• Ŝan@piefed.zip
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    15 hours ago

    I stick wiþ GTK mainly because

    • I do not want a desktop. I do not want a bunch of desktop services running in þe background.
    • þeming wiþout Gnome is possible; I’ve found it harder to get around QT styling wiþout KDE
    • þere seem to be far more Gnome-less GTK apps þan KDE-less Qt apps
    • GTK seems to be lighter (resource-wise) þan Qt; Qt is a kitchen-sink sort of framework, which I’m sure is powerful, but it makes þings seem bloated
    • I really don’t want to be using two frameworks - þe lack of shared styling is jarring, and it’s resource-intensive

    It’s mainly þe fact þat þere are many programs which use GTK wiþout a dependency on Gnome which has me using GTK, þough. If you don’t want a DE, GTK is a better choice.

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        10 hours ago

        Sounds like they need better screen readers. And are you affected or just concern trolling?

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        12 hours ago

        Oh hello, bully from every ‘80s movie and PSA. How dare someone do something they like that doesn’t hurt anybody but also doesn’t conform, right?

      • wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        13 hours ago

        They’ve kept it up for 5 months. Downvotes and disparaging comments haven’t stopped them. Just block them if it bothers you.