PuppyLinux: Window Managers

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~[[WMSwitcher Window Manager Switcher]]

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Edited on 2012-03-05 02:39:30 by CrustyLobster [JWM or OpenBox]

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for Puppy the default is [[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=609714#609714 JWM or OpenBox]]:

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~~for Puppy the default is JWM or ""OpenBox"":~~

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Edited on 2012-01-03 21:07:52 by darkcity [ice descriptipon]

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~[[IceWM]]- Easy to use, customizable and good looking window manager.

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~~~[[IceWM]]~~

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Edited on 2011-12-24 04:06:38 by darkcity [update tidy list]

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~[[CompizFusion Compiz-Fusion]] - has special effects

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~~~[[Compiz-Fusion]] - has special effects~~

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Edited on 2011-12-24 04:05:51 by darkcity [update tidy list]

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~[[Afterstep]] - [[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?search_id=510374607&t=35365 Afterstep forum page]]
~[[Antico]] - [[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=42571 ANTICO forum page]]
~[[Beryl]] - has special effects
~[[Compiz]] - has special effects
~[[Compiz-Fusion]] - has special effects
~[[Dwm]] - [[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=258224 Dwm forum page]]
~[[Enlightenment]] - Used by [[MacPup]]
~[[Fluxbox]] - [[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?search_id=1330333405&t=24987 Fluxbox forum page]]
~[[Flwm]] - [[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=49355 Flwm forum page]]
~[[Metisse]] - has special effects
~[[ProjectLookingGlass Project Looking Glass]] - has special effects
~[[XFWM]] - has special effects

Deletions:

~[[afterstep]]
~[[ANTICO]]
~[[dwm]]
~[[Enlightenment]]
~[[FLUXBOX]]
~[[Flwm]]
~[[XFWM]]
==Forum Pages==
~[[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?search_id=510374607&t=35365 afterstep forum page]]
~[[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=42571 ANTICO forum page]]
~[[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=258224 dwm forum page]]
~[[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?search_id=1330333405&t=24987 FLUXBOX forum page]]
~[[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=49355 Flwm forum page]]

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Edited on 2011-12-01 13:53:59 by darkcity [seperate special]

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The Window Manager is the layer between X windows and the [[DesktopEnvironments desktop environment]]. Window managers (WM) control the placement & appearance of windows. The default in Puppy is JWM is very light and basic but effective. If you imagine a computer system as a series of layers it would look something like this:
~[[JWMElements JWM's elements]]
~[[WindowManagersEffects Window Managers with Special Effects]]
~[[WikiPedia:Window_manager]]

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The Window Manager is the layer between X windows and the [[DesktopEnvironments desktop environment]]. If you imagine a computer system as a series of layers it would look something like this:

====Window Managers with Special Effects====
[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window_manager Window managers]] (WM) control the placement & appearance of windows. The default WM in Puppy is [[JoesWindowManager JWM]], a very light and basic but effective WM. However there are many other window managers (& windowing systems and desktop environments) available and some offer special effects like transparency & 3D. Primary examples are:
- Beryl
- Compiz
- Compiz-Fusion
- Metisse
- Project Looking Glass
- Xfwm
===Understanding these Effects===
To get an idea of the difference these effects can make to how to use your computer, static pictures alone won't help.
- Watch some videos. Here's [[http://youtube.com/watch?v=IGnQTfI4Iqc a short one]] (1 min 11 secs) showing Beryl, Metisse & Looking Glass.
- Try them out for yourself
See below for some info, links, videos etc to find out more.
===Beryl===
Originally a fork of Compiz. Now officially re-merged into Compiz to create Compiz-Fusion. Some people still prefer Beryl.
- BerylUsage, for more info about using Beryl in Puppy.
- [[http://www.beryl-project.org/ Beryl homepage]]
- [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beryl_(window_manager) Beryl wikipedia page]]
==Video==
- [[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6102444362173636066&q=puppy+beryl&total=3&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0 Puppy 2.13 with Beryl 0.2.1]] (2 mins 15 secs)
- [[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2690866008461615113&q=beryl&total=5679&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=6 Short video]] (47 secs)
- [[http://youtube.com/watch?v=VniBApxcFzU Beryl demonstration video]] (5 mins 39 secs)
===Compiz===
Now merged with Beryl into Compiz-Fusion, but still available as Compiz Core, without Fusion additions.
- [[http://compiz.org/ Compiz homepage]]
- [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compiz wikipedia page]]
==Video==
- [[http://youtube.com/watch?v=utv0I9F3blM Compiz on Ubuntu]] (1 min 36 secs)
===Compiz-Fusion===
The "hot" special effects window manager, with many plug-ins to add different effects.
- PuppyNOP > Compiz-Fusion & Wobbly NOP: combines Xfce with Compiz-Fusion.
- [[http://www.compiz-fusion.org/ Compiz-Fusion homepage]]
- [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compiz_Fusion Compiz-Fusion wikipedia page]]
==Video==
- [[http://youtube.com/watch?v=Op2JK12ERA0 Wobbly Puppy NOP experimental in action]] (2 mins 48 secs)
- [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u30ciyNkPAk Compiz-Fusion on Puppy 3.00]] (6 mins 11 secs)
===Metisse===
A somewhat different concept from straightforward 3D WMs like Compiz-Fusion. Apparently lighter on computer resources than the Compiz family.
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- [[http://insitu.lri.fr/metisse/ Metisse homepage]]
- [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metisse Metisse wikipedia page]]
- [[http://tmxxine.com/Wikka/wikka.php?wakka=AddMetisse&show_comments=1#comments Adding Metisse to Puppy]]
==Videos==
- [[http://coblitz.codeen.org/tmxxine.com/movies/metisse.mov Video of Metisse on Puppy]] by Crusty Lobster (48MB, .mov)
- [[http://youtube.com/watch?v=4Nuis8u5vuo Video of some of the window organization possibilities of Metisse]] (46 secs)
- [[http://youtube.com/watch?v=Gp8GzKwBdsg Video of creating you own UI for The GIMP]] (6 mins, 12 secs)
- [[http://youtube.com/watch?v=CXoTy_06dFc Video showing some more effects]] (50 secs)
- [[http://insitu.lri.fr/metisse/videos/ More videos]]
=== Project Looking Glass===
3D desktop environment using ""Java3D"".
- [[https://lg3d-core.dev.java.net/ Project Looking Glass homepage]]
- [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Looking_Glass Project Looking Glass wikipedia page]]
==Video==
- [[http://youtube.com/watch?v=OrwE2T6cLMk Video of PLG on Linux]] (3 mins 54 secs)
===Xfwm===
Xfwm is the default WM of the Xfce desktop environment, capable of true transparency & shadows. While not as flexible as Metisse or Compiz-Fusion, it is very stable.
- [[http://www.xfce.org/projects/xfwm4/ Xfwm homepage]]
- [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xfce Xfce wikipedia page]]
- XfcePuppy, for more info re Xfce on Puppy
- PuppyNOP, a [[Puplets puplet]] with Xfce & Opera already built-in.
==Video==
- [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bezi6leUf8c Short video of Xfwm transparency effects]] (12 secs)
- [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iOwruZMXGc Video showing how to enable & change effects in Xfwm]] (2 mins 46 secs)(loud music!)
eg. root/.icewm/themes/Venusian/default theme

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Edited on 2011-12-01 13:38:29 by darkcity [tidy]

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The Window Manager is the layer between X windows and the [[DesktopEnvironments desktop environment]]. If you imagine a computer system as a series of layers it would look something like this:
for Puppy the default is JWM or ""OpenBox"":
//Hardware < Linux < X Windows < [[JWM]] or [[OpenBox]]//
(JWM or ""OpenBox"" also act as the Desktop Environment.)
~[[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?search_id=510374607&t=35365 afterstep forum page]]
~[[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=42571 ANTICO forum page]]
~[[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=258224 dwm forum page]]
~[[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?search_id=1330333405&t=24987 FLUXBOX forum page]]
~[[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=49355 Flwm forum page]]

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The window manager is the layer between X windows and the [[DesktopEnvironments desktop environment]]. If you imagine a computer system as a series of layers it would look something like this:
for Puppy the default is JWM (the window manager acts as the desktop environment as well):
//Hardware < Linux < X Windows < [[JWM]]//
==List of Desktop Environment==
~[[XFCE]]
~[[KDE]]
~[[GNOME]]
~[[EDE]]
~[[LXDE]]
[[http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=39637 XFCE forum page]]
[[http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?search_id=657395295&t=26151 KDE forum page]]
[[http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?search_id=657395295&t=27864 GNOME forum page]]
[[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?search_id=1330333405&t=24987 FLUXBOX forum page]]
[[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=42571 ANTICO forum page]]
[[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=49355 Flwm forum page]]
[[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=258224 dwm forum page]]
[[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?search_id=510374607&t=35365 afterstep forum page]]
[[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?search_id=1100133427&t=29540 EDE forum page]]
[[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=32049 LXDE forum page]]

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Edited on 2011-11-22 10:11:22 by darkcity

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~[[ChangeWindowManager How to Change Window Manager]]
~[[DesktopEnvironments Desktop Environments]]
~[[http://www.gilesorr.com/wm/table.html List of window managers]]

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[[ChangeWindowManager How to Change Window Manager]]
[[DesktopEnvironments Desktop Environments]]

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Edited on 2011-11-20 14:02:21 by darkcity [open boc]

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~[[JWM]] - default in Puppy4, also see [[JWMElements]].
~[[OpenBox]] - default in [[Puppy5Index Puppy5]].

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~[[JWM]] - default in Puppy4 Versions, also see [[JWMElements]]
~[[OpenBox]] - default in Puppy5Index Puppy5 version.

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Edited on 2011-11-20 14:01:54 by darkcity [open boc]

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~[[JWM]] - default in Puppy4 Versions, also see [[JWMElements]]
~[[OpenBox]] - default in Puppy5Index Puppy5 version.

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~~~[[JWM]] - default in most Puppy Versions, also see [[JWMElements]]~~

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Edited on 2011-11-20 13:58:50 by darkcity [jwm]

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~[[JWM]] - default in most Puppy Versions, also see [[JWMElements]]
~[[IceWM]]
~[[Enlightenment]]
~[[XFWM]]
~[[FLUXBOX]]
~[[ANTICO]]
~[[Flwm]]
~[[dwm]]
~[[afterstep]]
~[[XFCE]]
~[[KDE]]
~[[GNOME]]
~[[EDE]]
~[[LXDE]]

Deletions:

[[JWM]] - default in most Puppy Versions
[[IceWM]]
[[Enlightenment]]
[[XFWM]]
[[FLUXBOX]]
[[ANTICO]]
[[Flwm]]
[[dwm]]
[[afterstep]]
[[XFCE]]
[[KDE]]
[[GNOME]]
[[EDE]]
[[LXDE]]

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Edited on 2011-08-17 12:39:18 by darkcity

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[[HomePage]] > [[ComponentHowTo Components and HowTos]] > [[GuiIndex GUI]] > [[WindowManagers]]

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~~[[HomePage]] > [[ComponentIndex Components]] > [[GuiIndex GUI]] > [[WindowManagers]]~~

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Edited on 2011-07-28 07:33:34 by darkcity [bread crumb]

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[[HomePage]] > [[ComponentIndex Components]] > [[GuiIndex GUI]] > [[WindowManagers]]

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~~[[HomePage]] > [[ComponentIndex Components]] > [[GuiIndex GUI]] > [[WindowMangers]]~~

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Edited on 2011-07-28 07:33:19 by darkcity [breadcrumb]

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[[HomePage]] > [[ComponentIndex Components]] > [[GuiIndex GUI]] > [[WindowMangers]]

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[[Enlightenment]]

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[[IceWM]]

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No differences.

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Edited on 2011-06-24 09:01:33 by darkcity

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==Configuring IceWM themes==
* go to root/
* turn on hidden windows from ROX
* go to the .icewm hidden folder
* then into the theme
* and edit as text the default theme text/config file

Revision [15964]

Edited on 2011-06-24 08:55:42 by darkcity

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====Window Managers====
//Hardware < Operating System < Window System < **Window Manager** < Desktop Environment//
for Puppy the default is JWM (the window manager acts as the desktop environment as well):
//Hardware < Linux < X Windows < [[JWM]]//
[[ChangeWindowManager How to Change Window Manager]]
----
==Categories==
CategoryGUI

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====Window Manager====
Hardware < Operating System < Window System < **Window Manager** < Desktop Environment
for Puppy the default is (the window manager acts as the desktop environment as well)
Hardware < Linux < X Windows < [[JWM]]

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The oldest known version of this page was created on 2011-06-24 08:53:41 by darkcity