>>>>> "Alan" == Alan Wild <arwild01_at_starbase.spd.louisville.edu> writes:
Alan> With every release of software there is always a period where everyone
Alan> has to scream, "THIS DOESN'T WORK!"
Alan> Well, I'm happy to say that in my experiences. . . . it does. :)
And there was much rejoicing! :)
Alan> I love the latest release of fvwm2 VERY VERY much. Of course,
Alan> I'm still not 100% pleased with menu behavior and I would like
Alan> to See menus that allow you to place a title on the bottom row
Alan> so that the pointer would warp there, etc.
I'll be looking into that when I get a chance.
Alan> Putting all that aside though, I'm really pleased. I had very
Alan> little completion problems (FvwmConsole isn't working right),
I'll be working to get FvwmConsole really there for the next beta
release. I really didn't have time to play with it after Toshi
contributed it, but wanted to get it out there for people to toy with.
I did get it compiled by hand (at home under Linux, I believe) when he
first gave it to me, and it seemed to run pretty good. Haven't tried
it under AIX yet, but it may need some adjustments.
Alan> and everything works great. I love Having Pixmaps on my window
Alan> titlebars. I love having a multi-colored pager (shameless
Alan> plug). AND I REALLY love Jarl's FvwmButtons.
Alan> I'll admit that the syntax is cryptic until you adjust, but in
Alan> terms of functionality, it is awesome. Swallowed Application
Alan> handling is so much better now. Swallowing, UnSwallowing,
Alan> Respawning dead processes without taking down the whole bar,
Alan> etc.
It is a bit more powerful than the original version, yes.
Alan> I'll admit that I use vi so I know nothing about problems with
Alan> emacs. I also admit that I have only compiled it on my AIX
Alan> workstation. I have no idea how things will fare under Linux,
Alan> HP-UX, or OSF/1 (my other accounts).
Linux should be just fine too, as it was for me. The others...well I
fully expect them to be ok, but we'll have to see, eh? Some people
are even having problems on their Linux systems...
Alan> I guess the real reason for this message is. . . . well. . . . although
Alan> negative feedback can help find bugs, programmers need a pat on the back
Alan> too. I think everything is great and with a little polishing (and
Alan> possibly GNU autoconf) . . . .. hell. . . it already is the best windows
Alan> manager there is.
Alan> Thanks Chuck, Jarl, et al.
And thank you (and everyone else) for you praise, support, and usage.
Chuck
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Charles K. Hines <chuck_hines_at_vnet.ibm.com>
IBM Logic Synthesis developer [BooleDozer (TM)]
Martial Arts Instructor [Modern Arnis, Presas Style Filipino Martial Arts]
IBM Internal email: "Go back to sleep, Chuck. You're
hines_at_cold.fishkill.ibm.com, just havin' a nightmare--of course,
HINESC at FISHKILL, HINESC at FSHVMFK1 we are still in Hell." Gary Larson
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Received on Fri Apr 19 1996 - 08:35:20 BST