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Paul Hartman <paul.hartman+gentoo@×××××.com> [09-09-12 20:42]: |
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> On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 8:40 AM, <meino.cramer@×××.de> wrote: |
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> > |
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> > Hi, |
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> > |
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> > for a long time I used IceWM as my windowmanager since I dont |
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> > want to mimicry other OSses (...) or want session management. |
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> > One thing, which is a must-have of windowmanagers I want to use |
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> > is the possibility to control the windowmanager nearly completly |
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> > with the keyboard (hotkeys configurable) which does *not* |
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> > imply "uncontrollable by mouse" ;) |
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> > Furthermore I should not be a hana-bi or anything else eye-candy |
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> > like (nothing against hana-bi as hana-bi!) -- most of the time |
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> > I will use the windowmanager instead of only looking at it -- which |
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> > does not imply: "black anmd white ugly ascii thingy". |
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> > |
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> > Since IceWM seems to be gone into hibernation phase I am looking for |
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> > a replacement which should |
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> > -- be widely configurable via ascii files |
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> > -- be as far as possible controllable by keyboard |
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> > -- be also useable with the mouse |
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> > -- no eye-candy |
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> > -- not ugly |
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> > -- NOT tiling |
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> > -- FAST! |
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> > |
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> > I would like to hear from others what experiences they made with |
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> > what windowmanagers. |
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> > |
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> > Thank you very much in advance for any help! |
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> > Best regards and have a nice weekend! |
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> > Meino Cramer |
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> |
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> try Openbox, tiny but modern |
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Currently I am playing around with fluxbox. There is one thing, which |
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I do not get working (not knowing, whether I haven't found a way or |
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whether it is generally not possible...): The selection of |
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applikations in the apllikation ("root"-) menu via keyboard. Only the |
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first applikation can be selected via its first character. |
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If someone knows a way....? |
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The other thing is an up-to-date documentation I didn't found. |
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It is a little annoying, that menu structures, which were unfolded, |
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did not collapse as usual but need to be actively "clicked away" |
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(sorry, I am no native English speaker). |
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Is the fluxbox mailinglist of hrrrrmmmm low traffic or...? |
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Unfortunately I found many text snippets on the internet, which |
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"explain" how to activate certain aspects of fluxbox without |
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explaining for what they are good for. But as I said...may be |
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I did not find the correct documentation and use the wrong mailing |
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list... |
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I like the tabbing feature, the look of fluxbox, its speed and |
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the possibility to steer much of its features via keyboard. |
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The configuration files are clean, simple and easy to understand. |
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Te time from installing to a working environment was very short. |
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The following question is NOT meant in a rhetorical way: |
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What would be reasons to switch to openbox? |
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What are the main differences between openbox and fluxbox? |
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(which is not meant as a firestarter for a flame war!!!) |
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I am not interested in a better embedding into KDE or GNOME |
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since I dont use them as an desktop environment -- I am only |
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using some of their applikations from time to time. The console |
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and the commandline is my homeplanet...old school but I am better |
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reading in text than in guessing icons... ;) |
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(dont meant too seriously but with a big smiley!) |
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Best regards |
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mcc |
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-- |
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Please don't send me any Word- or Powerpoint-Attachments |
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unless it's absolutely neccessary. - Send simply Text. |
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See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html |
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In a world without fences and walls nobody needs gates and windows. |
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