Gimme that old time interface...

[Ben Scott]

On Nov 14, 2007 12:30 AM, Star <nhstar at gmail.com> wrote:
> I know Ben has his 'puter wired to Model 37 Teletype, 'cause that's
> how Unix was meant to be run ...

  ROTFL!

  Actually, I use FVWM.  It's about as completely customizable as you
can get (short of modifying source code), so I can tweak it to be
*just like* I want it.  It's keyboard friendly.  It's extensible, with
a large library of existing modules, plus a Perl interface for writing
quick scripts.  It lets me run a lightweight desktop that works the
way *I* want it to.

  "A mouse is a device used to point at the xterm you want to type in."

  But it also lets you run any sort of eye candy you want.  If you
want bling, it's there.  And you can mix-and-match, so if you like a
NextStep-style Wharf with Windows 95 window trim, yah, we got that.
And it's been updated to support things like modern WM hints, GNOME
hooks, or whatever you like.

  A Google Image Search for "fvwm" gives you a good idea of what one
can do with FVWM for bling:

http://www.google.com/images?q=fvwm

-- Ben