From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Aug 6 16:11:37 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B955B106566B for ; Sat, 6 Aug 2011 16:11:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bc@nyx.user-mode.org) Received: from nyx.user-mode.org (nyx.user-mode.org [81.169.165.58]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 77EDC8FC12 for ; Sat, 6 Aug 2011 16:11:37 +0000 (UTC) Received: from nyx.user-mode.org (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by nyx.user-mode.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3C221242C028 for ; Sat, 6 Aug 2011 18:11:35 +0200 (CEST) Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2011 18:11:33 +0200 From: Christian Barthel To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20110806161133.GA20450@nyx.user-mode.org> References: <20110805191214.GA19848@kar.user-mode.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20110805191214.GA19848@kar.user-mode.org> X-PGP-Key: "http://bc.user-mode.org/barthelc.asc" X-OS: GNU/Linux User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) Subject: Re: Alternative windowmanagers X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 06 Aug 2011 16:11:37 -0000 On Fri, Aug 05, 2011 at 09:12:14PM +0200, Christian Barthel wrote: > Hello, > > I read on slashdot that Linus Torvalds moved from Gnome 2.3x to Xfce. It > seems that he isn't thrilled by xfce, but it's far better than Gnome3. > > As a Gnome 2.3x user too, I am also a bit nervouse. Gnome 3 is a big > mistake. And there are also rumors that Gnome will be Linux only. Maybe, > we will never see Gnome3 under FreeBSD, but this is not a tragedy :) > > I am not very interested in eyecandy: I want a stable and fast wm (less > memory and cpu, quick access to important places), different workspaces, > and it should be configurable with ordinary files. Of course, It must > run under FreeBSD. > > 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? So far, thank's for your hints. It's very interesting to read the different opinions... (this is still one of the great things about FreeBSD: a great community) I think AfterStep isn't intersting anymore, actually - I really like afterstep ;) Most users recommend fluxbox or a very slight, tiling window manager, xmonad. In the next few days, I will try OpenBOX and xmonad. Then, I have tested enough wms ... > > > -- > Christian Barthel > > Public-Key: http://bc.user-mode.org/bc.asc > Mail: bc@nyx.user-mode.org > Web: http://bc.user-mode.org > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Christian Barthel Public-Key: http://bc.user-mode.org/bc.asc Mail: bc@nyx.user-mode.org Web: http://bc.user-mode.org