I've been using fluxbox on my 'desktop' machines since the late 90s, and
it's just as fast as ever. Text-based config files, you can update
launching menus via a script if you add new software, and keymappings are
totally configurable. Xmodmaps for spanish and french input (making use
of the windows keys and menu key usefully), can run gnome and kde apps,
what's not to love? If you like clicking on icons, it's probably not for
you but if you want lightweight and don't want to impress your freinds
with graphical whizzbangs then it's worth a shot. Stable, lots of themes
if that's your thing, you can set a background image, and it's faster and
more stable than any of the big ones.
This whole destop debate starts to sound a lot like the whole windows vs
linux debate. And there are those who really want to consider the windows
user who will want a familiar environment when they switch to linux. One
of the great benefits of *ix (or *ux) was that it empowers the user to
decide what to run/install. Then Ubuntu came out and everything was
easier. Then it got slower and slower. And then Gnome started cutting
out user options, making it 'easier' by conforming to a lowest common
denominator of 'stupid'. Now there's android which is linux only by
kernel, and it's not worth (IMO) debating what garbage WM is better as a
standard. It's linux, there are choices, I like "a", you like "b", he
likes "c". All this energy wasted on this means less time/energy spent on
real work. If you support a userbase, figure out what they like, there's
your .xinitrc, so you can actualy change your WM per user without changing
distro... MAC/APPLE did a great disservice to the gnu/linux community by
making such a popular and polished 'one UI to rule them all' interface.
We've been struggling to try and find that single linux alternative ever
since, forgetting about the benefits of variety.
My 2cents anyway...
Also fluxbox or die.
Also, who wants to run a javascript window manager? Seriously? This
whole gnome shell thing makes my stomach upset. I'd rather waste cycles
doing work, not moving windows.
On Wed, 22 Feb 2012, Gary Baribault wrote:
I gave up and moved to KDE
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On 02/17/2012 01:56 PM, Jeremy wrote:
On 02/17/2012 01:31 PM, Gary Baribault wrote:
it's old, therefore it's no good anymore :-P (I'm
about your age too!)
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You oldtimers (hey you said it not me) can still have your
gnome2 interface :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAT%C3%89_%28desktop_environment%29
I for one welcome our new gnome overlords.
Jeremy
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