According to Bjorn Knutsson:
> Gary Kline wrote:
> > I've been meaning to ask the same question about ctwm.
> > There seem to be two paths: KDE and Gnome. From what I've
> > heard others say, Gnome is turning into the leader.
>
> Well, while there certainly is something to be said for both KDE and Gnome, I'm
> not sure that turning ctwm into another KDE/Gnome application is necessarily
> the way to go.
>
> I've tried running Gnome, but it is a memory pig.
All right. I should have qualified my thinking as
what-I-have-heard. I've never downloaded the many
pieces required for KDE or gnome. I can understand
how it would be a pig.
>
> > ctwm is a marvelous window manager.... but if it's going
> > to survive and prosper, integration would be a major plus.
>
> See, if you do that, you suddenly start playing catch up with other KDE/Gnome
> window managers. What I like about ctwm is that it does the tricks I need from
> a window manager, but without a lot of the fluff that's been creeping into most
> other WMs. Sure, there is still room for improvement. E.g. I'd really like to
> see better keyboard control. But I'd really like it if ctwm stayed as lean as
> possible.
>
I appreciate your point of view; and, having taken the time
to build together my desktop, I'm pretty content.
The main thing I like about ctwm is that it lets me get my
work done; it isn't a toy. At the same time, if it were
part of an integrated environment it would be easier to plug
in some ``toys''. --Maybe... .
I've seen some fun-looking widgets for other WM's that I
would like to try, but don't want to invest the hours to
port these over.
Lots of fluff is a time//resource sink; but a few can be
fun and useful.
Could ctwm be built to include additional app--or to unlink
them from the binary dynamically??
gary
>
>
-- Gary D. Kline kline@tao.thought.org Public service uNix
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