Blackbox

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Blackbox
Screenshot of Blackbox
Developer(s)	Bradley T. Hughes^[1]
Stable release	0.70.1 ^[2] / November 3, 2005; 6 years ago (2005-11-03)^[3]
Written in	C++
Platform	Unix-like
Type	X window manager
License	MIT^[4]
Website	http://blackboxwm.sourceforge.net

In Unix computing, Blackbox is a stacking window manager for the X Window System.

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]^[5] and contains completely original code.^[6] It was created by Bradley T. Hughes^[1] and is available under the MIT License. Blackbox has compliance with the Extended Window Manager Hints specification.^[7]

1 Features
2 Related projects
- 2.1 Windows shell replacements
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Features

Features of the blackbox window manager include:

A stacking window manager
Written in C++
Freely available under the MIT licence
Compliance with the Extended Window Manager Hints Specification
Titlebars have minimize, maximize, and close buttons
Support for themes
No support for desktop shortcuts

[edit] Related projects

There are a number of window managers based on Blackbox:^[8]

Fluxbox
Openbox (until version 3.0)

[edit] Windows shell replacements

Although they do not share the same codebase, these projects are also inspired by Blackbox.^[9]

BB4Win (the first and most prominent clone/port of Blackbox on Windows)
bbLean (a branch of BB4Win, currently the most actively developed)
xoblite

[edit] See also

Free software portal

Comparison of X window managers

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ManPages/blackbox Sourceforge.net
^ sourceforge.net, Download Blackbox
^ SourceForge.net: blackbox
^ ^a ^b FSF.org, Blackbox - Window manager written in C++
^ Blackbox Hacking Guide
^ Sourceforge.net, About Blackbox
^ "ICCCM & EWMH Compliance". http://blackboxwm.cvs.sourceforge.net/*checkout*/blackboxwm/blackbox/COMPLIANCE. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
^ Sourceforge.net, Related Projects
^ Sourceforge.net, BlackBox for Windows

[edit] External links

Blackbox Wiki - Blackbox Blackbox homepage
Blackbox - Free Software Directory - Free Software Foundation BlackBox in FSF/UNESCO Free Software Directory

Desktop environments and window managers for X11

DEs

Full-featured	GNOME KDE Software Compilation

Mid-range	CDE IRIX Interactive Desktop Xfce Razor-qt Enlightenment MATÉ Trinity

Lightweight	EDE Étoilé LXDE Mezzo ROX UDE Sugar

Shell	Unity GNOME Shell Cinnamon KDE Plasma

WMs

Full-featured	AfterStep Compiz KWin Metacity Mutter Sawfish Window Maker

Lightweight	awesome Blackbox Fluxbox FVWM IceWM JWM Openbox twm WindowLab

Minimalistic	cwm dwm ratpoison wmii xmonad

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Compositing examples	Beryl Compiz Desktop Window Manager (with Windows Aero) Metacity Mutter KWin Aqua (with the Quartz Compositor)

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