Twin is a text-mode window environment. It supports mouse and multiple windows, has a built-in terminal emulator and window manager, and can serve as display for client applications. Its retro look-and-feel comes with very modern features: it is best described as a VNC-like server, that can use a variety of displays - all with mouse support: from a plain text terminal, to a Linux console, to a full kde, gnome or X11 desktop.

Source code hosted at https://github.com/cosmos72/twin

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GNU Library or Lesser General Public License version 2.0 (LGPLv2), GNU General Public License version 2.0 (GPLv2)

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  • I think is awesome, but i think can be too much better if make a mode for use Framebuffer and make something similar to Windows 3.1 but much better. For example i think if you use "links2 -g" (Web browser for console, the -g parameter is for access to framebuffer, something similar to a Graphical Environment and search using Google - Images you notice is awesome too. i think that is this twin proyect need)
  • Definitely the best (only?) window manager for the TTY that provides an X server-like experience. It has some bugs but overall works very well. I really hope this project hasn't died, I'd love to see the final version of this.
  • To "OpenID User" (and anyone else with the same problem): You can also add the following lines to the end of the configure-File before executing ./configure: ed makeautoconf -s << EOF ,s/echo/\/bin\/echo/g w q EOF
  • To everybody reading this: thanks for your appreciation of this very old and very retro program. To be honest, I don't do much development on it anymore, but I am still doing, and I will continue to do, bugfixing and support. I am only asking you a little thing: if you have questions or problems, please use the mailing list. To "OpenID User": you met a known problem, and the solution is to start again from clean sources and perform the steps described by Frank below *before* running "make" and "make install". I will definitely fix this bug in the next version.
  • Hi, Could not compile doing the "make" of version 0.6.2: make -C include make[1]: Entering directory `/home/cyril/bin/twin-0.6.2/include' make autogen -C Tutf make[2]: Entering directory `/home/cyril/bin/twin-0.6.2/include/Tutf' make[2]: Nothing to be done for `autogen'. make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/cyril/bin/twin-0.6.2/include/Tutf' make autogen -C Tw make[2]: Entering directory `/home/cyril/bin/twin-0.6.2/include/Tw' make[2]: Nothing to be done for `autogen'. make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/cyril/bin/twin-0.6.2/include/Tw' make autogen -C TT make[2]: Entering directory `/home/cyril/bin/twin-0.6.2/include/TT' make[2]: Nothing to be done for `autogen'. make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/cyril/bin/twin-0.6.2/include/TT' make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/cyril/bin/twin-0.6.2/include' make -C docs make[1]: Entering directory `/home/cyril/bin/twin-0.6.2/docs' make[1]: Nothing to be done for `all'. make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/cyril/bin/twin-0.6.2/docs' make -C themes make[1]: Entering directory `/home/cyril/bin/twin-0.6.2/themes' make -C hw_gfx make[2]: Entering directory `/home/cyril/bin/twin-0.6.2/themes/hw_gfx' ln -f -s ShinyMetal_6x13.xpm default_6x13.xpm ln -f -s absolute-e_8x16.xpm default_8x16.xpm ln -f -s Ganymede_9x19.xpm default_9x19.xpm make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/cyril/bin/twin-0.6.2/themes/hw_gfx' make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/cyril/bin/twin-0.6.2/themes' make -C libs make[1]: Entering directory `/home/cyril/bin/twin-0.6.2/libs' make -C libTutf make[2]: Entering directory `/home/cyril/bin/twin-0.6.2/libs/libTutf' gcc -D_REENTRANT -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -Wall -Wshadow -Wno-uninitialized -Wno-pointer-sign -D_GNU_SOURCE -I../../include -s ../../scripts/endianity.c -o ../../scripts/Endianity ../../scripts/Endianity > ../../include/Tw/endianity.h gcc -D_REENTRANT -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -Wall -Wshadow -Wno-uninitialized -Wno-pointer-sign -D_GNU_SOURCE -I../../include -s ../../scripts/getsizes.c -o ../../scripts/Getsizes ../../scripts/Getsizes > ../../include/Tw/datasizes.h gcc -D_REENTRANT -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -Wall -Wshadow -Wno-uninitialized -Wno-pointer-sign -D_GNU_SOURCE -I../../include -s ../../scripts/mkdep.c -o ../../scripts/Mkdep cat ../../scripts/unitypes32.in > ../../include/Tw/uni_types.h building ../../.hdepend building ../../include/Tw/Twautoconf.h /bin/bash ../../scripts/Configure.tty "../../" "../../" < /dev/null > /dev/null || \ /bin/sh ../../scripts/Configure.fallback "../../" "../../" < /dev/null > /dev/null building .depend building .modules make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/cyril/bin/twin-0.6.2/libs/libTutf' make[2]: Entering directory `/home/cyril/bin/twin-0.6.2/libs/libTutf' .modules:1: *** missing separator. Stop. make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/cyril/bin/twin-0.6.2/libs/libTutf' make[1]: *** [build-dir-libTutf] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/cyril/bin/twin-0.6.2/libs' make: *** [build-dir-libs] Error 2 Make version I am using GNU Make 3.81 Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. I am a big fan of those console tools ... dying to test it :-)
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Operating Systems

Solaris, Linux, FreeBSD, BSD

Languages

English

Intended Audience

Advanced End Users, System Administrators, Developers, End Users/Desktop

User Interface

X Window System (X11), Console/Terminal

Programming Language

C

Related Categories

C Terminal Emulators, C Window Managers

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2000-04-03