Re: FVWM: am I in the right place ?

From: Bernard Lang <Bernard.Lang_at_inria.fr>
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 01:18:54 +0100

On Wed, Mar 03, 2004 at 11:48:51PM +0000, Thomas Adam wrote:
> --- Bernard Lang <Bernard.Lang_at_inria.fr> wrote:
> > everybody seems very competent on this list.
> > Can I ask simple questions about using fvwm, or am I on the wrong
> > list ?
>
> You're on the correct list. Ask away.

Well, thanks. Actually I have been a happy user of FVWM for years,
though I never became expert at configuring. I just do simple stuff.

I would like to combine it with KDE or Gnome (actually I am a bit more
at ease with KDE), but
  - I do not know how
  - I want to be able to preserve the ability to iconify tasks on the
desk (one feature of FVWM i cannot do without) rather than use task
bars which I find extremely uncomfortable.
   I am actually rather surprised that FVWM seem to be the only WM to
do it nicely, and flexibly.

  Is that possible. Where can I find the info, to do it easily. I am
currently installing Mandrake 9.2 on a new machine.

Thanks for any help.

Bernard

PS
   is there a readable paper on the architectural issues between X11,
the window managers, and desktops like KDE and Gnome.

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