Re: Emacs as a desktop environment

[PJ Weisberg]

On Wednesday, May 25, 2011, Ted Zlatanov <address@hidden> wrote:
> On Wed, 25 May 2011 09:31:24 +0200 address@hidden wrote:
> TN> [load indicators] No need!  OK, "urxvt -e top" works, too.
>
> TN> [date, weather, market indicators] No need!
>
> TN> [workspace indicator] All in the mind.  Or, "work? what's that?
> TN> space? nice place!".
>
> I disagree, those are necessary.

Most of those are a waste of space, except for date/time, which is essential.

In other words, everything you could possibly get rid of is going to
be a deal-breaker for some users.  It may be true that no one uses
more than 20% of the features, but everyone uses a *different* 20%.

http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000020.html

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-PJ