aaaantoine
July 7th, 2010, 02:56 PM
So I'm running two platforms at the moment: my desktop runs Ubuntu 10.04, and my laptop runs Arch Linux & KDEmod.
One of the things that I remember pushing me over the edge and trying out Arch for the first time -- back when I only had one computer that I could tinker with -- was that in 8.04 and 8.10, out-of-the-box FTP support was crap in Ubuntu. Trying it now, it's gotten better. Before, if I opened files in gedit over FTP, they would open in read-only mode. Now, I can edit files in place using gedit, which is handy.
The reason I had switched to KDE was not only because of how Kate could handle editing FTP files in place, but the whole FTP experience was less of a hassle. Some problems still persist in the Gnome desktop environment, which is why I write this post.
- I just tried opening a site in Nautilus, and kept getting an error about the directory not existing. So I installed Dolphin, and using that I opened the directory just fine.
- Numerous times while trying to open files I get some error about how the file could not be opened. Kate isn't perfect in this regard as it also sometimes fails to load, but at least it doesn't immediately close the document window without allowing you a quick refresh.
- Kate rarely has a problem saving files, while gEdit almost always fails if the connection is idle for more than a few minutes. But, it works when you try a second or third time afterward.
Without knowing any of the details, the behavior is as if gvfs is trying to keep the connection alive at all times, while KDE's file system only connects when prompted.
Thoughts?
(Put this in Recurring Discussions if you want, but I'm trying to at least focus on a single aspect of the G v. K debate.)
One of the things that I remember pushing me over the edge and trying out Arch for the first time -- back when I only had one computer that I could tinker with -- was that in 8.04 and 8.10, out-of-the-box FTP support was crap in Ubuntu. Trying it now, it's gotten better. Before, if I opened files in gedit over FTP, they would open in read-only mode. Now, I can edit files in place using gedit, which is handy.
The reason I had switched to KDE was not only because of how Kate could handle editing FTP files in place, but the whole FTP experience was less of a hassle. Some problems still persist in the Gnome desktop environment, which is why I write this post.
- I just tried opening a site in Nautilus, and kept getting an error about the directory not existing. So I installed Dolphin, and using that I opened the directory just fine.
- Numerous times while trying to open files I get some error about how the file could not be opened. Kate isn't perfect in this regard as it also sometimes fails to load, but at least it doesn't immediately close the document window without allowing you a quick refresh.
- Kate rarely has a problem saving files, while gEdit almost always fails if the connection is idle for more than a few minutes. But, it works when you try a second or third time afterward.
Without knowing any of the details, the behavior is as if gvfs is trying to keep the connection alive at all times, while KDE's file system only connects when prompted.
Thoughts?
(Put this in Recurring Discussions if you want, but I'm trying to at least focus on a single aspect of the G v. K debate.)