May 1990
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English
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X Window System User's Guide for X11 R3 and R4 of the X Window System
by Valerie Quercia, Tim O'Reilly
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Using the twm Window Manager
This chapter describes twm, the standard window manager distributed with X. Additional information on customizing the operation of twm is provided in Chapter 10.
In This Chapter:
Shuffling the Window Stack: Raise and Lower
Raising Windows (bringing in front of others)
Lowering Windows (sending behind others)
Removing a Window: Delete and Kill
Button Control of Window Manager Functions
Using twm to Place Other Clients
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Using the twm Window Manager
The twm window manager is primarily a window manipulation tool. It allows you to:
• Size and position client windows on the screen interactively.
• Move windows around the screen.
• Change the size of windows.
• Lower windows (send them to the back of others).
• Raise windows (bring them to the front of others).
• Convert windows to icons and icons to windows.
• Remove windows.
The twm window manipulation functions can be invoked in four ways:
• Using the titlebar.
• Using the Twm menu.
• By combinations of keyboard keys and pointer buttons.
• Automatically, when a client is started (to allow you to size and place the client window on the screen).
This chapter discusses each of these subjects in detail, but first we’ll take a look ...
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