From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 13 05:24:01 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A794A16A402 for ; Tue, 13 Mar 2007 05:24:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ajm91qw@sbcglobal.net) Received: from smtp111.sbc.mail.mud.yahoo.com (smtp111.sbc.mail.mud.yahoo.com [68.142.198.210]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 74A6513C45E for ; Tue, 13 Mar 2007 05:24:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ajm91qw@sbcglobal.net) Received: (qmail 64239 invoked from network); 13 Mar 2007 04:57:21 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=sbcglobal.net; h=Received:X-YMail-OSG:Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:Message-ID:References:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Disposition:In-Reply-To:User-Agent; b=HP1+bhnjnxBzhBRMUdr5CytfRcsmmfvzT6Zwb4pmn7zn0oV9kMmx38mlxbje80vNYyQ/IBLHTW2u0U9fQRDLOHTlOPyoBejSRkSpLpWJX1SY7SOCckiCFvJrl0v1f9AzNtOWWii1mqRRIa/qgqMguhnRjxXQMRPsvn7quEs2F/0= ; Received: from unknown (HELO localhost) (ajm91qw@sbcglobal.net@70.132.201.225 with plain) by smtp111.sbc.mail.mud.yahoo.com with SMTP; 13 Mar 2007 04:57:21 -0000 X-YMail-OSG: hVEnZ5gVM1nPGAxzevXZ5pnB0ftT2GQzP2.66pmKzrBquRPhCiUzr9aWUDWfIn3reHEFVbR6SeqdxoeSj5GbdJW260AIjkhS8lKo2.GyUB.2vcXmElBbKx31DPzsNFxFDQDrZ8U_SWhix__n8c_6kQYLwQ-- Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 22:57:17 -0600 From: ajm To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20070313045716.GA729@powerfull.bsd> References: <200703111301.55172.freebsd@dfwlp.com> <20070312215106.GA1362@holestein.holy.cow> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20070312215106.GA1362@holestein.holy.cow> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) Cc: Jonathan Horne Subject: Re: polling my FreeBSD compariots... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 05:24:01 -0000 On Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 05:51:06PM -0400, Parv wrote: > in message <200703111301.55172.freebsd@dfwlp.com>, > wrote Jonathan Horne thusly... > > > ... > > so far i have it built with 6.2-RELEASE-p2, and xorg up to the > > minimal desktop. > > > > id like to try to try something thats not gnome, or basically id > > like to try some of the lesser known, but still just as functional > > desktops. > > > > can i get some recommendations, as well as what graphical mail > > reader and web browser works best with your recommendation? > > I have been using FVWM 2 (-devel version) for quite a while. Tvtwm > is the "emergency" wm when/if fvwm upgrade goes berserk or has not > been installed yet. The most interesting point is that windows are > almost in the same place|state -- given same page layout -- whilst > switching between the two. I think vtwm provides for more eye candy > than tvtwm. > > I used Ion (pre-lua change) which did not disappoint; have not used > current Ion version due to laziness about learning lua just to > edit a configuration file. It seemed most helpful in managing gimp > windows. > > Opera is the web browser I use (over Firefox) mainly due the ease of > assiging|using key bindings similar to vi or mutt. > > Mutt (-devel version) is the mail reader in xterm (unless I am in > hurry, then mutt works just fine on console too for fast reading). > > Some of my configuration files .. > > http://www103.pair.com/parv/comp/unix/cf/ > http://www103.pair.com/parv/comp/unix/x/ > > > - Parv > I use Opera and sometimes links for browsing. My e-mails: mutt, procmail, getmail, msmtp. My environment is Fluxbox. It's all about taste...try several, then decide what is best for you. -- Alexander FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE i386