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'''Translation(s):''' [:fr/WindowManager:Français] | '''Translation(s):''' [[fr/WindowManager|Français]] |
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In the [:XWindowSystem:X Window System], the X Server itself does not give the user the capability of managing windows that have been opened. Instead, this job is delegated to a program called a ''window manager''. | In the [[XWindowSystem|X Window System]], the X Server itself does not give the user the capability of managing windows that have been opened. Instead, this job is delegated to a program called a ''window manager''. |
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Common Linux window managers are: | Available Linux window managers are: |
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* Sawfish [http://sawmill.sourceforge.net/] | * Sawfish [[http://sawfish.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page]] |
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* Windowmaker [http://www.windowmaker.org/] | * Windowmaker [[http://www.windowmaker.org/]] |
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* Metacity [http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/metacity] (for DebianGnome ). | * Metacity [[http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/metacity]] (for DebianGnome ). |
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* Blackbox [http://blackboxwm.sourceforge.net/] | * Blackbox [[http://blackboxwm.sourceforge.net/]] |
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* Fluxbox [http://fluxbox.sourceforge.net/] | * Fluxbox [[http://fluxbox.sourceforge.net/]] |
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* IceWM (A popular window manager written in C++) | * IceWM [[http://www.icewm.org/]] |
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* Openbox [http://www.icculus.org/openbox/] | * Openbox [[http://www.icculus.org/openbox/]] |
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* Enlightenment [http://www.enlightenment.org/] | * Enlightenment [[http://www.enlightenment.org/]] |
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* XFCE [http://www.xfce.org/] | * XFCE [[http://www.xfce.org/]] |
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* Fvwm [http://www.fvwm.org/] (an old but useful window manager - still in constant development!) | * Fvwm [[http://www.fvwm.org/]] (an old but useful window manager - still in constant development!) * OpenLook * [[Wmii|wmii]] [[http://wmii.suckless.org/]] * awesome [[http://awesome.naquadah.org/]] * xmonad [[http://xmonad.org/]] |
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Window Managers must not be confused with ["Desktop environment"]s such as GNOME, KDE, XFce. These three environments use a window manager as a __single__ part of a much larger system. And to make things much more complicated, GNOME doesn't force you to use any one window manager. They have a list of "supported" window managers that you can choose from. | Window Managers must not be confused with [[Desktop_environment]]s such as GNOME, KDE, XFce. These three environments use a window manager as a __single__ part of a much larger system. And to make things much more complicated, GNOME doesn't force you to use any one window manager. They have a list of "supported" window managers that you can choose from. |
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* [:display manager:Display manager]s: (gdm, kdm, xdm ..). * [wiki:WikiPedia:GUI GUI] |
* [[display_manager|Display manager]]s: (gdm, kdm, xdm ..). * [[WikiPedia:GUI|GUI]] |
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* [http://markhobley.yi.org:8000/xwincompare Comparison of X Window Managers at the Mark Hobley's Open Source Laboratory] | * [[http://markhobley.yi.org:8000/xwincompare|Comparison of X Window Managers at the Mark Hobley's Open Source Laboratory]] |
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CategoryDesktopEnvironment | ["CategoryXWindowSystem"] | CategoryDesktopEnvironment | [[CategoryXWindowSystem]] |
Translation(s): Français
In the X Window System, the X Server itself does not give the user the capability of managing windows that have been opened. Instead, this job is delegated to a program called a window manager.
The window manager gives windows a border and allows you to move them around and maximize/minimize them. The user interface for these functions is left up to its author.
This proves to be quite confusing for the new user of a X windowing environment because most other environments simply use one window manager and give the user no choice. In this sense, X is much more versatile and allows more tailoring of the environment to whatever the user wants. It allows the creation of an xterminal, a diskless workstation which runs only an X server (out of ROM) and leaves all user interface implementation to a central compute server.
Available Linux window managers are:
- AmiWM (Amiga Lookalike)
Windowmaker http://www.windowmaker.org/
Metacity http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/metacity (for DebianGnome ).
Blackbox http://blackboxwm.sourceforge.net/
Fluxbox http://fluxbox.sourceforge.net/
IceWM http://www.icewm.org/
- JWM (A footprint efficient window manager)
Openbox http://www.icculus.org/openbox/
Enlightenment http://www.enlightenment.org/
XFCE http://www.xfce.org/
- Kwm (The window manager used for the KDE desktop)
- Twm (an old window manager dating back to the beginnings of X windows)
Fvwm http://www.fvwm.org/ (an old but useful window manager - still in constant development!)
?OpenLook
awesome http://awesome.naquadah.org/
xmonad http://xmonad.org/
see x-window-manager packages descriptions
If you use startx rather than a login manager, you'll probably want to choose a default Window Manager. To change the default window manager use
update-alternatives --config x-window-manager
( See update-alternatives manpage).
Window Managers must not be confused with ?Desktop_environments such as GNOME, KDE, XFce. These three environments use a window manager as a single part of a much larger system. And to make things much more complicated, GNOME doesn't force you to use any one window manager. They have a list of "supported" window managers that you can choose from.
Afterstep should be mentioned - (and fvwm is actually fvwm2 whereas fvwm1 already had/has lots of "functionality" and lives on a smaller foot-print)
See also
Display managers: (gdm, kdm, xdm ..).
http://xwinman.org/ for a more comprehensive list of window managers for X.
Comparison of X Window Managers at the Mark Hobley's Open Source Laboratory