NewsForge: Innovations in Window Management | Linux Today

NewsForge: Innovations in Window Management

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 25, 2005

“When you have 20 or more windows open across nine virtual
desktops, the complexity of window management can become
overwhelming. A number of new tools are now available to facilitate
effective window management.

“When Metacity became the default window manager of the GNOME
desktop environment, I was befuddled. I couldn’t understand why
anyone would want to replace something as versatile and flexible as
Sawfish with a virtually featureless window manager that isn’t even
extensible by scripting…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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