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.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Window manager 0
ChromeOS window manager 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Graphical user interface component
System software
canBe Integrated into desktop environment
Standalone component
communicatesVia Display server
Wayland NERFINISHED
X Window System NERFINISHED
controls Appearance of application windows
Behavior of application windows
Placement of application windows
examplesInclude Compiz NERFINISHED
Enlightenment NERFINISHED
Fluxbox NERFINISHED
KWin NERFINISHED
Metacity NERFINISHED
Mutter NERFINISHED
Openbox NERFINISHED
awesome
i3 NERFINISHED
handles Keyboard shortcuts for window operations
Mouse interactions with windows
Window decorations
Window focus
Window layering
hasType Compositing window manager
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
Window borders
Window controls
runsOn BSD NERFINISHED
Desktop operating system
Linux NERFINISHED
Microsoft Windows NERFINISHED
Unix-like operating system
macOS NERFINISHED
supports Closing windows
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.

ChromeOS Linux (Crostini) integratedWith Window Manager
this entity surface form: ChromeOS window manager
Dialog Manager integratesWith Window Manager