Dear Mr Adam and the FVWM Development Team,
I hope you are well. I am contacting you to thank you for your ongoing
effort on developing FVWM. I have used FVWM for about 10 years, and any
attempt to move to a different window manager or desktop, resulted in
quick return to FVWM. FVWM let's me work with my computer my way. I
recognise that there is quite some legacy, but I can also see that you
have been working to clean up the codes, features and other aspects.
Thank you for all this.
I have two suggestions for your kind consideration.
1. Is it possible to add a feature similar to the visual window list
switch in XFCE or other desktop environments, with window thumbnails /
icons rotating horizontally? I have looked into the possibility of
writing an FVWM script, similarly to the script that attempts to imitate
this behaviour using a vertical menu:
https://zensites.net/fvwm/guide/advanced_functions.html
However, I think a new intrinsic and configurable function would
probably serve this purpose much better. This could perhaps be done
through an expansion of the FVWM menus to have horizontal menus as well.
2. Is it possible to implement a solution using a detachable window
title in a taskbar? Perhaps there is a way to configure fvwmiconman to
serve this purpose. Any hint from you would be appreciated.
3. There seem to be several websites dedicated to FVWM, each containing
some partial information.
https://www.fvwm.org/
https://github.com/fvwmorg
http://fvwm.sourceforge.net/
May I suggest to include the fvwm.sourceforge.net content, in particular
the documentation in www.fvwm.org, and redirects set to point to
fvwm.org? The documentation at the sourceforge site has been very useful
for ordinary users like me.
http://fvwm.sourceforge.net/doc/unstable/index.html
I also suggest to do the same with fvwmforums and other pages that
fragment FVWM's web presence.
I feel that consolidating the multiple websites under the complete
fvwm.org site, with sub-pages dedicated to different FVWM versions,
documentation, forums, etc, and possibly reformatted e.g. using a modern
Wiki interface/style, with just one link to the github site would better
serve the purpose of modernising, advancing and adopting FVWM by broader
groups of do-it-your-way computer users.
4. Are one-time donations possible to support FVWM development and
maintenance?
FVWM is a fantastic window manager, and I hope to see it refreshed and
up and running for many years to come.
Best wishes,
Wojciech Lipinski
The Australian National University
https://cecs.anu.edu.au/people/wojciech-lipinski
