Re: Request for window manager recommendations

[Clive Menzies <clive@clivemenzies.co.uk>]

On (14/06/05 13:08), Thomas Adam wrote:
> --- "Steve C. Lamb" <grey@dmiyu.org> wrote:
> >     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.
> 
> No, I meant it from an aesthetical point of view only.  Umm, where did
> you get the idea that a WM controls the widgets on an application? 
> That's not true.
> 
> >     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.
> 
> Because XFCE4 has XFFM built into it -- that's the file manager that is
> used.  Yes, you can use another one if you like, but that commonality
> between applications will then be lost.

I use xfe (file manager) on xfce and it seems fairly integrated but not
to the extent of xffm

Regards

Clive

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