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Afterstep 2.0 Beta Includes XML Graphics System

Posted by Hemos on from the from-the-wayback-machine dept.

vaevictus writes "Afterstep just released its 2.0 Beta 1, after a long merge from its development branch. One of the most interesting new features is an XML-based graphics system, where any picture for any part of the WM can be a simple chunk of XML, which can do transformations, scaling, gradients and some other nice graphics mods. I've personally used this to cut my 1600x1200 image size from a 2.4mb PNG to a total of about 37kb. This leads to some very compact themes. If you're not familiar, AfterStep is one of the older WMs out there still in active development; all of you WindowMaker fans should check out the WM your WM branched off of, so long ago."

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  1. Chat With Us! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  2. Re:Don't forget... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Why would I? I only use Microsoft!!!

  3. Re:Not being familiar with this... by gregfortune · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Not if the "theme" or image is being expressed by transformation rather than single pixels. I can't think of a way XML would beat something like png for representing pixels, but I imagine that their images contain drawing instructions which would consume *far* less space.

    Note that the feature in the feature list says
    5. XML image scripting

  4. Nice homepage moron. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You weren't kidding with the name I guess.

  5. I've tried quite a few WM/DEs... by blitzoid · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    After trying all the major and some not-so-major Window Managers/Desktop Environments for Linux, I have to say that Fluxbox is the one that has captured my intrest for the longest, with Gnome being a close second.

    Not to be flamebait, but I just prefer Gnome over KDE because it seems cleaner, faster, and more usable (God bless the HIG). KDE is good for beginner users, however.

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    I am a filthy pirate.
  6. Umm, duh! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Yes, you silly goose!

  7. BIG SHOUT OUT TO CMDRTACO'S AFTERSTEP MOD PAGE by quinine · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    'nuff said

  8. Re:Hrm by scotch · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    (*cough*RedHat*cough*Suse*cough*) ... that 'Windows'-ish feel ... whole new world (read: Linux/*BSD/your-free-unix-like-OS-of-choice)

    I'm a linux user, but listening to people like you makes me want to puke. Do you really talk like that? Shut the fuck up already.

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    XML causes global warming.