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Topic: dsl4+, Adding my voice to the chorus

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dslSmiley

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Posted: Feb. 09 2008,18:58

I agree with user TTK. I don't want to sound impolite either, but I don't like the changes to DSL 4.0.

I LOVE the "right-click-anywhere" convenience of Fluxbox. I also love the look and feel plus the immense speed and stability of Fluxbox.

If I wanted a boring Windows-style GUI I'd use one.

I realise that aspects of DSL weren't perfect, but I'd be the first to backhand anyone that expects that it should be. No OS is perfect especially UNIX/Linux, but Windows fails miserably in efficiency, speed and stability.

I applaud the DSL team on what they have with DSL. But also don't want DSL to be a lifeless Windows clone.

In my humble opinion DSL Linux is the fastest, and most user-friendly Linux Distro out there.

I'll still be using it.

^thehatsrule^ Offline

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Posted: Feb. 09 2008,21:30

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I LOVE the "right-click-anywhere" convenience of Fluxbox. I also love the look and feel plus the immense speed and stability of Fluxbox.

Which is the default if you use Fluxbox now... ? I prefer this wm as well.. and it's easy enough to switch to it.

roberts

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Posted: Feb. 09 2008,22:06

Right click menu anywhere is part of JWM in DSL. Don't like the "start" button then easy to remove. Move the task bar to the top or have multiple task bars is also very easy. Want all window management controlled from a single task bar, easy as well. JWM is quite versatile yet JWM is considerably smaller than fluxbox. As demands continue to grow to add larger apps and/or kernel then smaller becomes even more paramount.

WDef

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Posted: Feb. 15 2008,06:18

@dslSmiley: while I also have learned to like Fluxbox (mainly because it looks crisper than jwm), at present I believe it's still just a boot option to have fluxbox, so that's hardly a biggie.

Even if Robert takes it out, under the plan for next gen 2.6.xx kernel dsl it should be relatively easy to load it as an extension, which would also enable using a more recent version, which in turn might solve some issues with fluxbox.

I clearly recall though that when I was a dsl (and linux) newbie, fluxbox came as quite a shock. It seemed crippled - no drag and drop. As I got more into linux, features like drag and drop seemed less important and fluxbox plus emelfm austerity was fine, highly efficient even, but that is not true for beginners migrating from Win and Mac, or even from a big linux desktop like KDE/Gnome.

lucky13

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Posted: Feb. 16 2008,01:01

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But also don't want DSL to be a lifeless Windows clone.

It isn't. Not even close. Certainly not in substance, not even in style regardless of window manager.

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