On Tue, Dec 10, 2002 at 05:25:41PM +1300, John Carter wrote: > On Tue, 10 Dec 2002, Michael JasonSmith wrote: > > On Tue, 2002-12-10 at 16:02, John Carter wrote: > > > > So, I assume you dont use X at all then :-) > > > Can't say I'm keen on it. Like to plot the odd graph and view the odd > > > photographic image. Apart from that, if I had better fonts on the VC's I > > > wouldn't bother with X either. > > Maybe you'll like the X-Windows chapter from the Unix Haters Handbook > > [art.net]: > > http://makeashorterlink.com/?O2E0127B2 > > I loathe X. > I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole. > Except the alternative is Microsoft.
Well, the alternative is actually Quartz on a Mac OSX. Plus you can run an X server rootless so only the applications show up on the normal Mac display. fink provides Debian packages, very useful. And the rodent has only one button :-) but you can plug in any multi-button/scroll wheel thing you like. > > I have a very sad life. I like screen - use it all the time for my main remote machines. Saves having lots of outgoing ssh connections, although I occasionally miss having a scroll-back buffer in windows that I'm not watching :-( I suppose I'm more of a unix-user than a linux-user ... :-) -jim
