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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. eka posti! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ha!

  2. some random screenshots by SignificantBit · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Here

  3. Tibet an Version of Window Manager by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The window manage appears to default to English. Is there a version with the Tibetan language? Thanks.

  4. Just makes me sad by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Post-UnderGrad 9 years now, and this makes me realize I really haven't done a damn thing (or needed) with Unix/Linux since 1997.

    The problem is WinXP just works. I don't have to fuck around with library dependencies or recompiles. Especially since I copied the GNU DOS tools (ls, etc.) into my path. And since my company gives it site licensed software to their empolyees for "telecommuting" everything from MSFT & Adobe is free.

    I remember getting all excited about Enlightment when Rasterman announced it, but it never went anywhere.

    Christ, I can't even get Fedora 2 to boot up on my VMware machine. Yeah there is a work around, but I just don't have time to spend on something that I keep around just for the memories from UnderGrad & when I was a Logic Designer.

  5. Re:Too Late? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Enlightenment calling.

    Go get a bloody life, you geek! >:(

    *hits Retribution over the head with a clue stick*

  6. Re:fluxbox by fengme · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I use the FVWM . :)

    --
    The God must click the "OK" button to confirm that he had created us if he was using the Windows .
  7. CVS by Bob+Finklestein · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    First I see "going to CVS" in someone's away message and think, "How can you go to CVS...oh the drug store."
    Now, I see E17 available at CVS and I think, "Why is /. reporting on a drug store?.....oh the code thing. Right."

    Bottom line: acronyms suck. WTF.

  8. fvwm style virtual desktop manager in icewm ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I have always used fvwm, and I have it highly customized. However, lately I have been looking at icewm because the format of the config file where you add things to the menus is easier.

    In fvwm you can have a virtual desktop manager that shows you a little map of what windows are where, and you can grab and drag windows from one desktop to another. In icewm you get a simple grid of destops and you can only click on them to go to that desktop.

    Is there a way to get a fvwm virtual desktop manager in icewm ?

  9. Re:Let's get some things straight here by bogomipz · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    No, Quartz is not "just" an OpenGL rendered WM. It's much more important than a window manager will ever be. Quartz Extreme is what draws any component on the screen in OS X and is based on Display PDF. It's more comparable to a windowing system and a toolkit than to a WM.