On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 10:45:38PM +0100, Dominik Vogt wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 10:37:48PM +0100, Thomas Adam wrote:
> > > > Why do you want to continue to use it, out of interest? Have I
> > > > overlooked some critical piece of functionality?
> > >
> > > Well, I think it required no maintenance whatsoever in the last
> > > fifteen years, it's nicely integrated with the graphics library of
> > > fvwm (i.e. it can do all the image manipulation that fvwm can do),
> > > and I'm not sure xsetroot is able to deal with Ewmh desktop
> > > windows(?).
>
> > I'm just really keen to try to avoid adding in more and more
> > code. I know in this case the example is fairly
> > benign, but it's always easier to add things than it is to remove them,
>
> I agree to everything, ...
>
> > and I consider things like image/wallpaper setters the job of external
> > tools.
>
> ... but as far as I know, fvwm-root is simply the best tool to set
> a wallpaper that exists. As long as nobody is going to take it
> over as a separate project, we shouldn't remoe if from the distro.
>
> Please note that I have *not* revived any of the myriad of removed
> gui modules, none of the scripts and not Xpm and Svg support (I'm
> not comfortable with thee image formats being removed, but I'd
> give it a try and maybe think about an on-the-fly converter
> later). And I also agree that eventually removen FvwmCpp is a good
> thing if we find another way to provide its functionality.
>
> In other words: I'm not adding back just every random stuff I am
> using, and I can think of some more stuff to remove (e.g. the
> Repeat command).
Absolutely. Feel free to tell me if I'm being too "anal". :)
-- Thomas Adam
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"Deep in my heart I wish I was wrong. But deep in my heart I know I am
not." -- Morrissey ("Girl Least Likely To" -- off of Viva Hate.)
