Re: [gentoo-user] Small (as in footprint) window manager

[Mick]

On Sunday, 2 December 2018 09:20:13 GMT Róbert Čerňanský wrote:
> On Sat, 1 Dec 2018 22:38:01 -0600
>
> Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote:
> > 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.
> > >
> > > Dan
> >
> > It's been a while but last I used Fluxbox, it was tiny.  If you just
> > do a basic install, it isn't much to it.  Of course, it isn't feature
> > rich either but it should run well on a low powered machine or
> > consume very little resources on a bigger system.  I've got two
> > fluxbox packages installed here.  Here is some info on them.
> >
> >
> > root@fireball / # equery s x11-themes/fluxbox-styles-fluxmod
> > x11-wm/fluxbox
> >  * x11-themes/fluxbox-styles-fluxmod-20050128-r1
> >          Total files : 1539
> >          Total size  : 4.22 MiB
> >
> >  * x11-wm/fluxbox-1.3.7-r3
> >          Total files : 339
> >          Total size  : 3.89 MiB
> > root@fireball / #
>
> Windowmaker is also a good choice.  I'm still using for main desktop.
>
> $ equery s windowmaker
>  * x11-wm/windowmaker-0.95.8-r1
>          Total files : 495
>          Total size  : 5.76 MiB
>
> Or you may consider forwarding X to the machine you are connecting
> from:
>
>  $ ssh -Y <server>
>
> Then start whatever X application you need and it will be displayed on
> your local machine.  You do not need window manager on the server.
>
> Robert

It hasn't been mentioned, but if the main use case is to have more than one 
terminal running in the same login session, you could use tmux on a console 
and split that into multiple terminals on the same screen.

If you try enlightenment you should use the old e16, which is relatively 
lightweight and still maintained.

-- 
Regards,
Mick