JWM (Joe's Window Manager) is a lightweight
stacking window manager
A stacking window manager (also called floating window manager) is a window manager that draws and allows windows to overlap, without using a compositing algorithm. All window managers that allow the overlapping of windows but are not compositing ...
for the
X Window System
The X Window System (X11, or simply X) is a windowing system for bitmap displays, common on Unix-like operating systems.
X provides the basic framework for a GUI environment: drawing and moving windows on the display device and interacting ...
written by Joe Wingbermuehle. JWM is written in
C and uses only
Xlib at a minimum. Configuration is done by editing an
XML
Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a markup language and file format for storing, transmitting, and reconstructing arbitrary data. It defines a set of rules for encoding documents in a format that is both human-readable and machine-readable. ...
file; no graphical configuration is necessary or supplied.
Support for the following can be added as
compile-time options:
*
PNG,
JPG and
XPM icons
*
Xft
*
Xinerama
*FriBidi
*The
Shape extension
In the X Window System, the X Nonrectangular Window Shape Extension allows windows to be given arbitrary, non-rectangular shapes.
Two well-known applets that use the shape extension are ''oclock'', which is a simple round analog clock, and '' x ...
It provides an interface similar to
Windows 98
Windows 98 is a consumer-oriented operating system developed by Microsoft as part of its Windows 9x family of Microsoft Windows operating systems. The second operating system in the 9x line, it is the successor to Windows 95, and was released ...
and can support some
GNOME,
Motif
Motif may refer to:
General concepts
* Motif (chess composition), an element of a move in the consideration of its purpose
* Motif (folkloristics), a recurring element that creates recognizable patterns in folklore and folk-art traditions
* Moti ...
and
Extended Window Manager Hints.
JWM is the default window manager used in
Damn Small Linux version 4.x,
Puppy Linux and
SliTaz
SliTaz GNU/Linux is a lightweight Linux distribution, community-based, suitable for use on older hardware and as a Live CD or Live USB. SliTaz stands for "Simple, Light, Incredible, Temporary Autonomous Zone" according to the boot screen.
Featu ...
(< 2.0). It is used also in an edition of
Manjaro Linux.
The Joe of JWM is not the same Joe as the Joe of
JOE.
See also
*
Comparison of X window managers
This article compares variety of different X window managers. For an introduction to the topic, see X Window System.
General information
Features
See also
* Comparison of X Window System desktop environments
* Window manager
* ...
*
Fluxbox,
Openbox,
IceWM and other lightweight window managers
Notes
References
Further reading
* Hagen Höpfner (August 2005)
Simple AND Light. JWM Window Manager Linux Magazine
''Linux Magazine'' is an international magazine for Linux software enthusiasts and professionals. It is published by the former Linux New Media division of the German media company Medialinx AG.
The magazine was first published in German in 19 ...
, issue 57, pp. 80–82
External links
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JWM on Sourceforge
Free software programmed in C
Free X window managers
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