--- In [email protected], Scott <scottro@...> wrote: > > On Sun, Mar 18, 2012 at 12:48:52PM -0000, Paul wrote: > > > > > > > > I need to explore the *box offerings a bit more. I've one system I use > > fluxbox on and if it just had a few more features I'd ditch all windowing > > environments for it. As it is it is so minimal as to be inconvenient for > > practical use though. > > > What features are missing for you? Fluxbox frequently adds new > features and there are also some 3rd party things that might work well > with it. > > > > I hear good things about xfce too, but I've never given it a try. I'm > > looking at its website now and it might fill the bill for me. I think I may > > give it a test drive today in fact. > > If the *box offerings are missing things, then (from what I hear, I > haven't used xfce with any frequency), it might be a good compromise. > IceWindowManager is another one--it depends, of course, upon what > features you require.
My requirements vary enough that I use Fluxbox exclusively on one system. I find its sparsity impractical for general purpose desktop use though. The machine I use Fluxbox on only performs a single task, but it is a resource sensitive one. So third party add on software is not a viable option there. Fortunately I don't need much in the way of extras to run only one program. Which is why Fluxbox is such a good fit where I use it. Because I need every nanosecond I can possibly squeeze out of that box. Someday I'll buy a faster computer to dedicate to that task, but for now I'm running what I have. Doing OK with it too I might add. ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
