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04-01-2006, 07:50 PM
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Most customizable gui system?
I want to really customize my linux but i don't know which environment is the most customizable. Any thoughts?
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04-01-2006, 07:55 PM
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If you are looking for a desktop environment, then KDE is most customisable than the rest. GNOME is also good but many advanced settings cannot be changed easily. If you are looking for a window manager, then I would say go for Fluxbox, OpenBox or Blackbox because they are highly customisable.
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04-01-2006, 10:17 PM
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Ok, i'll check those out..Do any of those support animation? i.e. window fades etc.
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04-01-2006, 10:27 PM
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the most customizable by far is fvwm (my opinion i guess)
emacs has a mode that will syntax highlight the config file and you can do lots lots of junk with it. (spinning window fades, 70 virtual desktops)
the sky is the limit
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04-01-2006, 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Dryfter
Ok, i'll check those out..Do any of those support animation? i.e. window fades etc.
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You'll need to install xgl or aixgl to enable fancy gui effects. |
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04-01-2006, 10:45 PM
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Ok, thanks for the help, I'll check these out.
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04-02-2006, 01:26 AM
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the most customizable by far is fvwm (my opinion i guess)
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My opinion too, but that's kind of what you get when you write in half of the window managers functionality with the config file  |
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