On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 9:41 AM, Iron_Man <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am able to use window maker. My problem is that I am having trouble > figuring out how to configure it so that it is either more usable as > is, or use it for the window manager that gnome uses.
Window Maker is interesting in that it's a cut-down window manager. It's excellent for low-memory or otherwise slow systems, or for systems where you don't want to fool around with big statist GUIs (eg. your first ever webserver, etc. - you really should admin webservers from the command line exclusively, but if you're just starting out, I see nothing wrong with keeping a GUI there for a safety net). If you're using Window Maker, I'd suggest poking into the GNUStep programs. It's a GNU port (reincarnation?) of the NeXT Step software environment. So you get an email app which looks curiously like Apple's Mail, you get a file browser that looks curiously like Finder, etc. They're all really stable, and really fast. Also, you might experiment around with Fluxbox or FVWM, which are similar to WM, but not the same. Both are alternative GUI systems, both are a blast to use. FVWM is largely abandoned IIRC, but Fluxbox still has an active user base (somewhere). Ain't Linux great? Not only do you get to choose between Gnome and KDE, but you also get all these other things to choose from as well! -- Registered Linux Addict #431495 http://profile.xfire.com/mrstalinman | John 3:16! http://www.fsdev.net/ | http://lordsauron.wordpress.com/ Parents, Take Responsibility For Your Kids! http://www.whattheyplay.com/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
