IceWM
IceWM is a window manager designed for speed, usability, and consistency. It is able to emulate the looks of Motif, OS/2, and Windows, and allows you to have a customizable look using pixmaps.
| Tags | Desktop Environment Window Manager |
|---|---|
| Licenses | LGPL |
| Operating Systems | POSIX |
| Implementation | C++ |
Recent releases
- 16 Apr 2006 18:42
No changes have been submitted for this release.
- 12 Oct 2005 10:52
No changes have been submitted for this release.
- 11 Jan 2005 19:46
Changes: The default binding for MouseWinMove and MouseWinSize was fixed and reverted. A one pixel border when the task bar is at the top of the screen was fixed, and a problem with themes not loading from a user directory was corrected.
- 05 Jan 2005 18:45
Changes: This release fixes the crash/build failure when the taskbar is disabled, and fixes building/linking with some gcc/g++ versions.
- 20 Aug 2004 13:19
Changes: Many improvements and bugfixes.
- All comments
Recent commentsRe: For those who use X, text terminals, AND a mouse at the same time
> Cons:
> I only recommend this WM if you use the
> console alot because IceWM lacks desktop
> icons as well as a 'good' programs menu.
I am not aware of /any/ window manager that provides desktop icons. If you are thinking of GNOME and KDE--the desktop icons on those environments are provided by separate programs (Nautilus and kdesktop, respectively).
You can even use IceWM with GNOME and KDE if you want--see www.google.com/linux for more information.
For those who use X, text terminals, AND a mouse at the same time
Pros:
IceWM supports everything I want as far as window management. Nothing more, nothing less. The toolbar includes network monitor and CPU monitor. The low memory useage is a plus.
Windows can be made fullscreen and they can be moved to virtual desktops. There are 7 levels of topmost states!
Cons:
I only recommend this WM if you use the console alot because IceWM lacks desktop icons as well as a 'good' programs menu. The most useful feature is the toolbar buttons.
Other thoughts:
Put firefox, terminal and a few other programs on the toolbar and that's all you'll ever need. My programs menu is empty.
bug in command line?
Hi,
im using :0 and VNC managed wins by iceWM. I just cannt avoid loading the same preferences via icewm -n or icewm -c pref_file. I avoid it in .vnc/xstartup by copying preferences there and back.
Anyway, nice mng.
bye
jaromir
iceWM is Linux as I love it
IceWM is a great learning environment.
Crashproof, foolprof, proofproof.
It doesn't take long to learn how to customize it.
It's alle very straightforward.
One thing I need added is doc on issuing arguments to commands for features a step more advanced than merely starting a program
As example the arguments to refresh icewm (placed in an icon) & start certain programs by default on icewm start incl adding desktop shortcuts.
Once you are out of the KDE and Gnome environments, you will appreciate how easy it is to get variation in the looks by changing window managers and themes.
I foresee a program that acts like a calender, changing the theme each day for you.
Everything you need and nothing more
No matter how many WM I try out I keep coming back to this one. My favorite feature is the toolbar (aka panel). It has a clock, biff, xload, and network monitor, which I prefer over the gnome applet equivalents. Requires almost no configuration after installation. And it uses hardly any memory!