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Before this gets into a flame war, let's just operate under the |
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assertion that the "best" window manager/desktop environment is |
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strictly a matter of personal preference. |
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So, having said that, what window manager do you use, and why? I |
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wouldn't trade the multitude of options availabe in Linux for |
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anything, but the choices can be overwhelming. |
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I've played with a lot of 'em, starting with fvwm, through window |
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maker, enlightenment 15 & 16, icewm, gnome, xfce, kde, blackbox... |
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I've been using Fluxbox for quite a while now. |
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I want something that is fairly minimal/lightweight, but with a hint |
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of eye candy and a functional "panel" or taskbar. Fluxbox just |
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about has this, but, I can't seem to figure out how to get a |
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gnome-like panel (unless I ran gnome, which would trump the |
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lighweight requirement). |
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I've seen the E17 screenshots, and I'd like to run it, but it's not |
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a trivial install, plus it's still alpha code (though there's plenty |
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of anecdotal evidence that it's plenty stable... I'd still rather |
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wait for an "official" release). |
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Some interesting links, if you aren't already aware: |
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http://xwinman.org/ - basic overview of available WMs/DEs |
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http://www.lynucs.org/ - desktop screenshot archive |
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http://www.enlightenment.org/ - best of eye candy :) |
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Anyway, I was just hoping to start a "pub"-style conversation on |
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what people like/disklike in a window manager. |
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Thanks, |
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Matt |
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Matt Garman |
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email at: http://raw-sewage.net/index.php?file=email |
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