From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 9 03:47:06 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4CE8916A403 for ; Sat, 9 Sep 2006 03:47:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dwc@stilyagin.com) Received: from puffy.asicommunications.com (puffy.asicommunications.com [216.9.200.37]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D9E5243D46 for ; Sat, 9 Sep 2006 03:47:05 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dwc@stilyagin.com) Received: from zloy.stilyagin.com (71-35-25-152.phnx.qwest.net [71.35.25.152]) by puffy.asicommunications.com (8.13.4/8.13.3) with ESMTP id k893l4R4001586 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-DSS-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Fri, 8 Sep 2006 20:47:05 -0700 (MST) Received: (from dwc@localhost) by zloy.stilyagin.com (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id k893krWl031233; Fri, 8 Sep 2006 20:46:53 -0700 (MST) Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2006 20:46:53 -0700 From: Darrin Chandler To: Joel Adamson Message-ID: <20060909034653.GT27121@zloy.stilyagin.com> References: <20060909024946.92342.qmail@web50403.mail.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20060909024946.92342.qmail@web50403.mail.yahoo.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Window Manager Recommendations 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: Sat, 09 Sep 2006 03:47:06 -0000 On Fri, Sep 08, 2006 at 07:49:46PM -0700, Joel Adamson wrote: > > I am switching over my desktop system to FreeBSD soon and want to choose a nice window manager. One of the more annoying things I want to get away from in Microsoft Windows is focus-shifting: I'll be typing along in one place, then a webpage will finish loading, the window focus shifts, I keep typing and execute a bunch of commands in the new window (chosen by Windows, rather than by me, who would be content to keep typing and go to the webpage when I'm good and ready). > > In general I'd prefer a window manager that avoids these sorts of things (i.e., only does what I ask it to). If that's really a major goal then look into ion3 or ratpoison. I've been using ion3 for quite a while now and I'm happy. (you probably won't like it, though, coming from Windows) -- Darrin Chandler | Phoenix BSD Users Group dwchandler@stilyagin.com | http://bsd.phoenix.az.us/ http://www.stilyagin.com/ |