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Openbox is a minimalistic, highly configurable, next generation window manager with extensive standards support.
 
Openbox is a minimalistic, highly configurable, next generation window manager with extensive standards support.
  
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The [[Themes| *box visual style]] is well known for its minimalistic appearance. Openbox uses the *box visual style, while providing a greater number of options for theme developers than previous *box implementations. The [[Documentation:Themes| theme documentation]] describes the full range of options found in Openbox themes.
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'''Openbox is not Blackbox'''. Openbox is not related to Blackbox in any way except for its visual appearance.
  
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Openbox lets you bring the latest applications outside of a full desktop environment. Most modern applications have been written with GNOME and KDE in mind. With support for the latest freedesktop.org standards, as well as careful adherence to previous standards, Openbox provides an environment where applications work the way they were designed to.
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Openbox originated as a fork of the Blackbox window manager at a time when a number of window managers forked off of Blackbox, such as Waimea and Fluxbox. Starting with Openbox version 3.0, however, Openbox has branched off to become its own style of window manager. The code was written entirely from scratch and bears no resemblance or relation to Blackbox any more.
  
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Openbox is a highly configurable window manager. It allows you to change almost every aspect of how you interact with your desktop and invent completely new ways to use and control it. It can be like a video game for controlling windows. But Openbox can also be kept extremely simple, as it is in the default setup, meaning that it can suit just about anybody.  Openbox gives you control without making you do everything.
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Openbox aims to be extremely standards compliant, following the ICCCM standard strictly, as well as throughly implementing support for the freedesktop.org window manager specification (EWMH).  Through these ends, Openbox is fully capable of being run under both the GNOME and KDE environments, and supports any and all applications which follow the same standards.
  
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Openbox makes desktop environments better. By running Openbox inside the GNOME or K desktop environments, you can combine their ease and functionality with the power of Openbox. Your desktop becomes cleaner and faster, and is in your control, when you use Openbox.
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Openbox is open source software, distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License. See the README and COPYING files in the distribution for further details.
  
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Take a look at the [[Documentation:Getting Started| getting started guide]] and change how you manage your desktop.
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Most distributions of Linux include Openbox, see [[Help:Distros_and_DEs_using_Openbox]] for more information.
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== Contributors ==
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[[User:DanaJansens| Dana Jansens]] - Lead developer
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Mikael Magnusson - Developer and long-time maintainer
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Derek Foreman - Rendering code
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Tore Anderson - Directional focus, edge moving/growing actions
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Audun Hove - Actions code, move window to edge actions
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Marius Nita - Otk prototype code, design ideas
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John McKnight - Clearlooks themes
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David Barr - Bear2 theme
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Brandon Cash - SplitVertical gradient style
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Dan Rise - Natura theme

Latest revision as of 12:10, 22 October 2011

Openbox

Openbox is a minimalistic, highly configurable, next generation window manager with extensive standards support.

Openbox is not Blackbox. Openbox is not related to Blackbox in any way except for its visual appearance.

Openbox originated as a fork of the Blackbox window manager at a time when a number of window managers forked off of Blackbox, such as Waimea and Fluxbox. Starting with Openbox version 3.0, however, Openbox has branched off to become its own style of window manager. The code was written entirely from scratch and bears no resemblance or relation to Blackbox any more.

Openbox aims to be extremely standards compliant, following the ICCCM standard strictly, as well as throughly implementing support for the freedesktop.org window manager specification (EWMH). Through these ends, Openbox is fully capable of being run under both the GNOME and KDE environments, and supports any and all applications which follow the same standards.

Openbox is open source software, distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License. See the README and COPYING files in the distribution for further details.

Most distributions of Linux include Openbox, see Help:Distros_and_DEs_using_Openbox for more information.

[edit] Contributors

Dana Jansens - Lead developer

Mikael Magnusson - Developer and long-time maintainer

Derek Foreman - Rendering code

Tore Anderson - Directional focus, edge moving/growing actions

Audun Hove - Actions code, move window to edge actions

Marius Nita - Otk prototype code, design ideas

John McKnight - Clearlooks themes

David Barr - Bear2 theme

Brandon Cash - SplitVertical gradient style

Dan Rise - Natura theme

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