It has some great changes – better application finder, tiling support and better window layout for Thunar. Give it a try. You will love it because it sits pretty, lets you do what you want to do by staying out of the limelight, lets you customize anything and everything, and does not hog your resources. [Continue]
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Trying Out i3
I have been using xmonad for almost three years. The dynamic window layout management helped me to not think about positioning the windows. However, this is the same reason why I am trying out i3 as a trial. [Continue]
Why Don’t Gnome Shell/Unity Become Tiling Window Managers?
I have given Gnome Shell and Unity a try. I didn’t mind them but something kept holding me back from using them in a productive manner. Both Gnome Shell and Unity want to maximize the working area by reducing the homepage clutter (no pun intended) by: removing desktop launchers, replacing them with a launcher overlay supporting maximized applications better, through default maximized modes, removal of minimize button and global menus separating the task management from the desktop by delegating it to the dock/launcher being minimalistic on the desktop I think they ought to do one more thing to really achieve their aim – become tiling window managers. [Continue]
Initial Thoughts On Using GNOME Shell And Ubuntu Unity
Now I am comfortable to say I tried GNOME and Unity. I have used each for about a month now when I intended to use them only for a week or so. That says something about the redesigns. [Continue]
Mate Desktop Environment: The GNOME2 Fork
While radical changes in GNOME3 is still stumbling across different kinds of reactions from its users, the GNOME2 fork has arrived – Mate Desktop Environment. I personally liked some concepts in GNOME3, but overall the new version does no good for me. I still prefer Xfce or a tiling window manager for most of my work. [Continue]
Tools To Use With Standalone Window Managers
I like Xfce, but I do switch to other environments, or standalone window managers whenever required. Like, I use scrotwm for long programming sessions. Or I use Openbox when I am building a heavily customized desktop for someone. [Continue]
Xfce Is Not Only About Older Hardware
Xfce has been my darling for quite some time now. Along with being extremely customizable, it can be quite light on resources and hence efficient on older hardware. Unfortunately, most of the users seem to read this as Xfce is good only for the older machines. [Continue]
Xfce 4.8 Is Out
Xfce 4.8 has arrived. Xfce is one of the most stable, simple and usable desktop environments. It is developed by a small group of developers and sometimes takes its time to adopt modern techniques. [Continue]
My Thoughts On Using Mac OS X
I have been using a Mac Mini to do some OS X development. I have been an avid Linux user for quite sometime now. So it has been a very different experience for me. [Continue]
Ubuntu To Use Unity For All Humanity
Ubuntu will carry Unity as the default shell for its GNOME stack. What does this mean? GNOME shell is how you interact with your desktop – launching applications, switching between them, panels. [Continue]
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