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Code update for Window Maker version 0.50.0

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Window Maker X11 Window Manager
<http://windowmaker.org>
<ftp://ftp.windowmaker.org>
by
Alfredo K. Kojima
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Matthew Hawkins
Web/FTP Master
Phillip Smith
Congratulations! You have purchased an extremely fine
device that would give you thousands of years of trouble-free
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"official" window manager for it. Read more about GNUstep further on this
file.
\begin{marketing babble}
Window Maker is also KDE and GNOME compliant, which means you can use
it as the window manager of these desktop environments and even fully
replace kwm with wmaker if you use KDE. In that case, you would benefit
from the best of both worlds, being able to take advantage of the usability
and unique features of Window Maker, while still having access to KDE
features such as the panel, pager and tight integration with all KDE
applications. I've known of many cases where people keep switching KDE
and Window Maker depending on their mood or needs of the day, but now
you don't need that anymore :)
As GNOME components become more available, the same can be said about it.
Window Maker can be considered a fully compliant GNOME window manager.
\end{marketing babble}
Window Maker was previously called WindowMaker.
Window Maker has no connection with Windowmaker, the software for
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base system libraries, a high-level GUI application framework that uses a
Display PostScript(tm)-like imaging model (DGS), objects for accessing
relational databases, distributed objects and a graphical development
environment, with a interface builder, a project management system and other
tools.
environment, with tools like interface modeller, a project management system
(project center) and other tools.
GNUstep will be used to create a user environment, with everything needed for
a complete graphical user interface, such as a file viewer, text editors and
other applications. Note that the user environment (or "desktop environment")
is only a small part of the whole GNUstep project.
The GNUstep development system will be used to create a user environment,
with everything needed for a complete graphical user interface, such as a
file viewer, text editors and other applications. Note that the user
environment (or "desktop environment") is only a small part of the whole
GNUstep project and therefore it does not "compete" with other projects like
KDE or GNOME, simply because they are completely different things.
For more information on the GNUstep project, visit: http://www.gnustep.org
and http://gnustep.current.nu
Running multiple instances of Window Maker
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=========
If you use Window Maker and *really* like it, please consider making my day
by sending me a music CD (or a MiniDisc) of your favorite band, singer,
instrumentist, composer or whatever :^). I like listening to music and would
love to get new CDs, especially from other parts of the world. I like almost
any kind of music, from Ozzy Osbourne to Bach (mas não pagode e sertanejo
pelamordideus :), so I will be happy to receive just about anything.
by sending me a music CD (or a MiniDisc or even a MP3 CDR) of your favorite
band, singer, instrumentist, composer or whatever :^). I like listening to
music and would love to get new CDs, especially from other parts of the
world. I like almost any kind of music, from Ozzy Osbourne to Bach (mas não
pagode e sertanejo pelamordideus :), so I will be happy to receive just about
anything.
Snail mail address: