olwm

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olwm
A screenshot of an OpenWindows desktop running olvwm
olvwm and OpenWindows on Solaris
Developer(s) Sun Microsystems
Development status Discontinued
Operating system Solaris / SunOS
Platform IA-32, PowerPC, SPARC, x86, x86-64
Type Stacking window manager

olwm (OPEN LOOK Window Manager) was the default stacking window manager for OpenWindows, the original desktop environment included with SunOS and Solaris. Its unique characteristic is its implementation of the OPEN LOOK look and feel.

Scott Oaks developed a variant of olwm, called olvwm (the OPEN LOOK Virtual Window Manager), whcih implements a virtual root window with dimensions greater than those of the video display.[1]

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  1. ^ Oaks, Scott. "OLVWM -- An OPEN LOOK Virtual Window Manager". Archived from the original on 2008-02-01. Retrieved 2009-04-03.