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Virtual Desktop Manager (olvwm only): allows windows to be dragged and dropped to any Workspace. The number of Workspaces is configurable; there are three rows of four Workspaces in the VDM in the lower
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Windows can be automatically started and positioned when the window manager starts (and can be started in a specific Workspace in olvwm), using the config file
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olvwm includes its own config file, which allows the user to resize and reposition a window using a shortcut key
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using the Desert256 color scheme. A simple menu is pinned to left-hand side of the Workspace.
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is running next to the VDM, displaying the date, time, and network usage.
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An olvwm-managed desktop with Virtual Desktop Manager (VDM) and two
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Ability to switch and click-into a workspace (using the olvwm VDM).
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Specify no, or minimal, window borders (olvwm only)
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A screenshot of an OpenWindows desktop running olvwm
OpenWindows
Solaris
Developer(s)
Sun Microsystems
Operating system
Solaris
SunOS
Platform
IA-32
PowerPC
SPARC
x86
x86-64
Type
Stacking window manager
License
free software
stacking window manager
OpenWindows
desktop environment
SunOS
Solaris
OPEN LOOK
look and feel
root window
video display

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