Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:30:23 -0400 From: Fish Kungfu <fish.kungfu@gmail.com> To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Alternative windowmanagers Message-ID: <CAJ59z9NaFh_RYBjxiE4EAUWjHVY3XuNMZbmqG_tiLm23PrqEzg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20110831182545.GA66284@epic.fisix.net> References: <20110805191214.GA19848@kar.user-mode.org> <20110831182545.GA66284@epic.fisix.net>
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+11 for ScrotWM On Aug 31, 2011 2:57 PM, "Aaron Kaufman" <aaron@aaronkaufman.com> wrote: > Christian, > > As far as tiling window managers go I highly recommend Scrotwm > [x11-wm/scrotwm]. The configuration is straight forward and getting it up and > running is a breeze. I have been happily using it for the past few years and > I don't see myself going back. Just keep in mind there aren't any bells and > whistles included, just how a WM should be :D > > Good luck, > > Aaron > > On 9:12:14PM, Christian Barthel <bc@nyx.user-mode.org> wrote: >> Hello, > >> I read on slashdot that Linus Torvalds moved from Gnome 2.3x to Xfce. It >> seems that he isn't thrilled by xfce, but it's far better than Gnome3. > >> As a Gnome 2.3x user too, I am also a bit nervouse. Gnome 3 is a big >> mistake. And there are also rumors that Gnome will be Linux only. Maybe, >> we will never see Gnome3 under FreeBSD, but this is not a tragedy :) > >> I am not very interested in eyecandy: I want a stable and fast wm (less >> memory and cpu, quick access to important places), different workspaces, >> and it should be configurable with ordinary files. Of course, It must >> run under FreeBSD. > >> I sniffed into AfterStep, fvwm2 and fluxbox (I don't want to use KDE). I >> think, fluxbox is a nice wm and for my future, it will be the default wm >> for me. It's also very fast and easy to configure. > >> Are there any other window manager worth looking? > >> What is your window manager? > > >> -- >> Christian Barthel > >> Public-Key: http://bc.user-mode.org/bc.asc >> Mail: bc@nyx.user-mode.org >> Web: http://bc.user-mode.org
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