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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: |> Which desktop (KDE/Gnome) suits the best based on |> |> 1. Performance |> 2. Efficiency |> 3. Multithreaded application handling process |> 4. Ease of use |> 5. Best look and feel | | | That's easy-- Windowmaker! Personally, I don't particularly care for
Well, while we're all flopping it out in an unresolvable argument, I'd just like to chip in about my favourite.. FVWM! (http://www.fvwm.org/) , which as it happens is one of the oldest WM's still in common use.
It's got the first 3 points above completely nailed. I would say it is very strong on Ease of Use, though it will not win any awards for Ease of Learning (there is a difference...). As for 5, aesthetics are probably FVWM's weak point, but that doesn't mean it has to look *bad* just that it doesn't look as good as some of the others.
Personally I love it because you could run FVWM on a calculator and still not notice the load and I genuinely think it's the most powerful WM in existance... does anyone know of one that beats it in that regard?
It does take time to configure it the way you like it, but the good news is that with enough time you can make FVWM do *anything*. (as an aside, the developers are also very nice people.. I've had a feature I requested implemented in a day before)
I have to admit I've never really understood why people want a full desktop environment like Gnome or KDE.. You can still run their apps without running their desktop and you get more control/power with a simple Window Manager.
Cheers,
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