CTWM
Encyclopedia
In Unix
computing
, CTWM (Claude's Tab Window Manager) is a stacking window manager for the X Window System
in the twm
family of window managers. It was created in 1992 by Claude Lecommandeur from the source code for twm
, which he extended to allow for virtual desktop
s ("workspaces" in CTWM's terminology.)
Unix
Unix is a multitasking, multi-user computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs, including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, Brian Kernighan, Douglas McIlroy, and Joe Ossanna...
computing
Computing
Computing is usually defined as the activity of using and improving computer hardware and software. It is the computer-specific part of information technology...
, CTWM (Claude's Tab Window Manager) is a stacking window manager for the X Window System
X Window System
The X window system is a computer software system and network protocol that provides a basis for graphical user interfaces and rich input device capability for networked computers...
in the twm
Twm
In computing, twm is the standard window manager for the X Window System, version X11R4 onwards...
family of window managers. It was created in 1992 by Claude Lecommandeur from the source code for twm
Twm
In computing, twm is the standard window manager for the X Window System, version X11R4 onwards...
, which he extended to allow for virtual desktop
Virtual desktop
In computing, a virtual desktop is a term used with respect to user interfaces, usually within the WIMP paradigm, to describe ways in which the size of a computer's desktop environment is expanded beyond the physical limits of the screen's real estate through the use of software, This saves space...
s ("workspaces" in CTWM's terminology.)
Features
Features of the CTWM window manager include:- Stacking windows
- Written in C
- Support for up to 32 virtual desktopVirtual desktopIn computing, a virtual desktop is a term used with respect to user interfaces, usually within the WIMP paradigm, to describe ways in which the size of a computer's desktop environment is expanded beyond the physical limits of the screen's real estate through the use of software, This saves space...
s - Advanced icon management
- Animated icons and backgrounds
- Customizable
- 3d titles and borders
- Freely distributable under the GNU General Public Licence
- Rudimentary GNOMEGNOMEGNOME is a desktop environment and graphical user interface that runs on top of a computer operating system. It is composed entirely of free and open source software...
support and backwards-compatibility with twmTwmIn computing, twm is the standard window manager for the X Window System, version X11R4 onwards...
. - XPMXPM (image format)X Pixmap is an image file format used by the X Window System, created in 1989 by Daniel Dardailler and Colas Nahaboo working at Bull Research Center at Sophia Antipolis, France, and later enhanced by Arnaud Le Hors....
and JPEGJPEGIn computing, JPEG . The degree of compression can be adjusted, allowing a selectable tradeoff between storage size and image quality. JPEG typically achieves 10:1 compression with little perceptible loss in image quality....
images