-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Brendan wrote: > On Friday 11 May 2007, Joe Hart wrote: >> Brendan wrote: >>> On Friday 11 May 2007, Joe Hart wrote: >>>> Masatran, R. Deepak wrote: >>>>> XFCE advertises itself as a fast window manager. But since both are >>>>> based on GTK, won't Gnome be equally fast? What is it that makes XFCE >>>>> faster than Gnome? >>>> Good question. >>>> >>>> It used to be faster. Today, I don't think it really is. IceWM and >>>> Fluxbox are both better alternatives, IMO. >>> "Used to be faster" seems to mean that you have then and now comparisons. >>> Where do these comparisons live so I can take a peek? >> No, I do not have comparisons because I only used it very briefly. I >> should be a bit more careful in my statements. I will rephrase. >> >> The older versions were much lighter than the current version in their >> resource usage. However, the new version has many feature additions to >> make it more functional, and therefore need the additional resources. >> With modern computers the difference is negligible, but for a older >> computer that has limited memory, there are better alternatives. > > Again, I say, show me the mem usage comparisons. > The core of XFCE doesn't seem to have gotten any slower for me. Same > hardware, > newer versions... > > Well, why don't you answer the OP's question then instead of asking me to tell you about things that you obviously know more about than I do?
I do not use XFCE. I did, at one time, but found it to be not what I was looking for. Perhaps if I spent more time configuring it I would have found it better, but I didn't because I guess I just am too impatient. Although you would think if I was so impatient, I would use a lightweight window manager that would respond instantly to my clicks instead of in a few milliseconds. ;) Joe -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGRLgaiXBCVWpc5J4RAgnoAJwO4zT50CwDkHmSFJT5/p4GheiYwwCggUz/ InLOYdmHYLXzAsp7ZKxk7xc= =gKwc -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]