The program which controls the windows (the boxes around the programs) on your screen. Common examples are fvwm, twm, sawfish.
A window manager is a program that acts as a graphical go-between for a user and an OS. It provides a GUI for the OS. Some OSes incorporate the window manager into their own internal code, but many do not for reasons of efficiency. Some OSes partially make the division. Some common true window managers include CDE (Common Desktop Environment), OpenWindows, Motif, FVWM, GNOME, and Enlightenment. Some common hybrid window managers with OS extensions include Windows ME, Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows 3.1, OS/2 and GEOS.
The part of the Mac OS that manages the creation, display, and behavior of windows See also: window
The HP VUE program that controls the size, placement, and operation of windows.
a "meta-client", whose most basic mission is to manage other clients
an application program and not part of the window system
an application running under X that allows interactive placement, resizing and other manipulation of windows on the display
an application that draws the titlebar and border around windows (called window decorations), and the desktop
an X client --- it talks to the server
an X Window system program or utility that lets you configure how your screen looks, e
a program for Unix systems which, contrary to what its name implies, does not actually manage windows
a program responsible for managing the windows on a screen in a graphical user interface
a program that can be used for coordinating windows on the desktop
a program that controls the appearance of windows and provides the means by which the user can interact with them
a program that controls the placement and appearance of application windows under the X Window System
a program that manages your windows during your X session
a program used by the X-Window system to handle windows, ie perform actions such as placement, resizing, drawing borders, etc
a program which draws the frames around windows
a program which lets you move windows around and resize them
a separate program that controls the window frames (title bar, close button, etc
a software program or module that defines the parameters of windows and generates the windows
a special program that basically manages the windows that appear on your screen
a special program which controls the location and behavior of X windows elements
a special X client that controls the size, placement, and operations of your windows
A program running on top of the X Window System that allows for actions, such as resizing windows or moving them around. The window manager is also responsible for the window decoration like window titles and borders. The behavior and look can be customized by the user.
This refers to the component of which controls the look and feel of your windows' interface, as well as what kind of window manipulations are possible. Besides being able to choose from among many different window managers, most window managers are themselves extremely configurable, yielding even further flexibility. By analogy, a window manager is to what a shell is to the command-line interface. see also
A part of a window system which arranges windows on a screen. It is responsible for moving and resizing windows, and other such functions common to all applications.
See Photon Window Manager.
An X program whose purpose is to provide a graphical interface beyond the simple rectangle-drawing of the X Window System. Window managers generally provide titlebars, menus for running programs, etc.
Layer of the GUI system responsible for moving and resizing windows and handling other window events. It also provides configuration and organization.
Manipulation of windows on the screen and much of the user interface (policy) is typically provided by a window manager client. The window manager communicates only with the window server.
A program that controls the size, placement, and operation of windows on the workspace. The window manager includes the functional window frames that surround each window object and may include a separate Menu for the workspace.
The software application that provides users with the capability to manipulate windows on the workspace; for example, opening, resizing, moving, and closing windows.
The window manager controls the size, placement, and operation of windows on the root window. The window manager includes the functional window frames that surround each window object as well as a menu for the root window.
An X-Windows System program that determines how 'X' deals with your desktop and client windows.
KDE/Gnome are both window managers. They make X (which is normally fairly ugly) look nice and pretty, and give you a means of managing applications.
A program that manages a graphical user interface, determining the appearance of windows (by providing standard elements such as title bars, for example) and determining the response to operations such as clicking on the desktop.
