Window Maker: does it run for you these days?

[Chris G]

On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 12:05:29PM -0400, James Michael Fultz wrote:
> * <email.listen at googlemail.com> [2009-10-15 11:18 +0200]:
> > BTW. Is there a pendant to the Windowmaker clip?
> > The clip is the only thing I'm missing in OpenBox and FluxBox.
> 
> Fluxbox and Blackbox have the toolbar for switching workspaces and
> window focus.  Openbox 2 had the toolbar as well, but the current branch
> of Openbox does not.
> 
> As for associating certain applications with certain workspaces, Fluxbox
> has the apps file[1], and there are Devil's Pie[2] and wmctrl[3] for
> manipulating window properties.  Another window manager with a feature
> analogous to Fluxbox's apps file is pekwm[4].
> 
fvwm (or fvwm2) handles "associating certain applications with certain
workspaces" all by itself, no need for any add-ons.  It's my preferred
window manager, sufficiently lightweight, works well with Ubuntu, easy
to configure (if your choice, like mine, is a straightforward text
file to do it), still being maintained, active support on the mailing
list. 

-- 
Chris Green