- Blackbox
Infobox Software
name = Blackbox
caption = Screenshot of Blackbox.
author =
developer = Bradley T. Hughes
released =
latest release version = 0.70.1 [ [http://blackboxwm.sourceforge.net/DownloadBlackbox#LatestStableRelease Download Blackbox] ]
latest release date =November 3 ,2005 [ [http://sourceforge.net/projects/blackboxwm/ SourceForge.net : blackbox] ]
programming language =
operating system =
platform =Unix-like
language =
status =
genre =X window manager
license = MIT [http://directory.fsf.org/blackbox.html Blackbox - Window manager written in C++] ]
website = [http://blackboxwm.sourceforge.net/ blackboxwm.sourceforge.net]In
Unix computing, Blackbox is a window manager for theX Window System . It is minimalist and popular among those seeking a fast, clean and light environment.Fact|date=September 2008Blackbox has specific design goals, and some functionality is provided only through other applications. One example is the
bbkeys hotkey application.Blackbox is written in
C++ [ [http://blackboxwm.sourceforge.net/HackingGuide#InnerWorkings Blackbox Hacking Guide] ] and contains completely original code. [ [http://blackboxwm.sourceforge.net/AboutBlackbox About Blackbox] ] It was created by Bradley T. Hughes [http://blackboxwm.sourceforge.net/ManPages/blackbox ManPages/blackbox] ] and is available under theMIT License .Blackbox is currently included with the
Fedora RPM Repository.Related projects
There are a number of window managers based on Blackbox [ [http://blackboxwm.sourceforge.net/RelatedProjects Related Projects] ] :
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Fluxbox
*Openbox Windows shell replacements
Although they share no code, these projects are also inspired by blackbox.
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BB4Win
*bbLean
*xoblite References
External links
* [http://blackboxwm.sourceforge.net/ Blackbox homepage]
* [http://blackboxwm.sourceforge.net/RelatedProjects Related Projects]
* [http://directory.fsf.org/blackbox.html BlackBox in FSF/UNESCO Free Software Directory]
* [http://www.bb4win.org/ BlackBox for Windows]
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