Motif Window Manager
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{{Infobox Software
| name = Motif Window Manager
| screenshot = frameless
| caption = MWM running on Debian Linux
| developer = Open Software Foundation, The Open Group
| latest release version = {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q3866235|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| latest release date = {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q3866235|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| latest preview version = {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q3866235|P348|P548=Q51930650}}
| latest preview date = {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q3866235|P348|P548=Q51930650|P577}}
| operating system = Unix-like, OpenVMS{{cite web|url=https://vmssoftware.com/docs/VSI_DECW_USER_GD.pdf|title=Using DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS|date=October 2019|access-date=2020-10-21|website=vmssoftware.com}}
| genre = Window manager
| license = 2012: LGPL-2.1-or-later{{efn|LGPL-2.1-or-later since 2012-10-23, version 2.3.4.}}
1990s: Proprietary
| website = {{URL|motif.ics.com}}
}}
In computing, the Motif Window Manager (MWM) is an X window manager based on the Motif toolkit.
Overview
MWM is a lightweight window manager, having robust compliance and configuration of the features it has. MWM first appeared in the early 1990s, along with the Motif toolkit. MWM supports: Common User Interface (i.e., Alt-Tab is switch windows, a standard), some International support, Common Desktop Environment, X Resource Database (/home/app-defaults/ and runtime), X Session Manager protocol, X Edited Resource Protocol (edit widget data), desktop icons, optional use of images to decorate, and had supported Virtual desktop (removed since 2.1) but now supports non-virtual desktop panning. MWM is a window manager, not a full desktop environment, so it only manages windows; it is expected that configuration, programs, sound, are provided by other programs. A plain text file is parsed to customize menus, user input mappings, management features, and user made functions of the same.
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Licensing
Originally, MWM and Motif could only be purchased. The same software was also available as OpenMotif, though not on properly open-source or free software terms. In late 2012, Motif and MWM were released under the LGPL-2.1-or-later license as free software.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}
See also
Notes
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References
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External links
- [http://sourceforge.net/projects/motif/ SourceForge: Motif] (source code)
- [http://sourceforge.net/projects/motif250/ SourceForge: Motif 2.0] build libXm.so.2.0.n (Data Display Debugger uses 2.0) with easier automake and optional panner
- {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060630105316/http://www.openmotif.org|title=Open Motif project page|date=June 30, 2006}}
- {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202161949/http://www.rahul.net/kenton/mfaq.html|title=The Motif FAQ|date=February 2, 2020}}
- [http://www.oreilly.com/openbook/motif/ Motif: Volumes 6A and 6B] (O'Reilly and Associates, free PDF downloads)
- {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140530071110/http://www.s-and-b.ru/syshlp/motif_guide/MotifUserGuide/TOC.html|title=Motif User's Guide|date=May 30, 2014}}
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