Re: [DNG] Which DE?

2020-05-24 Thread spiralofhope
On Sun, 24 May 2020 16:20:05 +0200 "Dr. Nikolaus Klepp" wrote: > TDE with it's qt3 fork :) Going down that rabbit hole, I see that Exe GNU/Linux uses it by default and is also using Devuan. This seems to be a trivial way for me to check out TDE at its finest. http://exegnulinux.net/

Re: [DNG] Which DE?

2020-05-24 Thread Dr. Nikolaus Klepp
Anno domini 2020 Sun, 24 May 09:28:58 -0400 Hendrik Boom scripsit: > On Sun, May 24, 2020 at 11:55:43AM +, aitor_czr wrote: > > Hi, > > > > On 05/24/2020 11:28 AM, al3xu5 / dotcommon wrote: > > > I still have some doubts if LXQt could be a better choice. > > > > > > Thanks again for your

Re: [DNG] Which DE?

2020-05-24 Thread Hendrik Boom
On Sun, May 24, 2020 at 11:55:43AM +, aitor_czr wrote: > Hi, > > On 05/24/2020 11:28 AM, al3xu5 / dotcommon wrote: > > I still have some doubts if LXQt could be a better choice. > > > > Thanks again for your support > > Regards > > I have my doubts about Qt in general: > >

Re: [DNG] Which DE?

2020-05-24 Thread aitor_czr
Hi, On 05/24/2020 11:28 AM, al3xu5 / dotcommon wrote: I still have some doubts if LXQt could be a better choice. Thanks again for your support Regards I have my doubts about Qt in general: https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-offering-changes-2020 Cheers, Aitor.

Re: [DNG] Which DE?

2020-05-24 Thread al3xu5 / dotcommon
Tue, 25 Feb 2020 16:29:58 +0100 - al3xu5 / dotcommon : > I am using Devuan (2.1) + MATE DE since 08/2016... > Now I wish to change DE but I am in doubt: XFCE or LXDE or LXQt??? > Please, based on your experience and knowledge of Devuan and DEs, can > you help me in choosing (avoiding me to

Re: [DNG] Which DE?

2020-03-16 Thread Rick Moen
Quoting spiralofhope (spiralofh...@spiralofhope.com): > If memory serves, GTK3 has had a history of incredibly stupid decisions > mid-version which broke a number of things like aspects of themes. For > example, my GTK3 apps no longer have underlined hotkeys until I hold > the alt key. Quite.

Re: [DNG] Which DE?

2020-03-16 Thread Rick Moen
Quoting Steve Litt (sl...@troubleshooters.com): > Your comment is a general truth but LXDE is a special case: [...] You just talked all _around_ my point, but didn't address it. ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org

Re: [DNG] Which DE?

2020-03-16 Thread Rick Moen
Quoting goli...@devuan.org (goli...@devuan.org): > There are always exceptions to broad generalizations. This camp has > many LXDE aficionados who might find your declaration that LXDE is > dead rather counterproductive. As a reminder, I said the _project_ is dead, not that LXDE is. That

Re: [DNG] Which DE?

2020-03-16 Thread Steve Litt
On Mon, 16 Mar 2020 15:23:18 -0700 Rick Moen wrote: > Quoting goli...@devuan.org (goli...@devuan.org): > > > Have you read the beowulf release notes? > > I'm a bit behind, sorry. > > > LXDE is available and quite functional with a few caveats. > > I'm sure it is. My comment is

Re: [DNG] Which DE?

2020-03-16 Thread spiralofhope
On Mon, 16 Mar 2020 12:03:53 -0700 Rick Moen wrote: > LXDE > is one of many projects who looked at the dismaying near-total rewrite > required for migrating to GTK3 (and GTK's increasing GNOME-centric > nature) and made the agonising decision to bail and migrated sideways > to Qt. If memory

Re: [DNG] Which DE?

2020-03-16 Thread golinux
On 2020-03-16 17:23, Rick Moen wrote: Quoting goli...@devuan.org (goli...@devuan.org): Have you read the beowulf release notes? I'm a bit behind, sorry. LXDE is available and quite functional with a few caveats. I'm sure it is. My comment is nonetheless a general truth. LXDE is

Re: [DNG] Which DE?

2020-03-16 Thread Rick Moen
Quoting goli...@devuan.org (goli...@devuan.org): > Have you read the beowulf release notes? I'm a bit behind, sorry. > LXDE is available and quite functional with a few caveats. I'm sure it is. My comment is nonetheless a general truth. LXDE is effectively a several-years-dead project.

Re: [DNG] Which DE?

2020-03-16 Thread golinux
On 2020-03-16 14:03, Rick Moen wrote: Quoting al3xu5 / dotcommon (dotcom...@autistici.org): I think LXDE could be a good compromise for me, because it has openbox but it is faster to configure and more "close" in use for those who come from a different "ready-made" DM... Be aware that LXDE

Re: [DNG] Which DE?

2020-03-16 Thread Rick Moen
Quoting al3xu5 / dotcommon (dotcom...@autistici.org): > I think LXDE could be a good compromise for me, because it has openbox but it > is faster to configure and more "close" in use for those who come from a > different "ready-made" DM... Be aware that LXDE is EOLed and pretty much has no

Re: [DNG] Which DE?

2020-03-16 Thread Steve Litt
On Mon, 16 Mar 2020 16:56:36 +0100 al3xu5 / dotcommon wrote: > Someone asked why wanting to change MATE, the reason is the concern > of being sooner or later "forced" to do so in case MATE evolves too > much in directions that do not seem "appropriate" to me (systemd > oriented deps,

Re: [DNG] Which DE?

2020-03-16 Thread al3xu5 / dotcommon
25/02/2020 16:29:58 +0100 al3xu5 / dotcommon : > So what you suggest should be the first choice to bet on? First of all I would like to thank you all for the many interesting and useful answers. As I mentioned, my desire is to have a highly usable, easily configurable, stable over time UI.

Re: [DNG] Which DE?

2020-03-04 Thread aitor
Hi Steve, On 3/3/20 20:05, Steve Litt wrote: On Mon, 02 Mar 2020 08:11:49 +0100 "J. Fahrner via Dng" wrote: Am 2020-03-01 23:07, schrieb aitor: My vote is for tint2. I also vote for openbox with tint2. Last night I installed tint2 on my OpenBox. Seems to work very nicely. The tint2conf

Re: [DNG] Which DE?

2020-03-04 Thread aitor
Hi Jochen, On 2/3/20 8:11, J. Fahrner via Dng wrote: Am 2020-03-01 23:07, schrieb aitor: My vote is for tint2. I also vote for openbox with tint2. if you don't want to tediously configure it yourself, install Bunsenlabs https://www.bunsenlabs.org/ and then migrate it to Devuan.

Re: [DNG] Which DE?

2020-03-03 Thread Steve Litt
On Mon, 02 Mar 2020 08:11:49 +0100 "J. Fahrner via Dng" wrote: > Am 2020-03-01 23:07, schrieb aitor: > > > My vote is for tint2. > > I also vote for openbox with tint2. Last night I installed tint2 on my OpenBox. Seems to work very nicely. The tint2conf configuration tool that ships with it

Re: [DNG] Which DE?

2020-03-01 Thread J. Fahrner via Dng
Am 2020-03-01 23:07, schrieb aitor: My vote is for tint2. I also vote for openbox with tint2. if you don't want to tediously configure it yourself, install Bunsenlabs https://www.bunsenlabs.org/ and then migrate it to Devuan. Bunsenlabs has a nice theme and helper scripts for the openbox

Re: [DNG] Which DE?

2020-03-01 Thread spiralofhope
On Sun, 1 Mar 2020 23:07:33 +0100 aitor wrote: > On 1/3/20 11:56, spiralofhope wrote: > > On Sun, 1 Mar 2020 04:12:07 -0500 > > Steve Litt wrote: > > > >> OpenBox, which I consider the best of the bunch if you don't need a > >> panel > > My vote is for fbpanel or lxpanel. > My vote is for

Re: [DNG] Which DE?

2020-03-01 Thread aitor
On 1/3/20 11:56, spiralofhope wrote: On Sun, 1 Mar 2020 04:12:07 -0500 Steve Litt wrote: OpenBox, which I consider the best of the bunch if you don't need a panel My vote is for fbpanel or lxpanel. My vote is for tint2. ___ Dng mailing list

Re: [DNG] Which DE?

2020-03-01 Thread viverna
il devuanizzato Steve Litt il 01-03-20 10:13:59 ha scritto: On Tue, 25 Feb 2020 21:04:10 +0100 viverna wrote: il devuanizzato al3xu5 / dotcommon il 25-02-20 16:29:58 ha scritto: >So what you suggest should be the first choice to bet on? LXDE+openbox for me or openbox only. I concur.

Re: [DNG] Which DE?

2020-03-01 Thread spiralofhope
On Sun, 1 Mar 2020 04:12:07 -0500 Steve Litt wrote: > OpenBox, which I consider the best of the bunch if you don't need a > panel My vote is for fbpanel or lxpanel. ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org

Re: [DNG] Which DE?

2020-03-01 Thread Steve Litt
On Tue, 25 Feb 2020 16:29:58 +0100 al3xu5 / dotcommon wrote: > Hi all > > I am using Devuan (2.1) + MATE DE since 08/2016... > Now I wish to change DE but I am in doubt: XFCE or LXDE or LXQt??? > > Please, based on your experience and knowledge of Devuan and DEs, can > you help me in choosing

Re: [DNG] Which DE?

2020-03-01 Thread Steve Litt
On Tue, 25 Feb 2020 21:04:10 +0100 viverna wrote: > il devuanizzato al3xu5 / dotcommon il > 25-02-20 16:29:58 ha scritto: > >So what you suggest should be the first choice to bet on? > LXDE+openbox for me or openbox only. > I concur. If you like them, you'll like them even better by simply

Re: [DNG] Which DE?

2020-03-01 Thread Steve Litt
On Tue, 25 Feb 2020 13:58:29 -0500 Hendrik Boom wrote: > On Tue, Feb 25, 2020 at 04:29:58PM +0100, al3xu5 / dotcommon wrote: > > Hi all > > > > I am using Devuan (2.1) + MATE DE since 08/2016... > > Now I wish to change DE but I am in doubt: XFCE or LXDE or LXQt??? > > I've used XFCE and

Re: [DNG] Which DE?

2020-02-27 Thread Dr. Nikolaus Klepp
Anno domini 2020 Thu, 27 Feb 21:34:32 +0100 viverna scripsit: > il devuanizzato Dr. Nikolaus Klepp il 26-02-20 21:43:41 ha > scritto: > >Anno domini 2020 Wed, 26 Feb 20:15:59 +0100 > > viverna scripsit: > >> I don't try Trinity, there is in Devuan repo? > >> > > > >add these, they work for

Re: [DNG] Which DE?

2020-02-27 Thread viverna
il devuanizzato Dr. Nikolaus Klepp il 26-02-20 21:43:41 ha scritto: Anno domini 2020 Wed, 26 Feb 20:15:59 +0100 viverna scripsit: I don't try Trinity, there is in Devuan repo? add these, they work for beowulf, too: deb http://mirror.ppa.trinitydesktop.org/trinity-sb buster deps-r14

Re: [DNG] Which DE?

2020-02-26 Thread Florian Zieboll
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 On Tue, 25 Feb 2020 21:04:10 +0100 viverna wrote: > il devuanizzato al3xu5 / dotcommon il > 25-02-20 16:29:58 ha scritto: > > > I am using Devuan (2.1) + MATE DE since 08/2016... > > Now I wish to change DE but I am in doubt: XFCE or LXDE or

Re: [DNG] Which DE?

2020-02-26 Thread Dr. Nikolaus Klepp
Anno domini 2020 Wed, 26 Feb 20:15:59 +0100 viverna scripsit: > il devuanizzato Dimitris via Dng il 26-02-20 14:07:14 ha > scritto: > >On 2/25/20 10:07 PM, viverna wrote: > >> LXDE is ancestor of LXQt. However is a wonderful DE mostly with openbox > >> combination. Openbox is great even alone.

Re: [DNG] Which DE?

2020-02-26 Thread viverna
il devuanizzato Dimitris via Dng il 26-02-20 14:07:14 ha scritto: On 2/25/20 10:07 PM, viverna wrote: LXDE is ancestor of LXQt. However is a wonderful DE mostly with openbox combination. Openbox is great even alone. MATE with Openbox is a lighter possibility too.. Yes, MATE is a good DE

Re: [DNG] Which DE?

2020-02-26 Thread Dimitris via Dng
On 2/25/20 10:07 PM, viverna wrote: > LXDE is ancestor of LXQt. However is a wonderful DE mostly with openbox > combination. Openbox is great even alone. MATE with Openbox is a lighter possibility too.. i've been changing DEs, DMs regurarly, but always find myself going back to MATE. (lately i've

Re: [DNG] Which DE?

2020-02-25 Thread Rick Moen
Quoting al3xu5 / dotcommon (dotcom...@autistici.org): > I am using Devuan (2.1) + MATE DE since 08/2016... > Now I wish to change DE but I am in doubt: XFCE or LXDE or LXQt??? A possibly novel thought: How about starting your exploration with 'none of the above'? Based on your description of

Re: [DNG] Which DE?

2020-02-25 Thread Jim Jackson
On Tue, 25 Feb 2020, al3xu5 / dotcommon wrote: > Hi all > > I am using Devuan (2.1) + MATE DE since 08/2016... > Now I wish to change DE but I am in doubt: XFCE or LXDE or LXQt??? You've had lots of comments, but nobody has asked you WHY you wish to change. What is wrong with MATE, for

Re: [DNG] Which DE?

2020-02-25 Thread spiralofhope
On Tue, 25 Feb 2020 22:44:10 +0100 Harald Arnesen via Dng wrote: > Do you drink beer or wine, Pepsi or Coke? Same thing. emacs or vi, it's all text. ;) ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng

Re: [DNG] Which DE?

2020-02-25 Thread spiralofhope
On Tue, 25 Feb 2020 16:29:58 +0100 al3xu5 / dotcommon wrote: > and I would like a > de that has the least dependencies but also remains stable and > "comfortable" in configuration, personalization and use... I've only had XFCE experience out of your three, and that's really only because I

Re: [DNG] Which DE?

2020-02-25 Thread Harald Arnesen via Dng
al3xu5 / dotcommon [25/02/2020 16.29]: > I am using Devuan (2.1) + MATE DE since 08/2016... > Now I wish to change DE but I am in doubt: XFCE or LXDE or LXQt??? Do you drink beer or wine, Pepsi or Coke? Same thing. -- Hilsen Harald ___ Dng mailing

Re: [DNG] Which DE?

2020-02-25 Thread viverna
il devuanizzato al3xu5 / dotcommon il 25-02-20 16:29:58 ha scritto: Hi all I am using Devuan (2.1) + MATE DE since 08/2016... Now I wish to change DE but I am in doubt: XFCE or LXDE or LXQt??? LXDE is ancestor of LXQt. However is a wonderful DE mostly with openbox combination. Openbox is

Re: [DNG] Which DE?

2020-02-25 Thread aitor
Hi, En 25 de febrero de 2020 20:40:12 Tito via Dng escribió: On 2/25/20 4:40 PM, Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote: Hi! Anno domini 2020 Tue, 25 Feb 16:29:58 +0100 al3xu5 / dotcommon scripsit: Hi all I am using Devuan (2.1) + MATE DE since 08/2016... Now I wish to change DE but I am in doubt:

Re: [DNG] Which DE?

2020-02-25 Thread viverna
il devuanizzato al3xu5 / dotcommon il 25-02-20 16:29:58 ha scritto: Hi all I am using Devuan (2.1) + MATE DE since 08/2016... Now I wish to change DE but I am in doubt: XFCE or LXDE or LXQt??? LXDE is ancestor of LXQt. However is a wonderful DE mostly with openbox combination. Openbox is

Re: [DNG] Which DE?

2020-02-25 Thread Tito via Dng
On 2/25/20 4:40 PM, Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote: Hi! Anno domini 2020 Tue, 25 Feb 16:29:58 +0100 al3xu5 / dotcommon scripsit: Hi all I am using Devuan (2.1) + MATE DE since 08/2016... Now I wish to change DE but I am in doubt: XFCE or LXDE or LXQt??? Please, based on your experience and

Re: [DNG] Which DE?

2020-02-25 Thread Hendrik Boom
On Tue, Feb 25, 2020 at 04:29:58PM +0100, al3xu5 / dotcommon wrote: > Hi all > > I am using Devuan (2.1) + MATE DE since 08/2016... > Now I wish to change DE but I am in doubt: XFCE or LXDE or LXQt??? I've used XFCE and LXQt. I hapen to be using LXQt now. I'm happy with either. I'm also happy

Re: [DNG] Which DE?

2020-02-25 Thread Dr. Nikolaus Klepp
Hi! Anno domini 2020 Tue, 25 Feb 16:29:58 +0100 al3xu5 / dotcommon scripsit: > Hi all > > I am using Devuan (2.1) + MATE DE since 08/2016... > Now I wish to change DE but I am in doubt: XFCE or LXDE or LXQt??? > > Please, based on your experience and knowledge of Devuan and DEs, can > you

Re: [Dng] Which DE will initially be fully supported in Devuan?

2015-03-24 Thread Dr. Nikolaus Klepp
Am Montag, 23. März 2015 schrieb Anto: Hello Everybody, I hope I am not too early to ask this. I have been switching desktops that are available in Debian so many times. But I always go back to XFCE. I have been on XFCE (again) for almost a year now. From the recent discussions, it

Re: [Dng] Which DE will initially be fully supported in Devuan?

2015-03-23 Thread Anto
I guess I missed reading http://lists.devuan.org/dwn/54F5606A.20909.dyne.org.html. XFCE it is then. On 23/03/15 21:44, Anto wrote: Hello Everybody, I hope I am not too early to ask this. I have been switching desktops that are available in Debian so many times. But I always go back to XFCE.