# DevTerm window manager **URL:** \ **Category:** DevTerm\ **Created:** [March 24, 2021, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/devterm-window-manager/6392 "2021-03-24T16:23:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Andrew\_Holt](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/andrew_holt/32/4699_2.png) [@Andrew\_Holt](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Andrew_Holt)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/devterm-window-manager/6392/1 "2021-03-24T16:23:21Z")
Hi, I was trying to identify the window manager from the pictures on you web site, and failed. Can you tell me what it is please ? ---
**Author:** ![B0undarybreaker](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/b0undarybreaker/32/6481_2.png) [@B0undarybreaker](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/B0undarybreaker)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/devterm-window-manager/6392/2 "2021-03-24T16:37:52Z")
You might not have much luck, I’m afraid. The devs don’t really frequent the forums, so we’re gonna have to wait till the devices get into people’s hands or they upload the new Clockwork OS version to GitHub. ---
**Author:** ![ghostwerk](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/ghostwerk/32/4602_2.png) [@ghostwerk](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/ghostwerk)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/devterm-window-manager/6392/3 "2021-03-24T17:37:34Z")
i believe it’s either TWM or DWM ---
**Author:** ![javelinface](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/javelinface/32/3079_2.png) [@javelinface](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/javelinface)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/devterm-window-manager/6392/4 "2021-03-24T18:34:53Z")
@guu was one of the devs I believe. Here is something mentioning historically the choices and reasoning for using each; and ultimately why it’s most likely going to be dwm. Now that we have a stable GPU driver, I have personally disabled twm on my own custom images, and have made dwm the default in both handheld and hdmi mode; at least on my gameshell. Since performance issues shouldn’t be a thing on the devterm, I don’t see why they would use twm. > [@How hard to create a GS Launcher?](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/how-hard-to-create-a-gs-launcher/6020/9): > > GS has window manager of course, first was TWM, now I remember correctly,it’s dwm for the historical reason, we have to switch to dwm because at that time there is no “stable” GPU driver for other window managers since os v0.5 I think other WM will work too and as the small screen of GS, Tiling Window Managers would be better, those can remove title bar, extremely lightweight, low memory cost > > > twm is no longer used so its files and .twmrc only polute the launcher folder. > …Lets keep launcher clean for easier development. That said, this was uploaded 16 hours ago, ie twm content. Perhaps it is going to use twm. > **[GitHub - cuu/twm](https://github.com/cuu/twm)** > > Contribute to cuu/twm development by creating an account on GitHub. ---
**Author:** ![ghostwerk](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/ghostwerk/32/4602_2.png) [@ghostwerk](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/ghostwerk)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 8:52pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/devterm-window-manager/6392/5 "2021-03-24T20:52:02Z")
yeah, my TWM guess is based on the gameshell history, but with the devterm i can imagine it being DWM by default with a wider range of window manager options like i3, awesome, openbox etc. ---
**Author:** ![qqMajiKpp](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/qqmajikpp/32/4674_2.png) [@qqMajiKpp](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/qqMajiKpp)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2021, 1:53am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/devterm-window-manager/6392/6 "2021-07-10T01:53:01Z")
maybe i’ll finally be inspired to learn how to configure awesome… [https://awesomewm.org/apidoc/documentation/07-my-first-awesome.md.html](https://awesomewm.org/apidoc/documentation/07-my-first-awesome.md.html) ---
**Author:** ![ghostwerk](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/ghostwerk/32/4602_2.png) [@ghostwerk](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/ghostwerk)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2021, 1:56am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/devterm-window-manager/6392/7 "2021-07-10T01:56:41Z")
yeah choosing a WM for the DT will be fun, i’m unsure whether to go with awesome or not but that used to be my main as a kid (2010/2011) ---
**Author:** ![qqMajiKpp](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/qqmajikpp/32/4674_2.png) [@qqMajiKpp](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/qqMajiKpp)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2021, 9:52am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/devterm-window-manager/6392/8 "2021-07-10T09:52:46Z")
in the event there are others who know very little what we are discussing: > **[The 20 Best Linux Window Managers: A Comprehensive List for Linux Users](https://www.ubuntupit.com/best-linux-window-managers-a-comprehensive-list-for-linux-users/)** > > Linux Window managers manage the system windows which bring up the application. Linux Window Managers that are easy to use in their work.   def installing the Z shell, tho ---
**Author:** ![v\_nannan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/2acd7d/32.png) [@v\_nannan](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/v_nannan)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2021, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/devterm-window-manager/6392/9 "2021-08-22T14:04:17Z")
I wonder which Editor the DT uses in the pic from the website of Devterm introduction. It looks simple and nice with less button and left more screen space to the content with character of proper font size. ---
**Author:** ![guu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7ab992/32.png) [@guu](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/guu)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 6:52am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/devterm-window-manager/6392/10 "2021-08-24T06:52:51Z")
That is a demonstration editor based on chrome extension ---
**Author:** ![AverageZac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9a28c/32.png) [@AverageZac](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/AverageZac)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 1:22am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/devterm-window-manager/6392/11 "2021-09-15T01:22:06Z")
I don’t mean to sidetrack this thread, but can anyone recommend a good window manager that either resizes out-of-display windows or adds scrollbars? Having a vertical res of 480 doesn’t seem to jive with most of the programs I’ve tried. I read on a stackexchange post (that I’m having a hard time verifying) that it’s possible to do both in OpenBox, but I’ve failed so far in my attempts. ---
**Author:** ![guu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7ab992/32.png) [@guu](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/guu)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 3:28am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/devterm-window-manager/6392/12 "2021-09-15T03:28:03Z")
my personal opinion : awesome WM ---
**Author:** ![Radek](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/radek/32/7707_2.png) [@Radek](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Radek)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2023, 5:15am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/devterm-window-manager/6392/13 "2023-12-21T05:15:14Z")
What battery and brightness widgets do you use for Awesome WM? ---
**Author:** ![garabik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5e9695/32.png) [@garabik](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/garabik)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 8:01am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/devterm-window-manager/6392/14 "2023-12-22T08:01:22Z")
/me: Awesome with XFCE4 panel (oriented vertically)