Re: [gentoo-user] Newbie "window manager" question :)

2003-09-25 Thread Richard Kilgore
On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 19:09:01 +0200 Rune Zimmermann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: brett holcomb wrote: > Don't forget xfce (www.xfce.org). It's excellent. why? -- Richard Kilgore [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Newbie "window manager" question :)

2003-09-25 Thread Brett I . Holcomb
I saw that today! On Thursday 25 September 2003 19:20, you wrote: > On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 13:21:03 -0400 > > "brett holcomb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yes, 4 is even better than 3! > > On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 19:09:01 +0200 > > > > Rune Zimmermann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >brett holcomb wro

Re: [gentoo-user] Newbie "window manager" question :)

2003-09-25 Thread Collins Richey
On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 13:21:03 -0400 "brett holcomb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes, 4 is even better than 3! > On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 19:09:01 +0200 > Rune Zimmermann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >brett holcomb wrote: > >>Don't forget xfce (www.xfce.org). It's excellent. > > > >- And Xfce4 :-) >

Re: [gentoo-user] Newbie "window manager" question :)

2003-09-25 Thread brett holcomb
Yes, 4 is even better than 3! On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 19:09:01 +0200 Rune Zimmermann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: brett holcomb wrote: Don't forget xfce (www.xfce.org). It's excellent. - And Xfce4 :-) Regards Rune Z. Denmark -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Newbie "window manager" question :)

2003-09-25 Thread Rune Zimmermann
brett holcomb wrote: Don't forget xfce (www.xfce.org). It's excellent. - And Xfce4 :-) Regards Rune Z. Denmark -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Newbie "window manager" question :)

2003-09-25 Thread Ernie Schroder
I agree with Alberto. WindowMaker seems the easiest for this old time KDE user to learn and set up. E On Thursday 25 September 2003 09:25 am, Alberto Bert wrote: > I'm not an expert at all, but I'm enjoying window maker a lot. > It's got a lot of nice features, like multiple desktops and high >

Re: [gentoo-user] Newbie "window manager" question :)

2003-09-25 Thread Alberto Bert
I'm not an expert at all, but I'm enjoying window maker a lot. It's got a lot of nice features, like multiple desktops and high configurability, without fill your memory. I think it's a good compromisea and If you are used to KDE, you'll be surprised by the short time it takes to start... alb On

Re: [gentoo-user] Newbie "window manager" question :)

2003-09-25 Thread brett holcomb
Don't forget xfce (www.xfce.org). It's excellent. On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 05:21:41 -0700 (PDT) Joshua Banks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thanks for the info Dirk. To funny.. the site that you linked in your email was the same site that I was researching while reading your response. Thanks, JBanks

Re: [gentoo-user] Newbie "window manager" question :)

2003-09-25 Thread Joshua Banks
Thanks for the info Dirk. To funny.. the site that you linked in your email was the same site that I was researching while reading your response. Thanks, JBanks --- Dirk Heinrichs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Am Donnerstag, 25. September 2003 11:02 schrieb ext Joshua Banks: > > I'm reading up o

Re: [gentoo-user] Newbie "window manager" question :)[Jason Stubbs]

2003-09-25 Thread Joshua Banks
--- Jason Stubbs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thursday 25 September 2003 17:36, Joshua Banks wrote: > > I'm on my 3rd pc with Gentoo Rocking and Rolling. Now I just need to get > > simple linux/unix networking/file/print/sharing down and I will be able > > replace everything at my moms home bus

Re: [gentoo-user] Newbie "window manager" question :)

2003-09-25 Thread Dirk Heinrichs
Am Donnerstag, 25. September 2003 11:02 schrieb ext Joshua Banks: > I'm reading up on this stuff right now. So I guess I would just want to > get your opinion on the slickest window manager out there that is light > weight that will allow me to run the programs I've listed below without > taking up

Re: [gentoo-user] Newbie "window manager" question :)

2003-09-25 Thread Jason Stubbs
On Thursday 25 September 2003 17:36, Joshua Banks wrote: > I'm on my 3rd pc with Gentoo Rocking and Rolling. Now I just need to get > simple linux/unix networking/file/print/sharing down and I will be able > replace everything at my moms home business saving here probably around 10 > thousand $US..

Re: [gentoo-user] Newbie "window manager" question :)

2003-09-25 Thread Joshua Banks
Thanks Davide. Researching right now. JBanks --- Davide Brini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thursday 25 September 2003 10:59, you wrote: > > > Xfce, IceWm, {Black|Flux|Hacked|Open}Box, someone says also Waimea (don't > > know that). > > And, of course, one of the best: rox. > > -- > "640K o

Re: [gentoo-user] Newbie "window manager" question :)

2003-09-25 Thread Joshua Banks
I'm reading up on this stuff right now. So I guess I would just want to get your opinion on the slickest window manager out there that is light weight that will allow me to run the programs I've listed below without taking up a ton of resources and memory when loaded. Thanks, JBanks --- Joshua B

Re: [gentoo-user] Newbie "window manager" question :)

2003-09-25 Thread Davide Brini
On Thursday 25 September 2003 10:59, you wrote: > Xfce, IceWm, {Black|Flux|Hacked|Open}Box, someone says also Waimea (don't > know that). And, of course, one of the best: rox. -- "640K ought to be enough for anybody. - Bill Gates, 1981 -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Newbie "window manager" question :)

2003-09-25 Thread Davide Brini
On Thursday 25 September 2003 10:36, Joshua Banks wrote: > And this is where I get confused. Is there a simple not (totally ugly) > window manager that I can use on my old machine and still be able to use > the simple things that I use above? Xfce, IceWm, {Black|Flux|Hacked|Open}Box, someone say

[gentoo-user] Newbie "window manager" question :)

2003-09-25 Thread Joshua Banks
I just finished installing Gentoo on an older machine. I've just finished doing "system -u update" and so I've basically have a system ready to go to the next stage of getting a window manager installed. This is where my Newbness comes in. Since merging over to linux from windows which did ever