Matchbox (window manager) explained

Matchbox
Author:	Matthew Allum
Developer:	OpenedHand, Yocto Project
Operating System:	Linux
Language:	C^[1]
Genre:	X window manager
License:	GPL-2.0-or-later^[2]

Matchbox is a free and open source window manager for the X Window System. It is mainly intended for embedded systems and differs from most other window managers in that it only shows one window at a time. It is used by Maemo on Nokia Internet Tablets, the Neo 1973 smartphone based on Openmoko, the Vernier LabQuest handheld data acquisition device for science education, as well as on the XO-1 of the One Laptop Per Child Project.^[3] before being replaced by Metacity.^[4]

The project is currently developed under the Yocto Project.

Matchbox 2

Matchbox Window Manager II is a complete rewrite of the original m-w-m. It is in early stages of development.

See also

• Comparison of window managers

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Matchbox Open Source Project on Ohloh. Ohloh.net. 2013-09-19.
2. Web site: Adopt SPDX license identifiers. 2020-05-12.
3. Web site: Behind the OLPC price bump: better hardware . Ars Technica . 2007-07-27.
4. Web site: Sugarlabs Features/Metacity.