On Tue, Jan 14, 2003 at 06:25:14PM +0100, Gert Brinkmann wrote:
hi :)
> But why isn't there a good default-Look of fvwm that one can start with
> to experiment? I think many users who see fvwm for the first time say
> "looks like crap" and choose another window manager. IMHO fvwm could be
> a much more often used wm if it looked more friendly for a new user.
i especcialy hated the pre-configuration of fvwm in SuSE 5.3 or 6.0 ...
they had huge fvwmbuttons including xbiff and xeyes ... and oversized
buttons for their tools. also the feel was rather bad, but i
nevertheless used it because i was low on memory and KDE 1.0 didn't run
very well, the other windowmanagers just were not powerful enough. and
with some work fvwm was really great to use ...
here are some pics of my recent fvwm configurations ... they're all
quite similar in feel, but different in look (you don't see the feel in
screenshots ;)) ...
http://rvb.dyndns.org/screens/scrn-07-19-2002.png
this is the first screenshot of my fvwm "comeback" of july ... i've used
fvwm 3 years before and finally came back to it ...
http://rvb.dyndns.org/screens/scrn-11-09-2002.jpeg
this one is quite "dirty" or dusty ... it doesn't have titlebars at all,
and very thin borders because i hardly use any of them ;)
both configurations are iconless
http://rvb.dyndns.org/screens/scrn-01-14-2003.jpeg
and this is the one i am using at the moment ... after the upgrade to
fvwm 2.5.5, using transparency, translucent icons and title buttons
(more for active windows ...) ...
if you want it could send you the config files for these of course :)
bye
RvB <rvb_at_rvb.dyndns.org>
http://rvb.dyndns.org
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