> From: "Bob Shaffer" <fedora@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Certain programs take a long time to start. Usually there is an alternate > program that starts faster if you don't like it. I normally use faster > window managers like blackbox or enlightenment. > Switching/shading/minimizing/restoring/etc windows with them is always > instantaneous. Gnome and KDE have become almost as bloated as MS Windows > over the past few years, and I just prefer simplicity anyway. This may be what I'm looking for! Thanks very much. slow switching makes for a hard sell for people like my wife. i'm already sold. >:-) -Gabriel