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Matchbox -- a Small Footprint Window Manager

Posted by michael on from the hunt-and-peck dept.

An anonymous reader writes "In this technical article at LinuxDevices.com, Matchbox project leader Matthew Allum introduces his creation Matchbox: a small footprint window manager for PDAs and other resource-constrained embedded devices. Allum recalls why he decided to embark on the project, outlines its key objectives, describes its architecture and unique characteristics, and ponders its future. Cool piece of software; good read."

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  1. that's an unfortunate.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    ..name for an application: "dillo".

  2. YAWN by WhaDaYaKnow · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yet Another Window Nanager

    Sorry, couldn't resist.

  3. why is it named matchbox... by skydude_20 · · Score: 2, Funny

    because in developement the software would still overwork the processors causing them to flare up and make the PDA's burn away like burning Matchbox

    ha.....ha.....ha.....
    hmm....

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  4. What's the point? by Weasel+Boy · · Score: 2, Funny

    Who would run a lean, small-footprint second window manager ON TOP OF the first window manager that already takes 75% of their CPU resources? What is the world coming to? We already have window manager managers. I suppose someone might want to use Matchbox for their window manager manager window manager.