Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 22:27:32 -0400 From: "David Loszewski" <stealth215@mediaone.net> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Best X Windows Manager for Newbies Message-ID: <000a01c13fe9$7c029b40$3000a8c0@sickness> In-Reply-To: <20010917222208.054b4f37.matthew@starbreaker.net>
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How much memory would it have to take up for it to be considered a pig? KDE I agree is pretty bad but Enlightenment alone without GNOME works pretty well. Dave -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG] On Behalf Of Matthew Graybosch Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 10:22 PM To: mstark1@cfl.rr.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Best X Windows Manager for Newbies 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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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