> On Wednesday 25 October 2006 11:42, Drucer Ninetynine was like: >> It has been thrilling to watch how Linux audio >> software has matured, but I have always felt I'm not >> completely happy with any of the current X.org Window >> Managers. >> >> Somehow I've built an image that E17 might be what >> I've been looking for. I don't know why, but it feels >> like it could be perfect choice for Linux audio >> workstation. Future will tell if my instincts are >> right or wrong. > > I'm still waiting to try E17. Isn't Enlightenment equally resource hungry > as KDE? Personally I prefer the minimalism and nice looks of Openbox for > music making. Frankly, these days WM choice is really about personal > style, if you're running a machine which is properly set up and powerful > enough to run most music software, then it shouldn't make that much > difference what WM you use. that's one of the great things about the massive variety for me - I can run gnome for every day stuff and switch to fluxbox for super minimal when I want to perform, or concentrate on making things without distraction. in that sense - it is important in an indirect way to making music, as why should the same interface you'd use for office tasks work as well for music making? cheers, dave
