Shao Zhang <shaoz_at_cse.unsw.edu.au> writes:
> Hi,
>
> I am a long time fvwm user, and recently I also tried out enlightenment.
> Enlightenment cannot really satisfy my key binding need, so I am going
> back to fvwm.
>
> But I found that, enlightenment with a really light theme(the defaul for
> sawfish) only uses 1.5-2.0MB on my system. This includes both the pager
> running transparently and the icon box as well.
>
> I remembered when I was running fvwm, fvwm, fvwm-buttons, fvwm-pager
> altogether is well over 2MB. So am I wrong or misunderstanding the
> definition of "light weight"?
>
> BTW, I thought sawfish is "light weight" too, after trying out, the
> sawfish process plus the list interpreter all add up to 4.5MB. How is
> that light weight?
>
> Please clarify with my understanding...
Each window manager attempts to balance memory usage, cpu consumption,
visual appearance, and features.
Pick the one that provides the balance you want.
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Received on Tue Nov 14 2000 - 08:08:24 GMT