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From: j@bonnie.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Window Managers
Date: 19 Aug 1995 19:23:31 +0200
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Joseph Steinberg <steinber@slinky.NYU.EDU> wrote:
>I am running twm. I am looking to get a more Motif-type look (min & 
>maxbuttons etc.). Is there a free window manager out there that will do 
>it. Dows fwm do it?

If you think of fvwm, yes.  It can be configured to look more
Motif-like, though most people don't prefer this too much and rather
invent their own styling.
-- 
cheers, J"org                      private:   joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de
                                   http://www.sax.de/~joerg/

Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)