Software:JWM

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Short description: Stacking window manager for X Window System
JWM
JWM logo.svg
PuppyLinuxWary511.png
A screenshot of JWM on Puppy Linux
Developer(s)Joe Wingbermuehle
Initial release0.1 / December 22, 2003; 20 years ago (2003-12-22) // 1.0 / November 13, 2005; 19 years ago (2005-11-13)
Written inC
Operating systemUnix-like
TypeWindow manager
License2016: MIT[lower-alpha 1]
2005: GPL-2.0-only[lower-alpha 2]
Websitejoewing.net/projects/jwm/

JWM (Joe's Window Manager) is a lightweight stacking window manager for the X Window System written by Joe Wingbermuehle. JWM is written in C and uses only Xlib at a minimum. Configuration is done by editing an XML file; no graphical configuration is necessary or supplied.

Support for the following can be added as compile-time options:

  • PNG, JPG and XPM icons
  • Xft
  • Xinerama
  • FriBidi
  • The Shape extension

It provides an interface similar to Windows 98 and can support some GNOME, Motif and Extended Window Manager Hints.

JWM is the default window manager used in Damn Small Linux version 4.x, Puppy Linux and SliTaz (< 2.0). It is used also in an edition of Manjaro Linux.[1]

See also

Notes

  1. MIT since 2016-07-22, version 2.3.6.
  2. GPL-2.0-only from 2005-09-05 until 2016-07-02, version 2.3.5.

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