FVWM v2.6.1 publishes a X11 window manager

FVWM is a X11 window manager, http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/9255.html "> design concept to reduce memory consumption, provide 3D appearance and virtual desktop. FVWM is ICCCM compatible, its development is very active and support is excellent. FVWM is a very good window manager that can be used for a long time once the configuration is complete.

FVWM is a wm that fully supports the EWMH feature, allowing you to gain full control over the characteristics of the software window. For example, if you want any software window to reach Quake-console (the famous Quake console mode, using the ' hotkey call out or hidden window ' Operation Way, in FVWM configuration, write 2, 3 words on it. Before I contacted FVWM, I was as divided as many people about the difference between X window, WM and Desktop Environnement.

You can see the "Understanding X Window" Resolution on Wang Yin's homepage. A simple view can be, XFree86, XORG,XGL, etc. x window is a program that displays a picture of the customer's request on the screen while sending the message (keyboard, mouse or window message) to the customer, which is the lowest of the three; The WM as the name suggests window manager, the main function of window Manager is: Move window, change window size, icon (minimize) window, change window cascade order ...; While desktop Environmen is a desktop environment, known as GNOME and KDE, the desktop system is a collection of programs and libraries of functions. They are designed to provide a consistent and convenient way to operate to meet the needs of ordinary users. They contain not only the window manager

FVWM is a window manager that can easily manage the resources of the system. GNOME and KDE are desktop systems, which are two different concepts. Desktop systems can invoke different window managers, which is why the GNOME system can have metacity and swafish two different wm to choose from.
Now a lot of wm, but FVWM as a relatively long history of the WM, its biggest advantage is: can be fully customized to save system resources overhead. And its interface can also be very beautiful.