Which window manager to use?
I can't seem to find a window manager I like. I'm not actually picky
on the appearance, so long as it's not garishly ugly (for example, any
of the Enlightenment themes). I'm running unstable on every machine
this matters for; I'm also willing to consider things that aren't
(yet) packaged. Pointers to sites with nice comparisons beyond
http://www.plig.org/xwinman/ are also welcome.
Requirements:
-- Starts on every screen of a multiple-screen display.
-- If a window resizes itself while being moved, notice this fact.
-- Doesn't splatter things on the desktop. (Or can be configured not to)
-- Supports GNOME window manager hints.
-- Supports a two-dimensional virtual desktop setup.
-- Snap-to-neighbor and snap-to-edge window dragging.
-- Straightforward graphical configuration.
-- Includes a root-window menu.
Of things I've tried, fvwm2 is the only thing I've noticed that starts
on every screen, though I haven't tried that much on my dual-head
machine. The second item is probably a bug in sawfish I should get
around to reporting. Enlightenment is ugly and segfaulted the second
time I tried to start it. Window Maker can't be successfully
convinced to not put anything on the desktop (the GNOME panel does
that job well enough).
Any hints/resources? Thanks...
--
David Maze dmaze@debian.org http://people.debian.org/~dmaze/
"Theoretical politics is interesting. Politicking should be illegal."
-- Abra Mitchell
--
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-request@lists.debian.org
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org
Reply to: