You’ve probably seen the advertisements for Windows 7 and the tiling windows feature. Believe it or not the very first tiling window manager was Siemens’s RTL (created in 1988). After that came a UNIX version called tAP (The Andrew Project) for the X Windowing System. Fast-forward to now and Microsoft claims to have innovated a [...]
- Author: Jack Wallen
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Alternative desktops: Fvwm
This time around, in our Alternative desktops series, we’re going seriously old-school Linux with Fvwm. Although using Fvwm will make you feel like you’ve gone back in time, it still has it’s place in today’s world. Where speed and simplicity are the single most important desire on a desktop, you really can’t go wrong with [...]
- Author: Jack Wallen
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Xfce Window Manager Tweaks
Lately I have been focusing on the desktop environment Xfce. NOTE: You can see all the Ghacks Xfce content here. Why have I been focusing on Xfce? It’s a very light weight desktop that you will find much faster than other Linux DEs and it’s come a long way in terms of usability and incorporating [...]
- Author: Jack Wallen
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The Xfce “control panel”
Today we take another look at the Xfce desktop environment. If you are just now tuning in, you might have missed the previous two Xfce articles “Installing and using Xfce 4” and “Get to know Linux: Xfce 4“. Both of these articles were more introductory pieces. Now it’s time to start focusing on how Xfce [...]
- Author: Jack Wallen
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Installing and using Xfce 4
I don’t spend much time, or give much love to the other Linux desktops here on Ghacks. Well that’s going to change. In the next few weeks I am going to focus on some of the “other” window managers…not just “introductory” articles, but usability articles and more. I am going to start by showing how [...]
- Author: Jack Wallen
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Customizing your Avant Window Navigator dock
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 [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Alt Tab Thingy Window Manager And Alt Tab Replacement
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 [...]
- Author: Jack Wallen
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Get to know Linux: Enlightenment E17
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 [...]
- Author: Jack Wallen
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Get to know Linux: IceWM
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 [...]