On Sun, Apr 24, 2016 at 11:09:37AM +0200, Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote:
> Am Sonntag, 24. April 2016 schrieb Hendrik Boom:
> > On Sun, Apr 24, 2016 at 11:00:21AM +0200, Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote:
> > > Am Sonntag, 24. April 2016 schrieb Hendrik Boom:
> > > > > One more thing: I think this whole wm/de thing is a useless
> > > > > distinction that never should have been made.
> > > >
> > > > The point at which I consider that it's no longer a window manager is
> > > > when it starts to interfere with the conventions X set up. For
> > > > example, when X's cut and paste stops working and you never know which
> > > > cut-and-paste mechanism to use when copying from one window to another.
> > > >
> > > > -- hendrik
> > >
> > > That would make TDE a window manager :-)
> >
> > Or at least not clearly not a window manager.
> >
> > -- hendrik
>
> Which leads to the interesting point that "modern" DEs fail miserably on the "desktop"-element.
>
> Nik

Which is entirely a non-issue for people like me, to whom the
"Desktop" is basically the space where the numerous text terminals I
use happen to be placed :D

HND

KatolaZ

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