- This article is about the computer software. For other uses of this term, see Black box (disambiguation).
| Blackbox | |
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 Screenshot of Blackbox. |
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| Latest release | 0.70.1[1] / November 3, 2005[2] |
| OS | Unix-like |
| Genre | X window manager |
| License | MIT[3] |
| Website | http://blackboxwm.sourceforge.net/ |
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In Unix computing, Blackbox is a window manager for the X Window System. It is minimalist and so popular among those seeking a fast, clean and light environment. Blackbox has specific design goals, and some functionality is provided only through other applications. One example is the bbkeys hotkey application. Blackbox is written in C++[4][3] and contains completely original code.[5] It was created by Bradley T. Hughes[6] and is available under the MIT License.
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Related projects
There are several window managers based on Blackbox[7]:
| Blackbox | Fluxbox | Openbox | Matchbox | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Language | C++ | C++ | C | |
| License | MIT | MIT | GPL | GPL |
| Configurable titlebar buttons | no | yes | yes | |
| Graphical configuration | third-party | third-party | third-party | |
| Hotkeys | with bbkeys | built-in | built-in | |
| ICCCM/EWMH compliant | through 0.65 / from 0.70[1] | yes / yes | ||
| Panel for window switching | yes | yes | yes | |
| Tabbed windows | no | yes | no | |
| Themeable | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Footnotes | 1. "Blackbox releases up to and including version 0.65.0 follow the ICCCM standard, while 0.70 and later follow [EWMH]." [1] | |||
Windows shell replacements
Although they share no code, these projects are also inspired by blackbox.
- BB4Win
- bblean
- xoblite
References
- ^ Download Blackbox
- ^ SourceForge.net : blackbox
- ^ a b Blackbox - Window manager written in C++
- ^ Blackbox Hacking Guide
- ^ About Blackbox
- ^ ManPages/blackbox
- ^ Related Projects
