Michael O'Keefe wrote: > >>>It was the start button that nailed my reaction to MSWindows shut. I > >>>simply *loathe* the start-button concept. > >> > >>And what would you suggest in its stead? > > > >Root window menus. See Window Maker. > > The problem I have with Root Window Menus is the same problem I have > with icon's on the desktop (and I was a GUI designer for 5 years for > Ericsson - OpenWindows then Motif then native X11). You have to either > reserve some background space so you can always find the Root Window > (WM's can do that easily enuff, setup Maximize to 100% vertical, 90% > horizontal) or you do what Windows did (BLEH!) and instantly hide all > the apps on the desktop to get to your icons/root. You can accomplish a > similar task with Virtual Desktops by switching to an unused desktop, > but then any app you start, you prolly want to "Send" to another > desktop. It's cumbersome.
With WindowMaker, you can assign a key sequence to bring up the root window menu. You don't have to maintain any free space. Since Window Maker has a dock and a fiend (clip) you usually do have root window space available. I don't cover my dock or fiend, so I can view the system monitoring dockapps. There is (almost) always root window space below my dock. And Window Maker, like back/flux box is Different Enough that the Windows Refugees can keep inthe ``Think Different'' mindset. -john -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
