This article is a inspired by some of the ideas which seem be constantly floating around my mind whenever I think about or read about operating systems. Surely, every time-served OS-geek carries a mental list of this sort around with them? This is a summary of all of the features which I would like to see in my dream FOSS based Operating System.
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Member since:2006-04-17
I would suggest just trying Xfce 4.4 when it comes out (shouldn't be too long). The panel app has been completely rewritten, so you may find it more customizable. Thunar with desktop icons also makes a nice addition (my favorite file manager, much better than xffm IMO).
Member since:2006-04-18
Thunar with desktop icons also makes a nice addition (my favorite file manager, much better than xffm IMO).
I suspect people who like Xfce (me) would still be happy with twm if it looked better. I could probably count the number of times I've used the gnome file manager here at work on one hand, and hate icons on the desktop (they just get hidden behind windows). Xfce (to me) is just something to manage windows. All the my work is done in a terminal and Firefox, with a dabble in VMware Server Console once in awhile.
I suppose if I were using a machine to manage my multimedia extravaganza at home, I might have different preferences. Fedora 4-5 and Ubuntu 5.10-6.06 seem to hate the network (Intel 82257) and USB on my home system (MSI K7 board), so I use FreeBSD and XP.
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2005-07-06
I actually don't get what's so great about XFCE. Everthing else about the article I understand, but XFCE... I guess I just don't get it. Personally I find its interface far too limiting in terms of customizability compared to the likes of KDE or Gnome, and not particularly visually attractive either. (I admit that KDE can seem a bit flashy and have too many options sometimes, but if you put in the effort it can be customized to perfection). Anyway, the last version of XFCE I tried was over a year ago, when everyone was suddenly espousing the greatness of XFCE as the best DE alternative.... and within a few minutes of using it I got annoyed because it seemed near impossible to add all the icons I wanted, in whatever order I wanted, to the bar without jumping through hoops, so I gave up on it. What makes XFCE (current version or just in general) so special? Or is it just another case of certain people liking minimalism, the same thing which has always kept customizers like me steering clear of the likes of Fluxbox?
Edited 2006-10-12 18:57