Hi Manuel, Manuel Solis wrote on Sun, Nov 25, 2018 at 08:50:23PM -0600:
> I have read some post about getting along with the default WM, i mean > complaining about configuring it, saying that the man page its dificult > and stuff, and then saddly going to another WM. > > I my OpenBSD era (from 60 to date) i was using cwm but wondering why they > say that Theo uses fvwm, so i wondered that maybe it is worth it to try. The default fvwm(1) is certainly not the best part of OpenBSD - the code is old and crappy. I can't speak for Theo, but the reason i'm using it is nothing more and nothing less than that i don't want to bother configuring a window manager. If i have one complaint about the base fvwm(1) - apart from the crappy code - it is that it is way too bloated and has way too many features. For that reason, even though i'm rarely using .dot-files for any programs (except git, mutt, and ssh, which don't work at all without a config file), this is one of the few programs where i do have my own config file. The point is to get rid of all the horrible bloat in the default .fvwrc: $ grep -cv -e '^$' -e '^#' /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fvwm/.fvwmrc 378 $ grep -cv -e '^$' -e '^#' /home/schwarze/.fvwmrc 81 Yours, Ingo $ ls ~/.profile ~/.*shrc* ~/.ex* ~/.vi* ls: /home/schwarze/.*shrc*: No such file or directory ls: /home/schwarze/.ex*: No such file or directory ls: /home/schwarze/.profile: No such file or directory ls: /home/schwarze/.vi*: No such file or directory $ cat /home/schwarze/.fvwmrc # .fvwmrc - fv window manager configuration script # Ingo Schwarze, 10.6.2001 # Version: Ingo Schwarze, 22.11.2010 ######################################################################## # standard settings ######################################################################## # paths ModulePath /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fvwm PixmapPath /usr/X11R6/include/X11/pixmaps IconPath /usr/X11R6/include/X11/bitmaps # screens DeskTopSize 1x1 EdgeResistance 10000 10000 EdgeScroll 0 0 # windows WindowFont -adobe-times-bold-r-*-*-14-*-*-*-*-*-*-* IconFont -adobe-helvetica-bold-r-*-*-10-*-*-*-*-*-*-* AddToDecor Default HilightColor DarkRed Wheat Style "*" UseDecor Default, Color Black/LightSteelBlue Style "*" BorderWidth 7, HandleWidth 7 Style "*" Icon unknown1.xpm, IconBox 0 -10 -280 -1 Style "*" MWMFunctions, MWMDecor, HintOverride Style "*" DecorateTransient, NoPPosition Style "*" SmartPlacement, StubbornPlacement, SloppyFocus ######################################################################## # menus ######################################################################## MenuStyle Black LightGrey DarkGrey + -adobe-times-bold-r-*-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-*-* fvwm AddToMenu terminal + "xterm" Exec xterm -ls -geometry 80x80 + "usta" Exec xterm -T usta.de -geometry 80x80 -e /usr/bin/ssh usta AddToMenu window "window" Title + "move%jmove.xpm%" Move + "resize%jresize.xpm%" Resize + "maximize%mini.maximize-horiz.xpm%" Maximize + "raise%jraise.xpm%" Raise + "lower%jlower.xpm%" Lower + "iconify%mini.iconify.xpm%" Iconify + "stick%mini.stick.xpm%" Stick + "" Nop + "list%jwindow.xpm%" WindowList + "" Nop + "refresh%mini.refresh.xpm%" RefreshWindow + "close%mini.winXX-close.xpm%" Close + "delete%mini.cut.xpm%" Delete + "destroy%mini.destroy.xpm%" Destroy AddToMenu system "system" Title + "xlock%mini.xlock.xpm%" Exec exec xlock -mode blank + "recapture%mini.refresh.xpm%" Recapture + "xrdb -load%jx.xpm%" Exec xrdb -load $HOME/.Xdefaults + "restart%mini.excl.xpm" Restart fvwm + "scrotwm" Restart scrotwm + "quit%mini.exit.xpm%" Quit ######################################################################## # mouse ######################################################################## ClickTime 750 # on the wallpaper Mouse 1 R A Menu terminal Nop Mouse 2 R A Menu window Nop Mouse 3 R A Menu system Nop # in the title bar of a window Mouse 0 1 A Menu window Close Mouse 1 T A Raise Mouse 2 T A Move Mouse 3 T A Lower Mouse 0 2 A Maximize-Func Mouse 0 4 A Iconify # at the edge of a window Mouse 0 SF A Resize # in an icon Mouse 1 I A Iconify Mouse 2 I A Move Mouse 3 I A Iconify ######################################################################## # pager ######################################################################## AddToFunc InitFunction "I" Module FvwmPager 0 9 AddToFunc RestartFunction "I" Module FvwmPager 0 9 Style "FvwmPager" StaysOnTop, Color DimGrey/LightGrey *FvwmPagerGeometry 60x560+0+0 *FvwmPagerRows 10 *FvwmPagerColumns 1 *FvwmPagerFont -adobe-helvetica-bold-r-*-*-10-*-*-*-*-*-*-* *FvwmPagerSmallFont 5x9 *FvwmPagerFore Black *FvwmPagerBack LightGrey *FvwmPagerHilight Wheat *FvwmPagerLabel 0 "orga" *FvwmPagerLabel 1 "usta" *FvwmPagerLabel 2 "src" *FvwmPagerLabel 3 "regress" *FvwmPagerLabel 4 "man" *FvwmPagerLabel 5 "bsd.lv" *FvwmPagerLabel 6 "ports" *FvwmPagerLabel 7 "misc1" *FvwmPagerLabel 8 "misc2" *FvwmPagerLabel 9 "web" ######################################################################## # various programs ######################################################################## Style "Fvwm*" NoTitle, Sticky, WindowListSkip Style "Fvwm*" BorderWidth 2, CirculateSkipIcon, CirculateSkip Style "XTerm" Icon xterm.xpm, SloppyFocus, IconBox -70 1 -1 -140 Style "*lock" NoTitle, NoHandles, Sticky, WindowListSkip, ClickToFocus
