[mythtv-users] desktop environment efficiencies.

[Michael T. Dean]

On 11/12/2009 04:57 PM, Brian J. Murrell wrote:
> On Thu, 2009-11-12 at 16:45 -0500, Michael T. Dean wrote: 
>   
>> What would be most efficient, however, would be to use something other 
>> than a desktop environment--some lightweight window manager like Fluxbox 
>> or, even better, RatPoison.
>>     
> Or if it's a dedicated FE, no window manager at all.
>
> Every time I suggest it at least one person tells me that it won't work.
> But I have been running this way since 0.19 and it's always been
> absolutely hiccup free in terms of window placement and focus.
>
> Dedicated FEs, IMHO and experience don't need a WM.

It won't work.

MythTV itself uses multiple windows.

Just because you haven't encountered any issues in the sections of 
MythTV you use, please don't tell other people to break their system 
configurations.

Mike