
		WindowMaker X11 Window Manager


		    Alfredo K. Kojima 
		   <kojima@windowmaker.org>
		   <kojima@inf.ufrgs.br>

	  	   <http://windowmaker.org>

Description
===========

WindowMaker is a window manager designed to emulate the look
and feel of part of the NEXTSTEP(tm) GUI. It's supposed to be fast,
relatively small, feature rich and easy to configure, with
a simple and elegant appearance borrowed from NEXTSTEP(tm).


Directories & Files
===================

INSTALL contains installation instructions and some troubleshooting tips.

build is a script for configuring and compiling WindowMaker in a easy way.

ChangeLog contains the changes since the last version

BUGS contains a list of the currently known bugs

FAQ is a list of frequently asked questions.

NEWS is a list of user visible changes since the last version

wmlib/ contains the library necessary to write applications that
use WindowMaker specific features, like application defined menus.
This library will be merged into WINGs in the future.

WINGs/ contain the WINGs (WINGs Is Not GNUstep) tiny widget library.
It is used by wmaker, but can be used by standalone programs as well.

test/ contains a simple test program that shows some of the things
that can be done with WindowMaker and wmlib

wrlib/ contains the library used to do image manipulation (loading,
dithering etc.) in WindowMaker. It can be used on other applications.

util/ contains various little usefull programs

Configuration options can be found in the ~/GNUstep/Defaults/* files
(after installation). The menus can be configured in 
~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/menu

src/wconfig.h contains various compile time options you can change
to select some options/features and things like the path for
configuration directory.

BUGFORM is a form you should fill to send a bugreport. Please use the form.
It makes things easier to me and ensures that you give me a reasonable
amount of information.

Help
====

There is a mailing list for discussing WindowMaker. To subscribe to it,
send a message containing: 
	subscribe
to wmaker-request@eosys.com

Or ask me at kojima@windowmaker.org


Copyrights
==========
WindowMaker is copyrighted by Alfredo K. Kojima and is
licensed through the GNU General Public License. Read the 
COPYING file for the complete license.


NeXT, OpenStep and NEXTSTEP are a trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc.

Some portions of this program were taken from fvwm, which
is Copyright (c) Robert Nation and others.



