Hi all,
This intended to be something fairly long-running, and I personally don't
wish to make the UI decisions myself, although I will keep a very close eye
on the FVWM-specific aspects of a proposed config to make sure it's done
"right".
What do I mean when I say "right"? Well, for far too long now FVWM has had
a major thorn in its side -- the default config *sucks* to put it bluntly.
It's been a well known issue for years that it looks like a throwback to
1995 [1] and it's time to modernise it a bit.
There was an aborted attempt at this by Nick Fortune and myself [2] which
you should read before attempting this, as although the thread is a good
five years old now, the concept in there are not. *Please read it*.
I want a few things from a new config:
* It should look "modern" (I'll leave that interpretation open-ended.)
* It should be minimal, but functional -- and not depend on *any* external
dependencies that do not come with FVWM itself.
* The config file should be documented heavily -- as an example to look
towards for new users.
Do not worry about the FVWM-specific things about integrating it with
FvwmForm-Setup and the like -- eventually, that'll be my job as there's
other surrounding problems with that.
I will also help where necessary with the documentation of such a config, as
that's where my interests lie overall in terms of its usefulness.
All I am really looking to see what the interest involved in this is. I
warn you though, I won't hesitate to put a stop to it if this turns into a
shed-painting exercise -- I don't want that. I can already foresee a bunch
of shed-painting, and I won't tolerate it. It needs to be done in a
civilised manner. Come to a consensus amongst yourselves; just don't
involve me in them, unless you have FVWM-specific questions. :P
I'm not expecting anything quick on this -- I'd like to do it in stages, and
I want people to go away and think on it, and come up with ideas,
suggestions, etc.
I know we have projects already like fvwm-{themes,crystal} etc., and they're
great, but completely peripheral to what I am after, really. I want a
config that just makes FVWM not look like a dinosaur out of the box.
So, thinking/creative hats on, guys. This is a great way for someone who
isn't a programmer to contribute.
Any questions, ask.
-- Thomas Adam
[1] As many know, I like the MWM look, but apparently, that's dead now. :P
[2] http://www.fvwmforums.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=205&start=150
