OpenSUSE on the Netbook? - Page 2

malcolmlewis · #11 (**permalink**) 09-Apr-2009, 14:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Caleb IX

I bought it...its really nice...KDE4 rocks on this small screen...i
tasted first gnome but it...

1. looks so bad
2. has a lot of bugs because of the exotic resolution of the screen

Hi
What netbook did you get?

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cjcox · #12 (**permalink**) 09-Apr-2009, 15:02

On Thu, 2009-04-09 at 19:23 +0000, Malcolm wrote:
>

Quote:

Originally Posted by Caleb IX

> I bought it...its really nice...KDE4 rocks on this small screen...i
> tasted first gnome but it...
>
> 1. looks so bad
> 2. has a lot of bugs because of the exotic resolution of the screen
>

> Hi
> What netbook did you get?
>

Agree.. which one? Sig says 2133... which is different.
But his comment about screen resolution fits the 2140... so
I'm guessing it's the 2140.

My experiments looked GREAT on the 2140... but again,
I focused on the very usable KDE 3.5... and NOT on
the (evil) KDE 4.

cjcox · #13 (**permalink**) 09-Apr-2009, 15:09

On Thu, 2009-04-09 at 20:02 +0000, cjcox wrote:
> On Thu, 2009-04-09 at 19:23 +0000, Malcolm wrote:
> >

Quote:

Originally Posted by Caleb IX

> > I bought it...its really nice...KDE4 rocks on this small screen...i
> > tasted first gnome but it...
> >
> > 1. looks so bad
> > 2. has a lot of bugs because of the exotic resolution of the screen
> >

> > Hi
> > What netbook did you get?
> >
>
> Agree.. which one? Sig says 2133... which is different.
> But his comment about screen resolution fits the 2140... so
> I'm guessing it's the 2140.
>
> My experiments looked GREAT on the 2140... but again,
> I focused on the very usable KDE 3.5... and NOT on
> the (evil) KDE 4.

My mistake... he was talking about Gnome.. Lots of people
are complaining about Gnome fonts... not just openSUSE
either.

malcolmlewis · #14 (**permalink**) 09-Apr-2009, 16:27

Hi
Mine's 1024x600 and gnome is fine font wise... using the default...

Wonder if it's a dpi issue?

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zak89 · #15 (**permalink**) 09-Apr-2009, 19:29

Both GNOME and KDE4 look great on my MSI Wind (1024x600). I greatly prefer KDE4 because it lends itself perfectly to a customized netbook interface. I was hooked by these pix. .

And it looks all set to get better! Aaron Seigo posted on his blog about a netbook specific plasma interface for KDE4. Unfortunately it probably won't be available till 4.4; and he isn't giving any hints about what it will entail. However, if the recent enhancements are any clue, it's bound to be great!

Caleb_IX · #16 (**permalink**) 10-Apr-2009, 10:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by malcolmlewis

Hi
What netbook did you get?

--
Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
openSUSE 11.1 (i586) Kernel 2.6.27.21-0.1-pae
up 1 day 7:08, 1 user, load average: 0.05, 0.10, 0.09
ASUS eeePC 1000HE ATOM N280 1.66GHz | GPU Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME

I bought yesterday a new HP Mini 2140
I intalled fist GNOME but i had bugs with the resolution 1024x500...all the time my windows get out of the cube and i can t any more get it back...and anyway it looks bad...

First i was thinking that something goes wrong at the installation and i give GNOME a second chance but definity GNOME has a Problem with this LCD...

After i installed KDE4 (i had a bad feeling) i tasted KDE4 in summer!

After all updates (system and software) i fixed the wireless Driver for BCM4322... - openSUSE Forums

-And now im so confident! This smallone rocks and KDE4 rocks too! I boght it with SUSE Linux Enterprise 10...(price is a lot under eeepc!!!)

5 stars for the new HP 2140...

Caleb_IX · #17 (**permalink**) 10-Apr-2009, 10:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by cjcox

On Thu, 2009-04-09 at 19:23 +0000, Malcolm wrote:
>
> Hi
> What netbook did you get?
>

Agree.. which one? Sig says 2133... which is different.
But his comment about screen resolution fits the 2140... so
I'm guessing it's the 2140.

My experiments looked GREAT on the 2140... but again,
I focused on the very usable KDE 3.5... and NOT on
the (evil) KDE 4.

You should test KDE4 on the HP 2140...but not without all possible updates...i m impressed about te proceedings...

malcolmlewis · #18 (**permalink**) 10-Apr-2009, 12:13

Hi
1024x500 seems strange? The Asus is 1024x600...

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cjcox · #19 (**permalink**) 10-Apr-2009, 12:56

On Fri, 2009-04-10 at 17:13 +0000, Malcolm wrote:
> Hi
> 1024x500 seems strange? The Asus is 1024x600...
>

Actually, it's 1024x576... Linux (perhaps apart from
Gnome) can handle this just fine. Windows? Even
some of the standard dialogs assume 600 vertical.

Caleb_IX · #20 (**permalink**) 10-Apr-2009, 15:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by malcolmlewis

Hi
1024x500 seems strange? The Asus is 1024x600...

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Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
openSUSE 11.1 (i586) Kernel 2.6.27.21-0.1-pae
up 13:22, 3 users, load average: 0.19, 0.33, 1.14
ASUS eeePC 1000HE ATOM N280 1.66GHz | GPU Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME

Sorry...its HP Illumi-Lite LED SD (1024 x 576)
but its anyway a strange!

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