TWM rules :-) Nothing quite beat it when talking about speed :-) --- Jay Daniels <drs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> からのメッセージ： > 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 > > > > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? http://bb.yahoo.co.jp/
