Comments on: My Arch Linux setup http://blog.mixu.net/2011/11/10/my-arch-linux-setup/ When I read what I write I learn what I think Sat, 15 Jun 2013 02:38:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: jsc http://blog.mixu.net/2011/11/10/my-arch-linux-setup/#comment-713 jsc Sat, 15 Jun 2013 02:38:15 +0000 http://blog.mixu.net/?p=2033#comment-713 You probably found a way by now, but if not, I would like to mention gtk-theme-switch. It’s in the default repos of 12.04 and requires no logout to take effect.

It does what it says on the box: changes your gtk theme to any other one you have installed, which on 12.04 should be at least Ambiance and Radiance.

]]> By: jiyinyiyong http://blog.mixu.net/2011/11/10/my-arch-linux-setup/#comment-561 jiyinyiyong Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:16:17 +0000 http://blog.mixu.net/?p=2033#comment-561 (I’m late.. but didn’t received e-mail about the reply.. )
OK, I’ll make effort to get familiar about X11 and things like that. So far I just want to try cool stuffs writtern in Node. Really thanks.

]]> By: Mikito Takada http://blog.mixu.net/2011/11/10/my-arch-linux-setup/#comment-560 Mikito Takada Fri, 09 Mar 2012 04:15:41 +0000 http://blog.mixu.net/?p=2033#comment-560 nwm works with both Gnome and KDE apps, but it’s a window manager, not a desktop environment.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desktop_environment vs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window_manager

E.g.:

- Font rendering in X11 is done by libraries (e.g. freetype2 for TTF), not the window manager.
- Menu rendering in X11 is done by the window toolkit that the particular app is compiled against e.g. Gnome/KDE, not the window manager.

I’d love to write all that, but I’m just one dude. Writing a desktop environment is a bit too much for a for-fun project ;) .

For better looking fonts, I use the Ubuntu font rendering patchset for Arch; for better menus I use a Gnome theme.

]]> By: jiyinyiyong http://blog.mixu.net/2011/11/10/my-arch-linux-setup/#comment-559 jiyinyiyong Wed, 07 Mar 2012 10:43:45 +0000 http://blog.mixu.net/?p=2033#comment-559 As I failed to install Xmonad on Ubuntu 12.04 , I tried NWM, really concise WM. I was supposing to get a WM like `Xmonad with Gnome` whose fonts and menus look more beautiful(maybe get panels as well..). I’ve went through the docs on the site, but is there more detail about making NWM look better?

]]> By: Mikito Takada http://blog.mixu.net/2011/11/10/my-arch-linux-setup/#comment-558 Mikito Takada Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:17:40 +0000 http://blog.mixu.net/?p=2033#comment-558 Mostly: configurability and the ability to customize things like layouts in JS. And you don’t need any additional tech beyond Node + npm, so if you are already doing Node dev it’s a lightweight option.

]]> By: Kenneth http://blog.mixu.net/2011/11/10/my-arch-linux-setup/#comment-557 Kenneth Wed, 29 Feb 2012 06:44:58 +0000 http://blog.mixu.net/?p=2033#comment-557 What are the advantages of your window manager? I’m currently using awesome wm on arch. The javascript configuring sounds cool.

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