Active X11 Started 2019

Spatial, Floating · Window Manager / Compositor

InfiniteGlass

This is a minimalistic compositing window manager for X with infinite desktop, infinite zoom and infinite virtual window pixel resolution. Features: Windows are glued to an infinite desktop to some coordinates and size Window pixel resolution is independent of their size on the desktop The user can zoom / pan to any view of the desktop There are shortcut…

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Status
Paradigm
Server
Written in
GPU

Overview

About InfiniteGlass

This is a minimalistic compositing window manager for X with infinite desktop, infinite zoom and infinite virtual window pixel resolution.

Features:

  • Windows are glued to an infinite desktop to some coordinates and size
  • Window pixel resolution is independent of their size on the desktop
  • The user can zoom / pan to any view of the desktop
  • There are shortcut commands to zoom to a window, and to make a window have a 1:1 resolution to the screen
  • Window placement is stored between sessions
    • Windows that are closed leave a ghost window in their place that can be moved, resized and deleted.
    • When a window with the same name reappears, it takes the place of the ghost window if it still exists.
    • Ghost windows are stored in a file between sessions.
  • Window content / application state is stored between sessions for supported clients
    • Applications supporting the XSM protocol can be closed and saved and later restored, in the same session or another.
  • Infinitely zoomable SVG for buttons etc
    • A window can display an SVG image instead of content, and the SVG will render to the current screen resolution, no matter the zoom level.
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Notable features

An infinitely pannable and zoomable desktop where window size is independent from virtual pixel resolution and closed clients leave persistent ghost windows.

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