Winders software that you can't live without

[Karl Anderson]

Resurrecting an old thread...

Damien Morton <Morton@dennisinter.com> writes:

> Hardware-wise I couldnt live without a dual screen setup
> Frankly I dont know how I ever lived without it before.

I'm finally trying to become well-rounded and spend some time in
windows (2K) - I'm unemployed right now and can afford the hassle of
learning a new OS.  The list compiled by FoRK is helpful, but there's
two things that I don't think I'm able to give up -

- A window manager that gives me several workspaces (AKA virtual
  desktops, rooms, etc.) and allows real-estate (focus) driven
  selection.  I've never had the luxury of dual screens, this is what
  makes it for me.  Every X WM has had this for years, I can't believe
  that I haven't been able to find it for Windows.

- An X server real enough to let me map X clients running on another
  box onto my desktop.  Cygwin's server doesn't do this, does it?
  I'm using VNC right now and it feels like regressing back to the
  stone age.

Anyone have any pointers?  Do people really live without these
features?  I can spend a little money, especially with a free trial
(but I dunno about the prices that commercial windows X servers were
last time I looked, several hundred dollars - am I just spoiled?).

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Karl Anderson      kra@monkey.org           http://www.monkey.org/~kra/