@rl_dane @gumnos Definitely interested in hearing how it goes!

I've been planning to make sure monochrome works in #MLVWM. My ultimate goal is to be regularly testing under #OpenBSD #luna68k using the #nono #emulator:

https://openbsd.app/path/emulators/nono

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I had tracked down several recordings of that Radiohead concert at the Hammerstein Ballroom a year or two ago. It's a great mix of songs from The Bends and OK Computer.

Due to the nostalgia, it gets frequent replay this time of year, especially while I'm working. It's a big warm hug from my past.

For the full effect, I usually play it in `mpv` with the 'crt-lottes' shader from https://github.com/hhirtz/mpv-retro-shaders, under #MLVWM, with `xsnow`.

Also, with the days getting shorter/colder, tying myself to my desk for longer periods of time for #Twitch #streaming is making me less active. That's not going to be good for my #physical or #mental #health. So, I'm trying to figure out how I can still do some streaming, probably specific to #OpenBSD & #MLVWM implementation tasks (I'd like to squeeze @unna work in there too), but without losing the needed accountability/doubling or tiring myself out too much from being "on". It's a journey! 8/8

@inlovewithpda @ebassi I don't use Gnome and I'm still in #X11 land on #OpenBSD and my #MLVWM window manager, so I'm just "thinking out loud" here...

Do Gnome apps reliably "do the right thing" if sent a SIGTERM, e.g. confirming quit and/or prompting to save unsave changes, as necessary? If so, maybe write a script (triggered on super-q) to get the PID for the frontmost window's process and then `kill -TERM -p $PID` it?

@jmcunx @osnews (Not necessarily clarifying for you, just anyone who may happen upon this discussion.)

CDE is just in ports, not in #OpenBSD base. There is no default #DE, only the #fvwm #X11 #WM. There are plenty of other DEs in ports though, including KDE/Gnome, and some #Wayland support.

That said, as maintainer of #MLVWM, I'm a fan of these earlier WMs & DEs.

I've released a minor update to my #xpomodmenu #X11 collection of utilities (a menu, timer window, and 'bell' daemon) which provides basic #pomodoro functionality. It's wrapped around @seninha's #pomod (you'll want my latest patches for it) and #xmenu tools:

https://github.com/morgant/xpomodmenu/releases/tag/0.3.1

What's changed? Reduced flickering of the timer window.

I maintain this for my own use under #OpenBSD with #MLVWM and doubt it's of interest to anyone else.

Release 0.3.1 · morgant/xpomodmenu

0.3.1 - 2025-07-29 Fixed: xpomoinfo: Reduced flickering by using tput(1) to move cursor and write over window content instead of blanking entirely before redrawing

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@sotolf @rl_dane @rozodru @paul My understanding is that libinput is also heavily tied to udev, which is part of systemd. Not ideal for #Linux distros that don't want to use #systemd, plus other OSes like #OpenBSD have had to put in a ton of effort to try to work around all the deeply-ingrained Linux/systemd-isms.

Folks have asked me to add #Wayland support to #MLVWM, but it'll really just have to be a separate project.

@stilla #MLVWM, the Macintosh-Like Virtual Window Manager — maintainer here! — with my #mlvwmrc configuration files project (small portions use `xdotool`, `gxmessage`, `maim`, and `slop`), `zutty`, `ffssb`, `mpv`, `xload`, `xmem`, `stalonetray`, a few of @seninha's utilities, plus some of my own custom "Menu Extras" & tools (primarily sndio-related):

https://github.com/morgant/mlvwmrc#menu-extras

GitHub - morgant/mlvwmrc: Macintosh-like Virtual Window Manager (MLVWM) configuration files

Macintosh-like Virtual Window Manager (MLVWM) configuration files - morgant/mlvwmrc

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While I've been trying to work outside as much as possible now that the weather is nice (for my mental health and to utilize my solar generator), today was chilly and started off rainy, so I was able to get a #Twitch stream in. I worked on some #MLVWM & #mlvwmrc scripting to try to knock out some updates to my #OpenBSD APM (Advanced Power Management) Menu Extra:

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2446643155

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I had tried this quite some time ago, but _finally_ figured out that #xclock on #OpenBSD _does not_ default to using XRender, despite what the xclock(1) manual states. With the `-render` option enabled (or via X resources), I was able to put together a quick 1995 #AppleWatch analog clock face theme for #MLVWM #mlvwmrc:

https://github.com/morgant/mlvwmrc/blob/master/.mlvwm/Xresources/xclock

This also introduces how I'll handle X resources in mlvwmrc (see the README.)

mlvwmrc/.mlvwm/Xresources/xclock at master · morgant/mlvwmrc

Macintosh-like Virtual Window Manager (MLVWM) configuration files - morgant/mlvwmrc

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