KDE and GNOME apps

[Felipe Alfaro Solana]

On 8 Feb 2005, at 05:43, Kevin Fries wrote:

> | Can I run GNOME apps on KDE and vice versa?
> |
> | For instance:
> | As I understand it a app called K3b is a cd/dvd burning app for KDE.
> | Can I use K3b in GNOME??
>
> Yes and No.
>
> Gnome and Gnome applications are based upon a graphics package called 
> GTK.
>
> KDE & KDE applications are based upon a graphics package called qt.
>
> If you have Gnome, GTK must be installed.
>
> If you have KDE, QT must be installed.
>
> Most computers have both GTK and QT installed, but it is not required.
>
> If QT is installed, any KDE application should run.  If GTK is
> installed, any GNOME application should run.  However, this rule is
> not hard and fast.

Uh?

Having installed both GNOME and KDE base libraries, I have yet to find 
any application that refuses to work properly when working in any of 
those desktop environments. For me, K3B works fine whether I'm an a 
GNOME desktop session or a KDE session. In fact, I happen to spend most 
of the time under GNOME and tend to burn CD/DVDs using K3B.