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James Miller wrote:
>
> I looked up some info on the web on SWM and noted that, 
> in the screenshots, it had a "taskbar" (to use a lousy 
> Win analogy) at the bottom of the screen.  

That's probably the Gnome version of swm.  When you compile
swm, you have the option to make a version that works as the
Gnome wm.

> However, when I booted BL3 to SWM, I saw no taskbar at the 
> bottom 

There is no taskbar.  I compiled swm without the Gnome stuff.  
That's why swm is only 18kb in size.

> So, my question is whether maybe part of my screen was 
> getting cut off so I couldn't see the taskbar?  

Nope.  All you get is Morocco wallpaper with a floating menu.

> fs.img unzipped to 15MB.  Is that really the right size?  

Yes.  It holds the BL3 filesystem (plus 10mb free for add-ons).

> Should it be that big?

Good question.  I could make fs.img as small as 5mb (no room 
for add-ons) or much, much bigger.  I choose 15mb because 
that leaves enough free space for Netscape 3.04 and a few 
other bits & pieces.  If users would prefer more/less space
on the filesystem, I would welcome their suggestions.

Cheers,
Steven