Re: Discuss-gnustep Digest, Vol 36, Issue 37

[Paraplegic Racehorse]

On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 15:54:31 +0000, Richard Frith-Macdonald wrote:

>> The problem with this is, that gnustep is not useable as a desktop  
>> at all
>> right now. For instance, there is no browser, so you have to use  
>> Firefox or
>> Konqueror or any other browser of your choice
> 
> Yep ... I use firefox within a GNUstep desktop and I find it  
> annoyingly clunky/awkward in comparison with the 'native'  
> applications.

WebKit should make this a relatively trivial process.

As I see it, apps that GS really needs to be a useable desktop on its own
merits (in no particular order):

1. E-mail - solved with GNUMail
2. Browser
3. Graphics editor
4. basic office apps (wordprocessor, spreadsheet, database)
5. print management (CUPS interface?)
6. software Installer