Re: worthless window manager

[Kevin Colby <kevinc grainsystems com>]

Vic wrote:
> 
> What kind of window manager is fvwm
> when it does not have any icons?

A very good one.
In fact, the one from which nearly all others are derived.
(Although it too, is a derivative work.)

> It does not do anything its worthless.

Hey, now...

> I installed AOL inst mess and Licq and it does nothing,
> no icons to click on nor does it show up in the pulldown
> menus to show I even installed the stupid thing.

Well, FVWM is not going to hold your hand.
It doesn't play like that.  It doesn't know
what you installed, or what icons you like.
If you really want to use it, you'll need to set it up.

> So I dumped it and went back to KDE.

If you expect those kinds of things in your WM,
FVWM is probably not for you.  That said, FVWM
will run circles around KDE.  It all depends on
what you expect from it.  There are trade-offs.

	- Kevin Colby
	  kevinc grainsystems com