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[metroid87706]

If we cant use KDE (Which I thought we were) what will we use?

[yokken]

Gnome, Xwindows, Enlightenment... although I am slightly unaware as to the practicalities of these. The only ones I'm familiar with are Gnome and Xwindows. I changed my desktop to Enlightenment in my old Redhat build once, and I couldn't figure out how to do ANYTHING. Anyway, I digress.

Gnome is basically the same thing as KDE.

[metroid87706]

[yokken]

Hence, Gnome is almost the same as KDE. So Xwindows seems pretty cool. Or we could even do this--MAKE OUR OWN DASHBOARD/DESKTOP! OMFG! That would own. But it would be so damn hard. Xwindows is pretty simple, it had little things that you could click; it was pretty handy. And keep in mind, I had to be no older than 11 when I used it. I now use KDE or Gnome whenever I use Linux, just because I'm lazy. :]

[tuxido]

To get started we could use http://www.microwindows.org/faq.html ,

or something like the OLPC user interface (as a starting point only)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=KC0cw3nCk0Q

OLPC specs:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_Machine


# CPU: AMD Geode GX2-500 at 1.1W, with integrated graphics controller
# CPU clock speed: 366 Mhz
# SVGA 7.5" diagonal transmissive and reflective liquid crystal display used in one of two modes:

* Reflective “sunlight readable” monochrome mode with 1200 by 900 screen resolution (for e-book reading outdoors—this is 200dpi)
* Transmissive Color mode with approximately 800x600 pixel resolution with backlighting (for laptop use)
* Depending on mode, power consumption of the display is between .1 and one watt.

# 128 MiB of Dual – DDR266 – 133 Mhz DRAM
# 1024 KiB flash ROM with open-source LinuxBIOS
# 512 MiB of SLC NAND flash memory
# External SD card slot
# Wireless networking using an “Extended Range” 802.11b/g wireless chipset run at a low bitrate (2 Mbit/s) to minimize power consumption.
# Marvell 8388 wireless chip, chosen due to its ability to autonomously forward packets in the mesh even if the CPU is powered off.
# Dual adjustable antennae for diversity reception.
# Conventional layout alphanumeric keyboard localized for the country of use.
# Dual five-key cursor-control pads; four directional keys plus Enter
# Touchpad for mouse control and handwriting input
# Built-in color camera, to the right of the display, VGA resolution (640x480)
# Built-in stereo speakers
# Built-in microphone
# Audio based on the AC97 codec, with jacks for external stereo speakers and microphones, Line-out, and Mic-in
# 3 external USB2 ports.

[pufuwozu]

Here are a few lightweight ones I like:
http://fluxbox.org/
http://blackboxwm.sourceforge.net/
http://flwm.sourceforge.net/
http://www.icewm.org/
http://www.windowmaker.info/

My favourite probably being WindowMaker.

[yokken]

That's what it was called! WindowMaker! I knew it was something besides Xwindows. That's what it was called in the setup, so, ok. Anyway, WindowMaker pretty much owns.