Your Pandora Desktop!

[Gerix]

I think XFCE would be sufficient as a full-blown desktop. I am really interested in trying out pmenu and minimenu. I also want to try that Ubuntu Netbook launcher that ED was showing in one of the videos.

 

[Wolenber]

I'm planning on switching between PMenu, when I just want to game, and LXDE (if I can get it working, otherwise XFCE) for when I want to web-browse, type, etc.

 

[paulguy]

I'll probably just be using xfce, unless I find stuff like pmenu provide a performance improvement, by using less CPU time. Would be nice to run more intensive stuff like N64 emulators from a terminal without X for whatever framerate improvement that could bring.

Xfce is what I use on my main computer, and pretty much any computer that's mine. I don't use any kind of compositing...

Compositing on the pandora? No. It's unnecessary and probably would slow stuff way down.

 

[joseluisjazz]

I'll probably just be using xfce, unless I find stuff like pmenu provide a performance improvement, by using less CPU time. Would be nice to run more intensive stuff like N64 emulators from a terminal without X for whatever framerate improvement that could bring.

Xfce is what I use on my main computer, and pretty much any computer that's mine. I don't use any kind of compositing...

Compositing on the pandora? No. It's unnecessary and probably would slow stuff way down.

For the same reasons I'm planning to use Ratpoison. Since we have a keyboard and RP works with shortcuts, and also to use the most of the screen space and cpu time. Perfect match.

 

[quadomatic]

minimenu and...well now looking at e17 I'm not sure...maybe xfce, maybe openbox

 

[Elanzer]

I plan on using LXDE, since XFCE likely consumes ~25% of the Pandora's RAM upon startup. Using LXDE instead of XFCE generally knocks off about 20-30mb RAM consumption, pretty significant when you only have 256mb to work with.

 

[cosurgi]

I plan on using LXDE, since XFCE likely consumes ~25% of the Pandora's RAM upon startup. Using LXDE instead of XFCE generally knocks off about 20-30mb RAM consumption, pretty significant when you only have 256mb to work with.

so... that would be lubuntu 10.04 ARM ?

Btw, I prefer to stick with debian, but for flawless operation I will need a debian linux-image package with pandora's kernel image.

 

[Fzero]

Minimenu as it looks wicked and nice to just boot that for gaming which is most likely to be my main use, though depends how I get on with trying new apps too, it will all be new to me. And the default XFCE for wheb I want to do the apps and more linus stuff.
I will of course be looking here for advice and to get feeback from you all on what you using and what's good, like mentioned above with the power consumption, as I learn this I will switch probably and try others, unless it's hard work switching then I'd prob not bother once found one I'm happy with

guess soon after launch we will see lots of nice screenshot posts and YouTube links showing off preffered OS and the likes, that I'm looking forward to, and I'm sure some will really tempt me to at least try

 

[Snow-Okami]

Awww stumpwm isn't on the list. Thats my favorite and it works GREAT without the use of a mouse. I think it would be a great combo with the Pandora. Its pretty much ratpoison but in Lisp and completely hackable during run-time with no need to restart X.

I love stumpwm so much I use it on my Gentoo and Sourcemage installs daily. I never use a mouse in Linux unless I am doing some multimedia editing or playing a game.

Another great thing for the Pandora which I use would be Vimperator for Firefox. It completely gives you vimp like commands to run Firefox, meaning everything is with the keyboard. clicking a link is as easy as pressing f, and then pressing the number on screen that corresponds to the link. Typing go and then the URL you want to go to. I don't know it just annoys me to switch back from touch screen to keyboard over n over to surf. (I do a lot of typing when surfing and on screen keyboard just do not cut it) It all depends on preference. I get bored with my tablet UMPC at home already in conjunction with my iPhone when it comes to browsing the web with touch. I just think this would work great on the thumb keyboard

Going to run in conjunction with LXDE. Speed is everything to me when it comes to Linux

 

[Unfathomable Depths]

Where is the 'you're a wank' option?