120728 Dexter Filmore wrote a lot of stuff, but esp:
All we need to organize our programs is a taskbar, launchers & a systray.
All I use is a Fluxbox menu, which I edit myself to include what I use & arrange items under sensible submenus, & the delightful Apwal, which shows an array of icons on the desktop when I right-click there, which I configure to taste & which quickly starts LibreOffice, Krusader etc. The Fluxbox menu is called up by left-click on the desktop or Alt-space, which I can employ anywhere on any desktop. The same on my netbook.
So I agree, tho' others may prefer to vary the details.