There is a difference between a window manager and a desktop environment. Window Maker is traditionally the former.
On Mon, Aug 08, 2011 at 01:59:24PM +0300, Jason (spot) Brower wrote: > > * There is currently nothing to handle notifications. I would like to see > something more unified with other desktops in terms of interface, but very > windowmaker in the solution. This doesn't need to be built into the window manager. I currently use notification-daemon, but there are others. Or someone could write their own. [1]: http://packages.debian.org/sid/notification-daemon > * There is no sound! It would be nice to have this for better usability. > For example if there is something bad that happens I would like to know > about it. The only bad thing I've found happen to *Window Maker* is the occasional crash (and I haven't even seen one of those for a while), and at that point playing a sound isn't particularly necessary because you are certainly going to notice. "Bad things" that happen in individual applications are typically displayed by a dialog from the application, not the window manager, and so there isn't really any way for Window Maker to even know to play a sound. > * Setting shortcut keys and other items in the settings is very old school. > I think there is a better way. However I think the menu editor is awesome. And what exactly is this "better way"? > * Scrolling is, umm, funny, not sure how to describe it in. Does Window Maker even do any scrolling? > * It would be nice, with all these faster computer to see some transition > effects when doing things like changing to a new window or moving to another > desktop. Ugh, please no. I for one would rather use my computing resources for actual computing, not animating every change to a new window. > * The icon support is squarish and horrible looking. I would love to see > just the icon. Mac thought this way as well, I I think they are right. Personally, I like it with the squares. ;) > * Icons are not very scalable nor is there SVG support for icons. (At least > that I know of) In general, icons are supplied by apps, and the protocols for apps to specify icons are geared towards raster images. There might be a place for SVG icons in the places where we set icons actually in Window Maker, but on the other hand there isn't really any scaling that needs to be done so it could be just as useful to convert the SVG to a 48x48 raster image for use in Window Maker. > * Grouping of similar apps under the same icon would be nice. (Dont' for get > the animation effect, remember we are not in the 90's anymore.) Personally, I hate that every time I have to use my wife's Windoze computer. > * I can't remember perfectly right now, but is there a resize by middle > clicking in Windowmaker? That is so standard for me I would be pissed if I > didn't have that anymore. I don't see middle click resize, but I do see resize with Mod+Mouse wheel and Mod+right click. > * I would like to see an expose or other type of feature to see the actual > window and not just an icon. With over 30 windows on 5 desktops it would be > nice to have something to easily see between them. This is another thing that doesn't really need to be in the window manager, an external program could do it just as well. As far as the window manager is concerned, it would work just like any other pager. [2]: http://standards.freedesktop.org/wm-spec/wm-spec-1.3.html#id2447157 > I think it's time to break into some cool ideas, people are looking for > solutions and WM could be brought up to a modern desktop that anyone can > use. I for one don't want a desktop environment, or I would use Gnome or KDE. -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [email protected].
