Motif Window Manager
![]() MWM running on Debian Linux | |
Developer(s) | Open Software Foundation, The Open Group |
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Stable release | 2.3.8[1] ![]() |
Operating system | Unix-like, OpenVMS[2] |
Type | Window manager |
License | 2012: LGPL-2.1-or-later[a] 1990s: Proprietary |
Website | motif |
In computing, the Motif Window Manager (MWM) is an X window manager based on the Motif toolkit.
Overview
MWM is a lightweight window manager, having robust compliance and configuration of the features it has. MWM first appeared in the early 1990s, along with the Motif toolkit. MWM supports: Common User Interface (i.e., Alt-Tab is switch windows, a standard), some International support, Common Desktop Environment, X Resource Database (/home/app-defaults/ and runtime), X Session Manager protocol, X Edited Resource Protocol (edit widget data), desktop icons, optional use of images to decorate, and had supported Virtual desktop (removed since 2.1) but now supports non-virtual desktop panning. MWM is a window manager, not a full desktop environment, so it only manages windows; it is expected that configuration, programs, sound, are provided by other programs. A plain text file is parsed to customize menus, user input mappings, management features, and user made functions of the same.
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Licensing
Originally, MWM and Motif could only be purchased. The same software was also available as OpenMotif, though not on properly open-source or free software terms. In late 2012, Motif and MWM were released under the LGPL-2.1-or-later license as free software.[citation needed]
See also
Notes
- ^ LGPL-2.1-or-later since 2012-10-23, version 2.3.4.
References
External links
- SourceForge: Motif (source code)
- SourceForge: Motif 2.0 build libXm.so.2.0.n (Data Display Debugger uses 2.0) with easier automake and optional panner
- Open Motif project page at the Wayback Machine (archived June 30, 2006)
- The Motif FAQ at the Wayback Machine (archived February 2, 2020)
- Motif: Volumes 6A and 6B (O'Reilly and Associates, free PDF downloads)
- Motif User's Guide at the Wayback Machine (archived May 30, 2014)
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