On Thu, 2 Oct 1997, Cristian Tibirna wrote:
> Cristian Tibirna writes:
>
> > In my TODO list for fvwm (which I was never able to revisit due to
> > lack of time, of course :-) one will find:
>
> Of course, I read my message only after I sent it, so now I see it
> wasn't there my desire to add tooltips to fvwmbuttons.
>
> More than that, I believe that putting tooltips methods in libfvwm
> would be something to think about.
>
> Have you seen KDE lately? It's wonderful. But I prefer fvwm for its
> full configurability and for my better knowledge of it. And I think
> fvwm could (in a matter of weeks) equal any other desk suite if:
>
> 1) we take the risk to adopt a widgets library (gtk?)
>
> 2) we develop a series of good and fancy modules for (on the fly)
> configuration tasks, desktop functionality (shortcuts and other
> cosmetic things) and drag and drop.
>
> 3) we continue to strip out of the main code features which are better
> fit in modules (borders definitions, window operations - as shade -
> etc.)
>
> Unfortunately I don't think this have good chances to happen in a
> short delay, because development in fvwm has visibly reduced steam
> pressure compared to two or three years ago. Hey, this is more a
> self-critic message, got it? :-)
Have you seen the fOX project? :-) fOX.unixville.com is the home... check
it out... it's still growing :-) The fOX project is based around the
Xclass `95 C++ X11 Toolkit (which lets you create widgets that look
identical to 95 ones). I'd like to see a new window manager come out for
the project, and I don't necessarily want it to look like 95 (actually, I
DON'T want it to look like 95 :) ... I also think it might be a good idea
to start a new window manager from scratch with a new perspective on
things.
If you'd like more info on the fOX project, or you'd like to participate,
let me know.
-peace
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Received on Fri Oct 03 1997 - 12:34:34 BST