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On Wed, Aug 31, 2005 at 05:28:21PM -0500, Matt Garman wrote: |
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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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> gentoo-user@g.o mailing list |
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seems that nobody likes FVWM, i dont like to try a lot of things, |
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most of WMs mentioned here are not used )-: |
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Gnome and KDE are OK and used to be my faviorate desktops, however, |
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they are just too good for me, ;-) i would like one which is lightweight |
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and can be fully controlled. i know there must be a lot of excellent WM |
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around, i just give FVWM a try and stick to it afterwards, i configured |
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a taskbar, a clock, some menus and nothing more. it's perfect! |
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