You offer a good, simple explanation of what's done by the window
manager, and what's done in a desktop environment, with the link to more
detail.
Thanks,
Dave
On 02/05/2012 11:24 AM, [email protected] wrote:
A window manager will only manage your windows, so you have to rely on
other applications such as nm-applet to connect to the internet, PCManFM
for file management, etc.
Desktop environments contain a lot more than a window manager, for
example in Trisquel we've got a bottom panel (gnome-panel), a wallpaper
that we can easily change, icons on the desktop, important applications
(such as file manager).
This probably explains the difference better than I do:
http://everyjoe.com/technology/explain-whats-the-difference-between-a-window-manager-and-a-desktop-environment/
