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* Titlebars have buttons for [[menu]], [[minimize]] and [[maximize]] |
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* [[multiple desktops]] (since Motif 2.0) |
* [[multiple desktops]] (since Motif 2.0) |
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* No [[desktop wallpaper]] |
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* No desktop [[shortcut]] icons |
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* Supports the use of a [[configuration file]] |
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* Colours can be configured |
* Colours can be configured |
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Revision as of 19:46, 6 September 2012
| File:Mwm.jpg Motif Window Manager with iconized windows. | |
| Developer(s) | The Open Group |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 2.1.30
/ May 15, 2002 |
| Operating system | Unix-like |
| Type | Window manager |
| License | The Open Group Public License |
| Website | www5.opengroup.org/motif |
In computing, the Motif Window Manager (MWM) is an X window manager based on the Motif toolkit.
MWM is a lightweight and, by today's standards, extremely minimalist window manager. MWM lacks support for desktop icons or virtual desktops. A plain text file is used to generate a root menu that the user can customize. Another plain text file controls the colors of MWM's GUI but little else.
Motif and MWM were created by the Open Software Foundation (Motif was sometimes even called OSF/Motif) but is nowadays owned by The Open Group.
Originally, MWM and Motif could only be purchased but now there is also Open Motif which is a release of the "original" Motif under more liberal licensing terms (though still not quite open source/free software[1]). Also, the LessTif project has been working hard to implement the Motif API under the LGPL license. The project includes a clone of MWM with support for virtual desktops.
Features
Features of the mwm window manager include:
- Stacking windows
- May be freely redistributed under the terms of the Open Group Public Licence
- Configurable root menu
- Window decorations include borders and titlebars
- Titlebars have buttons for menu, minimize and maximize
- multiple desktops (since Motif 2.0)
- Supports the use of a configuration file
- Colours can be configured
- Navigation keys and mouse buttons can be configured
External links
- Motif homepage at Open Group
- Open Motif project page
- The Motif FAQ (Kenton Lee)
- Motif: Volumes 6A and 6B (O'Reilly and Associates, free PDF downloads)
- [2] Motif User's Guide