Viable Linux Destop?

[juju]

Originally posted by MaggieL
I've been exclusively Linux at home and for running my amateur satellite station for a number of years now. Running Enlightenment as a window manager rocks hard.

I use Enlightenment, too! I honestly don't know how I ever lived without Virtual Desktops. It's like ten times more addicting than that little wheel-doohickey on mice. Once you get used ot it, it just feels wrong without it.

I also have Enlightenment start up Kicker on bootup (KDE's taskbar). It's a very cool and customizable taskbar.

But anyway, I always hated taskbars because they take up space on the screen when you're not using them. Yeah, I that know you can hit that little arrow and have it retract into the side of the screen, but a portion of it is still sticking out. That little 3-4 centimeter portion that's sticking out just bugs the freaking crap outta me. I want a taskbar that I can get rid of when I don't want it. So my solution? Don't run KDE, run Enlighenment with Kicker. The taskbar only shows up in one of your virtual desktops. And if I really feel the need to not have it in a single desktop, I can always just kill the taskbar and start it back up later at my own whim.