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====== Window manager ======

For those who need and/or want a much lighter way of handling the graphical user interface than what a [[slackware:desktop_environment|desktop environment]] can provide, a window manager might be the solution. A window manager basically handles the drawing and the placement of the windows 

As such, a window manager will not handle tasks like a browsing files, changing the wallpaper, managing tasks... All of the the preceding will have to be added by the user to customize his desktop experience. 

A window manager might be used inside a desktop environment, therefore replacing the default manager. For example, Openbox can be used inside KDE instead of Kwin.

===== Available window managers =====

  * [[howtos:window_managers:fluxbox|Fluxbox]]
  * [[slackware:window_managers:blackbox|Blackbox]]
  * [[slackware:window_managers:windowmaker|WindowMaker]]
  * [[slackware:window_managers:fvwm2|Fvwm2]]
  * [[slackware:window_managers:twm|Tab Window Manager]]

===== Other window managers =====

  * [[slackware:window_managers:openbox|Openbox]] 
  * [[howtos:window_managers:i3wm|i3 window manager]]
  * [[howtos:window_managers:xmonad_tiling_window_manager|Xmonad window manager]]
  * [[howtos:window_managers:e17|Enlightenment DR17 (E17)]]


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