[linux-audio-user] suggested Window Manager good for audio?

[Chris Cannam]

On Wednesday 18 Feb 2004 10:30 pm, Matthew Allen wrote:
> I have been experimenting with
> both Fluxbox (http://www.fluxbox.org) and FVWM

[pointless plug, of sorts]

One of the first[*] self-consciously minimal window managers was wm2, 
which I wrote way back in 1996, foilowed by its big brother wmx.

I don't actually use either of them myself any more -- I finally 
switched my last remaining wmx display to KDE about six months ago, 
although I try to pretend it's only temporary -- but points of 
interest for audio use include the fact that they're lighter on 
memory than something like fvwm (while still being prettier than most 
of the really minimal managers) and that they place the titlebar on 
the side of the window instead of at the top thus allowing more 
vertical space on a laptop screen (something I always found vaguely 
useful as well as cute).   wmx also has the most pleasingly minimal 
multiple desktop implementation I've seen.  On the down side, while 
memory usage is low, video and/or CPU usage can be a bit high when 
moving windows because of the use of shaped frames.

  http://www.all-day-breakfast.com/wm2/
  http://www.sf.net/projects/wm2/ for CVS (recommended)


Chris

[*] actually wm2 and wmx, as well as practically every other "modern" 
minimal window manager, owe something to 9wm, the first wm to be both 
small on the outside and readable on the inside.  The author of 9wm 
died last year: an very sad bit of news.