Re: fvwm -- undeserved BAD PRESS
On Tue 27 Feb 2018 at 03:58:30 (-0600), Richard Owlett wrote: > I have days (e actually hours) of experience with fvwm. > Experts () are telling me that significant mods to config > files *MANDATORY*. bull!! > > Can tweaking config file(s) be profitable? -- Sure! > Are they necessary? -- *NO WAY*! I worked long into the night :) to let you know this in a posting 6 hours before you wrote this. > The more I ask for meek user info (and receive *GEEK*speak), the > more impressed I am with just how useful it can be *WITHOUT* any > tweaks. Bear in mind that fvwm has been around for this entire millennium so it must be doing something right. > I'll admit to two mods: > 1. disposed of atrocious wallpaper. I agree. It's easy to have different pictures every time you start/ restart it if you like (desktops), and I use a dynamic background colour (laptops) that gives me the battery state and warns if the temperature exceeds 80/85°C. > 2. coerced visible font size suitable for tri-focal wearing > SeniorCitizen. > > I'll continue to ask for "end user" oriented documentation. > I'll continue to drool over Geek Tweaks I get. > > I'll continue to be impressed with what can be accomplished with > fv[w]m -- "out of the box". Great. Cheers, David.
Re: fvwm -- undeserved BAD PRESS
Richard Owlett writes: > I have days (e actually hours) of experience with fvwm. > Experts () are telling me that significant mods to config files > *MANDATORY*. bull!! > Can tweaking config file(s) be profitable? -- Sure! > Are they necessary? -- *NO WAY*! Actually, you can use X with no window manager at all. It's weird and awkward, but it works. But you've already started tweaking your fvwm config. That's how it works. In a couple of years yours will be just as ornate as ours. BTW I recently learned that the way to control Firefox is to call it Gecko in Style commands. It's a PITA because it ignores the standard X command line arguments such as "-geometry", tries to be "clever" about placing itself, and uses its title as a message window. Style Gecko IgnoreGravity, !UsePPosition seems to beat it into submission. -- John Hasler jhas...@newsguy.com Elmwood, WI USA
fvwm -- undeserved BAD PRESS
I have days (e actually hours) of experience with fvwm. Experts () are telling me that significant mods to config files *MANDATORY*. bull!! Can tweaking config file(s) be profitable? -- Sure! Are they necessary? -- *NO WAY*! The more I ask for meek user info (and receive *GEEK*speak), the more impressed I am with just how useful it can be *WITHOUT* any tweaks. I'll admit to two mods: 1. disposed of atrocious wallpaper. 2. coerced visible font size suitable for tri-focal wearing SeniorCitizen. I'll continue to ask for "end user" oriented documentation. I'll continue to drool over Geek Tweaks I get. I'll continue to be impressed with what can be accomplished with fvsm -- "out of the box".
