Re: [gentoo-user] Blackbox
> Andrew Gaffney wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > >> Hi! :) > >> > >> Is it easy to install Blackbox on a Gentoo system? Is it more stable > >> and faster than KDE? Do you suggest me any other GUI? > > > I prefer WindowMaker. It is available as an ebuild and small, fast and > very stable. Oh,blackbox is very nice!I like it and it's easy to install it.You just need emerge blackbox and I think you need bbkeys.
Re: [gentoo-user] Blackbox
On Mon, 4 Aug 2003 11:06:10 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Is it easy to install Blackbox on a Gentoo system? Is it more stable > and faster than KDE? Do you suggest me any other GUI? I would suggest openbox. It looks and performs better than fluxbox or blackbox, IMHO. # ACCEPT_KEYWORDS=~x86 emerge =x11-wm/openbox-2.3.1 Alex -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Blackbox
On 06 Aug 2003 15:16:44 -0700, Mark Knecht wrote: > On Wed, 2003-08-06 at 14:01, Alexander Futasz wrote: > > I would suggest openbox. It looks and performs better than fluxbox > > or blackbox, IMHO. > > > > # ACCEPT_KEYWORDS=~x86 emerge =x11-wm/openbox-2.3.1 >Hi. I've been pretty happy with fluxbox, but things can always get > better, right? > >How do you measure performance to say it's better? When I said it performs better than I didn't mean speed. English isn't my native language, sorry. I prefer openbox because it is standards compliant, its xft font rendering is better, edge resistance, pixmaps buttons, excellent extra keyhandler called epist ..etc. Maybe fluxbox has some of this stuff as well now, I don't know as I don't use it anymore. Alex -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
RE: [gentoo-user] Blackbox
> > >Hi. I've been pretty happy with fluxbox, but things can always get > > better, right? > > > >How do you measure performance to say it's better? > > When I said it performs better than I didn't mean speed. English isn't > my native language, sorry. I prefer openbox because it is standards > compliant, its xft font rendering is better, edge resistance, pixmaps > buttons, excellent extra keyhandler called epist ..etc. Maybe fluxbox > has some of this stuff as well now, I don't know as I don't use it > anymore. > > Alex Alex, Your English is quite fine. Don't worry about that at all. I didn't necessarily take your comment to mean speed and was just interested in why you liked Openbox. I've built it to try it out, but it's complaining about the display, so I'm going to have to find some setup documentation. Normal startup problems. Thanks! Mark -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Blackbox
On Wed, 2003-08-06 at 14:01, Alexander Futasz wrote: > On Mon, 4 Aug 2003 11:06:10 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Is it easy to install Blackbox on a Gentoo system? Is it more stable > > and faster than KDE? Do you suggest me any other GUI? > > I would suggest openbox. It looks and performs better than fluxbox or > blackbox, IMHO. > > # ACCEPT_KEYWORDS=~x86 emerge =x11-wm/openbox-2.3.1 > > Alex Alex, Hi. I've been pretty happy with fluxbox, but things can always get better, right? How do you measure performance to say it's better? Thanks, Mark -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Blackbox
I'm very happy running with Fluxbox. Worth noting that it is easy to run KDE applications without using the KDE window manager and desktop. I happen to like Kmail and use it on my desktop under KDE and on my laptop under Fluxbox. On Monday 04 August 2003 15:54, Mark Knecht wrote: > > Hi! :) > > > > Is it easy to install Blackbox on a Gentoo system? Is it more > > stable and faster than KDE? Do you suggest me any other GUI? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Michel > > Hi, >Very similar to Blackbox is fluxbox which I use very happily. 'emerge > fluxbox' and 10 minutes later you're running. It's very stable and very > simple. As my Linux usage is in the area of audio recording, I especially > appreciate that fluxbox runs very few processes by default. > >fluxbox provides 'the slit' which is a small area to place docking apps, > I can dock a number of things there, can auto hide them if I choose, etc. > It's nice, simple and fast. > >These simplified environments are far simpler and more stable that > either Gnome or KDE in my opinion. If you're looking for desktop icons you > will need to do some work. fluxbox operates primarily from a desktop drive > mouse based menu. > > Good luck, > Mark > > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Blackbox
Andrew Gaffney wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! :) Is it easy to install Blackbox on a Gentoo system? Is it more stable and faster than KDE? Do you suggest me any other GUI? I prefer WindowMaker. It is available as an ebuild and small, fast and very stable. MfG Michael -- #ifdef STUPIDLY_TRUST_BROKEN_PCMD_ENA_BIT 2.4.0-test2 /usr/src/linux/drivers/ide/cmd640.c -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
RE: [gentoo-user] Blackbox
> > Hi! :) > > Is it easy to install Blackbox on a Gentoo system? Is it more > stable and faster than KDE? Do you suggest me any other GUI? > > Thanks, > > Michel Hi, Very similar to Blackbox is fluxbox which I use very happily. 'emerge fluxbox' and 10 minutes later you're running. It's very stable and very simple. As my Linux usage is in the area of audio recording, I especially appreciate that fluxbox runs very few processes by default. fluxbox provides 'the slit' which is a small area to place docking apps, I can dock a number of things there, can auto hide them if I choose, etc. It's nice, simple and fast. These simplified environments are far simpler and more stable that either Gnome or KDE in my opinion. If you're looking for desktop icons you will need to do some work. fluxbox operates primarily from a desktop drive mouse based menu. Good luck, Mark -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Blackbox
On Mon, 4 Aug 2003 11:06:10 -0400 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi! :) > > Is it easy to install Blackbox on a Gentoo system? Is it more stable > and faster than KDE? Do you suggest me any other GUI? > Just emerge blackbox. Anything is faster and less resource consumptive than kde or gnome. Most wm's are quite stable. go to /usr/portage/x11-wm and you will be astounded by the choices. Some of the wm's I've used, and all are usable, are icewm, blackbox, fluxbox, xfce. I'm currently using xfce4, which is not available as an ebuild yet (still beta or pre-beta). Use google to look up these (and others) and try them out. -- Collins Richey - Denver Area if you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Blackbox
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! :) Is it easy to install Blackbox on a Gentoo system? Is it more stable and faster than KDE? Do you suggest me any other GUI? Yes, 'emerge blackbox'. Well, just about anything is going to be more stable and faster than a bloated desktop environment like GNOME or KDE. I'm currently using Fluxbox. I've used Enlightenment in the past. I like both. Just so you don't think me biased, I have used both GNOME and KDE. They both have their advantages and disadvantages. If I wanted bloatware, I'd be running Windows :) -- Andrew Gaffney -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
[gentoo-user] Blackbox
Hi! :) Is it easy to install Blackbox on a Gentoo system? Is it more stable and faster than KDE? Do you suggest me any other GUI? Thanks, Michel -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
