Editing Twm (section)

{{Short description|Window manager for the X Window System}}
{{other uses}}
{{lowercase title|title=twm}}
{{Infobox software
| name                   = twm
| logo                   =
| screenshot             = File:Debian TWM Maroon.png
| caption                = TWM with a classic maroon color scheme, running in [[Debian]]
| collapsible            =
| author                 = Tom LaStrange
| developer              =
| released               = 1987
| latest release version = {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q292990|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| latest release date    = {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q292990|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| latest preview version = {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q292990|P348|P548=Q51930650}}
| latest preview date    = {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q292990|P348|P548=Q51930650|P577}}
| programming language   = [[C (programming language)|C]]
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| genre                  = [[X window manager|Window manager]]
| license                = [[MIT License|MIT-open-group]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://spdx.org/licenses/MIT-open-group.html|title=MIT Open Group variant}}</ref><br />MIT-CMU<ref>{{cite web|url=https://spdx.org/licenses/MIT-CMU.html|title=CMU License}}</ref><br />XFree86-1.0<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/app/twm/-/raw/master/COPYING|title=COPYING}}</ref>
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'''twm''' ('''Tab Window Manager''')<ref>{{cite newsgroup |newsgroup=comp.windows.x |url=http://linux-distributions.org/docs/xfaq/comp.windows.x_Frequently_Asked_Questions_[FAQ]_1_5.txt |at=Subject:  18)! What are all these different window managers? |author=David B. Lewis |title=comp.windows.x Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) 1/5 |date=August 18, 1993 |accessdate=February 16, 2022}}</ref> is a [[X window manager|window manager]] for the [[X Window System]]. Started in 1987 by Tom LaStrange, it has been the standard window manager for the X Window System since version X11R4. The name originally stood for '''Tom's Window Manager''', but the software was renamed Tab Window Manager by the [[X Consortium]] when they adopted it in 1989. twm is a [[stacking window manager]] that provides title bars, shaped windows and icon management. It is highly configurable and extensible.

twm was a breakthrough achievement in the early years, but has been superseded by other window managers, which unlike twm, use a [[widget toolkit]] rather than a combination of the [[X Toolkit Intrinsics]] and [[XRandR]].

Various other window managers—such as [[vtwm]], [[tvtwm]], [[CTWM]], and [[FVWM]]—were built on twm's [[source code]].

twm is still standard with [[X.Org Server]], and is available as part of many [[X Window System]] implementations.