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dnix
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 Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2004 10:39 am Post subject: the best WM |
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Hi all list?
I resume an "old" pentium mmx and I want to use X. What windows manager work fine without gtk and qt in a 800x600 screen and is name is not *box?
thanks
Dnix
PS I try xfce3 but I get an Illegql instruction... boh |
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jmz2
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| Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2004 10:49 am Post subject: |
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| WindowMaker, Waimea, LWM or IceWM. You should try them all to see which suits you best. |
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jondkent
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| Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2004 10:53 am Post subject: |
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Hi,
I'll also recommend Windowmaker, even it is a bit clunky these days. Why no box variants?
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dnix
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| Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2004 10:56 am Post subject: |
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| I don't want to manage also tons of xml files! |
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Stormy Eyes
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| Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2004 12:41 pm Post subject: |
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| dnix wrote: | | I don't want to manage also tons of xml files! |
Well, Fluxbox doesn't use XML files, and neither does Kahakai, but the pseudo-transparency of which Kahakai makes heavy use might make it too heavy for your machine. Try it and see for yourself. |
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jaska
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| Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2004 1:02 pm Post subject: |
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| If you like simple things, then evilwm could be right for you. Very minimal indeed but it works great on old machines. |
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ptitman
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Stormy Eyes
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| Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2004 1:37 pm Post subject: |
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| jaska wrote: | | If you like simple things, then evilwm could be right for you. Very minimal indeed but it works great on old machines. |
Ion also works nicely with low-end machines. Using a keyboard-driven WM is something of an acquired taste, though. Try it and decide for yourself. |
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hotwok
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| Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2004 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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| ratpoison? it's the lightest wm iv tried. i use it on one of my old laptops. |
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soma1992
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| Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2004 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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| jmz2 wrote: | | WindowMaker, Waimea, LWM or IceWM. You should try them all to see which suits you best. |
Technically waimea is a *box because it's based on blackbox... Of course I'd go with a *box because they're sooo light.
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...or el duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing... |
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swgeckoman
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| Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2004 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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| <hug> FVWM |
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MK
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| Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2004 11:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Hm, I think fvwm, pekwm, ratpoison, evilwm, windowmaker and afterstep are great and light weight windowmanagers, I prefer fvwm or windowmaker, not sure if the *boxes are lighter, but their all quite light too. |
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