Yes, I've used XFCE. I used 3.x.x for some time, and I find it is a competent window manager with competent tools. XFCE and IceWM are about the same speed, but still notably slower than WMaker and Blackbox.
I don't notice much difference between the above 4 based on speed but I keep returning to WMaker because I think it has a good balance between speed, ease of configuration, and features.
You've got a really good point. I, OTOH, keep returning to bb. WMaker is nifty, for sure, but WMaker is soo much more than a window manager.
How so? I installed it and I have to admit that it's fast and looks pretty slick. I type 'startx' and BANG! it's there. Of course, having 128MB helps a lot but compared to KDE - it sure leaves the latter standing in the dust when it comes to raw speed. Working with the windows takes some getting used to, however. For example, I can't use the 'Alt+F4' combination to close a window. I need to do 'Ctrl+Esc' and then select the appropriate option. 'Alt+Tab' also doesn't give the desired result (that I'm used to). Ah well, I'll just need to keep on consulting the manual till I get the hang of it. About the manual; the author sure has a lousy taste when it comes to fonts. G^$%$mn! Wading through those PDF pages it's as if I just washed down a massive dose of quaaludes with a pint of Scotch! -- Yatsen Ng yatsen.ng@brunel.nl Den Haag, The Netherlands It said "Needs Windows 95 or better". So I installed Linux... -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/