I wanted to like Gnome, and was excited by the new release (what is standard now - I've forgotten the version number) but the dialog boxes for Open File etc simply made me throw it out. Add to that the main KDE killer Evolution went from the Outlook layout to something else, and Kontact took its place. (The organisation of data is the only think I like in Outlook).
I've played with other WM/DEs as well. On RedHat I used WindowMaker and on Gentoo I've played with Enlightenment E16/E17 a bit. When the urge comes over me to be "Unixy" I use E. It was some time ago though.
The main problem I feel is that lots of apps are written for a specific WM rather than a generic non-WM/DE-dependent API. Which makes the entire desktop look like bits and pieces the cat draged home (run Gimp, Kontact and Scid under KDE and you'll know what I mean). There was (is?) a setting in KDE to force *some* apps to bend to the theme of KDE, but that was buggy when I tried it last time.
2005/9/1, Matt Garman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
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
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Martin S
