Re: [wmii] Re: IntelliJ 5.1 and wmii-2.5.2

ext Alexandru E. Ungur wrote:

>.......
>What really made me switch over to WMII from XFCE was this:
>
> http://wmii.de/index.php/WMII/DynamicWM
>
>It says "**dynamic** window manager". That's what I loved about WMII from the
>first moment I installed and run it! That it DID take care of all the window
>placement for me, *especially* under special circumstances like running Cluster
>SSH for example. That's what made it great, and that's why I like it so much.
>
>Unfortunatelly I was a little dissapointed when I saw the WMII-3 snap... as all I
>was happy about WMII in the first place, the "dynamic" part was gone...
>I don't want to write custom scripts just to start an application, and neither
>should you want your users do that since, in your very own words:
>
> "Dynamic window management states that it is the window manager's job
> to manage windows - and not the user's job to have to set up some
> specialized layout that will only work for one specific work scenario."
>
>What happened to that...?
>
>I really don't want anything that wmii doesen't already offer and that your
>own words say it does offer. But seems to me that is no longer 100% true for
>the upcoming version.
>
>I just love WMII, (I even wrote a Wiki page(1) for it in the RLUG (Romanian Linux
>Users Group) website, so that people can see what a nice WM this is), and all I
>want is to be able to keep up with its progress, but if wmii-2.5.1 is perfect
>for me (and it damn well IS) and the upcoming versions will be less than perfect...
>I'll have to stick with 2.5.1 and not be able to enjoy the goodies you put in the
>3+ versions... :(
>
>Thank you,
>Alex
>
>
>
>
Wellcome to the wonderful world of wmii Alex!

Don't worry too much. Wmii is very dynamic. In fact its development is
dynamically proceeding so fast it's hard to keep up ;-) Now that p9
integration is about finished the focus can get back to features, which
should now be easier.

Jani
Received on Fri Feb 10 2006 - 11:59:01 UTC