From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3170E138334 for ; Mon, 3 Dec 2018 09:47:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id A128DE0ADE; Mon, 3 Dec 2018 09:46:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smarthost01c.mail.zen.net.uk (smarthost01c.mail.zen.net.uk [212.23.1.5]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1ACF1E0A81 for ; Mon, 3 Dec 2018 09:46:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [82.69.80.10] (helo=peak.localnet) by smarthost01c.mail.zen.net.uk with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA256:256) (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1gTkob-0003z4-1U for gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Mon, 03 Dec 2018 09:46:57 +0000 From: Peter Humphrey To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Small (as in footprint) window manager Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2018 09:46:56 +0000 Message-ID: <1710281.bGKx6jhCSY@peak> In-Reply-To: References: Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org X-Auto-Response-Suppress: DR, RN, NRN, OOF, AutoReply MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Originating-smarthost01c-IP: [82.69.80.10] Feedback-ID: 82.69.80.10 X-Archives-Salt: 2dbc6f09-2aaa-478f-b9dd-9197286c235d X-Archives-Hash: 473cd87f0ada704b352811449ee110a7 On Sunday, 2 December 2018 04:21:19 GMT Daniel Frey wrote: > I've been trying to clean up my machines (pruning world file, etc) and > am making progress. > > I ran into one issue, that being on my server (mythtv, file, etc) I am > normally in text/ssh mode but occasionally I need X for something. > > Does anyone have suggestions for a small-footprint window manager (I > have no need for a full desktop environment) as twm is just fugly and > sometimes not intuitive. I also don't need a file manager as I use > Midnight Commander which works well for my needs. This all stems from > occasionally needing a gui for configuring mythtv or the ability to have > two shells open side by side. > > I am thinking others have most likely had this problem at some point and > have found something that's lightweight for this type of purpose. I've just noticed this: [N] x11-wm/xpra ((~)2.2.6-r1): X Persistent Remote Apps (xpra) and Partitioning WM (parti) based on wimpiggy I haven't looked into it, but it may perhaps offer something useful. -- Regards, Peter.