On 25 Nov 2003, Kent West wrote:
[snip] > I, too, like icewm. It's got the Windows-like taskbar at the bottom (or > top, or hidden in either place) that shows the different apps you have > running, so switching between them is easy. (You'll want the icepref > package if you want to configure icewm, unless you want to tweak the > config files manually.) There are three "disadvantages" to icewm: > 1) The menus aren't drag-n-drop like with something like KDE's menus, > so modifying the menus aren't as easy (icemenu might help). > 2) No desktop icons without another package that provides that > capability (actually, I'm not so sure this is a disadvantage). > 3) No integrated file manager (again, I'm not so sure this is a > disadvantage). > > -- > Kent > Whether or not icewm is like Windows I don't know, since I've only used the opposition occasionally and happily can't remember much about it. But although I flirt with other window managers from time to time I always come back to icewm in the end. I agree with Kent's comments above: I dislike KDE (and probably Gnome, though I haven't used it) and don't want drag-and-drop or icons. What I particularly like about icewm is the menu you can call up with ESC-CTRL. You don't need the mouse for this; you just press the highlighted letter to access the relevant app, And items on the menu can be easily deleted or new ones added simply by editing one file. Anthony -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] || http://www.acampbell.org.uk using Linux GNU/Debian || for book reviews, electronic Windows-free zone || books and skeptical articles -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
