I think it depends on what you use Linux for. If you are using Linux so that you can have a UNIX-like operaying system for a low cost, and your work is mostly commercial software in platforms like Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, Digital UNIX, IRIX, etc., then you might be better off using something that is a lot closer to those environment. I know on all these platforms, there is Motif and CDE. So if you are looking to program for money on these platforms, Motif and CDE (not CDEsim) is probanly what you might want to use. I have used fvwm2, fvwm95, KDE, OpenWindows and MWM. Now, I think I will stick with MWM. To me, using something that is standard across all these platforms is important. Don't get me wrong, I like KDE too. But I just doibt that it'll gain much popularity outside the Linux, or maybe *BSD, world. The way I have configured my MWM is also very simple. I find simplicity helps a lot. If anyone is interested, read the article "Graphical User Interface: An Introduction" by Bernard J. Jansen in the April 1998 SIGCHI Bulletin published by the Association of Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction. This bulletin is available both in print and electronically. But I think you have to be a SHICHI member to ontain it on-line. I have 2 NeXTStations at work, and I have had enough of the GUI. That's why I am not stepping into anything that looks like that. This is just my personal opinion. C. J. Tan On Sat, 4 Jul 1998, Brian Jones wrote:
Joseph Beaman wrote:
OK, there has been a lot a talk regarding Windows Managers lately. Any thoughts on cdeSiM vs KDE/Window Maker?
OK, just to get the ball rolling. I haven't seen cdeSIM, only CDE & I've only seen WindowMaker screenshots but who says opinions have to be informed.
I believe the window managers you speak of fall into the following categories:
CDE: Classic case of designed by committee. Big seller so quite likely the worst option.
KDE: Clean & simple. Designed to get work done in. Designed with making Unix easier to work with in mind.
Switch to Devil's advocate
WindowMaker: I can't comment on it's productivity but it looks like another way to unleash artistic talents on the desktop like Enlightenment. A friend of mine summed this up nicely once: "When I was at school there were people who did the necessary revision and passed their exams, and then there were the people who spent most of their time writing detailed revision timetables and when they realised they were going to have to start revising, they coloured them in."
The bottom line, though, is that it's nice to have the choice & to have the freedom to pick and choose an environment that suits our different personalities (have I just implied that I'm simple and dull ?)
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