Brett wrote: >>> bleh ... it does what it advertizes and works pretty fine, I've >>> used it for years and the fact that it's a "stone age" version >>> does not prevent me from working with it both at home & at work. >>> >>> the reason why i like it is precisely because it's simple and >>> doesn't come with tons of features that change all of the time, >>> it's the same look & feel on all systems I use, and has been like >>> that for years. >> >> Yes, I concur with this sentiment. Having tried many WMs, and doing >> repetitive wiping of installs/port building that you eventually >> want stability and not go hunting why this or that broke. It just >> diverts your time away from your planned work for that day. So I >> now use the default fvwm like Marc says he does, but I am looking >> for a very fast compiled lightweight WM, and will try out the >> alternatives :-) > > Joe's Window Manager is fast to compile. I've been using for a few > months and have not noticed any bugs. The config file is in xml and > easy to set up, and very flexible. Combined with dmenu you can setup > a system for fast workflow. It is stacked, not tiling, though, so > maybe some programmers might not like that aspect.
I use twm (with a few initial settings made in the late 90s) more then 10 years (!), it fits all my needs at work and at home -- Alexei Malinin
