Re: [Gnumed-devel] Measurements selection, formatting, behaviour

[Sebastian Hilbert]

Am Montag 06 Juli 2009 21:18:46 schrieb Jim Busser:
> On 6-Jul-09, at 2:03 AM, Sebastian Hilbert wrote:
> > That is one complaint heard often. GNU/Linux provided choices and
> > freedom but
> > put the layouting burden on the programmer who has to fight hard to
> > get it
> > right on every system, distro, window manager theme. WTF.
>
> If we consider the implications for the GNUmed project on Linux...
>
> ... as far as any users who already use some particular Linux distro,
> while it may be possible for them to run GNUmed as it was intended to
> run *on* their distro, we should at least identify (in)compatible
> desktops / themes? So far it sounds like no identified limitations on
> KDE and XCFE (I did BTW also install xfce4-goodies) whereas Gnome has
> issues...
>
> When people were already using Linux with (what turns out to be) a
> GNUmed incompatible theme, they may be faced to give up some
> functionality or well-liked goodie from that desktop / theme, in
> order to be able to use GNUmed properly (fully)?

Yes. I believe there is Wiki page naming issues. Not that anyone would ever 
read that. 

Anyway Ubuntu is heavily GNOME based. Noone seems to be actively using it. I 
am using KDE so I did not notice anything.

You are right we need to find out and talk to the Gnome people.

Sebastian Hilbert