FVWM is one of the oldest window managers for the X Window System. It is actually so old that even the creators don’t remember what the first letter of the acronym stands for. FVWM acronym is often evaluated to “Flexible Virtual...
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FVWM is one of the oldest window managers for the X Window System. It is actually so old that even the creators don’t remember what the first letter of the acronym stands for. FVWM acronym is often evaluated to “Flexible Virtual Window Manager”. If you like, you can however put any other word there. Some examples include: “Fine”, “Freaky”, “Favorite”, “Furious”, “Functional”, etc . FVWM is known for its configurability. It provides a countless number of options making it possible to personalize your desktop to a very large extent. It even has it own scripting language and a shell (called FVWM console) which can be exploited by advanced users to interactively change the desktop looks and behavior. For programmers, there is an API available for creating new applets for FVWM, written in Perl. The default FVWM looks is very minimalistic. There is just a blank desktop and a menu accessed with a right mouse button. In order to appreciate this great window manager you need to visit the FVWM-themes website, where you can see multiple screenshots of modified FVWM desktops, as well as download numerous themes. Here are just a few interesting examples: * FWVM which Windows XP looks and FVWM with MacOS looks - themes by user sa from xmission.com * Smokey and Artic - original themes created by Pierre Eric Marchandet, with transparency enabled * Another interesting theme created by Tril from ironphoenix.org, using a matrix of virtual desktops (3×3) and WindowMaker-like docks. FVWM-Crystal, which is the subject of this article, has been originally created as an FVWM theme as well. However, it evolved to something much more complex. Currently Crystal is integrated with a bunch of external tools like music players, desktop toolbars, file managers, terminals and more, so we decided to call it a minimalistic desktop environment with FVWM as the window manager. Following this path, it should be compared with GNOME or XFCE rather than Fluxbox, WindowMaker and such. But, to be precise, it’s actually something in between.
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