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Autore: Steve Litt
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Oggetto: Re: [DNG] Windowmaker: was Proposals for an xfce-desktop-lite
On Thu, 31 Dec 2015 10:03:40 +0000
KatolaZ <katolaz@???> wrote:

> On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 02:47:35PM -0500, Steve Litt wrote:
> > On Tue, 29 Dec 2015 09:46:04 +0100
> > richard lucassen <mailinglists@???> wrote:
> >
> > > Please do not forget WindowMaker which has been a lightweight,
> > > highly configurable and stable wm for many years.
> > >
> > > R.
> >
> > Hi Richard,
> >
> > I've been trying to understand Windowmaker since 1999, and have
> > failed. That's why I didn't mention it in my list of great window
> > managers: I figured no Devuaners would be using it.
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I am a devuaner and I have been using WindowMaker (together with
> xmonad, on some installations) since 2000, when I left enlightenment.
>
> IMHO, there is no need to make improvements to WindowMaker, and I
> honestly don't understand why people find it difficult. For sure, it
> has nothing to do with the "Window$" way of managing the desktop, and
> this might be the major issue here.
>
> HND
>
> KatolaZ


This is why I suggested that the other person (I can't find his name
right now) consult me before writing docs or a presentation. Every
single problem anyone could have about Windowmaker, I've had. If he can
explain it to *me*, that explanation will work for *everybody*, and the
great nature of Windowmaker will shine through. We all know it's good
looking, we all know that it's very lightweight: What's needed is a
good document to really explain the Windowmaker philosophy, how to do
things in Windowmaker, how to configure it so you don't need to
create a million menus to drill down, and how you set a hotkey to
perform an arbitrary command (like dmenu_run).

SteveT

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