For me, it's not the ugliness.  I simply fail to understand
what, exactly, GNOME or KDE are supposed to actually do for
me.

I use Window Maker with a few icons on the desktop to launch
frequently-used programs, and I can switch virtual desktops
via <ALT>+<1>, <ALT>+<2>, ..., <ALT>+<0>.

I've installed Helix GNOME, and it is cool (the Star Trek(R)
door-like psssst sound when you hide/unhide the panel is
groovy), but at the end of the day, what does GNOME actually
*DO* for me, other than burn cycles on my CPU?


D

* On Wed, Dec 06, 2000 at 09:43:52PM -0500, jkenner@mindspring.com wrote:
> fvwm
> 
> No, not fvwm2/fvwm95 .. just fvwm. 
> 
> I havent seen anything (yet) in any of the shiny window managers that has convinced me I need to change, but I am still playing with the RH 6.2 install I just did yesterday. xv just looks UGLY with a giant KDE window wrapped around it.    :-)
> 
> I much prefer the 2 pixel wire-frame look I set up ages ago with fvwm.. 
> 
> plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us wrote:
> > I'm not tracking it down. I'm sick and tired of constantly trying to track
> stupid problems like this one down. If I had a dime for every time I tried
> to install a piece of software, whether it be freshmeat or the KDE or just
> trying to listen to a CD, I could have bought a licensed version of Win2k
> and a compatible computer to run it on by now. 
> 
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From Anthony Walsh" <awalsh@itconnections.com  Thu Dec  7 20:23:25 2000
From: Anthony Walsh" <awalsh@itconnections.com (Anthony Walsh)
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2000 13:23:25 -0700
Subject: C++ Developer Opening
Message-ID: <008901c0608b$8de09440$061410ac@itconnections.com>

Hello All,

    I have an opening that I just can't fill.  I am hoping that at least one
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    And let's just say that you are not a programmer... We offer referral
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