Workplace Shell desktop environment
E662822
The Workplace Shell desktop environment is an object-oriented graphical user interface for IBM's OS/2 operating system, known for its advanced drag-and-drop functionality and highly customizable desktop.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Workplace Shell desktop environment canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
desktop environment
ⓘ
graphical user interface ⓘ object-oriented user interface ⓘ |
| architecture | object-oriented ⓘ |
| basedOn | System Object Model NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedBy | IBM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFor | OS/2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
Rexx scripting integration
ⓘ
advanced drag-and-drop functionality ⓘ context menus ⓘ context-sensitive help ⓘ data file objects ⓘ drag-and-drop installation ⓘ drag-and-drop printing ⓘ drag-and-drop program configuration ⓘ folder objects ⓘ highly customizable desktop ⓘ icon-based desktop ⓘ keyboard shortcuts ⓘ launchpad ⓘ multithreaded shell ⓘ object properties notebooks ⓘ object-oriented desktop metaphor ⓘ persistent objects on desktop ⓘ program objects ⓘ shadow objects ⓘ template objects ⓘ work area folders ⓘ |
| influenced | later desktop environments ⓘ |
| introducedIn | OS/2 2.0 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| license | proprietary ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early use of object-oriented GUI concepts
ⓘ
tight integration with OS/2 system services ⓘ |
| operatingSystem | OS/2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platform |
PowerPC
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
x86 ⓘ |
| primaryDeveloper | IBM Boca Raton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runsOn |
ArcaOS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
OS/2 Warp NERFINISHED ⓘ eComStation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorTo | OS/2 Presentation Manager shell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
associating data types with applications
ⓘ
custom icons for objects ⓘ drag-and-drop between applications ⓘ long filenames ⓘ multiple desktops via third-party tools ⓘ user-defined folders ⓘ |
| userInteraction |
keyboard
ⓘ
mouse ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.