ICEWM

[hometoast]

(from http://www.uwsg.iu.edu/usail/installation/x/x.html)
A window manager is an application program and not part of the window
system. This means that the Motif Window Manager can be used with OpenLook,
etc. A single X server can provide access to several different window
mangers.

Generally a window manager is initiated as part of a user's startup script
as is the X system. However, both can be be started from the command line.
The startup script is what pulls together all the elements that comprise a
user's X environment. The startup script for X includes initialization
files, resource files and startup files for the window manager.
(somebody please correct me if this isnt correct enough)
A window manager is the look and feel of the windows, also the ways you can
interact with them.  A desktop environment is how everything meshes
together; the task bars, virtual desktops etc.  A desktop environ uses a
window manager. KDE Desktop Environment uses KWin window manager. Gnome uses
metacity or can use sawfish. I'm sorry but I don't know how to change
gnome's default window manager off the top of my head.  Google's always been
good to me for that.

I hope that this help clear it up a little.


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On 12/6/05, VIGNESH <vignesh1986 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I installed wm,9wm,twm none of them were there in the list.How do I add
> them.By the way can you explain the difference between Desktop enviroment
> and window manager.Can I use another window manager instead of metacity in
> Gnome ?Anyother wm`s to try.I have decided to try blackbox,enlightment
> ..But takes time since I have to install see the dependencies and again come
> to another machine download transfer and install.
> Cheers
> Vignesh
>
> On 12/6/05, hometoast <hometoast at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > yes fvwm does. as does fluxbox, blackbox, cde, wm, etc.
> >
> > On 12/6/05, VIGNESH < vignesh1986 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Ya it was there in the menu..What about FVWM.Does it add an option or
> > > what ?
> > > Cheers
> > > Vignesh
> > >
> >
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