Re: FVWM: Recommend Config for Fluxbox user

2016-06-25 Thread Thomas Funk
On 06/26/2016 12:00 AM, Brian wrote: Thomas, I'm sorry to say that it's been a year since I tried Nightshade, I'm not even sure which version at the time. I do remember trying to build the necessary dependencies from SlackBuilds.org. There was a optional package which wasn't available in the

Re: FVWM: Recommend Config for Fluxbox user

2016-06-25 Thread Dan Espen
Tim Johnson writes: > * Thomas Adam [160625 06:41]: >> On 24 June 2016 at 01:23, lee wrote: >> > A configuration created with the hopes of being somewhat helpful for >> > users wanting to learn how to configure fvwm can be obtained like

Re: FVWM: Recommend Config for Fluxbox user

2016-06-25 Thread Tim Johnson
* Thomas Adam [160625 06:41]: > On 24 June 2016 at 01:23, lee wrote: > > A configuration created with the hopes of being somewhat helpful for > > users wanting to learn how to configure fvwm can be obtained like this: > > Be careful with that intention, not

Re: FVWM: Recommend Config for Fluxbox user

2016-06-25 Thread Thomas Funk
Hi Brian, On 06/25/2016 07:47 PM, Brian wrote: As for nightshade and crystal, don't they both have dependencies beyond what FVWM normally has packaged? On my Slackware system, I have tried both and while Crystal was usable, nightshade totally failed. Purely out of curiosity I'd like to know

Re: FVWM: Recommend Config for Fluxbox user

2016-06-25 Thread Thomas Adam
On 24 June 2016 at 01:23, lee wrote: > A configuration created with the hopes of being somewhat helpful for > users wanting to learn how to configure fvwm can be obtained like this: Be careful with that intention, not matter how we meaning it is. Having had a look over the

Re: FVWM: Recommend Config for Fluxbox user

2016-06-24 Thread lee
"Thomas Funk" writes: > [...] > > Another possibility is to install Fvwm-Crystal or Fvwm-Nightshade to > get a full featured configuration of Fvwm. Fvwm-crystal is very overwhelming for someone starting out with fvwm, and the same is probably true for nightshade. If the OP

Re: FVWM: Recommend Config for Fluxbox user

2016-06-21 Thread Tim Johnson
* Tim Johnson [160621 07:30]: <...> > Up to Fvwm version 2.6.6 you could use the "Setup Form" in the Builtin > > Menu (single left click anywhere on the desktop). A good starting > > configuration is > > - FvwmIconMan > > - FvwmPager > > - FvwmTaskBar > > > > or > > > > -

Re: FVWM: Recommend Config for Fluxbox user

2016-06-21 Thread Tim Johnson
* Thomas Funk [160621 01:07]: > "Tim Johnson" wrote: > > Sorry about the mixup. On my system, .fvwm is created on the first > > invocation and file Version is contain in that directory. > > > > For those unfamiliar with fluxbox, I could just use some

Re: FVWM: Recommend Config for Fluxbox user

2016-06-21 Thread Thomas Funk
"Tim Johnson" wrote: > Sorry about the mixup. On my system, .fvwm is created on the first > invocation and file Version is contain in that directory. > > For those unfamiliar with fluxbox, I could just use some config > that enables easy access to window menus. With

Re: FVWM: Recommend Config for Fluxbox user

2016-06-20 Thread Tim Johnson
* Tim Johnson [160620 16:48]: > Hello : > > This is partly to test my assimilation into the fvwm mailing list, > and in part for a recommendation or recommendations. > > I have installed fvwm 3.2.7 on an 64-bit Ubuntu 14.04 machine (mac mini). Please note, from a