[NTLUG:Discuss] GUI recomendations

[Terry]

On 8/29/05, Jay Urish <j at unixwolf.net> wrote:
> Thomas Cameron wrote:
> >>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?
> >>
> >>Any input would be helpful
> >
> >
> > It really depends on what you need.  If you are just looking for a
> > lightweight WM to launch a bunch of xterms, then you could use something
> > like XFCE.  If you want a really sexy eye-candy look, then GNOME is
> > probably an option.  If you want lots of functionality, KDE is great.
> >
> > It just depends on what you want.
> 
> 
> I am looking for eye candy and ease of use.. I want to be able to easily
> add x-apps.
>

Then KDE is for you.  
I'm into functionality and find KDE to be the most feature rich and
easiest when it comes to adding application launchers.
Being able to grab a window [with Alt-Left-mouse-button] and slide the
top part off the screen is sometimes a very handy feature, a feature
that Gnome doesn't have.
I also like kdm for my login manager (as opposed to gdm).