> off if there is no integrated file/folder browser. Does anybody have
> any suggestions for that?
--> ROX (the file manager programme)
http://rox.sourceforge.net/desktop/static.html
After installing the deb package on deltad,
> gnome still started by default so I had to boot into recovery mode and
> run the startx command as well as edit the xinit file in /etc/X11 but
> I don't mind that. Overall, fluxbox is my new window manager. It's
> awesome and super fast but I always have gnome as a backup.
> Ringo Kamens
>
> On 2/22/07, Ringo Kamens <address@hidden> wrote:
> > Thanks for the responses. I'll be installing it today and issuing a
> > little summary about it later on in a week or so.
> > Thanks,
> > Ringo Kamens
> >
> > On 2/22/07, Vim Visual <address@hidden> wrote:
> > > PS: And of course it's _extremely_ fast. The whole wm is ~150KB :)
> > >
> > > 2007/2/22, Vim Visual <address@hidden>:
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I recently had the same "problem" and spent some time looking for a
> > > > wm. I've tried many of them and in my case there are two winners, if
> > > > you feel comfortable with your keyboard. I'm talking about the
> > > > dynamical wm wmii and ion
> > > >
> > > > http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-cpion.html
> > > >
> > > > http://tnemeth.free.fr/ion/
> > > >
> > > > http://modeemi.fi/~tuomov/ion/
> > > >
> > > > But wmii is probably better. Check it out yourself.
> > > > They are based on the same philosophy behind this article
> > > >
> > > > http://freshmeat.net/articles/view/581/
> > > >
> > > > "Since I can only see what I'm working on at this moment, I have to
> > > > make the choice to go to something else. I can't be distracted by text
> > > > in an X-Chat window behind this one, or by buddies appearing and
> > > > disappearing in the Gaim window in the corner. If someone messages me,
> > > > centericq will play a sound; I don't need to watch IM obsessively. If
> > > > I'm distracted, it's because my mind is distracted by a thought of
> > > > something else, not because of a flash of color in the periphery of my
> > > > vision.
> > > >
> > > > Since there's nothing to tweak, I'm not tempted to endlessly fidget
> > > > with my windows and reconfigure my window manager, moving this window
> > > > a bit to the left and that one to desktop two instead of four. I don't
> > > > get bored with a theme and spend 45 minutes looking for a new one. "
> > > >
> > > > But seemingly the author ended up using wmii too :)
> > > >
> > > > Give it a try
> > > >
> > > > Cheers,
> > > >
> > > > Pau
> > > >
> > > > 2007/2/22, Lutz Horn <address@hidden>:
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wed, 21 Feb 2007 20:52:52 -0700, "Ringo Kamens"
> > > > > <address@hidden> said:
> > > > > > I am thinking about trying out other window systems aside from
gnome.
> > > > >
> > > > > That's a good idea. Be prepared that not all applications are
> > > > > integrated as good with an alternative window manager than they are
> > > > > with Gnome or KDE. For example, you won't find the automatic update
> > > > > notifier with Fluxbox.
> > > > >
> > > > > > What did you find? Is it faster?
> > > > >
> > > > > Almost every window manager is faster than Gnome or KDE which are not
> > > > > only window managers but desktop environments integrating many
features.
> > > > > The best thing with using only a small and fast window manager is that
> > > > > you can customize it as you wish. I can especially recommend IceWM (
> > > > > http://www.icewm.org/) which can be used exclusively with the
keyboard.
> > > > >
> > > > > Just give Fluxbox or any other window manager a try, you can
> > > > > alway go back.
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards
> > > > >
> > > > > Lutz
> > > > > --
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