Re: Window manager/desktop environment that's not RAM-intensive

2005-11-13 Thread Tom Allison
Robert Waldner wrote: Hi! I'm currently converting the SOs laptop to Debian. Problem is that it's rather underpowered in terms of RAM - 128 MB and no chance of upgrading. WMaker uses ~4MB of RAM, less than emacs under X. Very fast, lean, and with a nice number of features. Technically it is

Re: Window manager/desktop environment that's not RAM-intensive

2005-11-12 Thread Robert Waldner
On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 18:07:42 PST, Andy Gower writes: >Maybe I wasn't clear enough. Shortcuts to applications in IceWM can >be displayed as small icons on the taskbar next to IceWM's equivalent >of the "start" button from Windows. This is a display style very >similar to the quick launch section

Re: Window manager/desktop environment that's not RAM-intensive

2005-11-11 Thread Andy Gower
> From: Robert Waldner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > That's not what I need: I need shortcuts to applications (and possibly=20 > documents) _on the desktop_ - not accessed via some menu one has to=20 > pop up before. Maybe I wasn't clear enough. Shortcuts to applications in IceWM can be displayed as sm

Re: Window manager/desktop environment that's not RAM-intensive

2005-11-11 Thread Robert Waldner
On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 16:27:32 PST, Andy Gower writes: >> >Icewm / fluxbox >> I can't figure out how to put shortcuts to applications on the desktop. >> With both of them. >With IceWM, it is dead easy to add shortcuts to either the taskbar >along the bottom or a customized menu coming from the st

Re: Window manager/desktop environment that's not RAM-intensive

2005-11-11 Thread Jochen Schulz
Robert Waldner: > > On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 23:23:03 GMT, Andrew M.A. Cater writes: > >> Any suggestions? > > >Icewm / fluxbox > > I can't figure out how to put shortcuts to applications on the desktop. > With both of them. IceWM doesn't have desktop icons. Instead, you can use one of the numero

Re: Window manager/desktop environment that's not RAM-intensive

2005-11-10 Thread Scott
Robert Waldner wrote: On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 00:38:01 +0100, Marcus Lundblad writes: Any suggestions? Perhaps ROX for desktop icons and file manager? You mean the package "rox-filer"? cheers, &rw There is a full-blown lean and mean desktop environment built around it called "Rox Desktop

Re: Window manager/desktop environment that's not RAM-intensive

2005-11-10 Thread SiegeM
2005/11/10, Robert Waldner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Hi! > > I'm currently converting the SOs laptop to Debian. Problem is that > it's rather underpowered in terms of RAM - 128 MB and no chance of > upgrading. > > So I'm looking for a window manager/desktop environment that doesn't > have the mem

Re: Window manager/desktop environment that's not RAM-intensive

2005-11-10 Thread Andy Gower
> From: Robert Waldner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Icewm / fluxbox > > I can't figure out how to put shortcuts to applications on the desktop. > With both of them. With IceWM, it is dead easy to add shortcuts to either the taskbar along the bottom or a customized menu coming from the start button. Ch

Re: Window manager/desktop environment that's not RAM-intensive

2005-11-10 Thread Nate Bargmann
* Robert Waldner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005 Nov 10 17:57 -0600]: > > On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 23:23:03 GMT, Andrew M.A. Cater writes: > >> Any suggestions? > > >Icewm / fluxbox > > I can't figure out how to put shortcuts to applications on the desktop. > With both of them. DFM, http://www.kaisersi

Re: Window manager/desktop environment that's not RAM-intensive

2005-11-10 Thread Nate Bargmann
You might have her check out IceWM. - Nate >> -- Wireless | Amateur Radio Station N0NB | Successfully Microsoft Amateur radio exams; ham radio; Linux info @ | free since January 1998. http://www.qsl.net/n0nb/ | "Debian, the choice of My Kawasaki

Re: Window manager/desktop environment that's not RAM-intensive

2005-11-10 Thread Oliver Lupton
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Robert Waldner wrote: > So I'm looking for a window manager/desktop environment that doesn't > have the memory footprint of Gnome or KDE. Take a look at Xfce, it's relatively lightweight, and it's easy to use :) HTH - -ol - -- I will live forever,

Re: Window manager/desktop environment that's not RAM-intensive

2005-11-10 Thread Robert Waldner
On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 00:38:01 +0100, Marcus Lundblad writes: >> Any suggestions? >Perhaps ROX for desktop icons and file manager? You mean the package "rox-filer"? cheers, &rw -- -- cm: 500 MB fuer /boot ist aber ein, aehhh, interessantes gefuehl -- -- haben deine kernel-images lethale blae

Re: Window manager/desktop environment that's not RAM-intensive

2005-11-10 Thread Robert Waldner
On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 23:23:03 GMT, Andrew M.A. Cater writes: >> Any suggestions? >Icewm / fluxbox I can't figure out how to put shortcuts to applications on the desktop. With both of them. cheers, &rw -- -- Gibt's das auch mit umweltfreundlichem oekologisch abbaubaren -- atomfreien Strom von

Re: Window manager/desktop environment that's not RAM-intensive

2005-11-10 Thread Marcus Lundblad
On Fri, 11 Nov 2005, Robert Waldner wrote: Hi! I'm currently converting the SOs laptop to Debian. Problem is that it's rather underpowered in terms of RAM - 128 MB and no chance of upgrading. So I'm looking for a window manager/desktop environment that doesn't have the memory footprint of Gno

Re: Window manager/desktop environment that's not RAM-intensive

2005-11-10 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
On Fri, Nov 11, 2005 at 12:14:52AM +0100, Robert Waldner wrote: > I'm currently converting the SOs laptop to Debian. Problem is that > it's rather underpowered in terms of RAM - 128 MB and no chance of > upgrading. > > So I'm looking for a window manager/desktop environment that doesn't > have

Window manager/desktop environment that's not RAM-intensive

2005-11-10 Thread Robert Waldner
Hi! I'm currently converting the SOs laptop to Debian. Problem is that it's rather underpowered in terms of RAM - 128 MB and no chance of upgrading. So I'm looking for a window manager/desktop environment that doesn't have the memory footprint of Gnome or KDE. Personally, I'm fond of Enligh