From owner-freebsd-chat Fri Oct 31 21:16:17 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id VAA01313 for chat-outgoing; Fri, 31 Oct 1997 21:16:17 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-chat) Received: from dyson.iquest.net (dyson.iquest.net [198.70.144.127]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id VAA01260 for ; Fri, 31 Oct 1997 21:15:49 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from toor@dyson.iquest.net) Received: (from root@localhost) by dyson.iquest.net (8.8.7/8.8.5) id AAA08464; Sat, 1 Nov 1997 00:11:21 -0500 (EST) From: "John S. Dyson" Message-Id: <199711010511.AAA08464@dyson.iquest.net> Subject: Re: Prefered X Window Manager? In-Reply-To: <19971101144710.52462@lemis.com> from Greg Lehey at "Nov 1, 97 02:47:10 pm" To: grog@lemis.com (Greg Lehey) Date: Sat, 1 Nov 1997 00:10:55 -0500 (EST) Cc: chuckr@Glue.umd.edu, stephane@cybersurf.net, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL31 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Greg Lehey said: > 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". > I also agree with fvwm2 as a suggestion (I generally like fvwm*.) Other interesting WM's (IMO) are ctwm and gwm. Gwm is more more of a curiosity to me, but some likely really like it. -- John dyson@freebsd.org jdyson@nc.com