Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2011 18:11:33 +0200 From: Christian Barthel <bc@nyx.user-mode.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Alternative windowmanagers Message-ID: <20110806161133.GA20450@nyx.user-mode.org> In-Reply-To: <20110805191214.GA19848@kar.user-mode.org> References: <20110805191214.GA19848@kar.user-mode.org>
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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
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