inxi + window managers using other window managers
by h2-1 from LinuxQuestions.org on (#6H5EB)
I'm upgrading the core inxi desktop / window manager, and want to make sure my handling of window managers that allow for using another window manager list is reasonably complete.
While this has always struck me as non intuititive, a wm using a different wm, it is a thing, which in the past I had experimented with quite a bit, but unfortunately did not document well.
For example, I believe FVWM, iceWM let you use another window manager as window manager. A surprising number of them do. Some desktops also do, like xfce, mate (maybe?).
Does anyone know of more window managers that can act as a 'parent' to another window manager? That is, from inside the first, you can start the second?
For the ongoing refactor I'd like to get this reasonably solid before releasing it to the wilds.
I know, I know, arcane, but thought I'd try asking in case someone is very up on this arcana.
While this has always struck me as non intuititive, a wm using a different wm, it is a thing, which in the past I had experimented with quite a bit, but unfortunately did not document well.
For example, I believe FVWM, iceWM let you use another window manager as window manager. A surprising number of them do. Some desktops also do, like xfce, mate (maybe?).
Does anyone know of more window managers that can act as a 'parent' to another window manager? That is, from inside the first, you can start the second?
For the ongoing refactor I'd like to get this reasonably solid before releasing it to the wilds.
I know, I know, arcane, but thought I'd try asking in case someone is very up on this arcana.