Re: I think we should have a Gnome Window Manager

[Ryan Cresawn <cresawn bmh com>]

Gianluca Montecchi writes:
 > On Thu, 12 Feb 1998, Chris Knight wrote:
 > 
 > > At 04:42 PM 2/12/98 -0600, you wrote:
 > > >
 > > > I really think the Gnome Project should provide a Gnome Window Manager
 > > >(gwm?) if we hope to be accepted as a real desktop project.  One of the
 > > >most important aspects of a desktop IMO is a consistent, coherent
 > >
 > > If we go with one window manager, we have buried ourselves into the same
 > > hole KDE and Windows put themselves into. Non-configurability. That's what
 > > Windows is about. But, with Rasterman's theme supported Enlightenment, and
 > > future Gtk versions supporting themes, then every user may configure his
 > > desktop to look like what they *want* it to. Very Unixy, very UnWindows95y.
 > > Distributing default themes as the default look sounds good enough to make
 > > everything 'consistent' enough.
 > > 
 > 
 > 
 > Perhaps not. We can offer an own wm, but give to the user the chance to
 > change it.

Good point.  This is the approach Sun took with OpenWindows.  All
OpenWindows applications have a consistent look and feel.  That look
and feel is well matched by the window manager, olwm.  It is important 
to note that users are perfectly welcome to change their window
manager and still run OpenWindows applications.

-- 
Ryan