Bob, that must be a mistake. Did you mean to say "enlightenment" is fast? I don't think so. WindowMaker is pretty fast and also xfce. 500mhz and penty of ram will run Gnome, but I recommend WindowMaker to those who complain. jay On Wed, May 05, 2004 at 11:44:32AM -0400, Bob Shaffer wrote: > 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. > > > Gabriel M. Beddingfield said: > >> It's at times like these, that I am greatly relieved I'm not a Windows > >> user: > >> > >> http://www.genesis-x.nildram.co.uk/news/article00005.html > > > > This brings up a question I have about Fedora. I recently installed FC1 > > on an 800 MHz Celeron with 128MB RAM. I'm a Linux newbie. The system > > is dual-booted with Windows ME. Yes, I know that I'm running below > > recommended specs. > > > > Before going on, I am a convert to the Open Source ideology. I would > > like to see Linux (and open source software) succeed and dominate the > > market. After passing newbie status, I look forward to rolling up my > > sleeves and pitching in on coding. > > > > The first thing I notice in Linux (running GNOME) is that it *seems* > > more sluggish than Windows. Menus take longer to pop up. Standard > > dialogs take longer to pop up. All sorts of things. When I click to > > start Mozilla, I have to check to see if my HD light is on -- otherwise > > I don't know if the OS registered my click! (In all fairness, Explorer > > isn't much better in this regard.) > > > > A good example is switching windows. Everything is loaded in RAM -- no > > caching to the HD. When I change the focus to another open window, it's > > like I get a flicker-flicker-there. It takes around 500ms to make the > > change. In Windows, this is not so. > > > > So here's the question: Is this normal for Fedora and/or Linux? Do I > > maybe have a bad video setting? > > > > Otherwise, is it possible that Linux developers are prone to pushing the > > hardware, too? Honestly, I don't see why my 486/DX2 w/8MB is obsolete. > > What are we doing now that requires so much more horsepower? Are word > > processors now solving partial differential equations before they print? > > > > Peace, > > Gabriel > > > > > > -- > > fedora-list mailing list > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > >
