Release of a lightweight window manager . Noteworthy features of IceWM include full control via keyboard shortcuts, the ability to use virtual desktops, taskbars, and application menus. The window manager is configured through a fairly simple configuration file, and theme customization is possible. Built-in applets for monitoring CPU, memory, and traffic are available. Several third-party GUIs for configuration, desktop implementations, and menu editors are being developed separately. The code is written in C++ and is licensed under GPLv2.
Key :
- A transparency mode has been added for icons (the '—alpha' option), which supports the display of elements with 32-bit color depth components when enabled.
- You can now use the 'rgba:' format and the prefix '[N]' in the settings for defining colors, where N specifies the percentage of the component.
- The capability to display a splash screen on startup has been added.
- New commands have been introduced in the configuration: sizeto, pid, systray, xembed, motif, and symbol.
- jot, support for filters to select specific open windows has been added, along with the ability to modify , which can be applied in filters.
- A new window property 'startClose' has been added for instant closure of unnecessary windows.
- Improved support for building with CMake.
- The properties _NET_SYSTEM_TRAY_ORIENTATION and _NET_SYSTEM_TRAY_VISUAL have been added.
- The limit on the number of virtual desktops has been removed. The TaskBarWorkspacesLimit option has been added to define the number of virtual desktops displayed on the icon panel. The ability to edit desktop names on the panel has been implemented.
- The startup process of icewm has been optimized.
- Additional xrandr settings have been added for using a second external monitor as primary.
Source: opennet.ru
