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Xfwm (Xfce Window Manager) is XFCE the default window manager for a desktop environment, which is responsible for managing, positioning, and decorating windows. Xfwm is a lightweight yet feature-rich window manager that provides optimal performance without demanding too many resources. Below is an overview of Xfwm's main features and configuration options.
Xfwm's design philosophy is based on a balance between performance and user experience. Thanks to this, it provides fast and responsive window management, while having many useful functions and customization options. One of the biggest advantages of Xfwm is that it works integrated with the XFCE environment, thus providing a smooth user experience.
An important feature of Xfwm is the management of window decorations, including window labels, borders, and buttons (minimize, maximize, close). The appearance of the windows can be customized using different themes that can change the visual style of the windows. There is a wide variety of themes created and maintained by the XFCE community that you can easily download and install.
Xfwm supports compositing, which allows you to use transparency, shadows, and other graphical effects to display windows. Compositing improves the visual experience, especially when using modern hardware. However, Xfwm provides an option to turn off compositing, which can be useful for older or lower performance hardware.
An important element of the user experience is the management and placement of windows. Xfwm supports automatic window positioning, which helps ensure that new windows are always placed in a logical and easily accessible location. Moving and resizing windows is easy using the mouse, but Xfwm also supports keyboard shortcuts to quickly and efficiently perform these operations. For example, moving and resizing windows with key combinations enables faster and more precise work.
Xfwm also supports the use of workspaces, which allows you to create and use multiple virtual workspaces at the same time. This is especially useful when using multiple applications and windows in parallel, as workspaces make it easy to separate and organize different tasks. Xfwm provides the ability to switch between workspaces and move windows from one workspace to another.
Additional window management customization options include setting how windows are focused. Xfwm supports the so-called "click-to-focus" and "focus follows mouse" modes. In "click-to-focus" mode, the window gets focus when you click on it, while in "focus follows mouse" mode, the window automatically focuses when you move the mouse pointer over it. In addition, you can set windows to automatically come to the fore when they receive focus, or to always keep windows in the background.
Another useful feature of Xfwm is support for window rules and session saving. Window rules allow you to define in advance how certain windows should behave, such as always opening in the same place or taking on a specific size. And session save lets you save your current session, including all open windows and their locations, so you can pick up exactly where you left off later.
The wide range of functions and customization options offered by Xfwm allow us to adapt the window manager to our own needs and workflows. Combining simplicity, speed and flexibility, Xfwm is an ideal choice for both beginners and advanced users looking for a reliable and powerful window manager for the XFCE desktop environment.
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