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From: Ralf Fassel <ralfixx@gmx.de>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: What Window Manager/Desktop Environment do you use, and why?
Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2025 17:16:06 +0200
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* Borax Man <rotflol2@hotmail.com>
| On 2025-06-05, Rich <rich@example.invalid> wrote:
| > Borax Man <rotflol2@hotmail.com> wrote:
| >> So, what Desktop Environment/Window Manager do you use, and why?
| >
| > A somewhat custom Fvwm2 config.  "Somewhat" in that it began (many 
| > years ago) as the default, and it has diverged since then as I've added 
| > tweaks along the way.

Same here, heavily customized fvwm2 with 5 Panels (desktops).  Since I
do most work inside emacs, the other desktops are mainly for running
heavy-output-programs in terminals, and having the browser on it's own
page.

I've sometimes tried KDE and xfce, but they offer no benefit over what I
have with fvwm2, plus I'd have to take the time to figure out how to
change the keybindings for my favourite keyboard-shortcuts.

| I like the "RaiseLower" idea.  I might implement that, as it could be
| more useful than alt-tabbing my way through.

  Key	F2		A	M	RaiseLower

Alt-F2 raises/lowers the focus window.  With 'SloppyFocus' I can scan
through the windows on one page quickly.

  Key	y		A	MC	Iconify

C-M-y iconifies/deiconifies a window when I want to get it out of the
way.

And of course Ctrl put in the Shift-Lock position, but this is done via
xmodmap.

R'