Re: Request for window manager recommendations
On 14 Jun 2005, Steve C. Lamb wrote:
>
[snip]
> Actually I've found WMs lacking at managing windows. I consider starting
> a window with the desired application part of good management. Configuring
> that portion for most WMs is a PITA. The other portions they are equal to the
> DEs like KDE/Gnome and the odd-man-out that is XFCE4.
>
It's certainly pretty easy in Icewm. You just add a suitable line in the
menu file and it then appears in the menu list when you press Ctrl-Esc.
Example:
prog "Mutt" xterm xterm -T Mutt -fg ivory -bg gray35 -fn 8x13bold -geom 120x45 -e mutt
prog "News" xterm xterm -T News -fg gray35 -bg bisque -fn 9x15bold -geom 120x45 -e slrn
prog "Mozilla" mozilla mozilla
These can be added or deleted on the fly and then activated by
refreshing Icewm without stopping it.
Anthony
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