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| author | Satoshi Asami <asami@FreeBSD.org> | 1996-07-23 07:36:32 +0000 |
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| committer | Satoshi Asami <asami@FreeBSD.org> | 1996-07-23 07:36:32 +0000 |
| commit | 14a9fcd4190879bd6404adcc0083fd239c1a8f8d (patch) | |
| tree | c707c2b46a1ce033a7b87806261baeebd5c9229d /x11-wm/afterstep/pkg-descr | |
| parent | Remove unused patch. (diff) | |
The afterstep window manager, replacing bowman. It's a NeXTstep wm
clone.
Submitted by: James FitzGibbon <james@nexis.net>
Diffstat (limited to 'x11-wm/afterstep/pkg-descr')
| -rw-r--r-- | x11-wm/afterstep/pkg-descr | 21 |
1 files changed, 21 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/x11-wm/afterstep/pkg-descr b/x11-wm/afterstep/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..08906295f7db --- /dev/null +++ b/x11-wm/afterstep/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +AfterStep is a continuation of the BowMan window manager which was +originally put together by Bo Yang. BowMan was based on the fvwm window +manager, written by Robert Nation. Fvwm was based on code from twm. And so +on... It is designed to emulate some of the look and feel of the NEXTSTEP® +user interface, while adding useful, requested, and neat features. The +changes which comprise AfterStep's personality were originally part of +BowMan development, but due to a desire to move past simple emulation and +into a niche as its own valuable window manager, the current designers +decided to change the project name and move on. BowMan development may +continue, but we will no longer be a part of it. + +Major changes from fvwm are: + +- NEXTSTEP-like title bar, title buttons, borders and corners. BowMan's + Wharf is a much worked-out version of GoodStuff. To avoid copyright + complications it is not called a "dock." +- NEXTSTEP style menu. However, the menus are not controlled by + applications; they are more of pop-up service lists on the root window. +- NEXTSTEP style icons. These styles are hard-coded in the program, which is + good for the consistent look of the NEXTSTEP interface. + |