Comments on: Xfce 4.6 / Linux DE Thoughts http://blog.derekbodner.com/2009/03/03/xfce-46-linux-de-thoughts/ Geek talk, sports and ramblings Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:48:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9-rare hourly 1 By: Kenny http://blog.derekbodner.com/2009/03/03/xfce-46-linux-de-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-756 Kenny Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:36:02 +0000 http://blog.derekbodner.com/?p=203#comment-756 I finally got putty to launch. I had it set for Ctrl+Alt+T, which does nothing. Set to Ctrl+Alt+P after putting the shortcut in the Start Menu, and works perfectly. wtf, mate. I finally got putty to launch. I had it set for Ctrl+Alt+T, which does nothing. Set to Ctrl+Alt+P after putting the shortcut in the Start Menu, and works perfectly. wtf, mate.

]]> By: Derek Bodner http://blog.derekbodner.com/2009/03/03/xfce-46-linux-de-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-755 Derek Bodner Wed, 04 Mar 2009 05:31:08 +0000 http://blog.derekbodner.com/?p=203#comment-755 Agreed on pretty much everything you said. The lack of simple keyboard launches mystifies me. I try use the mouse as little as possible. Agreed on pretty much everything you said. The lack of simple keyboard launches mystifies me. I try use the mouse as little as possible.

]]> By: Kenny http://blog.derekbodner.com/2009/03/03/xfce-46-linux-de-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-754 Kenny Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:00:52 +0000 http://blog.derekbodner.com/?p=203#comment-754 Yeah, Windows' window management is a little too simplified. I'd trade off some of its smoothness for that. OSX is just as bad, though. I really wonder sometimes why they don't have sticky windows, or why I can't just have a solid border for them to bang into. I guess one thing I like is that I can pretty much bang the mouse to the top or bottom of the screen, and then just slide left to right to click on what I want. I remember when Gnome lacked that in Metacity, and people were bugging out. I didn't even notice or appreciate it until they pointed it out. I guess it's also nice that Vista also finally has an Alt-tab to the desktop. It's also pretty annoying setting up keyboard shortcuts. I still can't get putty to launch, for some unknown reason under Vista. Stupid black-box OS. Yeah, Windows’ window management is a little too simplified. I’d trade off some of its smoothness for that. OSX is just as bad, though. I really wonder sometimes why they don’t have sticky windows, or why I can’t just have a solid border for them to bang into.

I guess one thing I like is that I can pretty much bang the mouse to the top or bottom of the screen, and then just slide left to right to click on what I want. I remember when Gnome lacked that in Metacity, and people were bugging out. I didn’t even notice or appreciate it until they pointed it out. I guess it’s also nice that Vista also finally has an Alt-tab to the desktop.

It’s also pretty annoying setting up keyboard shortcuts. I still can’t get putty to launch, for some unknown reason under Vista. Stupid black-box OS.

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