Re: X - window manager - desktop

2002-11-08 Thread Bruce Park
From: Paul Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: X - window manager - desktop Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2002 23:06:00 -0800 On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 01:35:33AM -0500, Bruce Park wrote: the X? What exactly is a window manager? twm, enlightment, sawfish ... I The window manager

Re: X - window manager - desktop

2002-11-08 Thread Matthew Weier O'Phinney
-- Bruce Park [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote (on Friday, 08 November 2002, 01:01 PM -0500): From: Paul Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: X - window manager - desktop Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2002 23:06:00 -0800 On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 01:35:33AM -0500, Bruce Park wrote: the X

Re: X - window manager - desktop

2002-11-08 Thread Paul Johnson
On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 01:01:46PM -0500, Bruce Park wrote: So window manager is optional but not really necessary? Optional but rather necissary. Now for my next question, do desktops such as gnome and kde require a specific version of window manager? Not that I know of. -- .''`.

Re: X - window manager - desktop

2002-11-08 Thread David Z Maze
Paul Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 01:01:46PM -0500, Bruce Park wrote: Now for my next question, do desktops such as gnome and kde require a specific version of window manager? Not that I know of. I've heard rumors that KDE only really works well with kwm, but

Re: X - window manager - desktop

2002-11-08 Thread Sean 'Shaleh' Perry
On Friday 08 November 2002 19:08, David Z Maze wrote: Paul Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 01:01:46PM -0500, Bruce Park wrote: Now for my next question, do desktops such as gnome and kde require a specific version of window manager? Not that I know of. I've

Re: X - window manager - desktop

2002-11-08 Thread Rob Weir
On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 01:01:46PM -0500, Bruce Park wrote: Paul, I too find having a desktop unnecessary. I do prefer using the command line most of the time because it's quicker. By the time I reach for my mouse, I've already wasted a good second when I could have type 5 or more