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Date:      Sat, 1 Nov 1997 00:10:55 -0500 (EST)
From:      "John S. Dyson" <toor@dyson.iquest.net>
To:        grog@lemis.com (Greg Lehey)
Cc:        chuckr@Glue.umd.edu, stephane@cybersurf.net, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Prefered X Window Manager?
Message-ID:  <199711010511.AAA08464@dyson.iquest.net>
In-Reply-To: <19971101144710.52462@lemis.com> from Greg Lehey at "Nov 1, 97 02:47:10 pm"

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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



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