*Official Announcement:* Ubuntu Studio is switching to XFCE.
Michael Dickson
mike.dickson at rivendellnh.com
Sat May 14 21:34:03 UTC 2011
If you don't like the new GNOME3 interface, can't you just turn on
compatibility mode? Switching to a whole new DE is a pretty radical
change that's bound to have issues of its own.
Mike
Sat, 2011-05-14 at 14:38 -0500, Scott Lavender wrote:
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> On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 12:43 AM, aYo Binitie <ayobinitie at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> Why the change? I love gnome and its been great so far
> A
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> On 14 May 2011 06:24, "Ralf" <ralf.mardorf at alice-dsl.net>
> wrote:
> > The wild enthusiasm when using XFCE IMO quickly will switch
> to
> > disillusion. You should stay at GNOME.
> >
> > Anyway, XFCE is a good choice compared with similar light
> weighted
> > environments, such as e.g. e17.
> >
> > What are the reasons to switch the WM/DE?
> >
> > There's a win for the performance etc. when using Ion, a
> frame based
> > environment, but that causes issues regarding to windows
> opened by some
> > apps. There's no noticeable win when using Fluxbox, e17,
> XFCE etc., but
> > a lot of PITA.
> >
> > IMO GNOME is the best choice for a DAW.
> >>
> > 2 Cents,
> >
> > Ralf
> >
> >
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