On Jan 08 at 10:08AM, Phillip Hellewell wrote: > 1. What do you do about getting more characters on the screen? 80x25 is > not enough, and 80x50 (vga=ext) is not too bad, but I like more > characters across. Something like 130x50 would please me. Now, I know > there's SVGATextMode, but it seems like it's been outdated or something, > and it's hard to get it working on some video cards. So do you > recommend using framebuffer mode? > > 2. If you use framebuffer mode, do you feel hypocritical for not using X > when it is true that you are really in a graphics mode already? I kind > of feel weird about it. Argument #2 goes out the window if you're using > fb mode, but it seems almost necessary to get more characters on the > screen. > > 3. When you do use X, what window manager do you use? My bet is that > you use something lightweight like fluxbox or fvwm, no? I use fluxbox. > > 4. Are we just a couple of elitist, nerdy, weirdo command-line geeks, or > are there other people on this list who fall into the same category?
I don't know what to say about framebuffer mode or increased resolution. I have no experience with either of those. When I want some quick X action, I turn to iceWM. I like the way it's set up. I write a little config file that binds keystrokes to all the programs I use often and the start menu doohickey has all the programs listed in the KDE and gnome menus, in case i want a wierd program. It uses alt-tab switching, which I like a lot. Works for me. I tried blackbox, but it made me use the mouse too much (especially annoying since I am usually on a laptop using a touchpad with two buttons). Grant ____________________ BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
