On 2016-09-24, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 11:45:26PM +0000, Grant Edwards wrote > >> Would anybody care to make a recommendation? > > How about ditching "Desktop Environment" altogether and using a > "Window Manager" instead?
That's probably a good idea: rather than starting with a DE and removing stuff, start with a good window manager and add to that if needed. > I use ICEWM. It has to be configured with a text editor, but you can > then set it and forget it. [...] >> * some sort of task-bar (auto-hide required) >> >> * some sort toolbar OK (as long as it's auto-hide) > > Got it all. But you have to edit the config file with a text > editor. That's perfectly fine. I'll take a look at icewm. -- Grant

