[Gllug] Icewm

[james at soon.co.uk]

On Fri, Aug 23, 2002 at 05:27:23PM +0100, Simon Stewart wrote:
>>> On Fri, Aug 23, 2002 at 05:16:50PM +0100, Tethys wrote:
>>> > >> > >I just downloaded icewm, as I was looking for a window manager
>>> > >which uses less resources on my 64Mbyte :-( laptop 
>>> > >> > I refer you to the venerable fvwm2... 1.8MB on my dual headed display.
>>> > Less on a lower resolution single headed system like a laptop.
>>> >> Aye, that's nice. WindowMaker used to be a favourite, but Blackbox is
>>> quite nice too.
>>
>>The Blackbox pager works in Window Maker, which is handy.  Well, it does
>>if WM has KDE hints support compiled in, which is the default for most
>>pre-rolled binaries.
>>
>>-- 
>>Bruce
>>
When I upgraded to my Debian box to Woody about a year ago I gave icewm a try but I found the GUI a bit clucky.
I then found XFce <http://www.xfce.org/> which I have used ever since.
It is small, fast,  pleasant to look at and has just the right amount of features to be productivity.

James


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