909mjolnir
July 2nd, 2024, 06:30 AM
https://i3wm.org/ <-- Please read this to understand / explain.
I read that and it's a really impressive credo. I really like the logicalness and tidy-ness of it all.
I'm kind of a neatnik myself, and my computer systems are nicer when I tidy them up.
I know i3 WM is thoroughly different than Ubuntu's GUI's, but I still think that the i3 DESIGN PRINCIPLES are good for every Linux user to think about at least once in their lives.
I remember my college buddy who first convinced me to learn Linux explained to me the Linux design ethos of "do one thing well and no more no less per program, and them use them in concert modularly". It's a good modular lego-like technique.
My current Linux GUI-based system is working really well, and I haven't gone without GUI since the 1990s, but I do know that I could squeeze some more lightweight performance out of Linux if I drop some of the eye candy and DLL hells.
Does anybody have any experiences with this type of thing or other ideas about that you'd like to talk about?
Summary: I like the ethos of rules of design being about neatness and niceness and efficiency and fairnes
P.S. - right now I like the looks of Ubuntu MATE, but enjoy the simplicity and support of XFCE, while appreciating the sophistication of both. For example, I use both Caja and Thunar and sometimes even PCmanFM at the same time.
I also have both Xarchiver and Engrampa going. Caja likes Engrampa, but Xarchiver can handle certain compound operations better without midterm failures.
I'm making music with REAPER, but I hope to get lower latency so I can jamm in notes better with more actual realtime responsiveness. i'm already using a low-latency kernel though. My MIDI is not where it should be yet.
I'm not really seeking support, I just wanted to say that I really like the design ethics.
It's impressive and I see similar talk alot on distrowatch.org, but usually only from within the reviews, not usually coming from the devs themselves.
I think it's encouraging to see devs supporting these kinds of choices and opting into the friendly structured approach.
I read that and it's a really impressive credo. I really like the logicalness and tidy-ness of it all.
I'm kind of a neatnik myself, and my computer systems are nicer when I tidy them up.
I know i3 WM is thoroughly different than Ubuntu's GUI's, but I still think that the i3 DESIGN PRINCIPLES are good for every Linux user to think about at least once in their lives.
I remember my college buddy who first convinced me to learn Linux explained to me the Linux design ethos of "do one thing well and no more no less per program, and them use them in concert modularly". It's a good modular lego-like technique.
My current Linux GUI-based system is working really well, and I haven't gone without GUI since the 1990s, but I do know that I could squeeze some more lightweight performance out of Linux if I drop some of the eye candy and DLL hells.
Does anybody have any experiences with this type of thing or other ideas about that you'd like to talk about?
Summary: I like the ethos of rules of design being about neatness and niceness and efficiency and fairnes
P.S. - right now I like the looks of Ubuntu MATE, but enjoy the simplicity and support of XFCE, while appreciating the sophistication of both. For example, I use both Caja and Thunar and sometimes even PCmanFM at the same time.
I also have both Xarchiver and Engrampa going. Caja likes Engrampa, but Xarchiver can handle certain compound operations better without midterm failures.
I'm making music with REAPER, but I hope to get lower latency so I can jamm in notes better with more actual realtime responsiveness. i'm already using a low-latency kernel though. My MIDI is not where it should be yet.
I'm not really seeking support, I just wanted to say that I really like the design ethics.
It's impressive and I see similar talk alot on distrowatch.org, but usually only from within the reviews, not usually coming from the devs themselves.
I think it's encouraging to see devs supporting these kinds of choices and opting into the friendly structured approach.