Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 20:49:32 -0700 From: chip <chip@wiegand.org> To: Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@physics.iisc.ernet.in> Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: XFCE Window Manager Message-ID: <00060120513800.01682@chip.wiegand.org> In-Reply-To: <20000602064157.A9760@physics.iisc.ernet.in> References: <00060117263800.82982@chip.wiegand.org> <20000602064157.A9760@physics.iisc.ernet.in>
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On Thu, 01 Jun 2000, Rahul Siddharthan wrote: > chip said on Jun 1, 2000 at 17:22:24: > > I just recently changed from using KDE to using XFCE and find it > > quite nice, certainly much faster than the graphics heavy KDE. And it > > will run the few KDE apps that I use without a problem. I am wondering > > about others impressions and experience with XFCE? I have also used > > Afterstep but think I might just stick with XFCE. Themes and other > > fancy eye-candy don't mean much to me, just a clean interface where I > > can get some work done, and TWM is a bit too sparton. > > I like XFCE too. But KDE apps will run on any window manager, even > TWM, if you have the KDE and QT libs installed. > > R. I wasn't aware of that. All the same though, I like the looks of XFCE much better. It looks like the CDE on the Solaris boxes that are used in the sonar equipment that my company makes. It's a neat, clean look. Not real busy and cluttered. -- Chip Wiegand ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ visit Alternative Operating Systems www.wiegand.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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