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diff --git a/desktop/vwm/README b/desktop/vwm/README index 078c37a8becc..557767fccf58 100644 --- a/desktop/vwm/README +++ b/desktop/vwm/README @@ -1,18 +1,19 @@ vwm (console based window manager) -Viper Window Manager (VWM) is a lightweight, extensible window manager for -the console. Originally, VWM was designed to be the reference implementation -of libviper. In fact, the two projects were initially one before public -release. +Viper Window Manager (VWM) is a lightweight, extensible window manager +for the console. Originally, VWM was designed to be the reference +implementation of libviper. In fact, the two projects were initially +one before public release. From conception, VWM was designed to be both lightweight and ssh -friendly. Character based line-art compresses very well as do the escape -sequences which handle cursor manipulation. This makes VWM quite suitable -for low-bandwidth, remote connectivity over ssh. +friendly. Character based line-art compresses very well as do the +escape sequences which handle cursor manipulation. This makes VWM quite +suitable for low-bandwidth, remote connectivity over ssh. -It is also very easy to extend the functionality of VWM. By following a -few simple API rules, anyone can create a "native application" which will -appear on the VWM Main Menu. The mechanism for this is very similar to -Mozilla-style plugins. +It is also very easy to extend the functionality of VWM. By following +a few simple API rules, anyone can create a "native application" +which will appear on the VWM Main Menu. The mechanism for this is very +similar to Mozilla-style plugins. -See /usr/doc/vwm-2.0.2/samples/vwmrc for information on customising VWM. +See /usr/doc/vwm-2.0.2/samples/vwmrc for information on customising +VWM. |