littleman - 6:40 pm on Mar 4, 2002 (gmt 0)

Did you mean FluxBox, or BlackBox? If you are having problems with keeping organized I'd think FB would be a big help. when I have a lot open I usually put put everything I need for one project in a single frame and tab through them. So if I am working on a cgi script I will usually have a browser, a file manager, and an editor in one frame. That keeps me very organized, which is something I need. Then if I need a break I'll either role up the one window, or flip or switch to another virtual workspace.

Downside:
None for me. But you may not like it's minimalist nature. If you like the MS style taskbar or need the ability to drag and drop programs into your menu or taskbar shortcuts then you probably would prefer Gnome or KDE.

If you want graphical desktop icons you have to use an outside program like DFM. I use to do that, but then found myself never using them. Instead I just created a shortcut sub-menu of the programs I use all the time at the top of the menu tree. I found it much more efficient than hunting around for the right graphic to click on.