[ale] Window Managers for X

[aledonne.listmail at gmail.com (Alex LeDonne)]

On 9/14/06, jallgood at the-allgoods.net <john at turbocorp.com> wrote:
> Hey Ale
>
>         We are using Neoware thin clients in our environment and connect
> back to an XDM servers. We currently use Metro Motif Window manager which is
> a commercial product. This company is no longer in business. I am looking
> for a replacement Window Manager that is light and easy to configure. I was
> thinking of OpenMotif but this desktop does not have a virtual desktop
> feature anymore. I have looked at fluxbox, fvwm, xfce and a few others. The
> Window Manager needs to support virtual desktops and transient windowing it
> also needs a gloral rc file to make it easier to manage. Any ideas would be
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> John Allgood

I think icewm does all that... though it's more like a global config
directory, rather than a single rc file. Have you tried icewm yet?

-Alex