Re: [tlug] Desktop Wars Query

[Phillip Tribble <phillip.tribble@example.com>]

Josh Glover wrote:
> On 25/06/07, Daniel A. Ramaley <daniel.ramaley@example.com> wrote:
>
> > I've never quite understood what the benefit of a desktop manager such
> > as Gnome or KDE is, and i like to keep it simple.
> [...]
> > AfterStep treats the desktop like Windows 3.x did; it displays icons
> > for minimized applications, but nothing from the filesystem.
>
> I've never quite understood what the benefit of icons is...
>
> But like you say:
>
> > Most people would probably not be happy using my desktop configuration.
> > But that's OK; one of the great things about Linux is how 
> > customizable it is.
Thank you for telling me about Afterstep. It is now my favorite window 
manager.


Phil T>