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E17 Available From CVS

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the decorating-the-ecosystem dept.

Lisandro writes "As stated by Rasterman on his site, Enlightenment 0.17's window manager is now available on CVS, which means you can build e17 completely from it, as it is, and give it a try. Of course, it's still work in progress, and lacking in several areas, but it is usable, and looks as gorgeous as ever. Also, in related news, the XFCE team, one of the best 'light' desktop environments for *NIX, has released the first release candidate for XFCE 4.2, with a lot of long due improvements." About e17, Rasterman's note says "It's limited in its support for ICCCM, no NETWM support and it has no iconification, virtual desktops, shading, keybindings or button bindings, but it does WORK (just). it's also fast and beautiful."

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  1. Screenshots by Gilesx · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does anyone have any screenshots of it that don't look like one of those hacker greetz pages you used to get on pirated Amiga games?

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  2. Stupid question by magefile · · Score: 4, Funny

    Stupid question, for which I expect a stupid answer ... having downloaded e16 a while back, and tried it a bit ... how the fuck do I learn to use it?

    1. Re:Stupid question by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      First pretend you are 13 years old and just discovered that Windows 98 isn't the only operating system in the world.

      Second, get really into this movie called The Matrix. Watch it at least 20 times -- It will help you customize your Enlightment environment.

      Third, develop a crush on an anime character. You'll need this for your desktop background.

      Finally, just fire up your fake-transparent terminal and get on IRC. The "chicks" there will be glad to help you become an elite Enlightenment dood!

  3. Re:OK by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny
    Wow... mods are just as retarted as you are.


    This is just priceless. Really...

    pot... kettle... black.
  4. Re:some random screenshots by xcomputer_man · · Score: 5, Funny

    Thanks for pummeling my poor web server with a direct link to my screenshots page, even though it doesn't have any actual E17 screenshots yet. :)

    (At least you didn't link to the video, and no-one's gonna find it since it's all slashdotted and everything now!)

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  5. E17??? by Mind+Socket · · Score: 4, Funny

    Isn't that some crappy boy band from a few years back?

  6. My eyes! Oww! Make it stop! by Pseudonym · · Score: 4, Funny

    I realise that E17 is still a WIP, but...

    Did anyone else see those screenshots and think "OMG! It's Kai Krause! Run for the hills!"?

    As one artist once commented to me, you can envisage Spock with some alien's computer saying: "I'm sorry, Captain. I cannot work out how to use this. The interface appears to have been designed by Kai Krause."

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