What is Slim? It is a simple but yet very customizable display manager which does not have many dependencies. So in other words if you get it as your dm you will not need to worry about all those huge dependency lists coming your way. One other bonus of Slim is that it does not have remote login features which can add some security to your workstation. Continue reading
Autostarting applications with .xinitrc
There is certainly a number of ways to autostart applications. As it happens every window manager has its own way of doing autostarting and at some point you might get a bit confused about where exactly you should put your autostart entries. To overcome the problems of autostarting you can use a file called .xinitrc . Continue reading
Golden Windowmaker theme release and few tips
Since it is Sunday it is a perfect time to release another WindowMaker theme called Golden. The theme has a wallpaper and the traditional theme parts which are needed in order to run it in WindowMaker. This is also GPL like the Darkburn theme. (http://www.techtimejourney.net/?p=520). If you do need any instructions on how to install this theme you will also find them well documented on my previous blog post about the Darkburn. Continue reading
WindowMaker and Darkburn WindowMaker theme
First. What is WindowMaker? WindowMaker is a very lightweight desktop environment which has been around since 1997. WindowMaker is very good to run with older hardware as it does not demand lot from the computer. For modern computers WindowMaker is a good choice if you want a fast desktop which is not bloated with all kinds of software by default. See more from WindowMaker here: http://windowmaker.org/
Second. What is Darkburn? Darkburn is a theme for WindowMaker which I build. Darkburn is provided as a GPL. Continue reading