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Window Maker
Window Maker is a fully configurable window manager for the X window system. Its features include: --ICCCM compliant --support for GNOME, GNUstep, and KDE --localization support (over 11 locales) --support for Motif and OPEN LOOK window hints --supports dockapps and rudimentary session management --can change all preferences and menus on-the-fly without having to restart the window manager --built-in icon dithering with support for 4bpp and 8bpp displays --application Dock (similar to NEXTSTEP/MacOS X Dock) that can be configured using drag and drop --workspace Dock (aka Clip/Fiend) which is a workspace specific Dock extender --good functionality vs. resource consumption ratio --configurable by GUI- no need to hand edit config files --supports multiple workspaces ("virtual desptops")
Last updated 6 Jul, 2005
About
Leadership
- None - Maintainer
- Phillip Smith - Contributor
- d - Contributor
- Largo - Contributor
- Joao Prado Maia - Contributor
- Agnieszka Czajkowska - Contributor
- Lars Willemsens; see also for a complete list - Contributor
Requirements
- X11 (Use Requirement)
- libProplist (Use Requirement)
- libjpeg. libpng (Use Requirement)
- libXpm (Use Requirement)
- libproplist (Build Prerequisite)
- X development libraries (Build Prerequisite)
- libjpeg (Weak Prerequisite)
- libXpm (Weak Prerequisite)
- libungif (Weak Prerequisite)
- GNU gettext (Weak Prerequisite)
Related Projects
Blackbox, GNUstep, Larswm, Small Window Manager, xfce
Subprograms
wmaker, WindowMaker, wxcopy, wxpaste, WPrefs, get-wraster-flags, get-wings-flags, get-wutil-flags, wdwrite, getstyle, setstyle, seticons, geticonset, wmsetbg, wsetfont
Versions
0.92.0
0.92.0 beta released 2005-07-06
- Released: 6 Jul, 2005
- Code Maturity: Beta
- Source Archive: http://windowmaker.org/pub/source/release/Windo...
- Licenses: GPLv2
- Interfaces: X Window System
User Community and Support
User FAQ available in HTML format from http://www.windowmaker.org/faq.html; User guide available in HTML format from http://www.windowmaker.org/documentation-userguide.html
General Resources
Announcement Resources
Support Resources
- irc://irc.windowmaker.org/#WindowMaker