On Saturday 21 January 2006 05:36, Holly Bostick wrote: > > That may be true, but it assumes that I want a "Desktop Environment" in > the first place, which I don't, particularly. > Ermm...if you don't want a "Desktop Environment" then why install K "Desktop Environment" in the first place and then why get into a discussion related to Desktop Environments anyways?
> > As I said, after finding even GNOME too heavy, I switched to Openbox 3, > which basically presents *no* working environment, and now use > fvwm-crystal, which presents a relatively minimal one, certainly by > comparison to KDE. > Openbox is a Window Manager so it is not *supposed* to present any working environment. fvwm-crystal also makes choices for you, like installing a panel and wallpapers for you. It is inherent quality for a DE to make choices and install stuff for you so as to present an already "working environment". If it is not doing this...it is not a DE. > > But I simply don't like DEs. If I'm going to spend time fine-tuning my > desktop, I want exactly what I want, exactly the way I like it, not "as > close to how I like it as the DE supports". That's why I use > "build-it-yourself" WMs like OB3 and FVWM. > Before you entered into this discussion, you should have understood the difference between WMs and DEs. You are comparing apples with oranges. How smart it is? I will leave you to decide :) -- Regards, Abhay
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