From: lipka@tatung.hanse.de (Michael Lipka) Subject: Re: [QUESTION]: window managers for X386 Date: 1 Jul 1993 15:56:09
In article <MUTS.93Jun24070609@muts.hacktic.nl> muts@muts.hacktic.nl (Peter Mutsaers) writes:
On Wed, 23 Jun 93 00:20:47 GMT, dminer@nyx.cs.du.edu (Dan Miner) said:
DM> Since I upgrading from 1.1 to 1.3, I have the chance to
DM> change window managers (remember twm from 1.1?) I believe there
DM> are better managers available. Question: What do you feel
DM> is best (or better) and that compiles under Linux (99.10/gcc 2.4.3/
DM> image 4.4). A place to get it would be nice too?
In the 5 years I've been working with X11 now I must have tried all
window managers that are around. However each time I concluded that
twm is better (although it looks less nice) and I've gone back. The
only exception was ctwm, which is almost equal to twm, except that it
adds multiple virtual screens.
Same learning-process here :-) (twm, gwm emulating mwm, olwm, olvwm,
tvtwm, ctwm, satisfied), BUT then I discovered (some trumpet-sound :-)
fvwm
(current version 0.8). It's really cute. 64k running process-size
(data and all), twm/ctwm have 600-800k, virtual desktop with panner to
click or slide and 3D-look, something close to Motif. I like this a
lot for Linux and even use it on a Sparc now.
To be found on TSX-11.mit.edu...(just a moment...)
/pub/linux/sources/usr.bin.X11/rxvt-1.1c.tar.z
Maybe you like rxvt too (small -- memory and screen :-)
xterm-replacement.