Re: I think we should have a Gnome Window Manager

[raster redhat com]

On 12 Feb, Marcus Butler shouted:
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->   I really think the Gnome Project should provide a Gnome Window Manager
->  (gwm?) if we hope to be accepted as a real desktop project.  One of the
->  most important aspects of a desktop IMO is a consistent, coherent
->  interface.  That is really not possible if a Gnome system could be running
->  any of a dozen or so window-managers.  Each one of them has a particular
->  set of rules and styles that people would have to learn.  I don't think
->  Enlightenment is the answer here - it is really too big, and some of its
->  components are a little bit annoying (the track lights, for example.)

I  would just like to clear this up - you can change them to be
anything you want it to be - that is merely a sample provided - just
like if you think the default fvwm2 setup is "beautiful" or "perfect"
you're in the minority aswell. 

->  Enlightenment is certainly attractive, but IMHO it isn't too useable -
->  which is more important to me.  I work for an ISP, and sometimes I have to
->  take support calls.  The one thing people don't complain about is how
->  bland their desktops are.  It just isn't important to them.  Also, some
->  people still run 8bpp displays, I don't know how well Enlightenment
->  handles those.  I think we need something like the K Window Manager - it
->  is both attractive and useable.

It handles them better than any other WM. I wrote Imlib originally for
enlightenment - and thus  it has one of the best color management
systems for any wm. Seeing ti manages botht eh roto window
backgroud and everything else - it conservers colormaps very well,
irrespective of that graphics you use, irresepctive of screendepth.

->   Marcus
->  
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