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Would love a wm with the BeOS look

gattilorenz 3y ago
Well, not a wm, but would a theme for XFCE interest you? https://old.reddit.com/r/unixporn/comments/90gx5u/xfce4_beosr5xfce/ https://old.reddit.com/r/unixporn/comments/90gx5u/xfce4_beos...
- mrweasel 3y ago
  The /r/unixporn is a really weird place, in this case it's XFCE, so I feel like it makes more sense, but the most riced up desktops people post are always Sway, i3, dwm and similar. They are minimalist window managers, yet people go out of their way to customize them.
  - prmoustache 3y ago
    Can we avoid xenophobic slangs please?
    - mrweasel 3y ago
      Sure, wasn't actually aware that it was xenophobic, still not really sure why it is. What you would suggest as an equally colorful and descriptive?
      - Dalewyn 3y ago
        I'm Japanese, assuming that guy was referring to the use of "rice" I can advise you to just ignore him. You're fine, food isn't racist.
    - jpk 3y ago
      I assume you're referring to "rice". In the car scene, it stands for "race inspired cosmetic enhancement" and it's typically used to refer to things that make a car look fast without actually making it so. (Think big spoilers, non-functional intake scoops, etc.). The term is used here to express a similar sentiment; a desktop environment that's made to take pretty screenshots but not necessarily be more functional, or enhance a certain workflow.
      - acdha 3y ago
        That’s a post hoc acryonym. The phrases like “rice rocket”, “rice burner”, etc. were applied to Japanese cars and motorcycles when those really started putting American companies and their enthusiast communities on the defensive. Whether or not that was an insult is debatable but the meaning was focused on Japan (whose business dominance was feared in the 1980s and early 90s). Southern California had an Asian car culture which was all about customizing mostly Japanese imports, and there was a lot of debate in the 90s about the exact racial dynamics there (like other terms, some outsiders used it as an insult and some insiders wore it as a badge of pride). For fans of the early web, I’m amused to see this site is still around probably a quarter of a century after the last time I visited: http://www.riceboypage.com/what_is_riceboy/ http://www.riceboypage.com/what_is_riceboy/
    - isr 3y ago
      Hmm, so what do you suggest then? "juiced up"? Nah, promotes (or offends users of) steroids. "tarted up"? Nah. #metoo "jazzed up"? Nah. Cultural appropriation. Ok, "riced" it is then ...
sprash 3y ago
Almost every skinnable WM has a BeOS theme. Pekwm has my favourite BeOS theme (https://www.pekwm.se/themes/benu.html https://www.pekwm.se/themes/benu.html) because it supports window grouping flawlessly, which turns every window into a potential tab just by dragging.

Well, not a wm, but would a theme for XFCE interest you? https://old.reddit.com/r/unixporn/comments/90gx5u/xfce4_beosr5xfce/ https://old.reddit.com/r/unixporn/comments/90gx5u/xfce4_beos...

mrweasel 3y ago
The /r/unixporn is a really weird place, in this case it's XFCE, so I feel like it makes more sense, but the most riced up desktops people post are always Sway, i3, dwm and similar. They are minimalist window managers, yet people go out of their way to customize them.
- prmoustache 3y ago
  Can we avoid xenophobic slangs please?
  - mrweasel 3y ago
    Sure, wasn't actually aware that it was xenophobic, still not really sure why it is. What you would suggest as an equally colorful and descriptive?
    - Dalewyn 3y ago
      I'm Japanese, assuming that guy was referring to the use of "rice" I can advise you to just ignore him. You're fine, food isn't racist.
  - jpk 3y ago
    I assume you're referring to "rice". In the car scene, it stands for "race inspired cosmetic enhancement" and it's typically used to refer to things that make a car look fast without actually making it so. (Think big spoilers, non-functional intake scoops, etc.). The term is used here to express a similar sentiment; a desktop environment that's made to take pretty screenshots but not necessarily be more functional, or enhance a certain workflow.
    - acdha 3y ago
      That’s a post hoc acryonym. The phrases like “rice rocket”, “rice burner”, etc. were applied to Japanese cars and motorcycles when those really started putting American companies and their enthusiast communities on the defensive. Whether or not that was an insult is debatable but the meaning was focused on Japan (whose business dominance was feared in the 1980s and early 90s). Southern California had an Asian car culture which was all about customizing mostly Japanese imports, and there was a lot of debate in the 90s about the exact racial dynamics there (like other terms, some outsiders used it as an insult and some insiders wore it as a badge of pride). For fans of the early web, I’m amused to see this site is still around probably a quarter of a century after the last time I visited: http://www.riceboypage.com/what_is_riceboy/ http://www.riceboypage.com/what_is_riceboy/
  - isr 3y ago
    Hmm, so what do you suggest then? "juiced up"? Nah, promotes (or offends users of) steroids. "tarted up"? Nah. #metoo "jazzed up"? Nah. Cultural appropriation. Ok, "riced" it is then ...

sprash 3y ago

Almost every skinnable WM has a BeOS theme. Pekwm has my favourite BeOS theme (https://www.pekwm.se/themes/benu.html https://www.pekwm.se/themes/benu.html) because it supports window grouping flawlessly, which turns every window into a potential tab just by dragging.