software got worse over time

[hruodr]

Then you spend a week tweaking the settings/preferences to get it to work the way you want (it's always the simple things like window decorations, right/left click, double click).

You discover how comfortable twm is really after configuration. They are not just simple thinks.

 

[kpedersen]

I am using now twm, the only thing I miss is virtual desktops.

You might be interested in vdesk.

I used it for the dtwm part of OpenCDE back in the day. It isn't virtual desktops but is very close. It tags the X11 windows and then based on a hotkey it minimizes and restores them to simulate switching between desktops.

 

[hruodr]

You might be interested in vdesk.

It looks very interesting, lightweight. Perhaps similar to the approach of cwm. I will see how to integrate it in the
configuration of twm.

 

[meine]

Or perhaps like cwm?

x11-wm/cwm is cool. I use it for several years now. did a bit of extra config, but it stays a basic no-frills window manager. and it is fast.

 

[drhowarddrfine]

There is no more comforting and relaxing display than when I have to switch from the browser or other graphics display to do some work in the terminal. A sense of calm and order takes over

 

[hruodr]

I will see how to integrate it in the configuration of twm.

It seems, these bindings are enough:

"1" = m4 : all : f.exec "exec vdesk 1"
"2" = m4 : all : f.exec "exec vdesk 2"
"3" = m4 : all : f.exec "exec vdesk 3"
"4" = m4 : all : f.exec "exec vdesk 4"

Then I can change "desktop" with windows key + number.

All windows appears in all desktops, either as icon or open in the desktop it corresponds,
there is no big necessity of moving windows to other desktops with a vdesk command.

 

[bob2112]

Truth be told, I'm a weirdo who likes editors/joe (Joe's Own Editor) and the unique Ctrl + K keybindings which come from it.

FWIW they came from the WordStar word processor. It was so widely used that its key bindings became a de facto standard for new editors in the 80's - even emacs had a wordstar mode.

 

[sidetone]

x11/sxhkd works really well for hot keys, including multimedia keys. The configuration is simple too. Here's a config example:

XF86Audio{Mute,LowerVolume,RaiseVolume}
        mixer {0,vol -2, vol +2}

 

[Deleted member 72152]

FWIW they came from the WordStar word processor. It was so widely used that its key bindings became a de facto standard for new editors in the 80's - even emacs had a wordstar mode.

JOE has a Wordstar mode that uses Ctrl + J, I was -20 in the 80s so I have no clue if this is what it used or Ctrl + K, but I really like the Ctrl + K controls.

 

[bob2112]

JOE has a Wordstar mode that uses Ctrl + J, I was -20 in the 80s so I have no clue if this is what it used or Ctrl + K, but I really like the Ctrl + K controls.

What I meant is that those Ctrl + K controls, or at least the core of them, came from WordStar.