GNOME Do Launcher Starts Apps on the Right Foot
I have a problem with Linux! It has too many cool ways to navigate the desktop and launch programs. I fell in love with the really awesome GNOME Do recently and started a feud with my other computing personas. One relishes the panel, and another is enamored with the desktop draped in icons of my always-used programs.
The desktop icons fetish is a carry over from my earlier Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Windows daze. It's easy to set up in Ubuntu Linux and similar distros with a right-click from the applications' menu. Launching apps from desktop icons is hard-wired into Puppy Linux.
The launch panel infatuation comes from my first exposure to the Linux OS. I use four or more workspaces (virtual desktops) to segregate related project apps onto the same screen. Desktop icons are quick and available for launching an app in a virgin workspace. Clicking an icon in the panel eliminates having to find the desktop when open windows hide its icons.
My launch-lover's quarrel is far from over.
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