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Window Managers
The Window Manager is the layer between X windows and the DesktopEnvironments desktop environment. Window managers (WM) control the placement & appearance of windows. The default in Puppy Slacko is JWM, its very light weight but effective. If you imagine a computer system as a series of layers it would look something like this:
Hardware < Operating System < Display Server/Window System < Window Manager < Desktop Environment
(JWM or OpenBox also act as the Desktop Environment, with the help of Puppy scripts and additional programs.)
Window Managers commonly included with Puppy
More Window Mangers on the Wiki
Compiz - has special effects
Dwm - minimal tiling wm
Echinus - lightweight tiling wm
Fluxbox - lightweight
IceWM- Easy to use, customizable and good looking window manager.
RatpoisonWM - minimalist with the emphasis on speed
Even more Windows Managers
Beryl - has special effects
CompizFusion Compiz-Fusion - has special effects
Metisse - has special effects
ProjectLookingGlass Project Looking Glass - has special effects
XFWM - has special effects
Also on the Wiki
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