Fvwm version 1.2 available
Robert Nation
sunsite.unc.edu as file /pub/Linux/Incoming/fvwm-1.20-source.tar.z.
(A binary distribution will be generated next week)
Fvwm is a just another window manager, which provides a simple virtual
desktop, a 3-D look for windows decorations, and color icons. It can be
configured to use far less memory than twm.
1. Some segmentation faults have been fixed.
2. Some icon positioning problems have been fixed.
3. Changed some compile time configuration options to
run time options.
4. Beefed up the module interface and added several new modules:
FvwmNoClutter - runs around and iconifies/deletes windows you forgot
about
FvwmIdentify - provides detailed information about a selected window
FvwmSaveDesktop - attempts to save the current layout of your
desktop
FvwmModuleDebugger - useful if you want to write your own modules
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There is now a mailing list for fvwm:
To subscribe:
mail to majo...@shrug.org with the body of the message:
subscribe fvwm
That's all there is to it. To send to the list, mail to fv...@shrug.org,
or to get me (mailing list administrator) direclty mail to
fvwm-r...@shrug.org
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I believe that the module interface is a good way to extend the
functionality of Fvwm, without adversely affecting the integrity of the
window manager itself, and without adding unnecessary software bloat. Modules
are programs that have special access to fvwm's internal data structures,
and can provide many of the same services as built in functions.
I would like to put out a call for module ideas and donated modules. Ideas
questions, etc should be discussed on the fvwm mailing list, mentioned above.
Here are some ideas which should be feasible:
1. An improved pager. Supports multiple desktops better than the
current built-in pager.
2. A WindowList module. Could replace the current Window-list, and provide
a permanantly displayed Window-list, which would make an excellent
icon manager.
3. Tear-off menus, like the olwm pushpins provide.
Let your imagination go! Read the documentation, fvwm/documentation/modules.tex
and then discuss your ideas.
It should be possible to design modules using the toolkit of your
choice, and possibly even using Tcl/Tk.
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Note: If you want to use color icons, you will need to get the Xpm libraries
from sunsite.unc.edu:
/pub/X11/contrib/xpm-3.3.tar.gz for the Xpm library, or
/pub/Linux/X11/libs, file libXpm-3.3.tar.gz. for a pre-compiled shared
library of libXpm for Linux (it was still in /pub
/Linux/Incoming last I checked).
You may also want these from sunsite.unc.edu:
/pub/X11/contrib/xpm3icons.tar.Z, sample icons
/pub/X11/contrib/ctwm-3.0.tar.Z, pull out the icons. ctwm has really nice
color icons.
and this from ftp.x.org:
/contrib/SunDesk???, lots of sample icons, which, unfortunately, have
very undescriptive file names. Apparantly there is
another version of this file with descriptive names,
also on ftp.x.org.
and this,
hplyot.obspm.circe.fr /arc/hobbes-icons-xpm3.tar.gz
lots of icons.
Rob Nation
(nat...@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com)
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