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Window Maker

https://www.gnu.org/software/windowmaker/
Window manager for X Window System

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")

Documentation

https://www.windowmaker.org/docs/guide_toc.html

https://www.windowmaker.org/docs/FAQ.html

IRC general channel

irc://irc.windowmaker.org/WindowMaker

Download

https://repo.or.cz/w/wmaker-crm.git/snapshot/wmaker-0.95.8.tar.gz

version 0.95.8 (stable)
released on 11 March 2017

Decommissioned

Yes

If you have time and interest in resurrecting this GNU package, please contact: mailto:maintainers@gnu.org.

User level

Beginner

Donate link

https://my.fsf.org/donate/

Accepts cryptocurrency donations.

Paid support

https://www.fsf.org/resources/service/

VCS Checkout

git clone git://repo.or.cz/wmaker-crm.git

Categories

• Interface:window-manager
• Interface:x-window-system
• Programming-language:C
• Runs-on:GNU/Linux
• Use:interface

Related Projects

• Larswm
• Small Window Manager
• Gnustep
• Xfce
• Blackbox

Licensing

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License

License:GPLv2orlater

Verified by

arca0

Verified on

22 September 2012

Leaders and contributors

Contact(s)	Role
d	Contributor

Resources and communication

Audience	Resource type	URI
Savannah (Ref)		https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/windowmaker/
	VCS Repository Webview	https://repo.or.cz/w/wmaker-crm.git
	Mailing List	https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/wmaker-dev/
	Mailing List	https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/wmaker-user/
	Mailing List	https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-system-discuss/

Software prerequisites

Kind	Description
Required to use	X11
Weak prerequisite	libjpeg
Required to use	libProplist
Weak prerequisite	libXpm
Required to use	libjpeg libpng
Weak prerequisite	libungif
Required to use	libXpm
Weak prerequisite	GNU gettext
Required to build	libproplist
Required to build	X development libraries

This entry (in part or in whole) was last reviewed on 3 December 2018.

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