Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 10:49:23 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Valeri Galtsev <galtsev@kicp.uchicago.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Xwindow advise needed Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.11.1412291047060.77379@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <55358.128.135.70.2.1419874589.squirrel@cosmo.uchicago.edu> References: <55358.128.135.70.2.1419874589.squirrel@cosmo.uchicago.edu>
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On Mon, 29 Dec 2014, Valeri Galtsev wrote: > Dear All, > > I just upgraded my workstation from 10.0 to 10.1. Which made me to make > "step up" from Gnome 2 to Gnome 3. And after a few days of frustration > (which was just trying to do the work on workstation as usually) I > realized that I'm not ready to join ipad generation yet. > > I don't think there is any need to describe all that displeases (to use > polite word) someone who attempts to do this transition. I'm sure, many of > you have been though this already, and majority with success. I wonder if > some of you can suggest some alternative to gnome 3. Basically, I really > like logical tree-like arrangement of tolls we had in Xwindow since its > very origin (though we are made to use search instead of brain these > days). I do not like most of the fanciness that had been added in a step > from Gnome 2 to Gnome 3. Because each particular one ends up taking more > of my time doing what I need to do. > > Any suggestion anybody? To prolong my not joining ipad generation for just > a bit longer. See x11/mate or x11-wm/xfce4.
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