Fluxbox is tight. Really slick, clean, fast, and yet, still very manageable/configurable.
I think you'd love it... just my opinion... http://fluxbox.sourceforge.net/ http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/fluxbox-config.xml ;-) Bill Roberts wrote: > On 03:18 Fri 30 Dec , Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: > >>I'm wanting to experiment with some alternative window managers. I've >>already emerged them, but I'd like to have them available as separate >>sessions when I log in, and possibly migrate to one of them as default (or >>only) session available. > > > Over the past 3 years, I have been on a quest for a minimalist and > functional window/desktop manager. It seems like I've tried everything. I > started off with kde, hated the kitchensink approach they take, so I moved > to gnome, which was, indeed, more subdued, some say boring. The standard > package fit me okay, but it was so heavyweight, I used none of the desktop > function except freecell and the weather applet. > > So I went minimalist with kahakai, interesting, but ultimately not worth > the ongoing effort, then to ratpoison. which I dumped after a week or two. > Brief visits to ion and icewm, finally settled on XFCE-4 for maybe a year > and a half. It's minimalist as a desktop manager, but again, I used almost > none of its functionality, I do everything except surfing the web from the > commandline. > > I saw a number of people who opinions I value using fluxbox, so I decided > to try that. I'm glad it came with good recommendations, because when I > opened it up in its default configuration, it was almost as butt-ugly as > ratpoison. I emerged the themes, played around with them, settled down with > one, and now feel settled. The ease of configuration, the basic simplicity, > the choice of themes, seems "just right" for me. > > Good luck in finding the one that is "just right" for you. > > Bill Roberts -- Darth Vader: The force is with you young Skywalker, but you are not a Jedi yet. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
