The Wimp

The Wimp is a (yet another) generic window manager for X11. It provides an abstract and reusable API for window management which allows for completely new window management paradigms. It combines highest flexibility, usability and standards compliancy.

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GNU General Public License version 2.0 (GPLv2)

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Operating Systems

BSD, Linux

Languages

English

Intended Audience

Developers, End Users/Desktop

User Interface

X Window System (X11)

Programming Language

Scheme

Related Categories

Scheme Window Managers

Registered

2003-02-27

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