From: Michael Scottaline <nbhs2@i-2000.com>
To: linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Running X programs from bash w/ framebuffer
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 04:40:52 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20050112044052.2e61aed4@localhost.localdomain> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200501112319.42894.eric@cisu.net>
On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 23:19:42 -0600
Eric Bambach <eric@cisu.net> insightfully noted:
EB>Hi,
EB> I would say no. The X server isnt all too bloated if you use a
EB> lightweight
EB>window manager . Firefox, Openoffice, Xmms all use toolkits that need a
EB>
EB>backend X server to talk to. What gives you the impressions that X is
EB>that bloated? I would say just bite the bullet and search out a simple
EB>window manager. Sorry if anything doesn't make sense Im quite tired
EB>today, but I hope that answers your question.
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Jeremy might consider running ion or ratpoison which basically work like a
command line with some keybindings that are very easily configured.
Mike
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-01-12 9:40 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-01-11 20:41 Running X programs from bash w/ framebuffer Jeremy Abbott
2005-01-12 5:19 ` Eric Bambach
2005-01-11 21:28 ` Jeremy Abbott
2005-01-12 6:06 ` Eric Bambach
2005-01-12 6:55 ` Ray Olszewski
2005-01-11 23:57 ` Jeremy Abbott
2005-01-12 16:21 ` Ray Olszewski
2005-01-12 17:37 ` James Miller
2005-01-12 9:40 ` Michael Scottaline [this message]
2005-01-12 7:50 ` Ulrich Fürst
2005-01-12 0:00 ` Jeremy Abbott
2005-01-12 9:40 ` Ulrich Fürst
2005-01-13 2:04 ` Peter
2005-01-13 2:15 ` Ray Olszewski
2005-01-13 3:12 ` Michael Scottaline
2005-03-10 4:35 ` Marcus Furlong
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