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'''Metacity''' (pronounced {{IPAc-en|m|ə|'|t|æ|s|ɪ|t|i}})<ref>{{cite web |url= | '''Metacity''' (pronounced {{IPAc-en|m|ə|'|t|æ|s|ɪ|t|i}})<ref name=README>{{cite web|url=https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/metacity/-/blob/master/README|title=Metacity README|access-date=2025-07-31}}</ref> was the default [[window manager]] used by the [[GNOME 2]] [[desktop environment]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=GNOME 2.2 Release Notes |url=https://help.gnome.org/misc/release-notes/2.2/index.html.en |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=help.gnome.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=GNOME 2.2 Gains Muscle and Polish |date=11 March 2003 |url=https://www.eweek.com/pc-hardware/gnome-2.2-gains-muscle-and-polish |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230123120449/https://www.eweek.com/pc-hardware/gnome-2.2-gains-muscle-and-polish/ |archive-date=23 January 2023 |access-date=2007-03-26}}</ref> until it was replaced by [[Mutter (software)|Mutter]] in GNOME 3.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://lwn.net/Articles/344734/ |title=Mutter: a window manager for GNOME 3 |last=Vervloesem |first=Koen |date=2009-08-04 |website=LWN.net}}</ref> It is still used by [[GNOME Flashback]], a session for GNOME 3 that provides a similar user experience to the Gnome 2.x series sessions.<ref>{{cite web |title=Details of package gnome-session-flashback in buster |url=https://packages.debian.org/buster/gnome-session-flashback |website=[[Debian]] |access-date=28 September 2019}}</ref> | ||
was the default [[window manager]] used by the [[GNOME 2]] [[desktop environment]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=GNOME 2.2 Release Notes |url=https://help.gnome.org/misc/release-notes/2.2/index.html.en |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=help.gnome.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=GNOME 2.2 Gains Muscle and Polish |date=11 March 2003 |url=https://www.eweek.com/pc-hardware/gnome-2.2-gains-muscle-and-polish |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230123120449/https://www.eweek.com/pc-hardware/gnome-2.2-gains-muscle-and-polish/ |archive-date=23 January 2023 |access-date=2007-03-26}}</ref> until it was replaced by [[Mutter (software)|Mutter]] in GNOME 3.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://lwn.net/Articles/344734/ |title=Mutter: a window manager for GNOME 3 |last=Vervloesem |first=Koen |date=2009-08-04 |website=LWN.net}}</ref> It is still used by [[GNOME Flashback]], a session for GNOME 3 that provides a similar user experience to the Gnome 2.x series sessions.<ref>{{cite web |title=Details of package gnome-session-flashback in buster |url=https://packages.debian.org/buster/gnome-session-flashback |website=[[Debian]] |access-date=28 September 2019}}</ref> | |||
The development of Metacity was started by [[Havoc Pennington]] and it was released under the [[GNU General Public License]]. Before the introduction of Metacity in GNOME 2.2, GNOME used [[Enlightenment (software)|Enlightenment]] and then [[Sawfish (window manager)|Sawfish]] as its window manager.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023|reason=Provide a source for the switch from Enlightenment to Sawfish}} Although Metacity was designed to integrate into the GNOME desktop, it does not require it to run,{{Citation needed|date=January 2023|reason=Source needed to claim that Metacity can be used with other desktop environments as their compositor/WM}} while GNOME can be used with different window managers provided that they support the part of the [[ICCCM]] specification that GNOME requires.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023|reason=Needs a source to claim that GNOME 2 can use other Compositors instead of the default Metacity}} | The development of Metacity was started by [[Havoc Pennington]] and it was released under the [[GNU General Public License]]. Before the introduction of Metacity in GNOME 2.2, GNOME used [[Enlightenment (software)|Enlightenment]] and then [[Sawfish (window manager)|Sawfish]] as its window manager.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023|reason=Provide a source for the switch from Enlightenment to Sawfish}} Although Metacity was designed to integrate into the GNOME desktop, it does not require it to run,{{Citation needed|date=January 2023|reason=Source needed to claim that Metacity can be used with other desktop environments as their compositor/WM}} while GNOME can be used with different window managers provided that they support the part of the [[ICCCM]] specification that GNOME requires.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023|reason=Needs a source to claim that GNOME 2 can use other Compositors instead of the default Metacity}} | ||
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== Aim == | == Aim == | ||
Metacity's focus is on simplicity and usability rather than novelties. Its author has characterized it as a "Boring window manager for the adult in you. Many window managers are like Marshmallow [[Froot Loops]]; Metacity is like [[Cheerios]]." | Metacity's focus is on simplicity and usability rather than novelties. Its author has characterized it as a "Boring window manager for the adult in you. Many window managers are like Marshmallow [[Froot Loops]]; Metacity is like [[Cheerios]]."{{r|README}} People in favour of Metacity say that it is aimed at new computer users who do not need the abundant options and functionality of [[Sawfish (window manager)|Sawfish]] or [[Enlightenment (software)|Enlightenment]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://software.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/01/19/166244&tid=130&tid=132 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130814221644/http://software.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/01/19/166244&tid=130&tid=132 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-08-14 |title= Innovations in window management|access-date=2007-03-26}}</ref> Havoc Pennington wrote an essay explaining why he wrote Metacity and simplified the GNOME desktop.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ometer.com/free-software-ui.html|title=Free software and good user interfaces|access-date=2025-07-31}}</ref> | ||
== Themes == | == Themes == | ||
Despite the incomplete state of Metacity theme development documentation, many themes have been written for Metacity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://art.gnome.org/themes/metacity/?sort_by=rating&thumbnails_per_page=12&view=list&order=DESC|title=GNOME Art – window borders|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311231810/http://art.gnome.org/themes/metacity/?sort_by=rating&thumbnails_per_page=12&view=list&order=DESC|archive-date=2007-03-11|url-status=dead|access-date=2006-10-17}}</ref> A popular theme engine is [[Clearlooks]], which was the default in GNOME from version 2.12<ref>{{ | Despite the incomplete state of Metacity theme development documentation, many themes have been written for Metacity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://art.gnome.org/themes/metacity/?sort_by=rating&thumbnails_per_page=12&view=list&order=DESC|title=GNOME Art – window borders|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311231810/http://art.gnome.org/themes/metacity/?sort_by=rating&thumbnails_per_page=12&view=list&order=DESC|archive-date=2007-03-11|url-status=dead|access-date=2006-10-17}}</ref> A popular theme engine is [[Clearlooks]], which was the default in GNOME from version 2.12<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mail.gnome.org/archives/desktop-devel-list/2005-February/msg00453.html|title=Default Theme Progress|website=mail.gnome.org|access-date=2019-07-29}}</ref> until the release of GNOME 3 and GNOME Shell. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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Metacity (pronounced Template:IPAc-en)[1] was the default window manager used by the GNOME 2 desktop environment[2][3] until it was replaced by Mutter in GNOME 3.[4] It is still used by GNOME Flashback, a session for GNOME 3 that provides a similar user experience to the Gnome 2.x series sessions.[5]
The development of Metacity was started by Havoc Pennington and it was released under the GNU General Public License. Before the introduction of Metacity in GNOME 2.2, GNOME used Enlightenment and then Sawfish as its window manager.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Although Metacity was designed to integrate into the GNOME desktop, it does not require it to run,Script error: No such module "Unsubst". while GNOME can be used with different window managers provided that they support the part of the ICCCM specification that GNOME requires.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Metacity uses the GTK graphical widget toolkit to create its user interface components, which makes it themeable and makes it blend in with other GTK applications. Originally, Metacity used GTK 2 however as of version 3.12.0 it has been ported to GTK 3.[6]
Aim
Metacity's focus is on simplicity and usability rather than novelties. Its author has characterized it as a "Boring window manager for the adult in you. Many window managers are like Marshmallow Froot Loops; Metacity is like Cheerios."Template:R People in favour of Metacity say that it is aimed at new computer users who do not need the abundant options and functionality of Sawfish or Enlightenment.[7] Havoc Pennington wrote an essay explaining why he wrote Metacity and simplified the GNOME desktop.[8]
Themes
Despite the incomplete state of Metacity theme development documentation, many themes have been written for Metacity.[9] A popular theme engine is Clearlooks, which was the default in GNOME from version 2.12[10] until the release of GNOME 3 and GNOME Shell.
See also
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