Workspace Manager
E284316
Workspace Manager was the graphical file management and application launching environment in NeXTSTEP, providing users with a central interface for organizing and interacting with their system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Workspace Manager canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
desktop environment component
ⓘ
file manager ⓘ graphical shell ⓘ |
| basedOn | Objective-C frameworks ⓘ |
| category |
NeXTSTEP software
ⓘ
Unix-like desktop environment component ⓘ |
| developer |
NeXT Computer line
ⓘ
surface form:
NeXT Computer
|
| documentation | described in NeXTSTEP user manuals ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
1990s
ⓘ
late 1980s ⓘ |
| influenced |
macOS System Settings
ⓘ
surface form:
macOS Finder
modern graphical file managers ⓘ |
| integratedWith |
NeXTSTEP
ⓘ
surface form:
NeXTSTEP Dock
NeXTSTEP ⓘ
surface form:
NeXTSTEP Window Manager
NeXTSTEP Foundation Kit ⓘ
surface form:
NeXTSTEP application services
|
| interactionStyle |
icon and window manipulation
ⓘ
mouse-driven point-and-click ⓘ |
| introducedIn |
NeXTSTEP
ⓘ
surface form:
NeXTSTEP 1.0
|
| license | proprietary software ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
NeXTSTEP
ⓘ
OPENSTEP ⓘ |
| platform |
Intel-based systems running OPENSTEP
ⓘ
NeXT Computer line ⓘ
surface form:
NeXT computers
|
| primaryFunction |
application launching
ⓘ
desktop organization ⓘ file management ⓘ |
| provides |
central interface for launching applications
ⓘ
central interface for organizing files ⓘ workspace metaphor for user interaction ⓘ |
| roleInSystem |
core part of NeXTSTEP user environment
ⓘ
default application launcher in NeXTSTEP ⓘ default file manager in NeXTSTEP ⓘ |
| successorConcept | macOS desktop and Finder integration ⓘ |
| supports |
bundled application packages
ⓘ
network file systems ⓘ |
| supportsCustomization |
icon arrangement
ⓘ
workspace layout ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
application docking
ⓘ
clipboard operations ⓘ context menus ⓘ drag and drop operations ⓘ file browsing ⓘ icon-based file representation ⓘ multiple workspaces ⓘ |
| userInterface | graphical user interface ⓘ |
| uses |
PostScript
ⓘ
surface form:
Display PostScript for rendering
|
| visualStyle | NeXTSTEP black-and-white aesthetic ⓘ |
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