this is my first config
here is the code
in the first screenshot you can see my desktop how it appears when you “startx”:
. the wallpaper is made by me
. the terminal is mrxvt with bash shell and it auto starts… i can’t do without it 
. the post-it is “xpad”: you can read in it the commands run before the screenshot is taken
. and last but not least the root menu… look: i’m going to start a DVD in 2,35:1
a little description of windows:
. shadows are made with xcompmgr
. buttons are all vectorial, from right to left: close, iconify, resize to 800x600, stay on top
. no borders
in the second screenshot you can see MPlayer running the most wonderful film of the world; look:
. iconified windows are on the right top
. real transparencies are obtained with “transset-df”
. inactive title bar has also root transparency
pay attention: Firefox stays on top of the terminal and Mplayer stays on top of all; the terminal is the active window
in the last screenshot you can se the core of my work: the TASKBAR ON THE LEFT, my vertical panel; properties:
. autohide
. 160 pixel width
. quick start icons (terminal and firefox)
. “start” menu (root menu again)
. quick access to directories (using ROX-Filer)
. a long list of windows (FvwmIconMan); in this way you can read the title of the window even when many windows are open
. FvwmPager (i have 3 pages in vertical)
. FvwmScript(s)
. conky
this taskbar is the reason i use FVWM: i was looking for a way to build something like this… i found FVWM!
tell me if you have suggestions or something is wrong with this post, with the config code or with my english!
ps - yellow color looks very fluorescent on a crt monitor… it’s very different from what i see on my laptop!! sorry!