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Date:      Fri, 5 Aug 2011 21:20:08 -0600
From:      Dmitri Brengauz <dmitri@momus.net>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Alternative windowmanagers
Message-ID:  <CAGu_qiPssFewdGFMeodZXELQDGTf9UfhcZG1=HEv%2B3KZgna%2BEQ@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20110806015652.GB45455@guilt.hydra>
References:  <20110805191214.GA19848@kar.user-mode.org> <20110805190825.d2cf7f06.rodperson@rodperson.com> <20110806015652.GB45455@guilt.hydra>

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On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 7:56 PM, Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Aug 05, 2011 at 07:08:25PM -0400, Rod Person wrote:
> > On Fri, 5 Aug 2011 21:12:14 +0200
> > Christian Barthel <bc@nyx.user-mode.org> wrote:
> > > I sniffed into AfterStep, fvwm2 and fluxbox (I don't want to use KDE).
> I
> > > think, fluxbox is a nice wm and for my future, it will be the default
> wm
> > > for me. It's also very fast and easy to configure.
> > >
> > > Are there any other window manager worth looking?
> > >
> > > What is your window manager?
> >
> > If you like Fluxbox you might want to try OpenBox.
>
> Nah.  Stick with Fluxbox.
>
>
Sorry, but why?  I went with OpenBox, because it seemed like it was under
current development, and Fluxbox is stagnant, otherwise, I didn't see much
difference.  But I do find it curious that so many on this thread are
recommending Fluxbox, and almost no one OpenBox.  What would be the reason?



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