Kiosk Window Manager

[Ryan Sommers]

I'm working on building a kiosk based on X.Org on FreeBSD. I'm having
trouble finding a window manager though. The system requirements of the
system have to be bare bones as little as possible. The primary
application run will be Mozilla FireFox. I know firefox isn't the slimmest
browser around but there are features we need that other browsers save IE
don't have.

I'm trying to find a window manager that would satisfy these harsh
hardware requirements. I've looked at a few: ratpoison, lvm, flm. Trouble
is I can't seem to find one that fits all my desires while still being
slim. I was wondering if anyone else had any suggestions. Following is a
list of the requirements I need:

1) Above all else, light and fast with a very small memory footprint.

2) Ability to resize and reposition windows with overlapping. Also
minimize (doesn't need to go to a taskbar just some feature to hide and
unhide while still being very evident that it is still running).

3) Virtual desktops not required but would be a plus

4) Some sort of method to launch a very small number of applications. This
can be a simple menu that pops up when you right click on the root window
or just the ability to put a half dozen icons on the root window. Now,
this could be that I simply have to write a small launch pad application,
that would be fine.

5) A method of starting applications automatically.



-- 
Ryan Sommers
ryans at gamersimpact.com