In 1973, the Xerox Alto became the first computer shipped with a working WIMP GUI. It used a stacking window manager that allowed overlapping windows. However, this was so … See more

Window managers are often divided into three or more classes, which describe how windows are drawn and updated.
Compositing window managers
Compositing window … See more

• Operating environment
• Comparison of X window managers See more

X window managers
On systems using the X window system, there is a clear distinction between the window manager … See more

Autohide An autohide facility enables menubars to disappear when the pointer is moved away from the edge of the screen.
Borders A border is a window decoration component … See more