I meant "third-party" relative to the creators of the window manager.

AFAIK you can't theme XP without separate programs.

But you can theme almost all Linux window managers without installing any other software.

Hi,

That's the wonder of 'X'! The utilitarian aspects of 'X' has provided the means to have the ability to create useful DE & Desktops. If your not happy then you as a user can create your own with 'X' or modify existing. This same applies to GNU/Linux generally but try that with M$ restrictions.

With a M$ system you are limited by the restrictions of the developers. Sure you can modify within that environment but limited or restrictive.

I think the unified means that a GNU/Linux system provides is the biggest advantage to a user. If you don't like the basics then openly modify to suit your needs. Try doing that with a M$ system, environment or application.

Here's my script to add links about every word, now in AWK:

@MTK:

Protip: use [noparse][/noparse] tags when you don't want something to show up as a link/special text/etc.

e.g.:

I wanted to, but I didn't know that such a feature existed. I thought it would be called nobbcode or something.

Oh yeah... so cool !!!

Unix and linux don't really need a gui, based on a person's experience, you can do many things from the command line from simple to complex.

The GUI was created just for convenience to those who didn't like using the command line.

And it can look nice!

My command line usage is 95% and GUI usage is 5%

Probably the other way around for me. Web browsing in Firefox and watching videos in mplayer (which I start from the command line) probably account for 95% of my computer usage.

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The GUI was created just for convenience to those who didn't like using the command line.

This hits the nail right on the head. Computers (as we know them today) started with the CLI. Actually, the CLI was invented as a way to interact with a computing machine more clearly than with buttons/switches! It's usually about convenience, not always necessity.

As for me, it depends on which of my computers I'm on. On this machine, I'll open up an X terminal (rarely leave X) to do something more often than I'll use a GUI program for it. On Ubuntu, however, my needs on that machine are slightly different (if that makes any sense :-S), and I tend to use the CLI/GUI about 50:50.

You know what, forget all that. I think I should seriously vow to not respond to this thread again...I'm starting to turn into a troll.

It's remarkable how the GUI has been essentially unchanged since the Alto in 1973. Almost everything since has just been eye candy.

me too.......
You are right mattvdh!
Everyone here is going to stop using linux right now and move over to windows..... mostly because we miss the hour glass mouse pointer, amongst other thin~~~~~~~~~(This application has caused an exception blah blah blah .. . .... .. ... ......

of course you can theme XP without separate programs.
http://www.instantfundas.com/2008/07...indows-xp.html

Whatever. Forget about themes. What about this:

The Windows click-to-raise focus policy is the worst thing you can possibly imagine. I often like to have a small window above a maximized window, but when I start working in the maximized window the little window hides. ARRRRGGGH!!!

I really like what's called "Sloppy Focus". That's when windows are focused when the mouse moves into them, and they only raise when clicked on the title.

I heard that you can do that in Windows, but it requires you do download extra software.

Also, virtual desktops. Enough said.