Why NOT XFCE?

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Bill_MI Bill In Michigan Premium,MVM join:2001-01-03 Royal Oak, MI kudos:1 Reviews: ·WOW Internet and.. ·Comcast	Why NOT XFCE? Just curious why XFCE hasn't caught on? Or... has it quietly in the recent years of Gnome revamps and forks? All indications are, it has a dedicated following but remains way down in percentage (thought I saw 4% somewhere?). What's funny is I run into comments from "It's a little too lightweight" to "It's bloating too much!" I find it pleasing and comfortable for the most part. But I haven't given it weeks of use but about to do exactly that, now. Being the lazy LTS type, I'll probably be running Xubuntu 12.04. Linux Mint Debian Edition dropped XFCE off the actively supported list due to lack of use when allocating resources. What specifically do or don't YOU like about XFCE? This curious one wants to know.
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Ryan Premium join:2001-03-03 Quincy, MA	Personally I think it is ugly as hell and it reminds me too much of the 90's. It's a very lightweight desktop environment for sure, but at least in my case none of my pc's need something that light.
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pablo MVM join:2003-06-23 kudos:1	reply to Bill_MI said by Bill_MI: What specifically do or don't YOU like about XFCE? This curious one wants to know. Hi, For me, and I suppose for many, it's not simply the Window Environment. It's the applications and how well they run. I use KDE and I like the tight integration of the KDE applications. When I test drove XFCE, I still needed some of my KDE applications and they didn't play nicely with XFCE. Or perhaps XFCE didn't play nicely with them. I don't care who is to blame. I use Linux to get work done. If the WE is impeding my work, I have to move on. Cheers, -pablo -- openSUSE 12.2/KDE 4.x ISP: TekSavvy Bonded DSL; backhauled via a 6KM wireless link Assorted goodies: »pablo.blog.blueoakdb.com
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nwrickert sand groper Premium,MVM join:2004-09-04 Geneva, IL kudos:7 Reviews: ·AT&T U-Verse	reply to Bill_MI I like XFCE. It's just that I like KDE even more. Given a choice between XFCE and Gnome, I would go with XFCE. But, given that KDE is also available, I go with that. XFCE does startup more quickly than KDE. However, once it is up and running, KDE seems pretty efficient, so XFCE offers no advantages other than the startup time. -- AT&T Uverse; Zyxel NBG334W router (behind the 2wire gateway); openSuSE 12.2; firefox 17.0
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timcuth Braves Fan Premium join:2000-09-18 Pelham, AL	reply to Bill_MI I hear from a lot of people who are using XFCE. I can't remember why I didn't stay with it, but I have been perfectly happy with LXDE for some time. Tim
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dennismurphy Put me on hold? I'll put YOU on hold Premium join:2002-11-19 Parsippany, NJ	reply to Bill_MI Wither Window Maker?
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No_Strings Premium,Mod join:2001-11-22 The OC kudos:6 Host: Wireless Networking All Things Unix Cox HSI Efficient Southwest Chat	reply to Bill_MI It's been my DE for many years. It has everything I need and more from a UI perspective. It's easy to get to things, it's fast. I load KDE and GNOME for some of their applications, but everything is launched through XFCE. My only gripe is with third party widgets. After upgrading to 4.10 with Slackware 14, a couple no longer work. Tried to recompile and hit some errors I've yet to sort out. If I were forced to use KDE or GNOME on a daily basis, I'd probably buy a copy of Win 7.
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praetoralpha join:2005-08-06 Pittsburgh, PA	reply to Bill_MI XFCE supporter here. Not bloated and not lightweight, imo. Moving icons around/on/off the desktop is a bitch though.
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Derwood Wherever you go, there you are Premium join:2003-01-21 Dayton, OH	reply to Bill_MI I prefer blackbox for fluxbox myself.
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Bill_MI Bill In Michigan Premium,MVM join:2001-01-03 Royal Oak, MI kudos:1 Reviews: ·WOW Internet and.. ·Comcast 1 edit	reply to dennismurphy said by dennismurphy: Wither Window Maker? Wazzat? Even Google didn't help much - except for a 2006 prediction: »ptribble.blogspot.com/2006/04/wi···top.html Looks like something that could be written today.
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Bill_MI Bill In Michigan Premium,MVM join:2001-01-03 Royal Oak, MI kudos:1 Reviews: ·WOW Internet and.. ·Comcast	reply to Bill_MI Hey thanks for all the input! We have a real spectrum of opinions. I'll be watching for anything specific (like desktop icons stuck in a grid, praetoralpha?) so get as specific as you like. I'll be running Compiz for at least 1 productivity feature I've really taken to: "Enhanced Zoom Desktop". For the trifocal gang.
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Kearnstd Elf Wizard Premium join:2002-01-22 Mullica Hill, NJ	reply to Bill_MI I prefer XFCE mainly because the machine I run it on usually is never in the GUI. Actually considering that now I discovered I can SSH into said box with my MacBook Pro, I do not even have a monitor hooked up to it. I just set SSH to start at boot and when I need to fire up the luxrender server to boost my computing power I can do it via a term window on the Mac. (For some dumb reason MS does not have SSH built in. Sure I can use Putty, But the laptop has SSH built in.) -- [65 Arcanist]Filan(High Elf) Zone: Broadband Reports
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chrisretusn Retired Premium join:2007-08-13 Philippines kudos:1	reply to Bill_MI When I first encountered Xfce, I was reminded of CDE, a desktop I used under HP-UX. Tried Xfce a few times, had a few major issues with Xfce. I've been using KDE for a while now. Those issues have been fixed in the latest version of Xfce, but I am not about to change. I like KDE and don't feel like learning another. -- Chris Living in Paradise!!
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armitage join:2004-01-04 philippines	reply to Bill_MI I never really got into XFCE myself. Tried it for a few days before I settled on fluxbox. But this was years ago. After that, I wound up on KDE... then KDE 4 came around... haven't tried another since...
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timcuth Braves Fan Premium join:2000-09-18 Pelham, AL	reply to Derwood said by Derwood: I prefer blackbox for fluxbox myself. Openbox for me. Tim
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dennismurphy Put me on hold? I'll put YOU on hold Premium join:2002-11-19 Parsippany, NJ Reviews: ·Verizon FiOS ·Optimum Online	reply to Bill_MI said by Bill_MI: said by dennismurphy: Wither Window Maker? Wazzat? Even Google didn't help much - except for a 2006 prediction: »ptribble.blogspot.com/2006/04/wi···top.html Looks like something that could be written today. www.windowmaker.org Whenever I use Linux on a desktop (which is very rare these days), I still find myself reaching for Window Maker. Guess I'm living in the past ... Sticking with what works.
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Maxo Your tax dollars at work. Premium,VIP join:2002-11-04 Tallahassee, FL	reply to Bill_MI I tried it on my workstation and gave up when I discovered how hard, and hackish, it is to use multi-monitor with XFCE. On top of that the need to navigate menu-hell to access anything. I like just hitting the key and typing in what I want. That it is ugly as sin isn't a big deal to me. I gave my brother and his wife a laptop with XFCE on it and they are now convinced Linux sucks. A food coop I volunteer at has XFCE on the register. The people like that it is faster than when it had Unity on it (it's an old machine) but find the interface very difficult to use. -- "Padre, nobody said war was fun now bowl!" - Sherman T Potter »maxolasersquad.com/ »maxolasersquad.blogspot.com »www.facebook.com/maxolasersquad
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ds7 join:2012-11-07 Montpelier, VT	reply to Bill_MI About 1.5 years on XFCE now. It helped me get off Windows and onto Linux fulltime on my main PC. I found KDE too slow, complex and intrusive. I like the minimalism of the window managers but needed GUI utilities to avoid having to research how to do all the same things without them. Gnome was barely OK in 2-series, then went in exactly the opposite direction of what I like in a GUI. My values in a GUI: speed, simplicity, keyboard support, text labels, a logical menu, utilities to configure the system, quick access to applications. Xfce isn't perfect - Thunar's hijacking keystrokes with a forced search box is incredibly obnoxious. But most of the integration of the GUI with applications, little "convenience" features are mercifully able to be turned off.
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ds7 join:2012-11-07 Montpelier, VT	reply to Maxo said by Maxo: I tried it on my workstation and gave up when I discovered how hard, and hackish, it is to use multi-monitor with XFCE. grandr did it for me with nouveau, or nvidia-settings package with the nvidia driver. said by Maxo: On top of that the need to navigate menu-hell to access anything. I like just hitting the key and typing in what I want. I set keybindings for most-used applications - menu + t for texteditor, menu + k for terminal, etcetera. Much faster than searching.
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GILXA1226 Premium,MVM join:2000-12-29 Dayton, OH	reply to Bill_MI I installed Enlightenment 17 on my laptop when it released. Still need to figure a few things out, but for the most part, it has become my new favorite WM/DM. -- We don't give a d@mn for the whole state of Michigan... we're from OHIO! O!H! ... I!O!
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