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Mark7 01-18-2009 04:51 PM

I'm using the ROX desktop window manager (OroboROX) right now. I don't know what they've done, but it seems to be working fine on my 64 bit system. That didn't happen before. It has some decent themes and you can even use xfwm themes (you just have to copy an AppRun file from an existing OroboROX theme into the xfwm theme's directory). You can also easily make up your own colour scheme for themes that support that.

http://xs135.xs.to/xs135/09030/2009-...4_scrot320.png

Reasa 01-18-2009 10:16 PM

FVWM thats included in Slackware is somewhat weird. I read the man page and it seems its the branch fvwm95- it looks totally out of date. And there are no config files to edit it in ~/.fvwm so my opinion about this WM is ruined. The examples on lynucs.org look fine tho.

masinick 01-19-2009 09:09 AM

IceWM
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by anticapitalista (Post 3405761)
Fluxbox (and icewm on antiX!)

The IceWM implementation on antiX shows just how easy it is to use, how reasonable it is with resource consumption, how attractively it can be configured with wallpaper and other appearance items, how fast it runs, in short, just about all the things I look for in a lightweight window manager.

I think that it compares very favorably with Fluxbox in performance. For right clickers, go with Fluxbox; for task bar and menu users, go with IceWM, two of the best, both available in one of my desktop and Live CD favorites, antiX! ;-)

Vhann 01-19-2009 10:59 PM

Where is my beloved wmii?

michao 01-20-2009 09:11 PM

No suckless WM?
 
Where is dwm ?

Where is wmii ?

I know not for which one I'd vote!

sujoy 01-22-2009 06:32 AM

i am not voting this one, till xmonad gets to the list. a lot is missing including dwm, wmii, pekwm, jwm, ...

code933k 01-22-2009 08:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sujoy (Post 3417258)
i am not voting this one, till xmonad gets to the list. a lot is missing including dwm, wmii, pekwm, jwm, ...

Yeah! Revolt!! :D

jhwilliams 01-25-2009 08:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jay73 (Post 3404340)
Compiz, if used with moderation. No youtube fireworks for me.

Yea... okay. I said Metacity just because Compiz has lost focus, but you're probably right, here.

62chevy 01-25-2009 09:30 PM

WindowMaker Rocks!

gotfw 01-26-2009 02:09 PM

OpenBOX.

Lean, mean, and clean!!

CoderMan 01-26-2009 04:28 PM

You mean, people actually use window managers other than Fluxbox? ;)

honeybadger 01-26-2009 05:15 PM

Desktop Environment Award
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by jeremy (Post 3400151)
If you are looking for KDE, Gnome, etc they are in the Desktop Environment Award.

--jeremy

LOL ....


That's funny - and probably that quote has a lot of experience behind it.

Brianfast 01-26-2009 11:07 PM

Fluxbox is very enjoyable to use for me in debian etch.

daBittweiler 01-27-2009 11:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by indienick (Post 3402298)
Maybe StumpWM?

I'd second that vote for Stumpwm baby!

indienick 01-28-2009 08:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daBittweiler
I'd second that vote for Stumpwm baby!

Yay! :D


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