscoder.tumblr.com/post/19500788060/my-tech-savvy-generation http://williamedwardscoder.tumblr.com/post/19500788060/my-te... )

jeremyjh 14y ago

So you are going to make the claim that xfce does not require learning? Or just it doesn't require learning if you already knew gnome, or what? Because no learning is a pretty strong claim...