Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] suggested Window Manager good for audio?
From: tim hall (tech_AT_glastonburymusic.org.uk)
Date: Thu Feb 19 2004 - 01:11:34 EET
On Wednesday 18 February 2004 10:05 pm, Kent, Gary wrote:
> Hope this isn't off topic for this list. Would someone be
> willing to suggest a Window Manager that would work well with a Linux
> audio box using the Planet CCRMA images? I have used the Gnome and KDE
> environments and just have come to feel that they are too bloated for
> what I'm trying to do.
I have used and enjoyed - Fluxbox, iceWM and now openbox3 - for audio work.
> Does using a Window Manager instead of a full-blown desktop such
> as Gnome mean that I can have more audio processing power since I am
> giving up graphics overhead?
It will make a noticeable difference in some situations.
HTH
tim hall
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