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====Window Managers====

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:

//Hardware < Operating System < Window System < **Window Manager** < Desktop Environment//

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

//Hardware < Linux < X Windows < [[JWM]] or [[OpenBox]]//

(JWM or ""OpenBox"" also act as the Desktop Environment.)

==List of Window Managers==
~[[JWM]] - default in Puppy4, also see [[JWMElements]].
~[[OpenBox]] - default in [[Puppy5Index Puppy5]].

~[[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
~[[CompizFusion 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]]
~[[IceWM]]- Easy to use, customizable and good looking window manager.
~[[Metisse]] - has special effects
~[[ProjectLookingGlass Project Looking Glass]] - has special effects
~[[XFWM]] - has special effects

==Also see==
~[[JWMElements JWM's elements]]
~[[WMSwitcher Window Manager Switcher]]
~[[ChangeWindowManager How to Change Window Manager]]
~[[WindowManagersEffects Window Managers with Special Effects]]
~[[DesktopEnvironments Desktop Environments]]
~[[WikiPedia:Window_manager]]
~[[http://www.gilesorr.com/wm/table.html List of window managers]]


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