> > bleh ... it does what it advertizes and works pretty fine, I've used it > > for years and the fact that it's a "stone age" version does not prevent > > me from working with it both at home & at work. > > > > the reason why i like it is precisely because it's simple and doesn't > > come with tons of features that change all of the time, it's the same > > look & feel on all systems I use, and has been like that for years. > > > > Yes, I concur with this sentiment. Having tried many WMs, and doing > repetitive wiping of installs/port building that you eventually want > stability and not go hunting why this or that broke. It just diverts > your time away from your planned work for that day. So I now use the > default fvwm like Marc says he does, but I am looking for a very fast > compiled lightweight WM, and will try out the alternatives :-) >
Joe's Window Manager is fast to compile. I've been using for a few months and have not noticed any bugs. The config file is in xml and easy to set up, and very flexible. Combined with dmenu you can setup a system for fast workflow. It is stacked, not tiling, though, so maybe some programmers might not like that aspect.
