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Re: [OT] Moving away from KDE to what?



--- Alex Polite <m2@plusseven.com> wrote:
> I visited my mother last week to help her setup her
> DSL
> connection. While doing so I realized that her
> Windows 2000 350 MHz
> box is a lot more responsive then my Debian/GNU/KDE
> 500 MHz box.
> 
> So out goes KDE.
> 
> I tried out the minimalistic ratpoison an ion wms
> and kind of like
> them. At least they are fast. But they don't handle
> apps like gimp or xmms to
> well. Now I'm looking something in  the middle
> ground.
> 
> Here are the requirements:
> 
> 1) Must be able to "maximize window to available
> space" a la
>    enlightenment.
> 
> 2) Must support multiple sequence key bindings a la
> emacs.
> 
> 3) Must be fast.
> 
> 4) Must be faster.
> 

{{SNIP}}

My favorites are WindowMaker and XFce. Both are quick
and highly configurable.

http://www.windowmaker.org/

http://www.xfce.org/

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