How do I change twm to fvwm2 window manager switch?

Apple's X11 offering uses twm, which unfortunately I don't really like, and would like to replace it with fvwm2. I've tried this little trick, and boy, so far, no luck. Too bad I'm not a better systems admin. Does anyone have a howto on getting the Apple to be happy with a different window manager??
Failing that, has anyone found the dot file that defines the twm as using a "drawn" window placement system. This really is a bother when trying to use Unix apps in rootless mode, since there is no "background" on which to draw the new window.

A-okay. This was resolved using the suggested enlightenment as my new window manager... light footprint, and excellent window control.
Enlightenment is easy to use as a simple call from the .xinitrc file. Used xnest to try a variety of window managers out side by side, bringing up a window running each of several wm's in each of the xnest windows.
Downloaded from fink...
In .xinitrc file in home area (cd + carriage return location)
exec /sw/bin/enlightenment

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