Comparison of X window managers
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The following table compare some information for a *box window managers.
Blackbox | Fluxbox | Openbox | Matchbox | |
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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] |