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What is your preferred TC Graphical Environment?

FLWM TOPSIDE (default)
7 (19.4%)
FLWM
1 (2.8%)
JWM
9 (25%)
FLUXBOX
0 (0%)
ICEWM
4 (11.1%)
LXDE
6 (16.7%)
OPENBOX
6 (16.7%)
WMAKER
0 (0%)
XFCE4
1 (2.8%)
other
2 (5.6%)
No GE, use MC only
0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 35

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Offline bmarkus

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Preferred Window Manager, Desktop Environment
« on: December 04, 2009, 03:26:40 PM »
I'm just curious, which Window Managers and Desktop Environments are most used with TC. Your answer also helps me to establish priorities on LXDE and Xfce4 for myself.
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Re: Preferred Window Manager, Desktop Environment
« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2009, 03:45:59 PM »
JWM w/ DFM...hands down
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Re: Preferred Window Manager, Desktop Environment
« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2009, 05:04:43 PM »
I voted for JWM, but if I ever make the move to a netbook or other vertically challenged screen I'll move to FLWM.

I used FLWM Topside long enough to ease the psychological strain of doing away with the JWM "tray", etc in transition to the sideways FLWM.  I hated that at first, but I'm better now.  Then I decided that until I need to switch to the sideways FLWM (like for a netbook screen) , I just like JWM a lot better.  It is -so- cool to be able to change WMs so easily!
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Re: Preferred Window Manager, Desktop Environment
« Reply #3 on: December 04, 2009, 06:13:15 PM »
LXDE, although XFCE is a close second.  I think a full DE will convince the folks used to the bloated distros to give TC an honest try.  Your work on LXDE and XFCE is most certainly appreciated, bmarkus.
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Re: Preferred Window Manager, Desktop Environment
« Reply #4 on: December 04, 2009, 07:16:16 PM »
I like jwm for its small size and easy customization. flwm is too... anal. LXDE and Xfce4 are great but rather large.

My biggest concern with jwm is that it is no longer supported.
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Re: Preferred Window Manager, Desktop Environment
« Reply #5 on: December 04, 2009, 08:30:05 PM »
Hmm ... I voted openbox, but I guess it's more like LXDE w/o the panel. FLWM is my close second.

I guess I dislike panels because I currently run TIny Cory on a tiny screen (1024x600).
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Offline bigpcman

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Re: Preferred Window Manager, Desktop Environment
« Reply #6 on: December 04, 2009, 08:51:42 PM »
JWM or text mode for my web server tinycore system.
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Re: Preferred Window Manager, Desktop Environment
« Reply #7 on: December 04, 2009, 08:52:40 PM »
LXDE for my linux desktop environment.
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Re: Preferred Window Manager, Desktop Environment
« Reply #8 on: December 04, 2009, 10:34:26 PM »
FLWM topside. It puts my windows where I want them.
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Re: Preferred Window Manager, Desktop Environment
« Reply #9 on: December 05, 2009, 03:47:56 AM »
JWM. Even with it's bugs, it's the best I've found.
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Re: Preferred Window Manager, Desktop Environment
« Reply #10 on: December 05, 2009, 07:00:50 AM »
My current preference is icewm. It is small, fast and easily customized to one's own tastes. I experimented with most others.

The standard TC wm  is small and fast but I found it cumbersome to use multiple windows. Also, cumbersome to minimize and maximize app's. Disliked the grey backgrounds as well.

Ifce and probably lxde are the best looking and easily customizable but I have odd problems with the cursor becoming distorted, which I could not resolve. Similar with openbox.

Fluxbox is small and fast, but once again I had cursor problems and in some cases problems with keystroke detection. Reported but not resolved.

I have tweaked various available schemes for icewm until it looks the way I like. It is fast and no odd problems have arisen thus far.

I continue to experiment with lxde (thank you, bmarkus) but my cursor problems were there as of last week, so no plans to change for now.

TC is a fabulous distro. Now my workhouse for day to day activity.

Best regards,

sci_fi
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Re: Preferred Window Manager, Desktop Environment
« Reply #11 on: December 06, 2009, 07:55:02 AM »
So far as I see, there are only two window managers fitting to the needs of visitors coming from Windows.

Only JWM and icewm seem to offer left click tray start and the necessary start button.

So I started with JWM and try icewm now, as JWM hasn't got the ability to define fixed initial opening positions for different program windows.

In fact icewm doesn't seem to be a bad choice.
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Re: Preferred Window Manager, Desktop Environment
« Reply #12 on: December 06, 2009, 08:36:38 AM »
I thought Xfce and LXDE both have (/ can have) a start button in their panels?
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Re: Preferred Window Manager, Desktop Environment
« Reply #13 on: December 06, 2009, 08:40:40 AM »
Quote from: curaga on December 06, 2009, 08:36:38 AM
I thought Xfce and LXDE both have (/ can have) a start button in their panels?

Yes, they have...
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Re: Preferred Window Manager, Desktop Environment
« Reply #14 on: December 06, 2009, 08:53:10 AM »
Quote from: curaga
I thought Xfce and LXDE both have (/ can have) a start button in their panels?
Good to know. Thanks for the info.

I did't test Xfce4 because of it's huge size (4.1 MB following appbrowser).

And I obviously oversaw the ability of LXDE. Maybe I'll test it next time.


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