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anticapitalista

Just wanted to find out which wm people are using in antiX.
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malanrich · Joined: 13 Sep 2007 Posts: 136 Location: L.A. in USA

Is Rox "other"? Or is it a subsidiary of fluxbox?

anticapitalista · Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 2:48 am Post subject:

A subsidiary as you have to use it with either fluxbox or icewm.

You can actually install the rox wm called OroboROX.

http://roscidus.com/desktop/OroboROX
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impuwat · Joined: 13 Sep 2007 Posts: 194 Location: Idaho

Fluxbox here. I've played around with icewm a little to get the feel of it and learn but so far it doesn't turn my crank.

Like the clean look of Fluxbox and it just seems natural to me. I struggle now with using a windows machine because I find myself right clicking on the desktop for a menu.

kernel · Joined: 15 Sep 2007 Posts: 41 Location: VA - USA

Steve · Joined: 01 Nov 2007 Posts: 16 Location: Franklin, TN

I use fluxbox pretty much exclusively. I used to use icewm, I think it was with pclos, I can't remember for sure. I do like icewm. One of the things that attracted me to antiX in the first place was it had my two favorite window managers.

oldhoghead · Joined: 01 Oct 2007 Posts: 41 Location: DFW

Fluxbox, I like the way it looks and works, seems natural to me too. It is clean and minimal, just like antiX Cool

cheers
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eriefisher · Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 7:46 pm Post subject:

Fluxbox for me. I love it. I tried IceWM in the past and it works great but I prefer Fluxbox. I love a clean desktop. I even got rid of the "toolbar" as I really found no use for it. I can reach everything with a right click.

eriefisher

Subito Piano · Joined: 20 Oct 2007 Posts: 55 Location: upstate NY

I voted fluxbox but normally would choose IceWM. Weird? Well, atniX has made fluxbox understandable to me! I put fluxbox on the school computers BECAUSE of it's unfamiliarity to the students, so they would be less tempted to goof off. I THINK IceWM is more noob-friendly. Very Happy

Probably for a lot of us, it comes down to which we first experienced.

Oh, yeah -- nice forum and lots of help here. Kudos.

anticapitalista · Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 2:52 am Post subject:

Subito Piano

How are your students doing with antiX? I'd really like to know.
I remember Lydia made a post a while back and said that the kids preferred fluxbox, whilst the adults chose icewm.

For me it is fluxbox all the way. Like impuwat I have dabbled with icewm, and I do like it for a while, but always revert back to fluxbox.

For the hard-core out there try ratpoison with antiX. macondo posted a how to on the antiX site:
Here it is:
http://antix.mepis.com/index.php/Further_Lighten_antiX_Ratpoison%21
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Subito Piano · Joined: 20 Oct 2007 Posts: 55 Location: upstate NY

HA! When the administration FINALLY gets the CAT-5 cables run to the library, i'll let you know! BUT it's serving it's purpose well in the science lab. It's no problem for the students to do what is needed so far -- until they try to get on YouTube! Very Happy

anticapitalista · Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 3:10 am Post subject:

Maybe the science lab students need a bit of ratpoison then!
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Subito Piano · Joined: 20 Oct 2007 Posts: 55 Location: upstate NY

Ooooh - you know how to bait me! I checked it out tho -- it's a little TOO much for the students. These computers are meant for student use (whether or not they've had the class with me) and i think going mouseless would be a bit over-the-top for most of them!

I'm always conscious of the new Linux user -- esp. since most of them come from Redmond. Wink

Here's an out-of-the-box (read "nutty," perhaps?) idea: what about having fluxbox pinboard-OFF by default and IceWM pinboard-ON by default? So -- new users from Windows would see the somewhat-familiar look of IceWM plus "essential" icons on the desktop (internet, office, IM, etc.) but seasoned Linux vets would have that much-coveted clutter-free fluxbox desktop environ.

A third choice would be to have FOUR options at startup, namely
1 Fluxbox
2 Fluxbox w/ Icons
3 IceWM
4 IceWm w/ Icons

Ahhh--so EASY for me suggest work for YOU!!! Smile

OU812 · Joined: 29 Sep 2007 Posts: 456 Location: California

I'm a big fan of xfce so I installed xfce on antiX; however, it didn't go as smoothly as I had hoped (I was unprepared for the amount of customizing that was required and there were a few things that were a little buggy and hard to straighten out). I also tried installing lxde: It's not xfce, but it's not a bad compromise. Since lxde does use additional resources, I decided to stick with lxpanel and pcmanfm only (for now).

john

coyotito · Joined: 27 Sep 2007 Posts: 22 Location: Norway

My all-time favourite in Linux is Windowmaker.
Fast, elegant, customizable, has that traditional UNIX look.