EWMH

E751205
X11 protocol extension specification window manager specification

EWMH (Extended Window Manager Hints) is a widely used specification that defines how X11 window managers and desktop environments should interact to provide consistent window management features and behaviors.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
EWMH canonical 4
EWMH (Extended Window Manager Hints) 1
ICCCM (Inter-Client Communication Conventions Manual) 1

Statements (67)

Predicate Object
instanceOf X11 protocol extension specification ⓘ
window manager specification ⓘ
abbreviationOf Extended Window Manager Hints NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesTo X Window System NERFINISHED ⓘ
X11 window managers ⓘ
desktop environments ⓘ
basedOn ICCCM NERFINISHED ⓘ
category Freedesktop.org specifications NERFINISHED ⓘ
Window managers ⓘ
X Window System NERFINISHED ⓘ
defines _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW property NERFINISHED ⓘ
_NET_CLIENT_LIST property ⓘ
_NET_CLOSE_WINDOW client message ⓘ
_NET_CURRENT_DESKTOP property ⓘ
_NET_DESKTOP_NAMES property ⓘ
_NET_MOVERESIZE_WINDOW client message ⓘ
_NET_NUMBER_OF_DESKTOPS property ⓘ
_NET_RESTACK_WINDOW client message ⓘ
_NET_SHOWING_DESKTOP property ⓘ
_NET_SUPPORTED property ⓘ
_NET_SUPPORTING_WM_CHECK property ⓘ
_NET_WM_ALLOWED_ACTIONS property ⓘ
_NET_WM_DESKTOP property ⓘ
_NET_WM_FULLSCREEN_MONITORS property ⓘ
_NET_WM_ICON property ⓘ
_NET_WM_NAME property ⓘ
_NET_WM_PID property ⓘ
_NET_WM_STATE property ⓘ
_NET_WM_STATE_ABOVE state ⓘ
_NET_WM_STATE_BELOW state ⓘ
_NET_WM_STATE_DEMANDS_ATTENTION state ⓘ
_NET_WM_STATE_FULLSCREEN state ⓘ
_NET_WM_STATE_HIDDEN state ⓘ
_NET_WM_STATE_MAXIMIZED_HORZ state ⓘ
_NET_WM_STATE_MAXIMIZED_VERT state ⓘ
_NET_WM_STRUT property ⓘ
_NET_WM_STRUT_PARTIAL property ⓘ
_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE property ⓘ
interaction between X11 window managers and desktop environments ⓘ
standard X11 window manager hints ⓘ
extends ICCCM NERFINISHED ⓘ
fullName Extended Window Manager Hints NERFINISHED ⓘ
goal provide consistent window management behavior ⓘ
standardize communication between clients and window managers ⓘ
maintainedBy freedesktop.org NERFINISHED ⓘ
publishedOn freedesktop.org NERFINISHED ⓘ
supportsFeature pager integration ⓘ
system tray docking ⓘ
taskbar integration ⓘ
virtual desktops ⓘ
window activation ⓘ
window stacking order control ⓘ
window states ⓘ
window types ⓘ
usedBy Awesome WM NERFINISHED ⓘ
Enlightenment window manager NERFINISHED ⓘ
Fluxbox NERFINISHED ⓘ
IceWM NERFINISHED ⓘ
KWin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Metacity NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mutter NERFINISHED ⓘ
Openbox NERFINISHED ⓘ
Xfwm NERFINISHED ⓘ
i3 (partially) ⓘ
many modern X11 desktop environments ⓘ
uses X11 atoms ⓘ
root window properties ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

KWin → supportsProtocol → EWMH ⓘ
Openbox → supports → EWMH ⓘ
Fluxbox → supports → EWMH ⓘ
this entity surface form: EWMH (Extended Window Manager Hints)
Fluxbox → supports → EWMH ⓘ
this entity surface form: ICCCM (Inter-Client Communication Conventions Manual)
fvwm → supports → EWMH ⓘ
metacity → supportsProtocol → EWMH ⓘ
subject surface form: Metacity