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On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 17:28:21 -0500 |
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Matt Garman <garman@××××××××××.net> wrote: |
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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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enlightenment E16. After messing with KDE, Gnome, Openbox, fluxbox, |
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flirting with XCFE and a few others, I came back to Enlightenment. |
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It's fast, doesn't have the feature I hate most - a taskbar. Which, IMO, is |
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the most worthless piece of trash ever created - wastes window space and |
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provides nothing useful in return. |
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I like sliding from one desktop to the other - clicking on a desktop to move to |
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is rather silly. |
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And I hate having my Xroot hidden by Gnome/KDE with their overlays. I detest |
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most icons - mainly those drive icons and mailbox icons. |
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Simply put if I wanted Windows, with a "Start" button and a task bar, |
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I'd run Windows. |
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Bob |
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Are you living in the real world? |
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