On Sun, 2004-12-12 at 21:04, Thomas Adam wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 12, 2004 at 04:55:53PM +0930, damon wrote:
> > Why doesn't fvwm get with the times? It's a great window manager, no
> > doubt, i've used it for years now, but I want more, and not measly
> > fixes and patches. The project is moving inescapably into its'
>
> What do you mean? These "patches" are not measly in anyway. How else is
> a project supposed to develop without them?
>
It's just another point of view, however I should have first said I have
much respect for the contributors in any open source project.
> > irrelevant eventuality. The problem with much software development is
> > people see the stars and go for it, forgetting the steps in between.
> > In fvwm there is an opportunity to leapfrog other window managers and
> > embrace the 3D desktop, but only by leveraging the window commands
> > that it exposes. Not the current theatrics of 3D, simply windows
> > enabled in the 3rd dimension through its exposed command set.
>
> This is something which *might* happen in the future, but it depends on
> the attitude of the developers (as to whether it is appropriate), and
> indeed whether the users want it.
>
I hadn't looked at the fvwm site for over six months, I don't need to, v
2.4.17 is still working for me since the last time i compiled it.
However when I visit the site again, there was little to inspire me. The
focus on cvs versions got me, I guess I wanted to see some vision.
> If you're that hell-bent on 3D stuff, have a look at metisse[1] which is
> based on Fvwm, and uses some of the features you're so desperate in
> getting fvwm to support.
>
It's just a reality. The undercurrents of change - the 3D desktop - are
breaking to the surface. Open your eyes and look around you. Fvwm has a
rich heritage, it would be nice to see it carried forward. I just looked
at metisse, and you are right, you know nothing and understand even
less, however karma points for any past involvement. Metisse is a play
on rendering, nothing to do with semantics.
fvwm commands + semantics + current 3d desktops = vision for the future.
> -- Thomas Adam
>
> [1] http://insitu.lri.fr/~chapuis/metisse/
>
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