freshmeat.net: Window Managers

“The freedom of choice offered by GNU and Linux, combined with
the technological design of the X Window System, gives desktop
users a windowing environment with a flexibility and capability
that is unrivaled. In recent times, the desktop Linux world has
been enriched beyond recognition by the KDE and GNOME projects, but
window managers are still at the heart of these environments, as
well being used widely on their own. In this review, I’ll delve
into this exciting world and look at the development and the state
of the art of some of the most significant and most popular window
managers.

“Given the volume of entries in this category, I can’t hope to
cover all of them in any sort of detail, so instead I will
concentrate on a select few in more detail. I’ve tried to pick a
selection representing a range of styles and philosophies, weighted
by their current popularity and importance in the development of
windowing technologies. Many of the features explained along the
way are found in other window managers, and each window manager’s
level of support for the GNOME and KDE environments is also
discussed. I’ll offer my apologies in advance to all those great
window managers that haven’t been mentioned in this article…”

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