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Well on the bright side JWM includes its own panel and I think it supports desktop icons too.

If your going to change the WM why not go for one of the other 'boxes' fluxbox or blackbox

I was considering trying out pekwm today. Looks pretty cool.

If it isn't broken don't fix it.

Although if there was going to be a change I would vote for pekwm as well, from my experience with it, it was very nice.

Those screenshots look horrible compared with Crunchbang's default Openbox look. A matter of taste, of course. But I would like to hear why the WM should be changed. I don't see anyone providing a good reason for that, here.

Indeed: If it ain't broken, don't fix it.

I never use smilies, but there are exceptions that prove the rule
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I've already changed WM in my netbook for Awesome WM  – It's not that I want to convince anyone else to do so (a specially Philip → in default #!).

But since you ask why :

1.Netbooks with small screen in 99% of time use all the screen space that is available, so a windows manager that opens all apps in fullscreen mode (also WM that organize your screen if you have more than one window open) is a good choice. Awesome WM have no menu etc – only a little panel on top of screen (you can close it in a sec (Super+b).
2.Since touchpad in most netbooks is not so easy to operate, a WM that allows you to use your computer with only keyboard is very handy.
3.Speed
4.Most of all – when I'm using standard WM (OB, GNOME, KDE) I feel like there is something in between me and my computer, but with tiling WM (Awesome or other) I feel that I have a full control over my computer – it's similar to a feeling when you ride a motorbike and drive a car – both have engines, wheels etc, but on a bike you feel that you're a part of machine, where in a car you feel, like some kind of useless part

Well, to be honest – when I don't need to write anything for my job (with openoffice + spelling checker) I switch to my own little setup – mini ubuntu with no X (no GUI) – just a hardcore links2 + mutt + mc + finch + mocp And that is all I need for my regular day tasks

Finch is very handy – it is similar to pidgin (uses the same files), but it works in cli – this app could be added to #! lite.

Vim is not an option for me (as a text editor, since I need polish sings and spelling to be checked + doc format).

I like no-X roughness, speed and the fact, that my computer is very safe since most of people don't know how to use Cli - command line - linux distro  

Anyone knows how to add polish (other than English) sings to Cli (no X) linux?
Google is a black hole in this field …

Last edited by klanger (2009-07-27 07:27:33)

I have DSL installed on a laptop here and JWM was not for me, Maybe I'm a little noobish or just unused to the way it handled things, but on a 233mhz, 92mb RAM machine and 12.1" screen I found it quite hard to use. I'd LOVE to use openbox, but I fear the poor thing couldn't handle it. So I've settled for Fluxbox, but I prefer Openbox to nearly all WMs. I'm considering putting #! on my Dell laptop with Openbox. But the Ubuntu Install I have on it now is so refined to exactly how I want it... It took months to get it that way, I'm afraid to let go!

Who knew you could get attached to an OS install...

Will have to try out pekwm and awesome some time.

klanger can you run conky with awesome and reserve screen space for it? I like the idea of tiling wm's but I need to have my system info at the top of the screen where it's easy to see. Easy to do with openbox since you can reserve screen space.

Thanks if I have time I'll give awesome a try tonight

So from first impressions awesome is pretty nice. I need to learn all the shortcuts now, but I'll probably keep it as a secondary wm. I have my openbox setup just how I like it

The problem I would have with icewm is it brings a few of its own things with it and it doesn't have any clear advantages over Openbox. If a change was to happen let's not make it a change for the sake of change.