Window Manager
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A window manager is system software that controls the placement, appearance, and behavior of application windows within a graphical user interface.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Window manager | 0 |
| ChromeOS window manager | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Graphical user interface component
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System software ⓘ |
| canBe |
Integrated into desktop environment
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Standalone component ⓘ |
| communicatesVia |
Display server
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Wayland NERFINISHED ⓘ X Window System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controls |
Appearance of application windows
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Behavior of application windows ⓘ Placement of application windows ⓘ |
| examplesInclude |
Compiz
NERFINISHED
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Enlightenment NERFINISHED ⓘ Fluxbox NERFINISHED ⓘ KWin NERFINISHED ⓘ Metacity NERFINISHED ⓘ Mutter NERFINISHED ⓘ Openbox NERFINISHED ⓘ awesome ⓘ i3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| handles |
Keyboard shortcuts for window operations
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Mouse interactions with windows ⓘ Window decorations ⓘ Window focus ⓘ Window layering ⓘ |
| hasType |
Compositing window manager
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Dynamic window manager NERFINISHED ⓘ Stacking window manager ⓘ Tiling window manager ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Desktop environment ⓘ |
| manages | Application windows ⓘ |
| mayInclude | Compositor ⓘ |
| operatesIn | Graphical user interface ⓘ |
| provides |
Title bars
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Window borders ⓘ Window controls ⓘ |
| runsOn |
BSD
NERFINISHED
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Desktop operating system ⓘ Linux NERFINISHED ⓘ Microsoft Windows NERFINISHED ⓘ Unix-like operating system ⓘ macOS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
Closing windows
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Floating windows ⓘ Maximizing windows ⓘ Minimizing windows ⓘ Moving windows ⓘ Resizing windows ⓘ Stacking of windows ⓘ Tiling of windows ⓘ Virtual desktops ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
ChromeOS window manager