Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] In search of a "good" windowmanager

2009-09-16 Thread Philip Webb
090916 meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > Currently I am playing around with fluxbox. > selection of applications in the application ("root"-) menu via keyboard. > Only the first application can be selected via its first character. As I said in an earlier msg, you can navigate the menu with the arrow k

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] In search of a "good" windowmanager

2009-09-15 Thread meino . cramer
Paul Hartman [09-09-12 20:42]: > On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 8:40 AM, wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > for a long time I used IceWM as my windowmanager since I dont > > want to mimicry other OSses (...) or want session management. > > One thing, which is a must-have of windowmanagers I want to use > >

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] In search of a "good" windowmanager

2009-09-15 Thread meino . cramer
Jacob Todd [09-09-16 03:55]: > On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 03:40:56PM +0200, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > > > > Hi, > ... > > -- NOT tiling > > May I ask why not tiling? Simply answer: I dont like it. :) mcc > unless you're doing office work (spreadsheats, > powerpointers, money laundering

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] In search of a "good" windowmanager

2009-09-15 Thread Neal Hogan
On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 3:30 PM, Jacob Todd wrote: > On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 03:40:56PM +0200, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: >> >> Hi, > ... >>  -- NOT tiling > > May I ask why not tiling? unless you're doing office work (spreadsheats, > powerpointers, money laundering and the like), the WIMP paradig

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] In search of a "good" windowmanager

2009-09-15 Thread Jacob Todd
On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 03:40:56PM +0200, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > > Hi, ... > -- NOT tiling May I ask why not tiling? unless you're doing office work (spreadsheats, powerpointers, money laundering and the like), the WIMP paradigm isn't efficient. -- Jake Todd // If it isn't broke, tweak

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] In search of a "good" windowmanager

2009-09-15 Thread Neal Hogan
On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 2:00 PM, Mick wrote: > On Monday 14 September 2009, Thomas Kahle wrote: >> Hey, >> >> >  Since IceWM seems to be gone into hibernation phase I am looking for >> >  a replacement which should >> >  -- be widely configurable via ascii files >> >  -- be as far as possible cont

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] In search of a "good" windowmanager

2009-09-15 Thread Mick
On Monday 14 September 2009, Thomas Kahle wrote: > Hey, > > > Since IceWM seems to be gone into hibernation phase I am looking for > > a replacement which should > > -- be widely configurable via ascii files > > -- be as far as possible controllable by keyboard > > -- be also useable with the

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] In search of a "good" windowmanager

2009-09-14 Thread Thomas Kahle
Hey, > Since IceWM seems to be gone into hibernation phase I am looking for > a replacement which should > -- be widely configurable via ascii files > -- be as far as possible controllable by keyboard > -- be also useable with the mouse > -- no eye-candy > -- not ugly > -- NOT tiling >

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] In search of a "good" windowmanager

2009-09-14 Thread Willie Wong
On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 01:34:27PM -0400, Penguin Lover Philip Webb squawked: > 090912 Lars Gust?bel wrote: > > I've been using fvwm2 for years now ... > > I have a graphical system monitor on my third desktop ... > > Can you have multiple desktops with Fvwm ? > I couldn't find anything about it i

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] In search of a "good" windowmanager

2009-09-13 Thread Hazen Valliant-Saunders
I used to be partial to E17, too unstable, Xfce4 is nice, not too much overhead. GKRellm is nice, ther are others, but I'm more of a console jockey. 2009/9/13 Jesús Guerrero > On Sat, 12 Sep 2009 22:52:40 -0500, forgottenwizard > wrote: > > On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 02:55:34AM +0200, meino.cra..

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] In search of a "good" windowmanager

2009-09-13 Thread Jesús Guerrero
On Sat, 12 Sep 2009 22:52:40 -0500, forgottenwizard wrote: > On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 02:55:34AM +0200, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: >> forgottenwizard [09-09-13 02:12]: >> > On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 01:37:45PM -0500, Paul Hartman wrote: >> > > On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 8:40 AM, wrote: >> > > > >> >

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] In search of a "good" windowmanager

2009-09-13 Thread Jesús Guerrero
On Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:34:27 -0400, Philip Webb wrote: > 090912 Lars Gustäbel wrote: >> I've been using fvwm2 for years now ... >> I have a graphical system monitor on my third desktop ... > > Can you have multiple desktops with Fvwm ? > I couldn't find anything about it in the manual > & dropped

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] In search of a "good" windowmanager

2009-09-12 Thread forgottenwizard
On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 02:55:34AM +0200, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > forgottenwizard [09-09-13 02:12]: > > On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 01:37:45PM -0500, Paul Hartman wrote: > > > On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 8:40 AM, wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > for a long time I used IceWM as my windowm

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] In search of a "good" windowmanager

2009-09-12 Thread meino . cramer
forgottenwizard [09-09-13 02:12]: > On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 01:37:45PM -0500, Paul Hartman wrote: > > On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 8:40 AM, wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > for a long time I used IceWM as my windowmanager since I dont > > > want to mimicry other OSses (...) or want session manage

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] In search of a "good" windowmanager

2009-09-12 Thread Jacob Todd
On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 09:30:49AM +1000, John H. Moe wrote: > > > > > > > > Lars Gustäbel wrote: > > On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 03:40:56PM +0200, class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" > href="mailto:meino.cra...@gmx.de";>meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > > > I would like to hear from

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] In search of a "good" windowmanager

2009-09-12 Thread John H. Moe
Lars Gustäbel wrote: On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 03:40:56PM +0200, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: I would like to hear from others what experiences they made with what windowmanagers. Hi! I've been using fvwm2 (http://fvwm.org) for years now and am quite happy with it. Althou

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] In search of a "good" windowmanager

2009-09-12 Thread forgottenwizard
On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 01:37:45PM -0500, Paul Hartman wrote: > On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 8:40 AM, wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > for a long time I used IceWM as my windowmanager since I dont > > want to mimicry other OSses (...) or want session management. > > One thing, which is a must-have of win

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] In search of a "good" windowmanager

2009-09-12 Thread Philip Webb
090912 pk wrote: > Philip Webb wrote: >> Can you have multiple desktops with Fvwm ? > Virtual desktops are part of the X window manager specification: > http://standards.freedesktop.org/wm-spec/wm-spec-latest.html#id2505816 > The application that handles the desktops are called a pager: > http://st

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] In search of a "good" windowmanager

2009-09-12 Thread pk
Philip Webb wrote: > Can you have multiple desktops with Fvwm ? > I couldn't find anything about it in the manual > & dropped further investigation of Fvwm as a result. Virtual desktops are part of the X window manager specification: http://standards.freedesktop.org/wm-spec/wm-spec-latest.html#id

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] In search of a "good" windowmanager

2009-09-12 Thread Matthias Krebs
> Hi, > > for a long time I used IceWM as my windowmanager since I dont > want to mimicry other OSses (...) or want session management. > One thing, which is a must-have of windowmanagers I want to use > is the possibility to control the windowmanager nearly completly > with the keyboard (hot

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] In search of a "good" windowmanager

2009-09-12 Thread Paul Hartman
On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 8:40 AM, wrote: > > Hi, > > for a long time I used IceWM as my windowmanager since I dont > want to mimicry other OSses (...) or want session management. > One thing, which is a must-have of windowmanagers I want to use > is the possibility to control the windowmanager

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] In search of a "good" windowmanager

2009-09-12 Thread Mike Kazantsev
On Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:38:28 +0200 meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > One thing I really miss (hopefully only based on the lack of > experience with the configuration of fluxbox): > > In IceWM I can type ALT-TAB, which pops up the application menu (so far > I can use the key file in ~/.fluxbox to acchi

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] In search of a "good" windowmanager

2009-09-12 Thread Philip Webb
090912 Lars Gustäbel wrote: > I've been using fvwm2 for years now ... > I have a graphical system monitor on my third desktop ... Can you have multiple desktops with Fvwm ? I couldn't find anything about it in the manual & dropped further investigation of Fvwm as a result. -- ===

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] In search of a "good" windowmanager

2009-09-12 Thread Philip Webb
090912 meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > Philip Webb [09-09-12 16:50]: >> Fluxbox is your WM ! > Yes! > In IceWM I can type ALT-TAB, which pops up the application menu > Or in other words: Starting applications does not involve the mouse. > In/With fluxbox I again have to dive into submenus with the mo

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] In search of a "good" windowmanager

2009-09-12 Thread meino . cramer
Lars Gustäbel [09-09-12 18:52]: > On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 03:40:56PM +0200, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > > I would like to hear from others what experiences they made with > > what windowmanagers. > > Hi! > > I've been using fvwm2 (http://fvwm.org) for years now and am quite happy with > it. A

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] In search of a "good" windowmanager

2009-09-12 Thread Lars Gustäbel
On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 03:40:56PM +0200, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > I would like to hear from others what experiences they made with > what windowmanagers. Hi! I've been using fvwm2 (http://fvwm.org) for years now and am quite happy with it. Although it may look old and strange at first (the

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] In search of a "good" windowmanager

2009-09-12 Thread meino . cramer
Philip Webb [09-09-12 16:50]: > 090912 meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > > for a long time I used IceWM as my windowmanager > > since I dont want ... session management. a must-have of windowmanagers > > is to control nearly completly with the keyboard > > Since IceWM seems to be in hibernation I a

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] In search of a "good" windowmanager

2009-09-12 Thread Philip Webb
090912 meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > for a long time I used IceWM as my windowmanager > since I dont want ... session management. a must-have of windowmanagers > is to control nearly completly with the keyboard > Since IceWM seems to be in hibernation I am looking for a replacement > -- widely co

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] In search of a "good" windowmanager

2009-09-12 Thread meino . cramer
Hi, Thank you for your hint. I will try it ! :) Have a nice sunday! Meino Cramer commo_p...@yahoo.com [09-09-12 15:45]: > Xfce4 or fluxbox with some tweaking > --Original Message-- > From: meino.cra...@gmx.de > To: Gentoo > ReplyTo: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Subject: [gentoo-us

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] In search of a "good" windowmanager

2009-09-12 Thread commo_puke
Xfce4 or fluxbox with some tweaking --Original Message-- From: meino.cra...@gmx.de To: Gentoo ReplyTo: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: [gentoo-user] [OT] In search of a "good" windowmanager Sent: Sep 12, 2009 8:40 AM Hi, for a long time I used IceWM as my windowmanager since I don