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- 10 keyboard shortcuts to improve your Linux experience
- A few simple keyboard shortcuts can make your work in Linux far more efficient. Jack Wallen runs through 10 of his favorites, for both desktop environments and window managers. by Jack Wallen
- Tags: Environment, Window, Window Manager, Terminal Window, Keyboard Shortcut, Desktop Environment, Alt, Ctrl, Keyboards, Construction, Linux, Desktops, Hardware, Peripherals, Operating Systems, Software, Jack Wallen
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- SolutionBase: Seek Enlightenment for an easy-to-use Linux GUI
- Looking for a Linux GUI that does its job well and looks good, too? In this article, Jack Wallen tells you why he recommends Enlightenment as a Linux desktop environment. In the 10 years I've been using Linux, I've run the gamut of window managers and desktop environments:...
- Tags: Enlightenment, Desktop, Application, Menu, Window, Pager, Entry, Window Manager, Iconbox, Construction, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Jack Wallen
- Technical articles 2007-10-10
- Keeping the command line alive
- Over the last year I have noticed something, I pretty much consistently leave a terminal window open on my desktop at all times. I am using Aterm running with the command:aterm -tr -sh 50 -fg yellow -bg black +sbplus I am removing the border I use Enlightenment so all that...
- Tags: Window Environment, Linux, window manager, Open Source, Get Jacked, CLI, Command Line, Enlightenment
- Blog posts 2007-06-11
- New Old School Window Management
- Since we're on the subject of old-school Linux computing I thought I'd bring up a topic very near and very dear to my heart (and one that tends to make M$ users drool with "trapped computing envy". Window Mangers.I've used pretty much every X Windows Window Manager there is. ICEWm....
- Tags: desktop, KDE, Linux, window, Window Manager
- Blog posts 2006-08-12
- Flirting with Fedora
- I've been kicking around Linux in the form of SuSeProfessional 10.0 for some time now. I'm running it at home about 80% of thetime now on an old HP Omnibook 900 laptop. It has been a pretty good experienceoverall, but as I've related here, it hasn't been completely withoutproblems. I've...
- Tags: FC5, Fedora Core, Fedora Project, GNOME, KDE, SuSE, SUSE 10.0
- Blog posts 2006-05-11
- Messages from make install
- The window managers and terminal applications that ship with Solaris are a bit hungry in the area of memory consumption—and a bit old-fashioned looking. In this Daily Drill Down, Stew Benedict shows you how to build and set up XFce.The window managers and terminal applications that ship with Solaris are...
- Tags: Construction, UNIX, Operating systems, Stew Benedict, XFce, window, window manager, Sun Solaris, desktop
- Technical articles 2000-12-28
- Messages from make install
- The window managers and terminal applications that ship with Solaris are a bit hungry in the area of memory consumption—and a bit old-fashioned looking. In this Daily Drill Down, Stew Benedict shows you how to build and set up XFce.The window managers and terminal applications that ship with Solaris are...
- Tags: Construction, UNIX, Operating systems, Stew Benedict, XFce, window, window manager, Sun Solaris, desktop
- Technical articles 2000-12-28
- Example from Transparent theme
- In this Daily Drill Down, Jack Wallen, Jr. delves into customizing the look and feel of the AfterStep window manager.In this Daily Drill Down, I’ll examine AfterStep, my personal Linux window manager of choice. In previous Daily Drill Downs, we've looked at a basic customization (“Drilling into AfterStep, parts 1...
- Tags: Construction, OPEN SOURCE, Jack Wallen, Jr., Afterstep, window manager, window
- Technical articles 2000-12-01
- Introducing the Sawfish window manager
- There's a new kid on the block when it comes to window managers for Linux. In this Daily Drill Down, Vincent Danen introduces you to the Sawfish extensible window manager.There's a new kid on the block when it comes to window managers for Linux, and its name is Sawfish. Sawfish...
- Tags: Construction, OPEN SOURCE, Vincent Danen, Sawfish, window manager, window
- Technical articles 2000-05-19
- Linux 101: Sorting out the GUI puzzle
- Jack Wallen says there's no need to be confused by the three GUI layers in Linux. Just like with an impressionist painting, if you step back a bit and relax, it gets clearer.One of the most confusing aspects of Linux is understanding the workings of the GUI. With the Windows...
- Tags: Construction, OPEN SOURCE, Desktops, Operating systems, GUI, Jack Wallen, Jr., Jack Wallen, Window Manager, desktop environment, desktop, window, Linux
- Technical articles 2000-01-06
Additional Resources
- Diversify Manager (exe)
- Diversify Manager is a little system utility, MDI program, that allow you do some usable things, you need in working/testing process. Can do: send messages, search window by mouse moving, by handle, change state of window, change position, z-order, parent of window, change style, extended style of window, show windows...
- Tags: Window, Diversify Manager, Construction
- Software downloads 2008-03-14
- Auto Window Manager (exe)
- Auto Window Manager automatically manages any window you specify. It can set application windows to automatically maximize (minimize, normal, minimize to tray, stay on top) every time they start. The rule of applications autostart could be customized based on your choice. Adds several menu items to standard window system menu....
- Tags: Window, Construction
- Software downloads 2006-12-22
- Transparent Window Manager (exe)
- This software helps you to manage your Windows settings. You may set transparency of any Window required. You may place any window to the top of others. Moreover you may disable input for any Window. This gives you opportunity to productive work with graphical programs using small and middle size...
- Tags: Window, Construction
- Software downloads 2006-12-07
- UltraExplorer (exe)
- UltraExplorer is designed to be the ultimate File Manager for Microsoft Windows. The user interface is completely customizable. You can hide or show as many of the featured windows, dock them in other places or let them float as free standing windows. The same is true for the tool bars...
- Tags: User Interface, Window, UltraExplorer, Construction
- Software downloads 2007-06-22
- IceWM
- Download this open-source window manager for the X11 Window System.
- Tags: Window, Construction, Open Source
- Software downloads 2004-03-20
- Actual Window Manager (exe)
- Thinking about having two desktops instead of one to avoid constant switching between windows. Save your money and relax now. Try Actual Window Manager and you will like your work more. Eliminate the need to minimize and restore windows, free the task bar space for more urgent programs and exchange...
- Tags: Window, Construction
- Software downloads 2007-01-31
- Task Manager
- When I bring up task manager I only see what's processing and I don't have any of the TABS. How do I get the TABS back?Double-click on the outer edge of the window.The above may work but you might also have to right click on the outer edge of...
- Tags: window, POSTER, TABS, Task Manager, Gman15@...
- Q&A 2005-07-01
- Incredi IE Manager (exe)
- Add features to Internet Explorer 5.5 with Incredi IE Manager. It gives you the power of pop-up blocking, save flash movies and pictures, check spelling, favorites maintaining, link checker, security features. You can also clean temporary Internet files, use new window maximizer, realize window customization, and hide annoying flash movies.
- Tags: Window, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Construction
- Software downloads 2004-11-11
- Hide Any Window (exe)
- Hide Any Window desktop windows manager is an easy-to-use hide windows software for quick-hiding windows and hiding programs/applications without closing them. Using Hide Any Window you can easily hide/show certain windows or programs from desktop by hotkey. You can set special rules for any window or program you want to...
- Tags: Window, Construction
- Software downloads 2006-12-18
- Terminal Services Manager
- I have uninstalled and reinstalled Administration Tools for Win2k3 on my XP Laptop. I can open up every other tool but when I open up terminal services manager it minimizes and will not come up. I can access from any of the servers but It will not work on my...
- Tags: terminal services, Terminal Services Manager, TSM, auxperc, it management, window
- Q&A 2004-10-05
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