Re: Request for window manager recommendations

From: Andre Venter (andrev_at_ohwell.co.za)
Date: 06/14/05

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    To: "Adam Funk" <a24061@yahoo.com>, <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 12:10:46 +0200

    Ultimately this is one of those personal taste type things.. Whatever works
    for you is your best option. Maybe try a few and see what works for you

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Adam Funk
    To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
    Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 10:07 AM
    Subject: Re: Request for window manager recommendations

    Jochen Schulz wrote:

    > A window manager is a program that just "manages windows". It gives
    > applications an area on the screen where they can be displayed and most
    > often the WM draws a border around it, gives it a nice title and enables
    > the user to do things with these windows - put one on the foreground,
    > minimize another one etc.
    >
    > Very often window managers come with some kind of a panel, virtual
    > desktop support and some kind of application launcher (a "start menu" or
    > icons on the panel), but strictly speaking, this is exceeding the task
    > of a minimal WM.
    >
    > Desktop environments (KDE, Gnome. Xfce) do far more than that. They come
    > with a file manager, draw the background with pixmaps and icons, they do
    > some work behind your back to easily handle removable storage or enable
    > drag'n drop. They come with "control centers" to do system
    > administration and generally give the user a simplified, cleaned up view
    > on their system. Applications supporting the DE all look the same and
    > share a lot of routines to do common tasks. DEs also provide
    > applications with a way to register themselves for a filetype which they
    > can handle, which is then reflected when using the DE's file manager and
    > so on... Of course, this list is not complete.

    Interesting, thanks. 

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