FLWM
Encyclopedia
The Fast Light Window Manager is a stacking window manager written in C++
and available for redistribution under the terms of the GNU General Public Licence.
C++
C++ is a statically typed, free-form, multi-paradigm, compiled, general-purpose programming language. It is regarded as an intermediate-level language, as it comprises a combination of both high-level and low-level language features. It was developed by Bjarne Stroustrup starting in 1979 at Bell...
and available for redistribution under the terms of the GNU General Public Licence.
Features
Features of the FLWM window manager include:- Stacking windows
- Written in C++C++C++ is a statically typed, free-form, multi-paradigm, compiled, general-purpose programming language. It is regarded as an intermediate-level language, as it comprises a combination of both high-level and low-level language features. It was developed by Bjarne Stroustrup starting in 1979 at Bell...
- Freely redistributable under the terms of the GNU General Public Licence
- Based on the FLTKFLTKFLTK is a cross-platform GUI library developed by Bill Spitzak and others. Made with 3D graphics programming in mind, it has an interface to OpenGL, but it is also suitable for general GUI programming....
toolkit - Provides a root menu
- Window decorations include borderBorderBorders define geographic boundaries of political entities or legal jurisdictions, such as governments, sovereign states, federated states and other subnational entities. Some borders—such as a state's internal administrative borders, or inter-state borders within the Schengen Area—are open and...
s and a vertical titlebar - sloppy focus with click to raise
- Multiple desktops
- Desktop switching via the rootmenu or through keyboard navigation
- No support for themes
- Colours cannot be customized