...

Must we always draw comparisons with XP? True XP is the most commonly used desktop OS, but then someone who has not used XP at all (or atleast for quite some time) might think otherwise. I for myself find the absence of virtual desktops in XP very irritating!

Umm....I dont use XP. I use Linux 24x7. It is only at the college that I am *forced* into using XP.

Same for me too. :( ;)

But as I said, its very simple to use - even for first timers.

Thats not quite true. It is 'simple' because many people use it, or in other words there is a Windows User Group everywhere. :D It might be 'difficult' setting up things in GNU/Linux, but if you think about the system hang-ups, reboots, viruses, etc. the situation changes.

And I find the absence of a full blown CLI in XP crippling :(

Quite right.

I use FC5. Dunno what version of GNOME it uses but I certainly couldn't find it in the right click menu or any of the preferences. I was told ( on IRC ) that I'll have to edit some files in my home directory to make that association. Sucks!

I use FC5 too and it uses GNOME 2.14. You right click a file and there is an option to 'open this file in another application' in the drop-down menu.

By the way I think there is no way to perform hover-select in single-click mode in Nautilus, as it used to be in WIndows.

Regards, Debarshi