- Ratpoison
Infobox_Software
name = Ratpoison
caption = Ratpoison with a number of applications open
developer =Shawn Betts
latest_release_version = 1.4.3
latest_release_date =February 19 ,2008
operating_system =Unix-like
genre =Window Manager
license = GPL
website = [http://www.nongnu.org/ratpoison/ http://www.nongnu.org/ratpoison/]
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Unix computing, ratpoison is a free minimalistwindow manager for theX Window System primarily written byShawn Betts . Itsuser interface and much of its functionality are inspired by theGNU Screen terminal multiplexer. Its name comes from the fact that it lets the user manage windows without using the mouse (or "rat" [http://www.nongnu.org/ratpoison/inspiration.html] ). Ratpoison isfree software licensed under theGNU General Public License .Its intended successor is
Stumpwm ; ratpoison was growing increasingly large, and Betts decided to largely reimplement its functionality inCommon Lisp . ["StumpWM grew out of the authors' frustration with writing ratpoison in C. Very quickly we realized we were building into ratpoison lispy-emacs style paradigms. We had aREPL hanging off 'C-t :', hooks, and a growing subset of Common Lisp in the implementation ... It was clear what we "really" wanted was a window manager written in Lisp from the ground up with lots of room for customizing and real-time hacking." [http://stumpwm.elektrubadur.se/cgi-bin/wiki/Background "Background"] from the Stumpwmwiki ]References
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Stumpwm External links
* [http://www.nongnu.org/ratpoison/ Official website]
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