Chris Siebenmann <cks_at_hawkwind.utcs.toronto.edu> writes:
> | Has anybody been thinking about introducing something like TCL in
> | fvwm. To me it looks like most current fvwm commands can be translated
> | directly to TCL commands. This would automatically add
>
> Heavily programmable window managers have been done before, without
> huge amounts of success. If one wants to try again, I strongly suggest
> using a language that's as good and as clean as possible (not TCL;
> perhaps Python).
If we don't want to be backward compatible with the current
configuration language, then I agree on the "good and clean" part,
though not necessarily on you choice of language...
> In the context of fvwm, I suggest using the language as an extension
> mechanism instead of the core of the window manager. Look at things that
> just can't be done in fvwm right now and see if you can make it possible
> to program them in the extension language. I doubt that many people want
> to complicate their configuration files by having to write them in a
> language.
But we already have a configuration language abeit a very special one
with a very obscure (and even context dependent!!!) syntax for
functions and menus.
>
> I would also suggest that one start by writing a module wrapper such
> that one can write fvwm modules in the language. That would be a useful
> way to add various pieces of functionality and to let you experiment
> with what sorts of language bindings were needed to allow for useful
> features. Bonus points for making the result use as little memory
> as possible, given that one selling point of fvwm over other window
> managers is memory usage.
This could be a good idear, but I don't see the advantages over a new
"good and clean" configuration language.
/tonny
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Received on Fri May 01 1998 - 00:35:58 BST