FVWM: Thank you for your work and suggestions for new FVWM features

Wojciech Lipinski <[email protected]> Mon, 28 Jun 2021 11:13:51 +1000
Newsgroups gmane.comp.window-managers.fvwm
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Dear Mr Adam and the FVWM Development Team,

I hope you are well. I am contacting you to thank you for your ongoing 
effort on developing FVWM. I have used FVWM for about 10 years, and any 
attempt to move to a different window manager or desktop, resulted in 
quick return to FVWM. FVWM let's me work with my computer my way. I 
recognise that there is quite some legacy, but I can also see that you 
have been working to clean up the codes, features and other aspects. 
Thank you for all this.

I have two suggestions for your kind consideration.

1. Is it possible to add a feature similar to the visual window list 
switch in XFCE or other desktop environments, with window thumbnails / 
icons rotating horizontally? I have looked into the possibility of 
writing an FVWM script, similarly to the script that attempts to imitate 
this behaviour using a vertical menu:

https://zensites.net/fvwm/guide/advanced_functions.html

However, I think a new intrinsic and configurable function would 
probably serve this purpose much better. This could perhaps be done 
through an expansion of the FVWM menus to have horizontal menus as well.

2. Is it possible to implement a solution using a detachable window 
title in a taskbar? Perhaps there is a way to configure fvwmiconman to 
serve this purpose. Any hint from you would be appreciated.

3. There seem to be several websites dedicated to FVWM, each containing 
some partial information.

https://www.fvwm.org/
https://github.com/fvwmorg
http://fvwm.sourceforge.net/

May I suggest to include the fvwm.sourceforge.net content, in particular 
the documentation in www.fvwm.org, and redirects set to point to 
fvwm.org? The documentation at the sourceforge site has been very useful 
for ordinary users like me.

http://fvwm.sourceforge.net/doc/unstable/index.html

I also suggest to do the same with fvwmforums and other pages that 
fragment FVWM's web presence.

I feel that consolidating the multiple websites under the complete 
fvwm.org site, with sub-pages dedicated to different FVWM versions, 
documentation, forums, etc, and possibly reformatted e.g. using a modern 
Wiki interface/style, with just one link to the github site would better 
serve the purpose of modernising, advancing and adopting FVWM by broader 
groups of do-it-your-way computer users.

4. Are one-time donations possible to support FVWM development and 
maintenance?

FVWM is a fantastic window manager, and I hope to see it refreshed and 
up and running for many years to come.

Best wishes,
Wojciech Lipinski

The Australian National University
https://cecs.anu.edu.au/people/wojciech-lipinski