Your favorite Windows Manager Replacement?

[bonzo]

Maybe you guys havent used these before. I started using Serenade back in college 5? years ago and havent gone back since. A added a screenshot of serenade on my desktop if you havent seen it before. Use somethin different? Id like to try somethin different so lets here it :D

[Hanzo]

What does it does??? What's the point of a Windows Manager?

Nice wallpaper BTW...

[bonzo]

Actually I think I screwed up in calling it a window manager replacement I think the correct term is shell replacement and what it does is it replaces explorer in displaying the desktop. Replacing the default shell built into explorer allows the author to build a more flexible interface. eg. I can as a user add or remove plugins that allow me to control the volume (shown on the left side of my screenshot). Functionally it works alot like blackbox, or enlightenment for X (linux etc) but still uses to explorer to show directory structure and allows you to use windows normally.

[Heigar]

I run talisman desktop for my shell and will never go back to explorer.I love the the fact that I can make my desktop anything I want it to look like with less rescources than explorer.

[Hanzo]

Seems cool. Are those compatible with XP?

[DeltaGuy]

It's actually called a Replacement Windows Shell...
I like the Aston Shell...

[bonzo]

Serenade is compatible. Im using XP Sp1