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Window Managers
The Window Manager is the layer between X windows and the desktop environment. Window managers (WM) control the placement & appearance of windows. The default in Puppy Slacko is JWM, its very light weight but effective. If you imagine a computer system as a series of layers it would look something like this:
Hardware < Operating System < Display Server/Window System < Window Manager < Desktop Environment
(JWM or OpenBox also act as the Desktop Environment.)
List of Window Managers
JWM - default in Puppy4 and Slacko 5.3x, also see JWMElements.
OpenBox - default in Puppy 5.2x Lucid, not included in Puppy 5.3x Slacko.
OpenBoxExtra - Openbox packaged with Tint, themes and more
OpenBox - default in Puppy 5.2x Lucid, not included in Puppy 5.3x Slacko.
OpenBoxExtra - Openbox packaged with Tint, themes and more
Afterstep - Afterstep forum page
Antico - ANTICO forum page
Beryl - has special effects
Compiz - has special effects
Compiz-Fusion - has special effects
Dwm - minimal tiling wm
Echinus - lightweight tiling wm
Enlightenment - Used by MacPup
Fluxbox - lightweight
Flwm - Flwm forum page
IceWM- Easy to use, customizable and good looking window manager.
Metisse - has special effects
PekWM
Project Looking Glass - has special effects
RatpoisonWM - minimalist with the emphasis on speed
XFWM - has special effects
Antico - ANTICO forum page
Beryl - has special effects
Compiz - has special effects
Compiz-Fusion - has special effects
Dwm - minimal tiling wm
Echinus - lightweight tiling wm
Enlightenment - Used by MacPup
Fluxbox - lightweight
Flwm - Flwm forum page
IceWM- Easy to use, customizable and good looking window manager.
Metisse - has special effects
PekWM
Project Looking Glass - has special effects
RatpoisonWM - minimalist with the emphasis on speed
XFWM - has special effects
Also on the Wiki
JWM's elements
Window Manager Switcher
How to Change Window Manager
Window Managers with Special Effects
Desktop Environments
Window Manager Switcher
How to Change Window Manager
Window Managers with Special Effects
Desktop Environments
Related Webpages
WikiPedia:Window_manager
List of window managers
Script for Window tiling in openbox (archlinux.org)
List of window managers
Script for Window tiling in openbox (archlinux.org)
Categories
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