From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MmT54-0003cU-9Q for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:55:58 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 12B43E07ED; Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:55:57 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail.gmx.net (mail.gmx.net [213.165.64.20]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 88E51E07ED for ; Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:55:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 12 Sep 2009 13:55:55 -0000 Received: from p54851A66.dip0.t-ipconnect.de (EHLO gmx.net) [84.133.26.102] by mail.gmx.net (mp035) with SMTP; 12 Sep 2009 15:55:55 +0200 X-Authenticated: #20088476 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX19PKpVihs9PPllCrcZVM4NAY7geJ05HJAlQRDj71b mCAkFIyLJjqq1v Received: by gmx.net (nbSMTP-1.00) for uid 1001 Meino.Cramer@gmx.de; Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:55:55 +0200 (CEST) Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:55:55 +0200 From: meino.cramer@gmx.de To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] In search of a "good" windowmanager Message-ID: <20090912135555.GB29695@solfire> References: <347464095-1252762986-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1381109730-@bda280.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <347464095-1252762986-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1381109730-@bda280.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> User-Agent: mutt-ng/devel-r804 (Linux) X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 X-FuHaFi: 0.57 X-Archives-Salt: 23d19049-a8e7-4377-8b34-8345583b7f97 X-Archives-Hash: da8a737aae95662de458183d01159a0a Hi, Thank you for your hint. I will try it ! :) Have a nice sunday! Meino Cramer commo_puke@yahoo.com [09-09-12 15:45]: > Xfce4 or fluxbox with some tweaking > ------Original Message------ > From: meino.cramer@gmx.de > To: Gentoo > ReplyTo: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Subject: [gentoo-user] [OT] In search of a "good" windowmanager > Sent: Sep 12, 2009 8:40 AM > > > Hi, > > for a long time I used IceWM as my windowmanager since I dont > want to mimicry other OSses (...) or want session management. > One thing, which is a must-have of windowmanagers I want to use > is the possibility to control the windowmanager nearly completly > with the keyboard (hotkeys configurable) which does *not* > imply "uncontrollable by mouse" ;) > Furthermore I should not be a hana-bi or anything else eye-candy > like (nothing against hana-bi as hana-bi!) -- most of the time > I will use the windowmanager instead of only looking at it -- which > does not imply: "black anmd white ugly ascii thingy". > > Since IceWM seems to be gone into hibernation phase I am looking for > a replacement which should > -- be widely configurable via ascii files > -- be as far as possible controllable by keyboard > -- be also useable with the mouse > -- no eye-candy > -- not ugly > -- NOT tiling > -- FAST! > > I would like to hear from others what experiences they made with > what windowmanagers. > > Thank you very much in advance for any help! > Best regards and have a nice weekend! > Meino Cramer > > > > > -- > Please don't send me any Word- or Powerpoint-Attachments > unless it's absolutely neccessary. - Send simply Text. > See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > In a world without fences and walls nobody needs gates and windows. > > > > > Sent from my BlackBerry Smartphone provided by Alltel -- Please don't send me any Word- or Powerpoint-Attachments unless it's absolutely neccessary. - Send simply Text. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html In a world without fences and walls nobody needs gates and windows.