Identifier: window_manager

Type

string

Description

The name of the window manager under which the program is currently running. This is sometimes useful within macros, when window manager specific features need to be catered for. Values currently known to the system are:

• "mwm" - Motif window manager.

• "olwm" - Open Look window manager.

• "twm" - MIT window manager.

• "windows_nt" - Windows NT/XP.

• "windows" - Window 9x.

• "" - Unknown to the system.

Sometimes it is difficult for the program to establish which window manager is running. A hint can be given by adding a wm statement to the System Configuration File (fire.ini) read at program startup, or by the -wm switch on the program invocation line. The hint will be regarded only if the system is unable to establish without ambiguity what the window manager really is.

Examples

Add these line to the System Configuration File.

# Define window manager to be twm.
wm twm

Start Fire with the window manager defined.

fire -wm=twm

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