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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."
> 
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