Mint is now at rel 10 and I suppose the XFCE version is also by now On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 1:33 PM, ChasM Marshall wrote: > Hiya, > > I've had good luck with Mint 7 (almost Ubuntu 9.04) using XFCE. > Quite peppy, pretty simple installed applications. No widgets. > > I know KDE is heading into problems. The last one I installed > not only had no Widget documentation (user warnings?) AND the new > "mouse gestures" were enabled. Also without warning. > Looks like purposely confusing a new user is the whole point. > > (-: Chas.M. :-) > > Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2011 12:14:49 -0700 > From: plug-discussion@stcaz.net > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > Subject: Re: Using KDE but want something different > > > XFCE, LXDE, or JWM fit what you describe. Gnome is somewhat close for now, but it has been getting away from the simple desktop approach for a while, and the latest (3.0) is very Mac-like and far less customizable than KDE. > You might also look at WindowMaker (ultra clean/light, but no taskbar) or the Enlightenment Desktop (very nice graphics, but still cleaner than KDE and more customizable than Gnome) > > mz wrote: > > I'm looking for a replacement desktop. Currently I'm using KDE v4.4.4. It has > > way too many bells and whistles for my needs, and there doesn't seem to be a > > way to turn them off. > > > > I keep an extremely clean desktop with almost nothing on it. There are a few > > links to frequently accessed files or directories, but that's about it. At > > times I will temporarily store files on the desktop before deciding whether or > > where to store them. I do almost everything through the application launcher > > menu and the file manager. > > > > My perfect desktop would be similar to the old Windows XP with a simple task > > bar and system tray. There would be simple icons, no widgets and no plasma > > workspaces. The file manager would be similar to the old Program Manager in > > Windows 3.1 with only a tree directory and files always displayed with a > > detailed view and absolutely no folder views. > > > > Is there such a thing any more? If not, what's the closest to it? > > > > TIA, > > Mark Z. > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing > list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or > to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it always to be kept alive. - Thomas Jefferson