Amiwm
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| Amiwm | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Marcus Comstedt |
| Stable release | |
| Type | Window manager |
| License | Proprietary[a] |
| Website | https://www.lysator.liu.se/~marcus/amiwm.html |
In computing, the AMIga Window Manager (amiwm) is a stacking window manager for the X Window System written by Marcus Comstedt.[2]
The window manager emulates the Amiga Workbench and includes support for multiple virtual screens like the AmigaOS, but doesn't offer more functionality than standard Workbench.[3] By the words of its author, "the purpose of amiwm is to make life more pleasant for Amiga-freaks like myself who has/wants to use UNIX workstations once in a while".[4] AmiWM was not updated for years since the 1998 release, yet Linux Format magazine rated it as fast and reliable in 2007.[5] Although Marcus Comstedt included new features like support for AmigaOS 3.5 icons during internal development,[6] a new version was not released until 2010.[7]
Features of the amiwm window manager include:
- Supports iconification of running tasks
- Window borders
- Window titlebars
- Titlebar buttons for menu, minimize, maximize, and close
- Desktop shortcuts