[NTLUG:Discuss] GUI recomendations

[Lance Simmons]

* Jay Urish <j at unixwolf.net> [050829 15:05]:
> I know this will probably touch off a small flame war,
> 
> As I get closer to dumping WinBlows and going 100% Linux, I am 
> confronted with a myriad of choices for my X environment.
> 
> So far I have lightly looked at
> 
> KDE
> 
> Gnome
> 
> WindowMaker
> 
> Enlightenment
> 
> 
> I have used KDE before and am just temped to go with the tried and true.
> 
> 
> Do the others offer features that are to die for?

I've found ratpoison to be just what I need.  The mouse does not
interact with the window manager, only with applications that use a
mouse.  Once you get your keybindings set up right, you can do
everything you want with a single keystroke.  Ratpoison abandons the
"desktop" metaphor completely.

-- 
Lance Simmons