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  • The only two GUI features I can't live without is the OS X-style ability to switch and manage windows using simple keyboard shortcuts, and a pasteboard (plaintext copy history). I feel like a slug without those two. -- And by customizable, does that mean I can have a lean KDE setup without any bloat? As long as I can opt out of features that will slow down performance or take up screen real estate, I'm good. And yeah, it's hard to really understand the differences when I read about them. Commented Jul 2, 2012 at 2:21
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    @fakaff KDE is not "bloat" in the sense that it requires a lot resources but in the sense that it doesn't hide options and possible features from the user. Is really has a lot features, but there are only very few that actually have any impact on the performance. Commented Jul 2, 2012 at 3:41
  • I think they all are capable of most of what you want, but some may take more work than others to learn and implement the features. I personally use Gnome classic with Compiz and dual monitors, and I use the keyboard a lot. There are shortcuts for moving windows between monitors, to various places on one monitor (like top half, left half, middle full screen, etc. There's also keys Expo, etc. And I believe they all have clipboard managers. Commented Jul 2, 2012 at 4:11