So I think that going with bblean http://bb4win.sourceforge.net/bblean/ or xoblite http://xoblite.net/ would be better but I don't know what the range of themes etc. are available for these two "branches". Ok thanks very much and I hope people have consistent opinions about which one to use.
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Ok, I am looking for a desktop environment to play around with and of course I get a bunch of recommendations to BlackBox but apparently development has been discontinued. I found the download link at sourceforge: http://sourceforge.net/projects/bb4win/ but I'm afraid it's not used anymore.
So I think that going with bblean http://bb4win.sourceforge.net/bblean/ or xoblite http://xoblite.net/ would be better but I don't know what the range of themes etc. are available for these two "branches". Ok thanks very much and I hope people have consistent opinions about which one to use.
So I think that going with bblean http://bb4win.sourceforge.net/bblean/ or xoblite http://xoblite.net/ would be better but I don't know what the range of themes etc. are available for these two "branches". Ok thanks very much and I hope people have consistent opinions about which one to use.
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I am pretty sure that Kieran understood that.fwc wrote:Yes, I should have made it clear I was looking for WinXP shell replacements, not Linux
Honestly ... you are asking for something that in the end is really just up to your personal tastes. Install a few and try them out. It will become clear pretty quickly.
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windows vista aero is pretty sweet ;d
Set Search Time - A google chrome extension. When you search only results from the past year (or set time period) are displayed. Helps tremendously when using new technologies to avoid outdated results.
OK, I think I'll try Xoblitearborint wrote:I am pretty sure that Kieran understood that.fwc wrote:Yes, I should have made it clear I was looking for WinXP shell replacements, not Linux
Honestly ... you are asking for something that in the end is really just up to your personal tastes. Install a few and try them out. It will become clear pretty quickly.
On Linux, Enlightenment is a very nice DE. Still beta, but I've not seen anything unstable about it yet.
http://www.enlightenment.org/
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Aston on WinXp was ok, but has a price last time I saw. http://www.astonshell.com/
http://www.enlightenment.org/
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Aston on WinXp was ok, but has a price last time I saw. http://www.astonshell.com/