1996-07-23 07:36:32 +00:00
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AfterStep is a continuation of the BowMan window manager which was
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originally put together by Bo Yang. BowMan was based on the fvwm window
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manager, written by Robert Nation. Fvwm was based on code from twm. And so
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1999-01-17 03:03:44 +00:00
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on... It is designed to emulate some of the look and feel of the NEXTSTEP
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1996-07-23 07:36:32 +00:00
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user interface, while adding useful, requested, and neat features. The
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changes which comprise AfterStep's personality were originally part of
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BowMan development, but due to a desire to move past simple emulation and
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into a niche as its own valuable window manager, the current designers
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decided to change the project name and move on. BowMan development may
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continue, but we will no longer be a part of it.
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Major changes from fvwm are:
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- NEXTSTEP-like title bar, title buttons, borders and corners. BowMan's
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Wharf is a much worked-out version of GoodStuff. To avoid copyright
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complications it is not called a "dock."
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- NEXTSTEP style menu. However, the menus are not controlled by
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applications; they are more of pop-up service lists on the root window.
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- NEXTSTEP style icons. These styles are hard-coded in the program, which is
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good for the consistent look of the NEXTSTEP interface.
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