Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 07:58:31 +0200 (CEST) From: Micke Josefsson <mj@isy.liu.se> To: Matthew Graybosch <matthew@starbreaker.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, mstark1@cfl.rr.com Subject: Re: Best X Windows Manager for Newbies Message-ID: <XFMail.20010918075831.mj@isy.liu.se> In-Reply-To: <20010917222208.054b4f37.matthew@starbreaker.net>
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I also use icewm all the time. I use it in conjunction with dfm which also is very convenient. I tend to open a shell whenever I want to do anything I hardly use the icons at all. Is that just me or do we all operate in that way? /Micke On 18-Sep-2001 Matthew Graybosch wrote: > Well, Mike, both KDE (especially v2.2) and GNOME/Enlightenment > are pigs. Enlightenment's a pig by itself, but it's a very pretty > pig. You just might be able to make a silk purse from E's ear. > > But I digress. I find that IceWM looks quite a bit like the > Windows interface: taskbar on bottom, button triggering main menu > in bottom left corner, etc. It also runs like a bat out of Hell, > and doesn't hog much memory or CPU. > > If you want to check it out, look at [ http://www.icewm.org/ ]. > Since I use it most of the time, I can answer questions related > to installation and/or configuration. > > Also, you might consider running Window Maker (website at [ > http://www.windowmaker.org ]). It's interface is based on > NeXTStep/Mac, and is almost as fast as IceWM. However, you might > find IceWM easier to get used to at first. > > Let me know if you have any other questions. > ****** > Matthew Graybosch [matthew@starbreaker.net] > http://www.starbreaker.net :: where dreams and reality collide > > The SNAFU Principle: "True communication is possible only between > equals, because inferiors are more consistently rewarded for > telling their superiors pleasant lies than for telling the > truth." > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message ---------------------------------- Michael Josefsson, MSEE mj@isy.liu.se This message was sent by XFMail running on FreeBSD 4.4-RC ---------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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