How big is xmonad if I still need my "old" IDE graphics environment?

Question

I heard great reports about xmonad, but how good is it for everyday use and development? For various reasons, I do not use vim / emacs (although I do not suffer from terminal phobia!). All the screenshots / videos I've seen show that xmonad is used mainly with terminal applications. Should I migrate from KDE 4.2?

Answer 1

KDE is a desktop environment - a set of well-integrated applications. XMonad is a window manager that replaces KWin only from KDE, so you can use KDE when using XMonad (and other window managers).

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

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