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Metacity

Metacity running on GNOME
Developed by GNOME Team
Initial release  ?
Stable release 2.22  (2008-03-09[1]) [+/−]
Preview release 2.23.2  (2008-03-07[2]) [+/−]
Written in C
OS Linux, Solaris, BSD, other Unix-like
Available in  ?
Genre X window manager
License GNU General Public License
Website ftp.gnome.org

Metacity (pronounced to rhyme with "capacity" with the stress on the second syllable[3]) is a compositing window manager used by default in the GNOME desktop environment.[4] The development of Metacity was started by Havoc Pennington and it is released under the GNU General Public License. This article is about the mythical creature. ... For other uses, see Software developer (disambiguation). ... This article is about the mythical creature. ... A software release refers to the creation and availability of a new version of a computer software product. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 68th day of the year (69th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... A software release refers to the creation and availability of a new version of a computer software product. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 66th day of the year (67th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... A programming language is an artificial language that can be used to control the behavior of a machine, particularly a computer. ... C is a general-purpose, block structured, procedural, imperative computer programming language developed in 1972 by Dennis Ritchie at the Bell Telephone Laboratories for use with the Unix operating system. ... An operating system (OS) is a software that manages computer resources and provides programmers with an interface used to access those resources. ... This article is about operating systems that use the Linux kernel. ... Solaris is a computer operating system developed by Sun Microsystems. ... BSD redirects here; for other uses see BSD (disambiguation). ... Diagram of the relationships between several Unix-like systems A Unix-like operating system is one that behaves in a manner similar to a Unix system, while not necessarily conforming to or being certified to any version of the Single UNIX Specification. ... See Language (journal) for the linguistics journal. ... An X window manager is software that controls the placement and appearance of windows under the X Window System, a windowing system mainly used on Unix-like systems. ... A software license is a legal agreement which may take the form of a proprietary or gratuitous license as well as a memorandum of contract between a producer and a user of computer software. ... GPL redirects here. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Beryl (window manager), a compositing window manager, running on Fedora Core 6 A compositing window manager is a component of a computers graphical user interface that draws windows and/or their borders. ... This article is about the mythical creature. ... Information in this article or section has not been verified against sources and may not be reliable. ... Robert Sanford Havoc Pennington is currently a Red Hat Desktop manager/engineer, but his fame in the FLOSS world is big due to his work on GNOME, Metacity, GConf, D-BUS, and more. ... GPL redirects here. ...


Before the introduction of Metacity in GNOME 2.2, GNOME used Enlightenment and then Sawfish as its window manager. Although Metacity is part of the GNOME project and designed to integrate into the GNOME desktop, it does not require GNOME to run, and GNOME can be used with different window managers provided that they support the part of the ICCCM specification that GNOME requires. Enlightenment, also known simply as E, is a free software/open source window manager for the X Window System which can be used alone or in conjunction with a desktop environment such as GNOME or KDE. It has a rich feature set, including extensive support for themes and advanced graphics... In Unix computing, Sawfish is a window manager for the X Window System. ... In computing, the Inter-Client Communication Conventions Manual (almost universally referred to by its initials, ICCCM) is a standard for X Window System clients to interoperate on a single server. ...


Metacity is implemented in GTK+, which makes it themeable and makes it blend in with other GTK+ applications. GTK+, or the GIMP Toolkit, is one of the two most popular widget toolkits for the X Window System for creating graphical user interfaces. ...

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Philosophy

Metacity's focus is on simplicity and usability rather than novelties or gimmicks. Its author has characterized it as a "Boring window manager for the adult in you. Many window managers are like Marshmallow Froot Loops; Metacity is like Cheerios."[5] A box of Cheerios breakfast cereal. ...


Themes

Despite the incomplete state of Metacity theme development documentation, many themes have been written for Metacity. A huge number of such themes can be downloaded from GNOME's art site, art.gnome.org. The most popular theme is Clearlooks[6], which has been GNOME's default theme since version 2.12. Clearlooks Theme on Ubuntu Linux Clearlooks is a theme engine for GTK+, the main widget toolkit used by the GNOME desktop environment. ...


Controversy

Metacity, unlike the previous choices for GNOME window manager, has few configuration options and its introduction as the default choice was a controversial one. Those in favour of Metacity say that GNOME is aimed at new computer users who do not need the extreme configurability of Sawfish or Enlightenment.[7] Havoc Pennington wrote an essay explaining why he wrote Metacity and simplified the GNOME desktop[8]. Critics claim that Metacity has sacrificed the flexibility and control usually associated with Unix applications. This perceived lack of flexibility has led to the development of such add-ons as Devil's Pie,[1] and Brightside. In Unix computing, Sawfish is a window manager for the X Window System. ... Enlightenment, also known simply as E, is a free software/open source window manager for the X Window System which can be used alone or in conjunction with a desktop environment such as GNOME or KDE. It has a rich feature set, including extensive support for themes and advanced graphics... This article is about the desktop reactivity software. ...


References

  1. ^ Metacity development team (2008-03-09). 2.22.
  2. ^ Metacity development team (2008-03-07). 2.23.2.
  3. ^ Description of the RPM package. Retrieved on 2006-10-17.
  4. ^ GNOME 2.2 Gains Muscle and Polish. Retrieved on 2007-03-26.
  5. ^ README of Metacity. Retrieved on 2006-10-17.
  6. ^ GNOME Art – window borders. Retrieved on 2006-10-17.
  7. ^ Innovations in window management. Retrieved on 2007-03-26.
  8. ^ Free software and good user interfaces. Retrieved on 2006-10-17.

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