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Rich <rich@example.invalid> writes:

> Gnome is well known as the posterchild of the "you are a complete moron
> and an idiot, so we can't let you do that, because you might hurt
> yourself" line of thought.
> 
> Just don't use Gnome.  For that matter, don't use any "desktop
> environment".  Just load a window manager of your choice (Fvwm2, etc.)
> and go.

Been doing that for years, using twm.

> With a configurable window manager (i.e., Fvwm2 or others like it) you
> can decide exactly what you want, configure it, and you've got it.

Unless a program itself intervenes in YAaCMaaISWCLYDT mode.

Just installed Slackware 14.1 on a laptop intended for wi-fi use:

   + xterm(1) now iconifies to great fat icons with a logo.  Totally
     screws up my non-"desktop" desktop layout.  Can that be changed
     without beating up the source and patching out the relevant code?
     As it is, I've reverted to an older version of xterm.

   + Networkmanager(8) won't run unless you have a "taskbar".  twm(1)
     doesn't have a taskbar.  I'm happy with wicd(8) (which will run
     in curses mode without a taskbar).  But I'm annoyed and
     anticipate similar constraints in other apps in the future.  

NOTE TO DEVS: don't make taskbar mandatory, see YAaCMaaISWCLYDT,
supra. And don't hard-code big fat icon graphics just to compete for
visual real estate on the desktop.


-- 
Mike Spencer                  Nova Scotia, Canada

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Windows 10 RS Wood  <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-09-30 21:42 +0000
  Re: Windows 10 Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-10-01 00:22 +0200
  Re: Windows 10 Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2014-10-01 10:56 +1000
  Re: Windows 10 Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-10-01 01:05 +0000
    Re: Windows 10 gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2014-10-01 15:14 +0000
      Re: Windows 10 Hils <hils@saynotospam.net> - 2014-10-01 17:26 +0100
        Re: Windows 10 Andy Burns <usenet.feb2014@adslpipe.co.uk> - 2014-10-02 11:29 +0100
          Re: Windows 10 Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-10-02 10:53 +0000
            Re: Windows 10 Andy Burns <usenet.feb2014@adslpipe.co.uk> - 2014-10-02 13:17 +0100
              Re: Windows 10 Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-10-02 16:23 +0300
              Re: Windows 10 Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-10-03 01:08 +0000
            Re: Windows 10 Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2014-10-02 12:28 -0300
              Re: Windows 10 scott@alfter.diespammersdie.us (Scott Alfter) - 2014-10-02 15:35 +0000
                Re: Windows 10 Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2014-10-02 17:36 +0100
                Re: Windows 10 Johny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2014-10-02 17:55 +0100
                Re: Windows 10 RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-10-02 20:05 +0000
                Re: Windows 10 Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2014-10-03 03:50 -0300
                Re: Windows 10 Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-10-03 10:29 +0200
              Re: Windows 10 Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-10-03 01:11 +0000
            Re: Windows 10 Hils <hils@saynotospam.net> - 2014-10-12 00:40 +0100
          Re: Windows 10 Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2014-10-02 11:13 +0000
            Re: Windows 10 Andy Burns <usenet.feb2014@adslpipe.co.uk> - 2014-10-02 13:10 +0100
            Re: Windows 10 Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-10-03 01:13 +0000
        Re: Windows 10 gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2014-10-02 14:54 +0000
    Re: Windows 10 Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2014-10-01 11:58 -0400
      Re: Windows 10 RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-10-01 20:14 +0000
        Re: Windows 10 Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2014-10-01 18:14 -0400
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