Linux users who've used OS X

[David Talkington]

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Richard Lotz said on Fri, 29 Nov 2002:

> I do wish the OS X GUI behaved a bit more like my Linux desktops, but I 
> switched understanding that it was going to be different.  So far my 
> annoyances have been:
> 
> * Not being able to Alt+Click to move a window (instead being forced to 
> use the title bar)
> * No built in virtual desktop
> * No sloppy focus follows mouse support
> * No support for window shade mode (minimizes instead).
> * Display doesn't lock on resume.
> * The single button
> * Copy and paste

I find that I minimize those compromises and get the best of both worlds
by running XDarwin, powered by Enlightenment, in my OS X session; by
ditching the more-form-than-function Mac mouse in favor of a Logitech USB
trackball (which works out of the box with no hassle); and by tunneling my
X apps from a Linux host that mounts the same home directory. Windows
controlled by Enlightenment respect a wider variety of mouse inputs than
do Aqua windows, I get back my multiple desktops, and I can run any
application I need, while running heavy stuff on the faster Linux host to
avoid challenging the Apple processor. That's about as flexible and
powerful a desktop as one could ask for!

For those who want tighter integration with Aqua, try the spiffy OroborOSX
(http://oroborosx.sourceforge.net/).

Cheers ... -d

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David Talkington
dtalk at u.washington.edu

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