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KWin

In Unix

Unix

Unix is a computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of American Telephone & Telegraph employees at Bell Labs, including Ken Thompson , Dennis Ritchie, Douglas McIlroy, and Joe Ossanna....
computing, KWin is a window manager

X window manager

An X window manager is a window manager which runs on top of the X Window System, a windowing system mainly used on Unix-like systems.Unlike the Mac OS and Microsoft Windows platforms, which have historically provided a vendor-controlled, fixed set of ways to control how windows and paned windows display on a Computer display, and how the...
for the X Window System

X Window System

The X Window System is a computing software system and network protocol that provides a graphical user interface for networked computers. It implements the X Window System protocols and architecture and provides windowing system on raster graphics Visual display units and manages Keyboard and pointing device control functions....
. It is an integral part of the K Desktop Environment

KDE

KDE is a free software project based around its flagship product, a desktop environment for Unix-like systems. The goal of the project is to provide basic desktop functions and applications for daily needs as well as tools and documentation for developers to write stand-alone applications for the system....
(KDE), although it can be used on its own or with other desktop environment

Desktop environment

In graphical computing, a desktop environment commonly refers to a style of graphical user interface that is based on the desktop metaphor which can be seen on most modern personal computers today....
s.

Look and feel There are many window decoration

Window decoration

Window decorations are provided by window managers to improve the usability of a multi-windowed desktop. They typically consist of a title bar along the top of each window and a minimal border around the other three sides, although this can often be varied upon if the user wishes....
s for KWin, including the default Plastik, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a series of software operating systems and graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft. Microsoft first introduced an operating environment named Windows in November 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces ....
-like Redmond, and Keramik.

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In Unix

Unix

X window manager

X Window System

KDE

Desktop environment

History

Name	Version	KDE Version	Details
KWM	1.0	1.0
KWin	2.0	2.0	Extended support for themes and window effects.
KWin	3.0	3.2	Improved support for the extended ICCCM Inter-Client Communication Conventions Manual In computing, the Inter-Client Communication Conventions Manual is a standard for interoperability between X Window System client of the same X Window System protocols and architecture.... standards from freedesktop.org
KWin	4.0	4.0	Compositing support and Compiz Compiz Compiz is one of the first compositing window managers for the X Window System that uses 3D graphics hardware to create fast compositing desktop effects for window management.... -like effects.

Look and feel

There are many window decoration

Window decoration

Microsoft Windows

IceWM

IceWM is a stacking window manager for the X Window System graphical infrastructure, written by Marko Macek. It was coded from scratch in C++ and is released under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License....
themes can also be used with it, provided the kdeartwork package is installed.

Compositing

Included effects

As of KDE 4.1 the following effects are built-in:

Accessibility

Name	Description
Dim inactive	Darkens inactive windows
Invert	Inverts (negates) desktop and window colors
Looking glass	Enhanced screen magnifier
Magnifier	Zoom a section of the screen
Sharpen	Makes the entire desktop look sharper
Track mouse	Display a mouse cursor locating effect when a keyboard shortcut is pressed
Zoom	Magnify the entire desktop

Appearance

Name	Description
Blur	Blurs the background behind semi-transparent windows
Dialog parent	Darkens parent windows of active dialogs
Dim screen for administrator mode	Darkens the entire screen when requesting root privileges
Explosion	Make windows explode when they are closed
Fade	Make windows smoothly fade in and out when they are shown or hidden
Fall apart	Close windows fall into pieces
Login	Smoothly fade to the desktop when logging in
Logout	Desaturate the desktop when displaying the logout dialog
Minimize animation	Animates the minimizing of windows
Mouse mark	Allows you to draw lines over your desktop
Present windows	Zoom out until all open windows can be displayed side-by-side (Similar to Mac OS X Mac OS X Mac OS X is a line of computer operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc., and since 2002 has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems.... 's Exposé Exposé (Mac OS X) Expos? is a feature of the Mac OS X operating system. First previewed on 23 June 2003 at the Worldwide Developers Conference as a feature of the then forthcoming Mac OS X v10.3, Expos? allows a user to quickly locate an open window, or to hide all windows and show the desktop without the need to click through many windows to find a specific... )
Scale in	Animate the appearing of windows
Shadow	Draw shadows under windows
Snow	Simulate snow falling over the desktop
Thumbnail aside	Display window thumbnails on the edge of the screen
Translucency	Make windows translucent under different conditions
Wobbly windows	Deform windows while they are moving

Misc

Name	Description
Show FPS	Display KWin's performance in the corner of the screen
Show paint	Highlight areas of the desktop that have been recently repainted
Video record	Record a video of your desktop

Window management

Name	Description
Box switch	Display thumbnails of windows in the alt+tab window switcher
Cover switch	Display a Cover Flow effect for the alt+tab window switcher
Desktop grid	Zoom out so all desktops are displayed side-by-side in a grid
Flip switch	Flip through windows that are in a stack for the alt+tab window switcher

KWin

History

Look and feel

Compositing

Included effects

Accessibility

Appearance

Misc

Window management

See also

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