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author: techtips@ncd.com
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author_organization: NCD
expiration_date: 06/24/93
last_modifier:  dimick@ncd.com
last_mod_date: 11/04/91
last_modifier:  latour@ncd.com
last_mod_date: 8/20/96			<=this techtip needs review!
mod_num: 3
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Differences between NCDwm and mwm
---------------------------------

     To keep the window manager small, several  features  of  mwm
     have been left out of this release:

     Root Menus
             Because of the lack of session managers, many window
             managers  have  historically provided user-definable
             popup menus that can be used to start  applications.
             Since  NCDwm  runs  inside  the  NCD Display Station
             rather than on the host, it does not  have  built-in
             root  menus (except the Enable Local Launcher option
             is  set).   Instead,  a  host-side  program   called
             ``ncdlauncher'' may be used to start programs.


     _MOTIF_WM_HINTS
             The private property _MOTIF_WM_HINTS, used to  mani-
             pulate   window  decorations  and  application-  and
             system-modal operation, is currently not supported.

     Groups and Transients
             Window group and transient-related operations  (such
             as   group   moving,  raising,  or  iconifying)  are
             currently not supported.

     Keyboard Traversal
             General keyboard traversal is not supported.

     Feedback Control
             Confirmation boxes and changes  in  how  moving  and
             resizing boxes are displayed are not supported.

     Color Defaults
             The colors used for highlighting and  unhighlighting
             windows  to  show  keyboard  focus may be overridden
             only on color displays.

