From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 9 03:52:48 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 07BD316A40F for ; Sat, 9 Sep 2006 03:52:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from racerx@makeworld.com) Received: from omr2.networksolutionsemail.com (omr2.networksolutionsemail.com [205.178.146.52]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8DD6D43D45 for ; Sat, 9 Sep 2006 03:52:47 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from racerx@makeworld.com) Received: from mail.networksolutionsemail.com (ns-omr2.mgt.netsol.com [10.49.6.65]) by omr2.networksolutionsemail.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id k893qkBp011278 for ; Fri, 8 Sep 2006 23:52:46 -0400 Received: (qmail 3527 invoked by uid 78); 9 Sep 2006 03:52:46 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?10.1.1.60?) (racerx@makeworld.com@71.113.144.239) by ns-omr2.lb.hosting.dc2.netsol.com with SMTP; 9 Sep 2006 03:52:46 -0000 Message-ID: <45023A89.5040108@makeworld.com> Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2006 22:52:41 -0500 From: Chris User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.5 (X11/20060904) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Darrin Chandler References: <20060909024946.92342.qmail@web50403.mail.yahoo.com> <20060909034653.GT27121@zloy.stilyagin.com> In-Reply-To: <20060909034653.GT27121@zloy.stilyagin.com> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.94.0.0 OpenPGP: id=C01BC363 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Joel Adamson , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Window Manager Recommendations X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: racerx@makeworld.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 09 Sep 2006 03:52:48 -0000 Darrin Chandler wrote: > 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) > I prefer XFCE4 Darrin - if possible, could you provide screenshots? -- Best regards, Chris Everyone has a scheme for getting rich that will not work.