Re: [SLUG] Alternatives to Gnome3

[Peter Chubb <peterc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>>>>> "Simon" == Simon Rumble <simon@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

Simon> On 12 November 2011 21:21, Erik de Castro Lopo
Simon> <mle+slug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>> Can anyone recommend an alternative? Something simple and minimal
>> without too much ugly. Sorry I can't stand tiling WMs either.
>> 

Simon> I've been trying out XFCE4 and have to say I rather like it!
Simon> Lightweight and mostly just gets out of the way.  However I've
Simon> had no luck getting it to support an extended (Xinerama)
Simon> desktop, though I've found reference to people praising its
Simon> implementation. The tour (http://www.xfce.org/about/tour)
Simon> mentions that it handles this, though the screenshot of the
Simon> config app gives no indication of how, and that's the config
Simon> app I've got.  Anyone have any ideas?  Or decent resources that
Simon> explain all the hidden knobs and buttons?

I use a litle script,  because my (dell) monitor doesn't report its
size properly.

#!/bin/sh
xrandr | grep > /dev/null 2>&1 1600x1200 || {
	xrandr --newmode 1600x1200 161.00  1600 1712 1880 2160  1200 1203 1207 1245 -hsync +vsync
}

xrandr --addmode VGA-0 1600x1200
xrandr --output VGA-0 --mode 1600x1200
xrandr --output LVDS --below VGA-0 --auto

xfce4-panel --restart


Peter C