Software recommendation

Another of my infrequent software recommendations. Desktop environment: XFCE (now in version 4+). I have used an odd, semi-supported configuration of GNOME and Sawfish for about three years now, because I have some odd requirements:

• focus-follows-mouse
  
• multiple workspaces with available switching by mousewheel-on-desktop
  
• minimalist window decorations: tab-style title bar, tiny-but-present window frames
  
• minimal intrusion on desktop space
  
• fast launchers for several particular apps (mostly customized terminals)
  
• clarity and simplicity, plus power on demand
  
• and if it's not too much to ask, I shouldn't have to program my window manager's configuration, and it should not use much CPU or RAM
  

XFCE satisfies all of those, and has support for most GNOME things anyway.

Software recommendation

Another of my infrequent software recommendations. Desktop environment: XFCE (now in version 4+). I have used an odd, semi-supported configuration of GNOME and Sawfish for about three years now, because I have some odd requirements:

• focus-follows-mouse
  
• multiple workspaces with available switching by mousewheel-on-desktop
  
• minimalist window decorations: tab-style title bar, tiny-but-present window frames
  
• minimal intrusion on desktop space
  
• fast launchers for several particular apps (mostly customized terminals)
  
• clarity and simplicity, plus power on demand
  
• and if it's not too much to ask, I shouldn't have to program my window manager's configuration, and it should not use much CPU or RAM
  

XFCE satisfies all of those, and has support for most GNOME things anyway.