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Subject: Re: Recomendation for a lightweigth window manager
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in message <20030520223010.GA5974@teddy.fas.com>, wrote stan
thusly...
>
> I want to setup a user interface where the operators can iconify,
> and resize windows, but not close them. The machine in question is
> only a P@.
> 
> So what would you recommend for a very lightweight window manager
> for this application?

FVWM is considered light; so are wm2, wmx, ion
(black|open|hacked|flux)box.  There are many others too.

In FVWM on can certainly do what you want.  Since you would have
control on the configuration files, other wms could be controlled to
various degress i suppose.


  - parv

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