Re: [dwm] Asustek EEE PC 1000 Atom 1GB 40G SSD Linux Black

2008-09-07 Thread Martin Sander
On Sat, Sep 06, 2008 at 11:48:05PM -0500, Kurt H Maier wrote: Alt+F2 brings up a run dialog in xfce. Yes, but I think this is disabled in the Acer's Linpus Linux. However, you can use search for files (I guess that is using Thunar) to open an xterm as mentioned. As for the manpages: I'd install

Re: [dwm] Asustek EEE PC 1000 Atom 1GB 40G SSD Linux Black

2008-09-06 Thread Matthias-Christian Ott
David Tweed wrote: On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 3:25 PM, Matthias-Christian Ott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kurt H Maier wrote: I have a string of thinkpads. The newest model I have is a T43, and after my wife brought home an X41 on loan from her employer I considered buying one. Sure, you can

Re: [dwm] Asustek EEE PC 1000 Atom 1GB 40G SSD Linux Black

2008-09-06 Thread carmen r
On Sat Sep 06, 2008 at 12:58:53PM +0200, Martin Sander wrote: Hey. I thought about buying a netbook, too, and here are my two cents: I saw the Eeepc 900 sitting next to a Acer Aspire One in a shop and tried both of them, and I have one major conclusion: If touchtyping is important for you

Re: [dwm] Asustek EEE PC 1000 Atom 1GB 40G SSD Linux Black

2008-09-06 Thread Kurt H Maier
On Sat, Sep 6, 2008 at 11:22 PM, carmen r [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: and how do you open a terminal? Alt+F2 brings up a run dialog in xfce. Kurt

Re: [dwm] Asustek EEE PC 1000 Atom 1GB 40G SSD Linux Black

2008-09-05 Thread Engin Tola
I was also thinking about buying one and would be very interested in a programmers point of view. There are reviews around but I'll be using it daily to code and therefore want to hear a programmers opinion. Anselm R Garbe [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: What do people think about such an EEE PC as

Re: [dwm] Asustek EEE PC 1000 Atom 1GB 40G SSD Linux Black

2008-09-05 Thread Antoni Grzymala
Anselm R Garbe dixit (2008-09-05, 10:28): What do people think about such an EEE PC as low budget option to run dwm on? Any experiences already if the screen is big enough for daily work? I had an opportunity yesterday to try one, and I must admit I'm keen to order one. The keyboard and keys

Re: [dwm] Asustek EEE PC 1000 Atom 1GB 40G SSD Linux Black

2008-09-05 Thread Andrius
I'm using dwm-4.7 on 901, used to use it on 701 for over 8 months. 901's screen is big enough for me, and i am using it as a helper for everydays work as a linux sysadmin. Actually, i use two pc's at once - a desktop case, which is used for xterm and firefox, and 901 - for mail, documents and

Re: [dwm] Asustek EEE PC 1000 Atom 1GB 40G SSD Linux Black

2008-09-05 Thread Mate Nagy
Greetings, On Fri, Sep 05, 2008 at 10:28:28AM +0100, Anselm R Garbe wrote: What do people think about such an EEE PC as low budget option to run dwm on? Any experiences already if the screen is big enough for daily work? I had an opportunity yesterday to try one, and I must admit I'm keen to

Re: [dwm] Asustek EEE PC 1000 Atom 1GB 40G SSD Linux Black

2008-09-05 Thread Matthias-Christian Ott
Anselm R Garbe wrote: What do people think about such an EEE PC as low budget option to run dwm on? Any experiences already if the screen is big enough for daily work? I had an opportunity yesterday to try one, and I must admit I'm keen to order one. The keyboard and keys have surprisingly

Re: [dwm] Asustek EEE PC 1000 Atom 1GB 40G SSD Linux Black

2008-09-05 Thread pancake
i would prefer a mips one f.ex: gdium.com, hvsco.com On Fri, 2008-09-05 at 11:34 +0200, Engin Tola wrote: I was also thinking about buying one and would be very interested in a programmers point of view. There are reviews around but I'll be using it daily to code and therefore want to hear a

Re: [dwm] Asustek EEE PC 1000 Atom 1GB 40G SSD Linux Black

2008-09-05 Thread Anselm R Garbe
2008/9/5 Matthias-Christian Ott [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Anselm R Garbe wrote: What do people think about such an EEE PC as low budget option to run dwm on? Any experiences already if the screen is big enough for daily work? I had an opportunity yesterday to try one, and I must admit I'm keen to

Re: [dwm] Asustek EEE PC 1000 Atom 1GB 40G SSD Linux Black

2008-09-05 Thread hiro
On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 2:50 PM, Anselm R Garbe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2008/9/5 Matthias-Christian Ott [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Anselm R Garbe wrote: What do people think about such an EEE PC as low budget option to run dwm on? Any experiences already if the screen is big enough for daily work? I

Re: [dwm] Asustek EEE PC 1000 Atom 1GB 40G SSD Linux Black

2008-09-05 Thread Antoni Grzymala
hiro dixit (2008-09-05, 15:58): right today i came back late in the morning after a lot of free soublaki and retsina and in my bed I booted my x60s, probably to check /me envies the souvlaki and retsina... -- [a] signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: [dwm] Asustek EEE PC 1000 Atom 1GB 40G SSD Linux Black

2008-09-05 Thread Matthias-Christian Ott
Kurt H Maier wrote: I have a string of thinkpads. The newest model I have is a T43, and after my wife brought home an X41 on loan from her employer I considered buying one. Sure, you can get a used x-series for not much money, but I bought an Acer Aspire One[1] for $300 -- and it's under

Re: [dwm] Asustek EEE PC 1000 Atom 1GB 40G SSD Linux Black

2008-09-05 Thread Anselm R Garbe
2008/9/5 Kurt H Maier [EMAIL PROTECTED]: All the world seems to be busy (or at least pretend this) and therefore has to run around with mobile devices (mobile phones, laptops, ...) in order to do their important work. In my opinion these mobile devices are just modern today and people often

Re: [dwm] Asustek EEE PC 1000 Atom 1GB 40G SSD Linux Black

2008-09-05 Thread Kurt H Maier
On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 9:51 AM, Anselm R Garbe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2008/9/5 Kurt H Maier [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I don't see how this relates to whether or not a netbook is a useful tool, or how it relates to whether dwm runs well on one. I see a relation. dwm users do real work ;) In that

Re: [dwm] Asustek EEE PC 1000 Atom 1GB 40G SSD Linux Black

2008-09-05 Thread Matthias-Christian Ott
Kurt H Maier wrote: But tiling doesn't work effectively on these screens (at least on my screen it doesn't). I haven't had any problems. I just use bottomstack. OK, this may work somehow (Yes, I tried it). I prefer nmaster with no stacking area (currently I'm running vanilla dwm). By the

Re: [dwm] Asustek EEE PC 1000 Atom 1GB 40G SSD Linux Black

2008-09-05 Thread Marc Andre Tanner
On Fri, Sep 05, 2008 at 10:28:28AM +0100, Anselm R Garbe wrote: What do people think about such an EEE PC as low budget option to run dwm on? Any experiences already if the screen is big enough for daily work? I had an opportunity yesterday to try one, and I must admit I'm keen to order one.

Re: [dwm] Asustek EEE PC 1000 Atom 1GB 40G SSD Linux Black

2008-09-05 Thread David Tweed
On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 3:25 PM, Matthias-Christian Ott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kurt H Maier wrote: I have a string of thinkpads. The newest model I have is a T43, and after my wife brought home an X41 on loan from her employer I considered buying one. Sure, you can get a used x-series for

Re: [dwm] Asustek EEE PC 1000 Atom 1GB 40G SSD Linux Black

2008-09-05 Thread Robert Cortopassi
On Fri, Sep 05, 2008 at 10:28:28AM +0100, Anselm R Garbe wrote: What do people think about such an EEE PC as low budget option to run dwm on? Any experiences already if the screen is big enough for daily work? At work, I have 2 19 1280x1024 LCDs running (unfortunately) Windows XP. However, my