On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 1:19 AM, vikash agrawal <[email protected]>wrote:
> hi Everyone, > > I am planning to shift from floating window manager to tiling window > manager. I think the best available options are dwm OR Awesome OR XMonad. > IIRC they are still under development which makes these a nice option over > ratpoison. > > Now the thing is, as this would be my first shift so I am looking forward > to suggestions on which one is better. I read several forums and its true I > have mixed feelings for Awesome and Xmonad. Adding to this, all those > forums dated long ago so I am sure, things might have changed drastically. > > So, it would be great if someone could point out at the notable > differences (apart from Lua or Haskell, because when required I will learn > the necessary) and help me choose one. Stability, ease of use and > configuration, are just to name a few factors that would help me decide > > Thanks in Advance > > Regards > Vikash Agrawal > > Constructive Criticism is accepted :-) > > -- > Mailing list guidelines and other related articles: > http://lug-iitd.org/Footer I am unsure why you're interested in tiling manager, It's been quite a while since I've used one but if i were to go back, I'd choose Awesome over the three you've mentioned. However, I agree with shakthi, you've closed in on just three of them, wouldn't hurt to check them all out, after your computer is your own personal experience. -- Mailing list guidelines and other related articles: http://lug-iitd.org/Footer
