I'll second that; I'm another happy Fluxbox user. ~Ryan
On 4-Jan-09, at 7:08 PM, "Daniel Eggleston" <[email protected]> wrote: > I use fluxbox myself -- not exclusively, but that user base > 'somewhere' has snuck in a little closer than you've realized :-P > > So, I'm not too sure I understand the problem you're having, Iron > Man -- You are running windowmaker, so what do you need to know? I > think right clicking anywhere on the desktop will give you a menu, > but I'm not too sure (most of the minimalist environments give this > feature). I've not used windowmaker for any length of time, but I > could try installing it and see if I can give you any pointers. > > On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 3:06 PM, Chris Miller <[email protected] > > wrote: > > On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 9:41 AM, Iron_Man > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I am able to use window maker. My problem is that I am having > trouble > > figuring out how to configure it so that it is either more usable as > > is, or use it for the window manager that gnome uses. > > Window Maker is interesting in that it's a cut-down window manager. > It's excellent for low-memory or otherwise slow systems, or for > systems where you don't want to fool around with big statist GUIs (eg. > your first ever webserver, etc. - you really should admin webservers > from the command line exclusively, but if you're just starting out, I > see nothing wrong with keeping a GUI there for a safety net). > > If you're using Window Maker, I'd suggest poking into the GNUStep > programs. It's a GNU port (reincarnation?) of the NeXT Step software > environment. So you get an email app which looks curiously like > Apple's Mail, you get a file browser that looks curiously like Finder, > etc. They're all really stable, and really fast. > > Also, you might experiment around with Fluxbox or FVWM, which are > similar to WM, but not the same. Both are alternative GUI systems, > both are a blast to use. FVWM is largely abandoned IIRC, but Fluxbox > still has an active user base (somewhere). > > Ain't Linux great? Not only do you get to choose between Gnome and > KDE, but you also get all these other things to choose from as well! > > -- > Registered Linux Addict #431495 > http://profile.xfire.com/mrstalinman | John 3:16! > http://www.fsdev.net/ | http://lordsauron.wordpress.com/ > Parents, Take Responsibility For Your Kids! http://www.whattheyplay.com/ > > > > > > -- > > Daniel > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
