FVWM95
Encyclopedia
FVWM95 is a window manager
for the X Window System
based on the popular FVWM
2 window manager. It is similar to the original FVWM, but is designed to closely resemble the look of Windows 95
.
FVWM95 was for a while a rather popular window manager; for example, Red Hat Linux
5.0 used it as the default. It is no longer as popular (nor is it well-maintained), but still in use.
Similar window managers include QVWM, IceWM
and JWM
.
Window manager
A window manager is system software that controls the placement and appearance of windows within a windowing system in a graphical user interface. Most window managers are designed to help provide a desktop environment...
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...
based on the popular FVWM
FVWM
The F Virtual Window Manager is a virtual window manager for the X Window System. Originally a twm derivative, FVWM has evolved into a powerful and highly configurable environment for Unix-like systems.- History:...
2 window manager. It is similar to the original FVWM, but is designed to closely resemble the look of Windows 95
Windows 95
Windows 95 is a consumer-oriented graphical user interface-based operating system. It was released on August 24, 1995 by Microsoft, and was a significant progression from the company's previous Windows products...
.
FVWM95 was for a while a rather popular window manager; for example, Red Hat Linux
Red Hat Linux
Red Hat Linux, assembled by the company Red Hat, was a popular Linux based operating system until its discontinuation in 2004.Red Hat Linux 1.0 was released on November 3, 1994...
5.0 used it as the default. It is no longer as popular (nor is it well-maintained), but still in use.
Similar window managers include QVWM, IceWM
IceWM
IceWM is a stacking window manager for the X Window System graphical infrastructure, written by Marko Maček. It was coded from scratch in C++ and is released under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License...
and JWM
JWM
JWM is a lightweight stacking window manager for the X Window System written by Joe Wingbermuehle. JWM is written in C and uses only Xlib at a minimum...
.
Features
- Windows 95-like appearance.
- TaskbarTaskbarIn computing, a taskbar is a bar displayed on a full edge of a GUI desktop that is used to launch and monitor running applications. Microsoft incorporated a taskbar in Windows 95 and it has been a defining aspect of Microsoft Windows's graphical user interface ever since. Some desktop environments,...
for quick window switching. - 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...
support. - Most features from FVWM 2 (may not include absolute latest bleeding-edge capabilities).