Using the Window Manager

Under Gnome, you are not necessarily locked into one way of controlling the behavior of windows. It's possible to write programs that control most aspects of the way the Gnome desktop windows behave. You can have more than one of these types of program—called a Window Manager—loaded. Each Window Manager comes with a Configuration tool that lets you control important aspects of window behavior.

The Configuration tool for your Window Manager should be used in conjunction with a desktop theme selection so that you will have Linux and Gnome the way you prefer.

To run the Configuration tool:

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With the Gnome Control Center open, select Window Manager from the hierarchical list in the left panel (Figure 3.10).
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