On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 02:02:52PM +0100, Thomas Adam wrote: > > Heh -- I am not suggesting that! It would be fairly static once in place -- > it's a *window manager* after all. Things like: > > * New FvwmButtons -- swallowing things like: > - FvwmIconMan > - FvwmScript (maybe a clock?) > - FvwmPager
I personally don't care what modules are in there by default; the thing that desperately needs changing is the aesthetics. At the absolute minimum, the colour scheme needs to be changed. The existing default one is horrible. We don't want to be bikeshedding about what particular colour scheme is used; just something pleasing to the eye which is neither too garish nor too boring. One program I've found helpful in devising colour schemes is Agave. http://home.gna.org/colorscheme/ Another program which is more oriented towards window managers is the perl module+script Graphics::Colourset http://search.cpan.org/~rubykat/Graphics-Colourset-0.01/ This one does more of the work for you - you just have to input a hue, and it will generate N sets of semi-random but harmonious colours. > * Change the window decors a bit -- maybe use colorset gradients? YES. > * Don't look like MWM by default? Certainly not that clunky, no. But I do think using vector buttons for the titlebar buttons is a good idea; for a default config, it is better if it doesn't depend on images for buttons. There are lots of great examples of vector buttons on the fvwm website to choose from. Kathryn Andersen -- _--_|\ | Kathryn Andersen <http://www.katspace.org> / \ | \_.--.*/ | <http://kerravonsen.dreamwidth.org/> v | <http://kerravonsen.redbubble.com/> ------------| Melbourne -> Victoria -> Australia -> Southern Hemisphere Maranatha! | -> Earth -> Sol -> Milky Way Galaxy -> Universe
