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Author: Carsten Haitzler (Rasterman) <ras...@rasterman.com>
Date: Tue Dec 28 14:30:01 2021 +0000
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~~Title: About Enlightenment~~
---
-# Enlightenment #
+===== Enlightenment =====
-
+{{ :icon-enlightenment.png?nolink |}}
Enlightenment is the next generation of graphical desktop shell from the
Enlightenment project. It resembles a traditional UNIX/X11 style desktop by
design but has a range of add-ons, as well as a different core design
philosophy.
@@ -12,119 +12,119 @@ Enlightenment manages windows and files. It's a
compositor and is also capable o
If Enlightenment is already available for your current OS, make sure the
version you download is up to date. If not you can compile it yourself. To get
started [download](/download) Enlightenment and the *Enlightenment Foundation
Library (EFL)* components. You can find more details about software
dependencies below.
-
+<html><img src=/_media/aa/shot-2021-12-13_17-47-19.png width=100%></html>
-
+<html><img src=/_media/aa/shot-2021-12-13_17-46-44.png width=100%></html>
-
+<html><img src=/_media/aa/shot-2021-12-13_17-49-55.png width=100%></html>
-
+<html><img src=/_media/aa/shot-2021-12-13_17-52-28.png width=100%></html>
-
+<html><img src=/_media/aa/shot-2021-12-13_17-53-27.png width=100%></html>
-
+<html><img src=/_media/aa/shot-2021-12-13_17-58-08.png width=100%></html>
-## Key features of E ##
+=== Key features of E ===
* Complete environment including centralized configuration of most settings.
-* Very low memory requirements (about one third of [Xfce](https://xfce.org/)).
+* Very low memory requirements
* Supports both X11 and Wayland display servers (Wayland is considered
experimental).
* Uses 'Modules' : pluggable pieces of code that add various functionality to
the window manager itself. Users may be able to interact with modules visually
through 'gadgets', which can be run outside Enlightenment.
* Configurable themes.
* Compositing can be done quickly even on older machines without GPUs.
* Support for multiple languages and operating systems.
-
+<html><img src=/_media/aa/shot-2021-12-13_18-06-21.png></html>
Enlightenment has a mixer module that can control Pluseaudio (or with more
limited features pure ALSA) or Pipewire (if you use the pipewire-pulse
compatibility support).
-
+<html><img src=/_media/aa/shot-2021-12-19_01-39-22.png></html>
It has a full mixer to let you control individual outputs, inputs and streams
which will display VU meters per output or monitor/input stream to let you know
what the audio levels are like.
-
+<html><img src=/_media/aa/shot-2021-12-19_01-43-04.png></html>
You will even find mixers appear in your titlebars if Enlightenment detects
that that application has a matching pulseaudio output stream and you can then
modify the volume of that application specifically via this in-titlebar volume
slider directly.
-
+<html><img src=/_media/aa/shot-2021-12-13_18-07-58.png></html>
-
+<html><img src=/_media/aa/shot-2021-12-13_18-40-14.png></html>
Mpris2 support to control your favorite media players is there too. It even
have work-arounds for Spotify to fix bugs originating from the Spotify client
not providing correct URLs to album art.
-
+<html><img src=/_media/aa/shot-2021-12-13_18-08-21.png></html>
A clock with a popup calendar to let you know what the time and date are now.
-
+<html><img src=/_media/aa/shot-2021-12-13_18-08-59.png></html>
Backlight controls for your laptop and even for your Desktop monitors (as long
as you install ddcutil-libddcutil and your monitor support DDC controls). Just
place a backlight gadget in the shelf on each monitor you have and that gadget
will control the backlight on that monitor (allowing every screen to have a
different level if you want).
-
+<html><img src=/_media/aa/shot-2021-12-13_18-10-20.png></html>
Packagekit support to allow for listing of package updates you are missing and
installing them when you want to with a few clicks of a button. Packagekit is
an abstraction around various packaging systems like apt, pacman, yum, dnf etc.
-
+<html><img src=/_media/aa/shot-2021-12-13_18-11-06.png></html>
Bluetooth controls (front-end for BlueZ 5). Pair devices, power your Bluetooth
adapters on and off, connect or disconnect paired devices and even set paired
devices to be "lock devices" that when they stop being contactable make your
screen auto-lock (and auto-unlock when they come in range again and start
responding again). Set your phone or earbuds to do this and know when you walk
away from your desk with these devices with you that your machine will lock
automatically without waiting [...]
-
+<html><img src=/_media/aa/shot-2021-12-13_18-13-41.png></html>
A start menu with everything you need from Enlightenment available from that
menu or something that this menu can open. Click the Arrow icon in the Shelf or
click anywhere on the desktop background to get this menu.
-
+<html><img src=/_media/aa/shot-2021-12-13_18-16-35.png></html>
Fingerprint unlock support directly if you have libfprint/fprintd running.
Enlightenment's lock screen will display a fingerprint icon to let you know you
can use your device to unlock. There is also a GUI setup tool included to
configure your fingerprints.
-
+<html><img src=/_media/aa/shot-2021-12-13_18-16-55.png></html>
-
+<html><img src=/_media/aa/shot-2021-12-13_18-17-06.png></html>
A palette selector and editor to select and edit simple color schemes of your
own that will affect the theme you use. Create new palettes of your own and
switch between them.
-
+<html><img src=/_media/aa/shot-2021-12-13_18-19-59.png></html>
A settings panel to launch all the settings dialogs you could want to access.
-
+<html><img src=/_media/aa/shot-2021-12-13_18-21-04.png></html>
Power controls to power off, reboot, suspend, hibernate or log out.
-
+<html><img src=/_media/aa/shot-2021-12-13_18-22-57.png></html>
Temperature sensors. Create as many as you like in your Shelves and configure
each to monitor a different sensor device. Monitor both your CPU and your GPU
easily this way.
-
+<html><img src=/_media/aa/shot-2021-12-13_18-23-50.png></html>
A pager to show all your virtual desktops, their backgrounds and contents in
miniature so you know what is going on even if the windows are hidden on
another desktop. Switch between desktops at a click, drag and drop windows
between desktops or even drag and drop entire desktops around (middle mouse
button drag and drop) to re-arrange everything.
-
+<html><img src=/_media/aa/shot-2021-12-13_18-30-48.png></html>
Status notifier protocol support to get icons and control menus for many
modern applications like Steam, Zoom, Teams, Discord and more.
-
+<html><img src=/_media/aa/shot-2021-12-13_18-58-44.png></html>
Many loadable modules that extend the basic Window Manager (in fact almost all
of the nice features in Enlightenment come from modules). There is even a
Tiling Module for those that like auto-tiling of windows. You can write your
own modules to extend Enlightenment too.
-
+<html><img src=/_media/aa/shot-2021-12-13_18-31-51.png></html>
CPU Frequency status display and controls to set the CPU governor and
auto-modify it when going on/off battery.
-
+<html><img src=/_media/aa/shot-2021-12-19_02-23-26.png></html>
Quick launcher Icon bar (IBar) to run or see open windows for a set of common
applications you use (just drag and drop an icon from the top-left of any
window into your IBar to add it or Drag an icon out to remove it). Hover over
an icon to see a list of windows for that application to select from.
-
+<html><img src=/_media/aa/shot-2021-12-19_02-23-44.png></html>
Network controls for wired Ethernet/USB, Wifi, Bluetooth tethered or even
Mobile network connections using Connman as your network management back-end
(you will need to install Connman and run it and disable any other network
management daemons/tools).
-
+<html><img src=/_media/aa/shot-2021-12-19_02-31-28.png></html>
A built-in file manager with desktop icons to do basic file management as well
as manage removable storage devices.
----
-## A Brief History of Enlightenment ##
+==== A Brief History of Enlightenment ====
Enlightenment predates larger desktop environments such as GNOME, although it
was originally designed as a flexible window manager.
@@ -132,11 +132,11 @@ When Enlightenment was first released in the late 90's,
it aimed to provide cert
Enlightenment offers so many options that not all features work as well as
they could. If you find an area that requires improvement use the [Contact
Page](/contact) to get in touch.
-## The Enlightenment Philosophy ##
+==== The Enlightenment Philosophy ====
The underlying philosophy behind Enlightenment is that users should be given
as much control as possible. There is often a trade-off in maintainability by
programmers, current and future development, as well as the time available to
do work. Developers are encouraged to introduce new features which 'just work'
without additional options rather than delay release through constant fine
tuning. While configuration is important Enlightenment strives to be accessible
to both normal and power users.
-### Efficiency ###
+=== Efficiency ===
Enlightenment is designed for efficiency, without sacrificing looks or
functionality. The theme files are binary blobs but can be dissected to reveal
tools such as *edje_decc*. The same holds true for configuration (*.cfg*) files
that are actually eet archives with serialized data structures.
@@ -148,8 +148,7 @@ Enlightenment is also designed to run on a variety of
platforms from budget smar
A quick comparison of memory usage between major desktops on Linux shows
Enlightenment at the bottom of the footprint. Keep in mind that it is also a
full compositing desktop, thus adding a large extra footprint just for that.
The below is the memory usage above a basic empty Xorg session (which would be
a base footprint to get anything displayed that every environment needs)
(measured on Arch Linux on 27/12/2021). All environments are freshly logged in
on a freshly booted VM, with their [...]
-| Software | Version | Memory | Compositing |
-|---------------|---------|--------|-------------|
+^ Software ^ Version ^ Memory ^ Compositing ^
| LXDE | | 111M | No |
| Enlightenment | 0.25 | 124M | Yes |
| LXQT | | 157M | No |
@@ -157,31 +156,31 @@ A quick comparison of memory usage between major desktops
on Linux shows Enlight
| GNOME | 41.0 | 425M | Yes |
| KDE | 5.23 | 475M | Yes |
-### Libraries ###
+==== Libraries ====
Over 80% of the Enlightenment Project's code is in its own stand-alone
libraries, which allows it to function as much more than a simple window
manager. Developers emphasize building libraries first over adding single
features. This provides valuable resources for other developers who may want to
reuse those libraries for other projects.
-## Porting ##
+=== Porting ===
Most Enlightenment Developers use Linux, but, while Linux is usually the first
operating system to be supported, the project welcomes patches and inputs from
developers using other systems such as MacOS, BSD and Windows 10.
-### Multi language support ###
+=== Multi language support ===
Most of the Enlightenment website is in English, which is also the software's
default language. However, many Enlightenment developers are not native English
speakers, which is why Enlightenment does support a number of other languages.
The translation process is ongoing. Currently the project supports reading text
from right to left, as well as the flexible UTF-8 character set.
-### Open Source ###
+=== Open Source ===
Enlightenment and its libraries are all open source, using either the BSD
2-clause, LGPL or GPL software licenses. Developers who create libraries either
choose the software license, or inherit it if the library is derived from
another.
The Enlightenment Philosophy holds that an open source approach is the best
way to propagate knowledge as well as gain feedback from the community. This in
turn helps to create more helpful and detailed documentation. It also means any
software developers create is installed onto more devices.
-## Further Reading ##
+==== Further Reading ====
-[Enlightenment](/download)
-: You can download Enlightenment from here.
+[[download|Download Enlightenment]]
+//You can download Enlightenment from here.//
-[Coverity scan status](https://scan.coverity.com/projects/554)
-: Enlightenment's code quality.
+[[(https://scan.coverity.com/projects/554|Coverity scan status]]
+//Enlightenment's code quality//
-[Gallery](/ss)
-: Click here to see more spectacular screenshots of Enlightenment.
+[[https://www.enlightenment.org/ss|User uploaded screenshots]]
+//Click here to see more spectacular screenshots of Enlightenment//
--
