From owner-freebsd-chat Fri Oct 31 20:17:41 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id UAA28131 for chat-outgoing; Fri, 31 Oct 1997 20:17:41 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-chat) Received: from freebie.lemis.com (gregl1.lnk.telstra.net [139.130.136.133]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id UAA28124 for ; Fri, 31 Oct 1997 20:17:35 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from grog@freebie.lemis.com) Received: (from grog@localhost) by freebie.lemis.com (8.8.7/8.8.5) id OAA00476; Sat, 1 Nov 1997 14:47:11 +1030 (CST) Message-ID: <19971101144710.52462@lemis.com> Date: Sat, 1 Nov 1997 14:47:10 +1030 From: Greg Lehey To: Chuck Robey Cc: Stephane Raimbault , freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Prefered X Window Manager? References: <000701bce570$9ed09960$0100a8c0@einstein.cybersurf.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.84e In-Reply-To: ; from Chuck Robey on Thu, Oct 30, 1997 at 10:12:55PM -0500 Organisation: LEMIS, PO Box 460, Echunga SA 5153, Australia Phone: +61-8-8388-8286 Fax: +61-8-8388-8725 Mobile: +61-41-739-7062 WWW-Home-Page: http://www.lemis.com/~grog Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Thu, Oct 30, 1997 at 10:12:55PM -0500, Chuck Robey wrote: > On Thu, 30 Oct 1997, Stephane Raimbault wrote: > >> So, I'm just wondering what Window Manager some of you use. I am currently >> using twm which comes with XFree86. > > I use fvwm2, and I've noticed most of my (local) friends do too. Dunno > what most use here on the list, they're too far away to visit! > > Most of the newer WM's out there are modifications (in some form) of fvwm. I use fvwm2 as well. It's also the window manager that I describe in detail in the second edition of "The Complete FreeBSD". Greg