OT: lightweight DE's

[Nigel Ridley]

Bruce Marshall wrote:
> On Tuesday 14 April 2009, Nigel Ridley wrote:
>> I might be persuaded to change  but I still really need, and like, several
>> KDE apps. I have looked at Xubuntu but I don't like the XFCE DE (there are
>> problems getting it to change keyboard layouts for other languages).
> 
> Have you looked under  System  --->   system settings --> regional & language 
> --> keyboard layout     (in XFCE)
> 
> Seems to be all there.
> 
> 

This is in Jaunty - yes? I did do a clean install of Xubuntu using Intrepid a few months ago and 
didn't find a solution to the keyboard switching problem.
I suppose my main gripe about XFCE is that I just don't like it. It looks like it belongs in a 
museum. On the other hand LXDE looks good and 'modern'.

Perhaps it is possible to get Canonical to switch to LXDE for Xubuntu.....

Blessings,

Nigel