IceWM is pretty light and fast. Gene > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-kclug@marauder.illiana.net > [mailto:owner-kclug@marauder.illiana.net]On Behalf Of Jared > Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 10:04 PM > To: kclug@kclug.org > Subject: kde heavy > > > Hey does anybody know what is the most lightweight > window manager? default KDE is HEAVY. I need something > that doesn't crunch through 1000 lines of code for > every keystroke. When I type it feels like > I'm wading through water. If I type at my full > speed, it seems like I'll get upwards of a couple of > letters ahead of my computer which is odd because this > thing is capable of much faster speed. > > Does anyone know of ways to optimize the > typing speed so I, at 80wpm, am not faster than > my computer, at 500 million cycles per second? > > It's the same in every editor, so I know it > has to be in the window manager code. It feels > like the spellchecker is in Russia over a 9600 > baud modem or _something_. > > thanks, > > -Jared > > >