In my first post that showcased the Avant Window Navigator (”Avant Window Navigator: OSX-like dock on Linux desktop“) I showed you how to install this spiffy dock on your Linux desktop. Of course that article just barely scrathed the surface by showing how to install Avant and add launchers. This time around, however, we will [...]

Tags: Avant Window Navigator, bar, dock, linux desktop, task bar, Window Manager
Categories: Advice, Desktop Manager, Linux, Open Source, Tutorials Basic, software

Alt Tab Thingy is a versatile tool for the Windows operating system. The software program replaces the original Windows alt tab function and provides access to additional window management features. The keyboard combination alt tab allows users to switch between open windows. Alt Tab Thingy expands the feature by providing a better tab preview and [...]

Tags: alt tab, alt tab replacement, alt tab thingy, tab manager, Window Manager, windows software
Categories: Windows, software

I have been recently covering various Linux desktops. So far you can read about Fluxbox, Xfce 4, Window Maker, and IceWM. I also touched on creating dropshadows with xcompmgr and transparent windows with transset. If you have been reading me long enough, then you know my favorite Linux desktop is the Enlightenment desktop. I have [...]

Tags: E17, Enlightenment, Linux, Window Manager
Categories: Advice, Desktop Manager, Linux, Open Source, Tutorials Basic

So far, in this series, we have taken a look at FluxBox, Window Maker, and Xfce 4. We’ve even examined adding a little eye candy to these old school window managers with xcompmgr and transset. This time around we are going to take a look at what most would consider a more standard metaphor window [...]

Tags: IceWM, Linux, Window Manager
Categories: Advice, Desktop Manager, Linux, Open Source, Tutorials Basic

In this most recent series of articles I have been higlighting various Linux window managers and desktops. Most of them are old school and still very relevant. We’ve examined Fluxbox and Window Maker so far. Both of these are very lightweight and fast. Some of them are more modern than others. This time around we [...]

Tags: Desktop Environment, Linux, Window Manager
Categories: Desktop Manager, Linux, Open Source, Tutorials Basic

Continuing with our introduction to old-school Linux window managers, I would like to bring to you Window Maker. The Window Maker window manager was designed to look and feel like the old NeXT GUI (which was spearheaded by Steve Jobs after he was forced out of Apple.) Window Maker is another entry in the long [...]

Tags: Linux, Window Maker, Window Manager
Categories: Advice, Desktop Manager, Linux, Open Source, Tutorials Basic

If you’ve been around Linux long enough, then you most likely will have heard about Fluxbox. Fluxbox is a desktop that was based on Blackbox 0.61.1, which makes it extremely light weight, fast, and reliable. Fluxbox is also very minimalistic which makes it ideal for certain situations. Although Fluxbox might seem somewhat lacking in the [...]

Tags: Fluxbox, Linux, Window Manager
Categories: Advice, Desktop Manager, Linux, Open Source, Tutorials Basic