- Source: AfterStep
AfterStep is a stacking window manager for the X Window System. The goal of AfterStep's development is to provide for flexibility of desktop configuration, improved aesthetics and efficient use of system resources, and was used in such distributions as MachTen. AfterStep originally was a variant of FVWM modified to resemble NeXTSTEP, but as the development cycle progressed, it diverged from its FVWM roots. In 2000, Linux website TuxRadar selected AfterStep as one of the year's best window managers, praising it as "fast and reliable, with a huge range of configuration options and the ability to create some spectacular themes".
Features
Features of the AfterStep window manager include:
Stacking windows
Written in C
Window decorations include borders and titlebars
Titlebars have buttons for menu, minimize, maximize and close
Active applications can be displayed in a taskbar via the winlist module
Uses the GTK+ toolkit
Support for modules
Support for multiple desktops
Desktop switching via a pager module
Dependent on Perl and ImageMagick
Modules
AfterStep includes several modules such as:
Pager - a visual tool for managing and cycling between multiple desktops
WinList - a simple Taskbar displaying active applications
Wharf - docking tool that manages Applets/Dockapps and launches application.
AfterStep also supports virtual screens, and relies on a set of text-based configuration files for customizing its appearance.
AfterStep is maintained by a small community of developers with Sasha Vasko serving as project manager.
See also
GNUstep
Window Maker
OpenStep
LiteStep
References
External links
Official website
"AfterStep". Freecode.
AfterWiki Main Page
AfterStep Applets
Window Manager for X: AfterStep
Rob's AfterStep Page
AfterStep 1.3.1 article by Guylhem Aznar in Linux Journal