On Wed, Aug 31, 2005 at 05:28:21PM -0500, Matt Garman wrote: > > Before this gets into a flame war, let's just operate under the > assertion that the "best" window manager/desktop environment is > strictly a matter of personal preference. > > So, having said that, what window manager do you use, and why? I > wouldn't trade the multitude of options availabe in Linux for > anything, but the choices can be overwhelming. > > I've played with a lot of 'em, starting with fvwm, through window > maker, enlightenment 15 & 16, icewm, gnome, xfce, kde, blackbox... > I've been using Fluxbox for quite a while now. > > I want something that is fairly minimal/lightweight, but with a hint > of eye candy and a functional "panel" or taskbar. Fluxbox just > about has this, but, I can't seem to figure out how to get a > gnome-like panel (unless I ran gnome, which would trump the > lighweight requirement). > > I've seen the E17 screenshots, and I'd like to run it, but it's not > a trivial install, plus it's still alpha code (though there's plenty > of anecdotal evidence that it's plenty stable... I'd still rather > wait for an "official" release). > > Some interesting links, if you aren't already aware: > > http://xwinman.org/ - basic overview of available WMs/DEs > http://www.lynucs.org/ - desktop screenshot archive > http://www.enlightenment.org/ - best of eye candy :) > > Anyway, I was just hoping to start a "pub"-style conversation on > what people like/disklike in a window manager. > > Thanks, > Matt > > -- > Matt Garman > email at: http://raw-sewage.net/index.php?file=email > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list >
seems that nobody likes FVWM, i dont like to try a lot of things, most of WMs mentioned here are not used )-: Gnome and KDE are OK and used to be my faviorate desktops, however, they are just too good for me, ;-) i would like one which is lightweight and can be fully controlled. i know there must be a lot of excellent WM around, i just give FVWM a try and stick to it afterwards, i configured a taskbar, a clock, some menus and nothing more. it's perfect! -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
