On Mon, Jun 13, 2005 at 05:35:23PM +0100, Thomas Adam wrote: > A Desktop Environment provides a full framework of integrated > applications (such as a file manager, office applications, etc.) that > all share the same theme. Often common options applied to one program, > will affect the other components, because they're related. Oddly enough when you said "share a common theme" my first reaction is "that's a WM" as a WM controls the widgets on the application which is part of the theme. > A Window Manager, on the other hand, does just that -- it manages > windows. It doesn't dictate a file manager -- if you want one, you can > use one. There's no interoperability or common functions shared > between programs, like there is with DEs. It certainly provides a > great deal more flexibility. So how does XFCE4 fail that test? Let's see, I have 3 file managers to choose from. XFFM, Konqueror, Nautilus. Those were configured automagically. I could add more if I like, just like a WM. BTW, when trying to rid myself of Windows earlier this year I was using Nautilus under KDE as installed by Ubuntu. > So in that way, WMs are much faster, and most WMs are damn good at > managing the windows mapped to them. Actually I've found WMs lacking at managing windows. I consider starting a window with the desired application part of good management. Configuring that portion for most WMs is a PITA. The other portions they are equal to the DEs like KDE/Gnome and the odd-man-out that is XFCE4. -- Steve C. Lamb | I'm your priest, I'm your shrink, I'm your PGP Key: 8B6E99C5 | main connection to the switchboard of souls. -------------------------------+---------------------------------------------
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