Re: Feedback about Desktop Environments

2013-09-20 Thread Dmitrij D. Czarkoff
On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 09:50:53AM +0200, Raimo Niskanen wrote: > Can you recommend an alternative automounter for network mounts? I guess fstab + ifstated(8) would do the job even better then amd. -- Dmitrij D. Czarkoff

Re: Feedback about Desktop Environments

2013-09-19 Thread Kevin Chadwick
> Personally, I'm an long time fvwm user. My partner wouldn't know where to > start nor care to learn how to use that. Which is why I need to install a DE. > Years ago I did use KDE3 and liked it but changed because I did not like KDE4. Don't forget especially with xfce you can take just parts o

Re: Feedback about Desktop Environments

2013-09-18 Thread Greg Thomas
at 3:41 AM, wrote: > Definitely XFCE 4.10. > Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE > network. > > From: James GriffinSent: Monday, September 16, 2013 6:20 AMTo: > misc@openbsd.orgSubject: Feedback about Desktop Environments > > I need to ins

Re: Feedback about Desktop Environments

2013-09-18 Thread Stuart Henderson
On 2013-09-18, john slee wrote: > On 17 September 2013 20:37, Jes wrote: > >> but if you want you can mount them in /etc/fstab. Simply read the >> documentation about permissions and syntax. It's very easy. >> > For NFS the best way is mount them in /etc/fstab too. >> > > /Why/ is it the best w

Re: Feedback about Desktop Environments

2013-09-17 Thread john slee
On 17 September 2013 20:37, Jes wrote: > but if you want you can mount them in /etc/fstab. Simply read the > documentation about permissions and syntax. It's very easy. > For NFS the best way is mount them in /etc/fstab too. > /Why/ is it the best way, though? Unlike automounters, static fsta

Re: Feedback about Desktop Environments

2013-09-17 Thread Stuart Henderson
On 2013-09-17, David Coppa wrote: > On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 5:18 PM, Stuart Henderson > wrote: >> On 2013-09-16, Stefan Sperling wrote: >>> You can use hotplugd(8) to simulate an auto-mounter for known USB disks. >> >> hotplug-diskmount (in packages) saves a bit of time writing a script for >>

Re: Feedback about Desktop Environments

2013-09-17 Thread Jes
Regarding samba... there's no need to automount samba folders because you always can browse them via file browser (konqueror, thunar or nautilus), but if you want you can mount them in /etc/fstab. Simply read the documentation about permissions and syntax. It's very easy. For NFS the best way is m

Re: Feedback about Desktop Environments

2013-09-17 Thread David Coppa
On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 10:47 AM, Paolo Aglialoro wrote: > Try E17: lightning fast, meek on requirements, user friendly. yes, it's nice. A bit buggy, but nice...

Re: Feedback about Desktop Environments

2013-09-17 Thread Paolo Aglialoro
Try E17: lightning fast, meek on requirements, user friendly. On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 12:18 PM, James Griffin wrote: > I need to install a Dektop Environment for my partner. > > I thought about KDE or xfce, i've tried neither on OpenBSD before. Which > of the 3 main main DE's (gnome, KDE, XFCE)

Re: Feedback about Desktop Environments

2013-09-17 Thread David Coppa
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 5:18 PM, Stuart Henderson wrote: > On 2013-09-16, Stefan Sperling wrote: >> You can use hotplugd(8) to simulate an auto-mounter for known USB disks. > > hotplug-diskmount (in packages) saves a bit of time writing a script for this. And there's also this[1], for even bette

Re: Feedback about Desktop Environments

2013-09-17 Thread Raimo Niskanen
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 06:15:50PM +0200, Marc Espie wrote: > On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 03:18:28PM +, Stuart Henderson wrote: > > On 2013-09-16, Stefan Sperling wrote: > > > You can use hotplugd(8) to simulate an auto-mounter for known USB disks. > > > > hotplug-diskmount (in packages) saves a

Re: Feedback about Desktop Environments

2013-09-16 Thread Marc Espie
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 06:49:37PM +0200, Jes wrote: > On 16/09/13 15:25, James Griffin wrote: > >* Jes [2013-09-16 14:43:48 +0200]: > > > >>Hi all: > >> > >>I use during so long time KDE3. Nowdays I prefer xfce4. Gnome3 is a bit > >>ugly for me. I prefer WMs that integrate the file browser and ot

Re: Feedback about Desktop Environments

2013-09-16 Thread Jes
On 16/09/13 15:25, James Griffin wrote: * Jes [2013-09-16 14:43:48 +0200]: Hi all: I use during so long time KDE3. Nowdays I prefer xfce4. Gnome3 is a bit ugly for me. I prefer WMs that integrate the file browser and other tools. Because of this I don't use WindowMaker or FVWM or Enlightenmen

Re: Feedback about Desktop Environments

2013-09-16 Thread Marc Espie
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 03:18:28PM +, Stuart Henderson wrote: > On 2013-09-16, Stefan Sperling wrote: > > You can use hotplugd(8) to simulate an auto-mounter for known USB disks. > > hotplug-diskmount (in packages) saves a bit of time writing a script for this. > Or there's amd(8) of course..

Re: Feedback about Desktop Environments

2013-09-16 Thread Stuart Henderson
On 2013-09-16, Stefan Sperling wrote: > You can use hotplugd(8) to simulate an auto-mounter for known USB disks. hotplug-diskmount (in packages) saves a bit of time writing a script for this. Or there's amd(8) of course...

Re: Feedback about Desktop Environments

2013-09-16 Thread James Griffin
* Jes [2013-09-16 14:43:48 +0200]: > Hi all: > > I use during so long time KDE3. Nowdays I prefer xfce4. Gnome3 is a bit > ugly for me. I prefer WMs that integrate the file browser and other tools. > Because of this I don't use WindowMaker or FVWM or Enlightenment If I'd > only had to code I

Re: Feedback about Desktop Environments

2013-09-16 Thread Riccardo Mottola
Hi, Hi all: I use during so long time KDE3. Nowdays I prefer xfce4. Gnome3 is a bit ugly for me. I prefer WMs that integrate the file browser and other tools. Because of this I don't use WindowMaker or FVWM or Enlightenment If I'd only had to code I'll use vim and some minimalistic wm. In

Re: Feedback about Desktop Environments

2013-09-16 Thread Jes
Hi all: I use during so long time KDE3. Nowdays I prefer xfce4. Gnome3 is a bit ugly for me. I prefer WMs that integrate the file browser and other tools. Because of this I don't use WindowMaker or FVWM or Enlightenment If I'd only had to code I'll use vim and some minimalistic wm. In my expe

Re: Feedback about Desktop Environments

2013-09-16 Thread Marc Espie
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 10:39:58PM +1200, Richard Toohey wrote: > Was really enjoying Gnome 3 but it got a bit sluggish on the > hardware I was using at the time, so headed for something more > light-weight. As a lot of you probably know, there's been a big jump in gfx in current, both for Intel a

Re: Feedback about Desktop Environments

2013-09-16 Thread James Griffin
* Luca Ferrari [2013-09-16 14:05:12 +0200]: > My favourite desktop is KDE, but I have to admit it has some concepts > that can scary a new user, like the management of desktop icons and > folders. Therefore KDE 3 is better than 4 for this kind of users, but > I would not suggest to use such an ol

Re: Feedback about Desktop Environments

2013-09-16 Thread Luca Ferrari
From: >> Sent: Mon Sep 16 12:41:04 CEST 2013 >> To: James Griffin , >> Subject: Re: Feedback about Desktop Environments >> >> >> Definitely XFCE 4.10. >> Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE >> network. >> >>

Re: Feedback about Desktop Environments

2013-09-16 Thread Richard Toohey
On 09/16/13 22:18, James Griffin wrote: I need to install a Dektop Environment for my partner. I thought about KDE or xfce, i've tried neither on OpenBSD before. Which of the 3 main main DE's (gnome, KDE, XFCE) do you feel work best on OpenBSD. I'm currently on XFCE and it works for me. Used

Re: Feedback about Desktop Environments

2013-09-16 Thread Francois Pussault
mand lines ;) > > From: > Sent: Mon Sep 16 12:41:04 CEST 2013 > To: James Griffin , > Subject: Re: Feedback about Desktop Environments > > > Definitely XFCE 4.10. > Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE > network. > > From: James Gri

Re: Feedback about Desktop Environments

2013-09-16 Thread Riccardo Mottola
Hi, Eric Johnson wrote: On Mon, 16 Sep 2013, James Griffin wrote: My favorite by far is WindowMaker, but it isn't the graphical environment you seem to want. Mine too, coupled with GNUstep. SOund should work (media player).. But we lack video and also mounting/unmonting is spotty. It should wo

Re: Feedback about Desktop Environments

2013-09-16 Thread Stefan Sperling
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 11:18:58AM +0100, James Griffin wrote: > I need to install a Dektop Environment for my partner. > > I thought about KDE or xfce, i've tried neither on OpenBSD before. Which of > the 3 main main DE's (gnome, KDE, XFCE) do you feel work best on OpenBSD. I would recommend

Re: Feedback about Desktop Environments

2013-09-16 Thread Eric Johnson
On Mon, 16 Sep 2013, James Griffin wrote: > I need to install a Dektop Environment for my partner. > > I thought about KDE or xfce, i've tried neither on OpenBSD before. Which > of the 3 main main DE's (gnome, KDE, XFCE) do you feel work best on > OpenBSD. > > I would need things like removabl

Re: Feedback about Desktop Environments

2013-09-16 Thread thornton . richard
Definitely XFCE 4.10. Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network. From: James GriffinSent: Monday, September 16, 2013 6:20 AMTo: misc@openbsd.orgSubject: Feedback about Desktop Environments I need to install a Dektop Environment for my partner. I thought about

Re: Feedback about Desktop Environments

2013-09-16 Thread Vijay Sankar
Quoting James Griffin : I need to install a Dektop Environment for my partner. I thought about KDE or xfce, i've tried neither on OpenBSD before. Which of the 3 main main DE's (gnome, KDE, XFCE) do you feel work best on OpenBSD. I would need things like removable media mounting from withi

Feedback about Desktop Environments

2013-09-16 Thread James Griffin
I need to install a Dektop Environment for my partner. I thought about KDE or xfce, i've tried neither on OpenBSD before. Which of the 3 main main DE's (gnome, KDE, XFCE) do you feel work best on OpenBSD. I would need things like removable media mounting from within the graphical environment,