[I originally posted the below to the ubuntu-us-nh list; I didn't realize the thread started on both lists. So here's a copy for gnhlug-discuss.]
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 9:23 AM, Susan Cragin <susancra...@earthlink.net> wrote: > I want to run without Gnome or KDE, with just a bare-bones windows manager > that > can be configured to open up with, say, four terminals running and the > ability to tab > between them. FVWM is my preferred window manager/environment. It's lightweight, powerful, and hyper-flexible. But "out of the box" it's not much to look at; the stock config is pretty minimal and ugly. If you want to configure the computer to work *exactly* the way *you* want it, FVWM is ideal, but all that power comes at a cost. You're basically building the layout yourself. Whether or not that's what you want is entirely your call. If you do want to go the FVWM route, I can answer questions. Post here or on the gnhlug-discuss list. I know we've got a couple other FVWM fans on the gnhlug-discuss list. To get an idea of what FVWM can do -- and optionally to get some canned configs you can copy-and-paste ideas from -- check out the screen shot gallery on the FVWM site: http://www.fvwm.org/screenshots/desktops/ It's telling that you can find a screen shot that looks like pretty much every other window manager/desktop environment/OS every created, all done using FVWM. :) -- Ben _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
