Thanks, i'll look into that so i won't be the dumb ass i'm now -----Original Message----- From: Karsten M. Self [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: donderdag 12 april 2001 1:44 To: 'debian-user@lists.debian.org' Subject: Re: FW: OT : GUI Interfaces
on Wed, Apr 11, 2001 at 05:05:21PM +0200, Joris Lambrecht ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > hmmm, i don't think you're missing anything, X does indeed provide a > graphicall shell to run a gui on, i'll have to rephrase my question > to, does anyone know a GOOD desktop that doesn't weigh a TON on an > older system. Or more precisely, an environment where you don't have > to manually configure your menu's, that's a plus in the windows os > desktop you know > > maybe i just need a good read on X and gui's ? any resource would be > welcome ... Debian configures most menus for you. WindowMaker, my preference. Gratuitous screenshots at http://kmself.home.netcom.com/Images/Desktop/ It's running very happily on my PPro 180MHz/256MB system (at 96MB until November 2000). Other good middlin' options include BlackBox, SawFish (formerly SawMill). Purists often tend toward fvwm2. There's a good overview of window managers at the Window Managers for X page: http://www.plig.org/xwinman/ -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? There is no K5 cabal http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ http://www.kuro5hin.org
