On (13/06/05 17:56), Simon Huggins wrote: > On Mon, Jun 13, 2005 at 05:35:23PM +0100, Thomas Adam wrote: > > --- Adam Funk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Educate me: what's the difference? > > A Window Manager, on the other hand, does just that -- it manages > > windows. It doesn't dictate a file manager -- if you want one, you > > can use one. There's no interoperability or common functions shared > > between programs, like there is with DEs. It certainly provides a > > great deal more flexibility. > > > So in that way, WMs are much faster, and most WMs are damn good at > > managing the windows mapped to them. > > Does that mean that xfce4 is a good compromise then between both of > these concepts given you can install as many or as few of the components > as you like once you have the basic libraries installed? ;)
I reckon ;) Having started with KDE and switched to xfce, it seems an excellent compromise. I tried a few WM's and icewm came close to what I was looking for but it was just a bit too light on frills and whistles. Whereas xfce has some really useful features without the bloat of KDE. Regards Clive -- www.clivemenzies.co.uk ... ...strategies for business -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
