A few more questions if you don't mind. What, if any, desktop environment
runs with FVWM by default? Can you reccomend a reference to some
documentation so I can try and get a better grip on this subject?
Thx
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul D. Smith
To: Peter Bismuti
Cc: 'fvwm_at_fvwm.org'
Sent: 1/31/01 1:03 PM
Subject: Re: FVWM: kde and gnome compliant?
%% Peter Bismuti <PeterB_at_PSSG.com> writes:
pb> I'm noticing that there are a lot of new clients that
pb> people are running on KDE and gnome, for example my
pb> coworkder is using a new mail client that seems to work
pb> quite nice.
pb> Is FVWM KDE and GNOME compliant? Meaning can I run these
pb> clients under FVWM? If not, when will they be?
The 2.3.x betas and forthcoming 2.4.x release of FVWM are GNOME
compliant.
As soon as someone who knows something about KDE implements it or helps
one of us implement it, FVWM will be KDE compliant, too.
Please note that even if the WM is not <desktop>-compliant, you can
still run the applications!
The applications will put up special hints that a compliant WM will use
to allow enhanced behaviors, so they will appear to work better in some
ways (dealing with WM issues like movement, iconification, etc.) with a
compliant WM. But, they will still fundamentally _work_ with FVWM,
regardless.
pb> With the big push towards linux (did you read CNN today?,
pb> IBM has promised 1 billion in developement in the Linux
pb> environment), it seems that these two WM are getting
pb> most of the attention. Is it possible that there will
pb> come a day when it is no longer feasible to stay loyal
pb> to FVWM?
Please remember that FVWM is a window manager, and KDE and GNOME are
desktop environments. Not the same thing at all.
Both KDE and GNOME have window managers as components of the complete
desktop. Both allow you to use a _different_ window manager if you
choose.
So, you can use FVWM with KDE and/or GNOME if you want. GNOME, in
particular, has a suite of managers that it works with and doesn't seem
to really prefer one over the rest.
Some parts of FVWM overlap with some parts of the desktops; for example,
FVWM has an icon manager/window list module, and KDE/GNOME have their
own. That's no problem; you pick the one you like and use that, and
don't use the other.
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Received on Wed Jan 31 2001 - 18:37:17 GMT