Subject: Re: More Window managers, and other stuff.
To: Adrian Gilby <a.gilby@ic.ac.uk>
From: Peter Berg <Peter.Berg@ww.tu-freiberg.de>
List: port-arm32
Date: 02/17/1997 19:55:16
> Hi there,
>
> Well, I've finally managed to install RiscBSD and X. I've noticed that
> the fvwm installation expects to find X installed in /usr, whereas the X
> installation puts itself in /usr/X11R6.1. Is this a mistake in one of the
> installation routines, or is it just that everyone's expected to edit the
> fvwm config files?
>
> Furthermore, can someone tell me how to quit X Windows if you ever get
> left with a blank screen and no xterms, and no way to bring any up (ie
> the mouse no longer brings up menus on the backdrop)?
>
> On another note, are there any better window managers around?
Check out afterstep (set: astep)
You can see snapshots of the most popular wm's available for RBSD on
http://www.ww.tu-freiberg.de/~pberg/english/X11_Snapshots.html
Ciao, peter