Default window manager ?

[bijoy_franco]

Is freebsd 8 comes with default window manager ?

[FrogLS]

No.

Here is an overview of wm's you can choose from:

Desktop Environments (http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11-wm.html)

http://www.freshports.org/x11-wm/

[klanger]

In a way it does -> after installing xorg, you can access X startx with twm as a default wm.

[bijoy_franco]

I think the Xorg is not included in the basic CD downloaded from freebsd.org site. It need to be installed through port. Is that right?

[FrogLS]

Yes.

[DutchDaemon]

port or package (x11/xorg)

[sk8harddiefast]

and TWM on his best :) http://xwinman.org/screenshots/twm-keppler.gif
http://homepage.mac.com/sao1/fink/screenshots/twm.gif
There were sometimes that i used TWM but never configure it. But is not bad :)
Have something strange that i like on it and i cannot explain it!

[bijoy_franco]

howz FVWM? WHat is its cons?

[Bunyan]

You can't move to another workspace by using a keyboard shortcut (Alt+ Ctl + Left/Right).
For example I want to take a screenshot in an open terminal
import fvwm-00.png and I don't want the terminal window in the picture, so to move to another workspace, I click the target workspace in the tab, but then I take the screenshot I don't need.
I think that the annoying feature can be fixed by properly reading its documentation, though.
As for me, I use Fluxbox, and configured convenient keyboard shortcuts, which made this wm very functional.

[sk8harddiefast]

As for me, I use Fluxbox
Me too :D and dwm witch works only with keyboard shortcuts ;)

[klanger]

and dwm witch works only with keyboard shortcuts ;)

i3 has excellent multi-monitor support (if you ever needed that) - it is basically wmii with OTB multi-monitor support :)

[Beastie]

howz FVWM? WHat is its cons?
It always depends on your needs and expectations. As for me, it does what I need and I've yet to find cons.

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You can't move to another workspace by using a keyboard shortcut (Alt+ Ctl + Left/Right).
Are you talking about fvwm? And by workspace, do you mean another virtual screen or desktop?

For example I want to take a screenshot in an open terminal
import fvwm-00.png and I don't want the terminal window in the picture, so to move to another workspace, I click the target workspace in the tab, but then I take the screenshot I don't need.
I think that the annoying feature can be fixed by properly reading its documentation, though.
Why are you doing all this? Can't you just execute the "import" command from a keyboard binding or root menu item?

[fronclynne]

You can't move to another workspace by using a keyboard shortcut (Alt+ Ctl + Left/Right).
For example I want to take a screenshot in an open terminal
import fvwm-00.png and I don't want the terminal window in the picture, so to move to another workspace, I click the target workspace in the tab, but then I take the screenshot I don't need.

Well, try something like sleep 15; xwd -root | xwdtopnm | pnmtopng > screenshot.png (depends on graphics/netpbm, you can use a simple sleep 15; xwd -root -out screenshot.xwd and then edit screenshot.xwd with gimp or whatnot, if you wish)