FVWM

FVWM
	; FVWM v2.2.5 with icons and XMMS
Basic data
developer	Rob Nation, Chuck Hines
Current version	2.6.8 ; (May 31, 2018)
operating system	Unix derivatives
programming language	C.
category	Window manager
License	GPL ( Free Software )
German speaking	Yes
	fvwm on github

FVWM ( FV irtual W indow M anager ) is a free , ICCCM -compliant and modular window manager for the X Window System .

The main features of FVWM are the extensive and varied configurability of the window manager via configuration files and the use of virtual workstations. Many current window managers are related to FVWM, including AfterStep , Xfce, and Enlightenment .

history

Robert Nation decided in July 1993 to take a closer look at the then ubiquitous Twm , as TWM limited him too much in the analysis of acoustic signatures for the United States Department of Defense .

Among other things, he found out why the TWM took up so much memory and how to create and implement so-called virtual work surfaces.

At that time already known for his terminal emulator rxvt , Rob Nation worked on reducing the memory consumption of his new window manager. Curious about the reaction of the community, he combined the FVWM with a new rxvt release. As many users were tired of the inconvenience and limitations of the TWM, a sensible alternative was just what they needed.

In 1994 Nation left the project; he named Charles Hines in charge. Nation's last release was fvwm-1.24r. Due to the complete redesign of the architecture after Nations departure and the resulting incompatibilities between the configuration files of the old and new generations, many Linux distributions offer both generations of the FVWM in parallel. Since (in 2005) fvwm-1.24r can still compile and run on modern Linux systems without any problems, there are still a small number of users using this older FVWM release.

Surname

At the moment, the developers of FVWM do not assign a clear meaning to the F in the abbreviation FVWM. In old archived Usenet posts, FVWM is called Feeble Virtual Window Manager (English for weak or timid virtual window manager ). In a source text comment of FVWM version 0.5, FVWM is also referred to as Feeble Virtual Manager .

particularities

Certain features can be switched off before the compilation process or when the program is finished with the help of configuration files, while others can be dynamically loaded or unloaded as modules for certain windows during runtime.

full support for EWMH , ICCCM2 and Gnome - Hints
- these standards enable FVWM to work together with work environments such as Gnome and KDE
Support for many languages including multi-byte characters and bidirectional text
- FVWM has been translated into many different languages using gettext ; supports Asian characters and bidirectional languages such as: B. Hebrew
Xft2 font support
- Antialiasing , shadows of any size, offset and direction, text rotation and many other effects
Title bars can be deactivated or displayed on all window edges
Window shading
full PNG support, including alpha blending
- PNGs as a background for title bars and menus, as well as alpha blending for optical effects
Dynamic FVWM configuration file via scripting and pre-processing
- Perl libraries using m4, FvwmPerl, or CPP
Dialogs, menus and applications via FvwmForm, FvwmGtk and FvwmScript
Support for mouse gestures
Dynamic menus
Session Manager
Xinerama- enabled

Derivatives

FVWM family tree

Web links

Commons : FVWM - collection of images, videos and audio files

Official website
FVWM forum
FVWM Wiki
Matt Chapman's Window Managers for X (English)
Guide for Beginners (English)
Announcement of first FVWM release from Rob Nation

Individual evidence

↑ https://github.com/fvwmorg/fvwm/releases
↑ The fvwm Open Source Project on Open Hub: Languages Page . In: Open Hub . (accessed on July 18, 2018).
↑ FVWM - FAQ: 1.1 What does fvwm stand for? ( Memento of the original from February 18, 2012 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) - Pages section at www.fvwm.org ; As of October 26, 2008 @1@ 2
↑ New files on sunsite (English) - article on Usenet , February 18, 1994
^ FVWM: What does the F stand for? (English) - Letter from The Mail Archive , December 8, 2002

[1] ttps://github.com/fvwmorg/fvwm/releases

[_c10c78908c2e474e-2] The fvwm Open Source Project on Open Hub: Languages Page . In: Open Hub . (accessed on July 18, 2018).

[3] FVWM - FAQ: 1.1 What does fvwm stand for? ( Memento of the original from February 18, 2012 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) - Pages section at www.fvwm.org ; As of October 26, 2008 @1@ 2

[4] New files on sunsite (English) - article on Usenet , February 18, 1994

[5] FVWM: What does the F stand for? (English) - Letter from The Mail Archive , December 8, 2002