An X window manager is software that controls the placement and appearance of windows under the X Window System, a graphical user interface mainly used on Unix-like systems. Unlike the Apple Macintosh and Microsoft Windows platforms, which have historically provided a vendor-controlled, fixed set of ways to control how windows and panes display on a screen, and how the user may interact with them, window management for the X Window System was an afterthought. The user can choose between various third-party window managers, whic ...

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When a window manager is running, some kind of interaction between the X server and its clients is redirected through the window manager. In particular, whenever an attempt to show a new window is made, this request is redirected to the window manager, which decides the initial position of the window. Additionally, most modern window manager are reparenting, which usually lead to a banner being placed at the top of the window and a decorative frame being drawn around the window. These two elements are controlled by the window manager rather ...

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X window manager, X window manager - How window managers work, X window manager - Popular window managers for X, X window manager - Other window managers for X

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