window managers that can have a desktop wall without compiz?

[tjwoosta]

i like using gnome with compiz fusion because i love the desktop wall


i love to be able to switch desktops by simply moving the cursor to the edge of the screen



only recently i found out that this is possible to do it without compiz in KDE

i also found out that it can be done with enlightenment, and ever since finding that out i have been glued to E17


can every window manager do this without compiz?

which ones can?

[-grubby]

Technically speaking, GNOME, KDE, and E17 are not Window Managers. I don't know of any Window Managers this is possible in. Also, a heads up : It doesn't work in Fluxbox or Wmii, though from your current desktop selection I'm not sure if minimalism would suit you.

[dizee]

I'm pretty sure Xfce can do this too (using Openbox at the mo so can't check).

[tjwoosta]

window managers / desktop environments whats the difference?

[geo909]

window managers / desktop environments whats the difference?

Oh yes, there is! Absolutely.
One quick link is this (http://wiki.debian.org/Openbox). Check the introduction.

[tjwoosta]

ahh.. i see


that makes since

[Skripka]

Technically speaking, GNOME, KDE, and E17 are not Window Managers. I don't know of any Window Managers this is possible in. Also, a heads up : It doesn't work in Fluxbox or Wmii, though from your current desktop selection I'm not sure if minimalism would suit you.

Well, 2 out of 3 --Enlightenment (E17) is strictly only a window manager ;)

It has all the add-ons necessary to make it a full DE, in conjunction with bits of Gnome or Xfce or from some of its own extra packages.

[kk0sse54]

You could run compiz as a standalone window manager.

[fildegar]

I'm pretty sure Xfce can do this too (using Openbox at the mo so can't check).

Yup, xfce has this behaviour.