Re: Can we make Linux Desktop Enviroment beyond the Desktop Metaphor?

Thank you for your advice.
Ion is an interesting window manager, but it seem to be rather suited
to the user who preferred to use the computer primarily with keyboard.
Ordinary users need tabbing and tiling feature, but not this way. :)

On 1月13日, 上午1时17分, Jarno Suni <l...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I don't use right-click to open application menu on desktop. I don't
use desktop shortcuts, either. Actually, I seldom see the desktop
background, as I usually have some window(s) covering it. But I use
taskbar and another always-on-top panel, that provide me information
about the system and give me UI. I am not big fan of dragging
and resizing windows; usually I use windows maximized. It is so fast to
switch between applications using the taskbar. (In my taskbar I first
choose application that I usually identify by icon, then I choose
window by its title.) I am currently using Xfce, but I have read about
some interesting features in window managers such as Ratpoison, where
you can manage windows differently, but I suppose current
implementations are not so easy for beginners.


On 1月13日, 上午1时21分, Jarno Suni <l...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Here's introduction to the philosophy of Ion window manager:http://modeemi..cs.tut.fi/~tuomov/ion/

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