Re: [gentoo-user] Slightly OT: favorite window manager/desktop environ?

[Steve B <linuxcodehacker@gmail.com>]

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On 9/1/05, Matt Garman <garman@raw-sewage.net> wrote: 
> 
> 
> Before this gets into a flame war, let's just operate under the
> assertion that the "best" window manager/desktop environment is
> strictly a matter of personal preference.
> 
> So, having said that, what window manager do you use, and why? 

 I was in the same position as you a couple of years ago. I tried various 
WM's and wasn't sure which one to stick with. I came up with the following. 
I used Gnome for a long time, however about six months ago I switched to KDE 
permantly. I do miss certian things about gnome (like better integration 
with D-Bus and automounting hardware), and despite the fact that I primarly 
program with wxWidgets and not Qt.. I still have found KDE to be the most 
usefull to me. I think the big change for me was when Gentoo started the 
split KDE ebuild's so I don't have to have a huge monolithic KDE install 
anymore. Just the basics and some stuff that I acctualy use. KDE is no 
longer a hardware/cpu hog and doesn't take much more resources than Fluxbox. 
However I still use fluxbox if I am going to run a game such as AA.
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Steve B.

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